geoff2802 Posted May 30, 2022 #251 Share Posted May 30, 2022 8 minutes ago, Chiliburn said: Possibly. I’m not sure about Alaska. It would be to far to Mexico, the other lines seem to do it, I wonder how. I think with the PVSA the ship has to be American built and crewed. Perhaps US flagged and US working conditions for crew. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted May 30, 2022 #252 Share Posted May 30, 2022 16 minutes ago, geoff2802 said: Perhaps US flagged and US working conditions for crew. We will have to keep an eye on it. Ovation home ported it Hawaii during the Northern winter would be a good money spinner for RC. The Americans are usually pretty tight on their holidays, A week at a time. ‘They could leave work and straight to the airport for a over night flight to Honolulu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodscruise Posted May 30, 2022 Author #253 Share Posted May 30, 2022 I remember when we did a Honolulu roundtrip cruise NCL had also ship that went to some of the Hawaiian islands and then down to Kiribati to get around the PSVA act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted May 30, 2022 #254 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Maybe they can around the rules if they are charter cruises from Hawaii. Looks like 2 charters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted May 30, 2022 #255 Share Posted May 30, 2022 11 hours ago, woodscruise said: I remember when we did a Honolulu roundtrip cruise NCL had also ship that went to some of the Hawaiian islands and then down to Kiribati to get around the PSVA act. It looks a fair distance to Kiribati how long was it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rassa Posted May 31, 2022 #256 Share Posted May 31, 2022 15 hours ago, woodscruise said: I remember when we did a Honolulu roundtrip cruise NCL had also ship that went to some of the Hawaiian islands and then down to Kiribati to get around the PSVA act. 3 hours ago, Chiliburn said: It looks a fair distance to Kiribati how long was it ? We did it also in 2007 on Norwegian Wind (now long gone) about a 10 day cruise. We had a medivac so did not make it to Kiribati. Captain added a sail past the lava flow early evening which was very impressive. The cruise started our love of doing trips to Hawaii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodscruise Posted May 31, 2022 Author #257 Share Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, Chiliburn said: It looks a fair distance to Kiribati how long was it ? This was in 2005 on Pride of Aloha. The ship that did the Kiribati cruise was one of NCL's small ships. It was the Norwegian Wind and was about a 10 day cruise, however only 3 or 4 ports in Hawaii. (At the time I was comparing both of these cruises!) Edited May 31, 2022 by woodscruise update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted June 4, 2022 #258 Share Posted June 4, 2022 (edited) NCL is currently doing something similar with Spirit cruising between Tahiti & Hawaii. I can't imagine Royal will want to add a US flag to Ovation Edited June 4, 2022 by arxcards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted June 17, 2022 #259 Share Posted June 17, 2022 It looks like ovation and Quantum are coming with passengers. Honolulu has now got port bookings. Quantum has also got plenty of vacancies and I believe RC is offering some airfare subsidies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUISING ALONG Posted June 17, 2022 #260 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Ovation of the seas scheduled to arrive in Sydney 29th October 2022 Quantum of the Seas scheduled to arrive in Sydney 11th November 2022 as listed in the latest update of the cruise schedule https://www.portauthoritynsw.com.au/cruise/cruise-schedule/ cheers CRUISING ALONG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted June 22, 2022 #261 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Darwin port has a booking for Vision of the seas in February 2025. Do you think it will be doing a around Australian Cruise ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted June 22, 2022 #262 Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) On 6/17/2022 at 3:04 PM, CRUISING ALONG said: Ovation of the seas scheduled to arrive in Sydney 29th October 2022 Quantum of the Seas scheduled to arrive in Sydney 11th November 2022 as listed in the latest update of the cruise schedule https://www.portauthoritynsw.com.au/cruise/cruise-schedule/ cheers CRUISING ALONG Quantum will be at Athol Buoy ..it is just a port of call visit..part of a 9 day cruise from Brisbane to Tasmania. Edited June 22, 2022 by gbenjo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted June 22, 2022 #263 Share Posted June 22, 2022 21 minutes ago, Chiliburn said: Darwin port