Alista Posted February 23, 2020 #1 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Hi everyone. Quick question. I've heard that Spectrum is coming in to Sydney on Saturday and docking at OPT overnight. Splendor is due in on Sunday morning so does anyone know where Splendor will dock? White Bay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted February 23, 2020 #2 Share Posted February 23, 2020 34 minutes ago, Alista said: Hi everyone. Quick question. I've heard that Spectrum is coming in to Sydney on Saturday and docking at OPT overnight. Splendor is due in on Sunday morning so does anyone know where Splendor will dock? White Bay? Spectrum will be berthing at the OPT on Saturday after the Ovation sails ( around four or five pm) There will be no passengers to debark and embark will start around six pm or so. It will be doing a cruise to nowhere so could either sail late that evening or stay until early morning and sail then ,as long as it is gone by five am so the Splendour can berth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinbadThePorter Posted February 23, 2020 #3 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I heard that Spectrum is doing special cruises for firies, but do they have any intention of any paid cruises while they are here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjacat8 Posted February 23, 2020 #4 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I do hope so and that we are available to go on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted February 23, 2020 #5 Share Posted February 23, 2020 4 hours ago, SinbadThePorter said: I heard that Spectrum is doing special cruises for firies, but do they have any intention of any paid cruises while they are here? Yes, only two cruises have free offerings, the rest are still fully paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted February 23, 2020 #6 Share Posted February 23, 2020 7 hours ago, The_Big_M said: Yes, only two cruises have free offerings, the rest are still fully paid. Have you seen any paid cruises for sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted February 23, 2020 #7 Share Posted February 23, 2020 13 hours ago, gbenjo said: Spectrum will be berthing at the OPT on Saturday after the Ovation sails ( around four or five pm) There will be no passengers to debark and embark will start around six pm or so. It will be doing a cruise to nowhere so could either sail late that evening or stay until early morning and sail then ,as long as it is gone by five am so the Splendour can berth. Makes for a busy day for you then. Starting again just at the normal knock off time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted February 23, 2020 #8 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Spectrum is a lovely ship, I hope they have some nice itineraries apart from cruises to nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mr walker Posted February 23, 2020 #9 Share Posted February 23, 2020 10 hours ago, The_Big_M said: Yes, only two cruises have free offerings, the rest are still fully paid. Anything on this? There are no cruises showing on RC website at this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted February 24, 2020 #10 Share Posted February 24, 2020 2 hours ago, mr walker said: Anything on this? There are no cruises showing on RC website at this time Currently on Ovation , I don’t believe they have any paid cruises on offer at this time . They said things are unpredictable. I’ll ask At next cruise if I’m sober. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted February 24, 2020 #11 Share Posted February 24, 2020 5 hours ago, Chiliburn said: Have you seen any paid cruises for sale? They haven't been released yet, still being finalised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted February 24, 2020 #12 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Just got back from next cruise. They said there’s no paid cruises on spectrum from Australia. They said spectrum has been donated to the Australian government and will return to China after. They said Royal Caribbean doesn’t have any say who goes on the ship and the ship is for the use of the government. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted February 24, 2020 #13 Share Posted February 24, 2020 27 minutes ago, Chiliburn said: Currently on Ovation , I don’t believe they have any paid cruises on offer at this time . They said things are unpredictable. I’ll ask At next cruise if I’m sober. Good job, luckily you are not needed to drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted February 24, 2020 #14 Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Chiliburn said: Just got back from next cruise. They said there’s no paid cruises on spectrum from Australia. They said spectrum has been donated to the Australian government and will return to China after. They said Royal Caribbean doesn’t have any say who goes on the ship and the ship is for the use of the government. Thanks for the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted February 24, 2020 #15 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Sounds very strange. A lot of cost sending her here just for 2-3 cruises, then sending her back. Unless they just figured it was too tough a sell to make money at this late stage with limited itinerary options. As of yesterday they were still looking at putting her on other local Australian cruises for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted February 24, 2020 #16 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Just now, The_Big_M said: Sounds very strange. A lot of cost sending her here just for 2-3 cruises, then sending her back. Unless they just figured it was too tough a sell to make money at this late stage with limited itinerary options. As of yesterday they were still looking at putting her on other local Australian cruises for sale. That may still happen, I think they are still weighing up options and seeing how the situation develops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted February 24, 2020 #17 Share Posted February 