Cruise Ship Locations - During the cruise ship ban of 2020/2021/2022

[MicCanberra]

Welcome to another vessel.

[Kiwi_cruiser]

Update on Pacific Adventure:

 

Pacific Adventure has left Limassol, Cyprus and is on her way to the Suez Canal:

 

 

 

Pacific Adventure is now anchored off Port Said waiting to go in to the Suez Canal!

 

[arxcards]

Pacific Adventure entered the canal a few hours back.

[MicCanberra]

Good work

[arxcards]

Friday, 9th September, 10:30am.

Pacific Adventure will arrive to OPT, then move on to White Bay the next day. It will be interesting to see how much clearance there is between the funnels and the deck of the bridge, if any. She is scheduled to transit under the bridge at close to high tide.

Edited August 11, 2022 by arxcards

[MicCanberra]

Most likely at least a few metres.

[arxcards]

Pacific Adventure has arrived into Singapore, different shipyard this time.

 

[arxcards]

Pacific Adventure is on her way. Destination Sydney, ETA Friday 9th September, 10:30am at OPT. She is then scheduled to squeeze under the bridge and head to White Bay the following morning.

 

[vegemeter]

She's picked up her crew then!

[Kiwi_cruiser]

Update on the Diamond Princess and Sapphire Princess:

Sapphire Princess:

 

After leaving Singapore on the 19th July 2022, Sapphire Princess headed for Los Angeles, USA.

 

On 20th August 2022 she had safely arrived in to Los Angeles, USA:

 

 

 

 

 

Diamond Princess:

 

On the 11th July 2022, Diamond Princess arrived in Singapore:

 

 

 

After leaving Singapore, on the 15th July 2022 Diamond Princess anchored in Manila Bay, Philippines:

 

 

After leaving Manila Bay, Philippines, Diamond Princess headed for Los Angeles, USA.

 

On 4th August 2022 she had safely arrived in to Los Angeles, USA:

[arxcards]

On 8/28/2022 at 10:13 PM, vegemeter said:

She's picked up her crew then!

Many of, with the remainder to board in Sydney.

[arxcards]

It is all starting to happen. Many of the summer ships are currently on their final Alaska cruise, and the migration begins this coming week.

 

Pacific Adventure will pick up her reef pilot later this afternoon. Welcome to Oz.

[arxcards]

A short time ago, maybe 30 minutes or so, Pacific Adventure and Pacific Encounter crossed paths in rather close proximity off Gladstone.

[MicCanberra]

Cool

[arxcards]

A P&O social media photo from one of the staff on Encounter - yep, close enough for a clear photo.

 

[Kiwi_cruiser]

Pacific Adventure Updates:

 

12th August 2022:

 

Pacific Adventure has now left Suez and is now on her way to Singapore:
She is due in Singapore on 26th August 2022.

 

 

 

18th August 2022:

 

Pacific Adventure has come back in to AIS range and is currently sailing in the Arabian Sea:

 

 

 

22nd August 2022:

 

Pacific Adventure has come back in to AIS range and is currently sailing past Sri Lanka:

 

 

 

26 August 2022:

 

Pacific Adventure has arrived in Singapore!

She is currently docked at the Sembcorp ship yard.

 

 

 

28 August 2022:

 

Pacific Adventure has left Singapore and she is now on her way to Australia

 

 

 

1st September 2022:
 

Pacific Adventure has check in to AIS (Automatic Identification System), she is currently off Timor Lest, Timor Sea:

 

 

 

 

 

[Kiwi_cruiser]

5th September 2022:

Welcome to Australian waters Pacific Adventure!

Pacific Adventure is currently sailing past Thursday Island:

 

 

 

6th September 2022:

 

Pacific Adventure has just come back in to AIS (Automatic Identification System) range:

She is currently sailing past Cairns:

 

 

Edited September 8, 2022 by Kiwi_cruiser

[Kiwi_cruiser]

7th September 2022:

 

Pacific Adventure and Pacific Encounter had a meet up 🙂

 

8th September 2022:

Pacific Adventure is currently sailing past Byron Bay:

 

 

 

[arxcards]

Just sitting off Sydney Heads for a grand entrance through the harbour. Anybody watching her in this morning?

 

[arxcards]

Just easing into the quay at OPT. Not much fanfare on a damp day, but nice to see her here anyway.

 

[By The Bay]

Just read this on Cruise Weekly email. It will be interesting to see how much space there is when she passes under the coat hanger.

 

"Pacific Adventure will be one of the tallest vessels able to pass under the Sydney Harbour Bridge thanks to a special marine engineering project which has given the ship the required ‘head room’ to make the transit. That means she will be able to operate from the White Bay Cruise Terminal, where she will move to later on today."

[By The Bay]

1 hour ago, arxcards said:

Not much fanfare on a damp day,

This was also quoted by CW.

 

"Celebrations of the arrival this morning were scaled back out of respect following the death of Her Majesty The Queen."

 

RIP HRM

[arxcards]

43 minutes ago, By The Bay said:

Just read this on Cruise Weekly email. It will be interesting to see how much space there is when she passes under the coat hanger.

 

"Pacific Adventure will be one of the tallest vessels able to pass under the Sydney Harbour Bridge thanks to a special marine engineering project which has given the ship the required ‘head room’ to make the transit. That means she will be able to operate from the White Bay Cruise Terminal, where she will move to later on today."

Enough, but as little as 0.8m. Her chopped down funnel stack gives her enough clearance, that wouldn't have been possible for any of the other Grand Class ships that have called into Sydney in the past.

 

She won't be one of the tallest, but the tallest. That record currently rests with Oosterdam & Noordam, and unless they put some locks in, she has maxed out the possibility. There is bound to be a fair bit of commotion this afternoon with her moving out of OPT at 5pm. Sydney Ports has her going to White Bay 4, not the cruise terminal. From there they have a bit more distance from Balmain, and can perform their drills without upsetting the neighbours.

 

Fair call on choosing not to be celebrating today.

[By The Bay]

4 minutes ago, arxcards said:

Enough, but as little as 0.8m.

That is very tight, given that the tides vary by just under 2 metres on Sydney Harbour.

[arxcards]

Just now, By The Bay said:

That is very tight, given that the tides vary by just under 2 metres on Sydney Harbour.

The tides have been considered, as well as the position of the service gantry on the bridge. Each arrival/departure requires clearance from the Harbourmaster, and I think apart from king tides, she will fit with a minimum of 0.8m clearance. Lower tides offer more clearance. It will be a 1.5m tide at the planned transit time.

 

This was a general calculation - I am sure Sydney Ports will release some magic numbers in the next few days.