BON VOYAGE Coral Princess World Cruisers 2023

[Kiwi_cruiser]

After two days at sea from Manta, Ecuador, Coral Princess has now arrived in Callao (Lima), Peru today:

 

 

Coral Princess is spending overnight in Callao (Lima), Peru and is due to depart on Monday 28th Aug 2023 at 6pm:

 

Coral Princess webcam is not updating at the moment, so web cam capture at the moment, Sorry. 😞

[Kiwi_cruiser]

Coral Princess webcam has now updated:

 

[arxcards]

6 hours ago, Kiwi_cruiser said:

Coral Princess webcam has now updated:

 

Stunning 😉

 

Edited August 28, 2023 by arxcards

[Tranquility Base]

On 8/28/2023 at 12:18 AM, Kiwi_cruiser said:

After two days at sea from Manta, Ecuador, Coral Princess has now arrived in Callao (Lima), Peru today:

 

Yep,

Nice weather, about 22*.

Shuttle to town about 45 mins.

A different drop off since last time, now the Larcomar Mall, on the cliff at the bottom of Miraflores. A convenient location.

Visited 2 different markets, lunch, wine & Pisco tasting, and walking tour around Baranco.

A good day with interesting sights.

 

[arxcards]

26 minutes ago, Tranquility Base said:

Yep,

Nice weather, about 22*.

Shuttle to town about 45 mins.

A different drop off since last time, now the Larcomar Mall, on the cliff at the bottom of Miraflores. A convenient location.

Visited 2 different markets, lunch, wine & Pisco tasting, and walking tour around Baranco.

A good day with interesting sights.

 

What sort of numbers set off for Machu Picchu?

[Kiwi_cruiser]

Coral Princess spending her second day in Callao (Lima), Peru today:

 

Callao at night:

 

 

Callao in the day:

 

[Tranquility Base]

6 hours ago, arxcards said:

What sort of numbers set off for Machu Picchu?

I heard about 80, but not sure.

Some on a private tour had left in Manta.

[Tranquility Base]

6 hours ago, Kiwi_cruiser said:

Coral Princess spending her second day in Callao (Lima), Peru today:

 

 

Yep,

’er indoors off to a food market and then a cooking class.

I caught a shuttle mid morning, wandered up to the Inka market.

As I was solo I escaped there purchase free….no such luck at the stalls next to the ship however.

Had a beer in town, got a small amount of SOL ……the money changers in town are plentiful and give the true rate.

San Martin ( Pisco ) tomorrow.

 

[Kiwi_cruiser]

Today the Coral Princess is docked in Pisco, Peru:

 

 

Note: There is no AIS coverage in Pisco so she is the little blue dot on the map.

[windsor26]

Watching seals chasing their fish breakfast this morning was fun. 

[Tranquility Base]

9 hours ago, Kiwi_cruiser said:

Today the Coral Princess is docked in Pisco, Peru:

 

A GREAT little town (Paracas) for a sloth out day before the Pacific crossing.

 

A 30 min shuttle through the desert to Paracas which is thriving with many bars, restaurants, shops along the waterfront.

Very welcoming and no hassle.

Sun came out and many Pisco Sours were being sampled.

Lots of last minute shopping was in evidence.

A local dance group  and others in traditional costumes on the dock to welcome us.

Taxi tours available on the dock, plus many local tours available near the shuttle stop.

Last shuttle was at 4pm, which was probably for the best so as to avoid any last minute boarding drama.

4 sea days then perhaps…maybe…Easter Island.

[OzKiwiJJ]

Fingers crossed for you for Easter Island! 

[ekka49]

On the world cruise in 2017 We made it onto Easter Island but did not get to Pisco, 

because of bad weather. We ended up in Lima for three days

[cruiser3775]

8 hours ago, Tranquility Base said:

4 sea days then perhaps…maybe…Easter Island.

Best of luck with the landing. Hope you make it - Easter Island is fascinating:

 

[arxcards]

Fingers crossed!

[arxcards]

It looks calm in Hanga Roa this morning.

 

【LIVE】 Webcam Easter Island | SkylineWebcams

[arxcards]

All looks a bit wet & miserable now, with Coral Princess hiding behind the rain.

[Kiwi_cruiser]

After four (4) days at sea from Pisco, Peru, Coral Princess has made it to Hangaroa, Easter Island today!:

 

 

Note: There is no AIS coverage on Easter Island so she is the little blue dot on the map.

 

[Kiwi_cruiser]

Thank You to arxcards for the Easter Island webcam link!

 

Here is an update webcam picture:

 

 

Edited September 3, 2023 by Kiwi_cruiser

[Tranquility Base]

1 hour ago, Kiwi_cruiser said:

After four (4) days at sea from Pisco, Peru, Coral Princess has made it to Hangaroa, Easter Island today!:

 

Yep,

The Captain warned that the swell at the ship’s pontoon was right on limits.

Indeed, he was right.

Probably the most tender movement we have boarded in, and the Capt was personally at the pontoon monitoring.

Loading was a slow process, and the tender crew had to be careful navigating through the rock on either side of the harbour.

The Captain earned his pay check today……a big well done to him and to his crew.

The guys helping everyone on & off did a great job…..as long as you listened to their instructions!

Very good 4 hour tour visiting 4 sites; the damp weather cleared quickly to a nice day.

Jumped off the van for a drink and bite to eat when back in town, then strolled the interesting waterfront walk back to the tender.

We were ashore for about 7 hours.

The harbour area was more developed than last time we were here in ‘17.

According to our guide we were the first ship in since the restart.

Not a cheap day out, but worth every penny…..thoroughly enjoyable.

5 days to Papeete with a cruise around Pitcairn on the way.

Edited September 3, 2023 by Tranquility Base

[OzKiwiJJ]

Great that you got ashore and have also done so in the past. You must be the ship's "lucky mascot" passenger! 😊 

[Tranquility Base]

The Captain gave his departure announcement while we were at dinner.

He sounded very happy the day went well, and also praised his crew, especially the deck / tender team for a job very well done.

 

He mentioned two interesting snippets.

The swell was complicated today, not only from open sea swell, but also from a reflected swell off the shore affecting the ship.

 

The rounding of the Island from Eastside to Westside this morning was done using radar and paper chart due to the Island’s position being different to the GPS / Electronic charting system.

Something to do with the datum used for recording the Island’s position.

 

[Kiwi_cruiser]

Hi Guys,

I think I will be asleep when the Coral Princess visits Pitcairn Island latter on today.

 

If anyone gets a webcam capture etc.., you are welcome to post it 🙂

 

I will try and post a map of some sort tonight, if not I will post a photo from the world cruises. 🙂

 

Good Night from the UK!

[sewgood]

[l2luv2cruise]