24, 2020 16 minutes ago, Chiliburn said: Just got back from next cruise. They said there’s no paid cruises on spectrum from Australia. They said spectrum has been donated to the Australian government and will return to China after. They said Royal Caribbean doesn’t have any say who goes on the ship and the ship is for the use of the government. The last bit isn't quite right. They are managing the free sailings including assigning who goes where. However, they are running the selection of who gets on via a competition where you have to provide id, and they will then select the best answers to the competition as those who get the sailing. The government was involved by advising which agencies would be eligible to enter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted February 24, 2020 #18 Share Posted February 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: That may still happen, I think they are still weighing up options and seeing how the situation develops. Yes, that's my view too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted February 24, 2020 #19 Share Posted February 24, 2020 19 minutes ago, Chiliburn said: Just got back from next cruise. They said there’s no paid cruises on spectrum from Australia. They said spectrum has been donated to the Australian government and will return to China after. They said Royal Caribbean doesn’t have any say who goes on the ship and the ship is for the use of the government. So it is NOT a financial venture....our friend Rod will not like this. I do think though that the situation is changing daily so anything could happen. A bit disappointing in a way , with our China trip in May looking obviously like it will not be on, I was hoping that the Spectrum would would stick around and we could pick up a good deal........wait and see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mr walker Posted February 24, 2020 #20 Share Posted February 24, 2020 11 minutes ago, The_Big_M said: The last bit isn't quite right. They are managing the free sailings including assigning who goes where. However, they are running the selection of who gets on via a competition where you have to provide id, and they will then select the best answers to the competition as those who get the sailing. The government was involved by advising which agencies would be eligible to enter. Someone claiming to have some contact with the emergency services, wrote somewhere, bookoffaces I guess, that the requirement to write a few lines as an entry was necessary to meet legal requirements, as to do so as essentially a lottery requires specific approval or similar, and also pointed out that there would be little chance between today & Sat for people to review the thousands & thousands of entries to choose on literary or performance merit, and then get ready for the cruise after being chosen. Good luck to all - I hope they have a jolly good time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted February 24, 2020 #21 Share Posted February 24, 2020 20 minutes ago, gbenjo said: So it is NOT a financial venture....our friend Rod will not like this. I do think though that the situation is changing daily so anything could happen. A bit disappointing in a way , with our China trip in May looking obviously like it will not be on, I was hoping that the Spectrum would would stick around and we could pick up a good deal........wait and see Iy may well be going back by then, although at this stage, WHO knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mr walker Posted February 24, 2020 #22 Share Posted February 24, 2020 44 minutes ago, Chiliburn said: Just got back from next cruise. They said there’s no paid cruises on spectrum from Australia. They said spectrum has been donated to the Australian government and will return to China after. They said Royal Caribbean doesn’t have any say who goes on the ship and the ship is for the use of the government. Cheers - thanks for that, as it's good to get some first hand info. Enjoy the rest of the cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted February 24, 2020 #23 Share Posted February 24, 2020 33 minutes ago, mr walker said: Someone claiming to have some contact with the emergency services, wrote somewhere, bookoffaces I guess, that the requirement to write a few lines as an entry was necessary to meet legal requirements, as to do so as essentially a lottery requires specific approval or similar, and also pointed out that there would be little chance between today & Sat for people to review the thousands & thousands of entries to choose on literary or performance merit, and then get ready for the cruise after being chosen. Good luck to all - I hope they have a jolly good time. Three and a half thousand "winners" I believe. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megsie Posted February 24, 2020 #24 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Here’s some of the terms and conditions from the link in an article on daily mail via google news. SIL was involved in first response evacuations, searches, road blocks etc as his duty in the police force. He is also a volunteer firefighter but not eligible for the cruise as he attended the fires as part of his paid duties, as I read it. He’s not interested in the cruise but probably others are in this situation. But to those brave volunteers who were fighting the fires at the frontline, I hope they apply and enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted February 24, 2020 #25 Share Posted February 24, 2020 2 hours ago, The_Big_M said: Sounds very strange. A lot of cost sending her here just for 2-3 cruises, then sending her back. Unless they just figured it was too tough a sell to make money at this late stage with limited itinerary options. As of yesterday they were still looking at putting her on other local Australian cruises for sale. I don’t know what the tax situation is for Royal Carribean is in Australia but they won’t be paying any tax in Australia for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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