has a booking for Vision of the seas in February 2025. Do you think it will be doing a around Australian Cruise ? Very likely, if they don't change the ship beforehand. She is also listed in Fremantle on 2nd March 2025. I gather this will also fit with the "unnamed ship" on Sydney Ports page. I am more interested to see Discovery Princess listed, as other schedules still show Royal Princess, which might just be a place marker for Discovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted June 22, 2022 #264 Share Posted June 22, 2022 I think I prefer vision to enchantment, I wonder if we get it year round. It probably will be swapped for something else , I’m still thinking Adventure of the seas would be better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted June 24, 2022 #265 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Here’s a bit of a look at Royal’s new ship Icon of the seas ,3 on order. Similar to Oasis class but bigger. https://www.cruisehive.com/icon-of-the-seas-will-surpass-oasis-class-ships-as-biggest-in-the-world/71772 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted June 24, 2022 #266 Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) On 6/23/2022 at 8:47 AM, Chiliburn said: I think I prefer vision to enchantment, I wonder if we get it year round. It probably will be swapped for something else , I’m still thinking Adventure of the seas would be better. Not as good as P&O Explorer Chilli, you loved her, that is what I hear anyway.🥰 Edited June 24, 2022 by NSWP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted June 24, 2022 #267 Share Posted June 24, 2022 2 hours ago, NSWP said: Not as good as P&O Explorer Chilli, you loved her, that is what I hear anyway.🥰 I did like the draught beer and the cougars were pleasantly aggressive . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted June 24, 2022 #268 Share Posted June 24, 2022 56 minutes ago, Chiliburn said: I did like the draught beer and the cougars were pleasantly aggressive . Hope you had plenty of schooners and captured the odd cougar, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted June 26, 2022 #269 Share Posted June 26, 2022 If Vision did come to Australia 24/25 season it must make the Enchantment April 2025 Trans Pacific doubtful. I can’t see 2 Vision ships in Alaska 2025. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted June 26, 2022 #270 Share Posted June 26, 2022 47 minutes ago, springaussie said: If Vision did come to Australia 24/25 season it must make the Enchantment April 2025 Trans Pacific doubtful. I can’t see 2 Vision ships in Alaska 2025. Fremantle has vision,2 March 25 also. Its a long way away and could be a place holder, they have changed their mind before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted June 26, 2022 #271 Share Posted June 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Chiliburn said: Fremantle has vision,2 March 25 also. Its a long way away and could be a place holder, they have changed their mind before. Adelaide and Penneshaw have Vision also in early March 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted June 26, 2022 #272 Share Posted June 26, 2022 6 hours ago, springaussie said: Adelaide and Penneshaw have Vision also in early March 25. I’m thinking it’s a place holder ,as vision is smaller capacity to Radiance and enchantment by about 500 passengers. The around Australia is a popular cruise and sells out pretty quick Americans love it .I don’t think they would make a money decision like that. Would voyager class be suitable for a around Australia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairywren Posted June 26, 2022 #273 Share Posted June 26, 2022 We have done the bottom half on Rhapsody in 2009, and again on Voyager in 2013. Agree that Vision is probably too small for the circumnavigation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted June 26, 2022 #274 Share Posted June 26, 2022 9 hours ago, fairywren said: We have done the bottom half on Rhapsody in 2009, and again on Voyager in 2013. Agree that Vision is probably too small for the circumnavigation. It’s definitely a place holder. It will be interesting what Singapore gets next Christmas.we will find out in August . I’m expecting Captain Hendrik Loy and his ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted June 26, 2022 #275 Share Posted June 26, 2022 41 minutes ago, Chiliburn said: It’s definitely a place holder. It will be interesting what Singapore gets next Christmas.we will find out in August . I’m expecting Captain Hendrik Loy and his ship. What’s happened to Charles Teige? He was the big captain for Asia? Apparently did Wonder trails and hasn’t approved back on the list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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