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I looks like they have scrapped the potential new Sydney cruise terminal in Botany Bay . https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/garden-island-best-site-for-cruise-terminal-after-yarra-bay-scuttled-20230526-p5dbi3.html

We are getting Celebrity Edge down here around Christmas and on to Alaska. Its coming through the Suez Canal from Europe. Can the edge class use the Panama Canal?

A captain on Ovation in Australia was talking about Discovery class . A ship somewhere between Radiance and Voyager class in size.

The Quantum repo from Singapore to Brisbane is available and the prices are pretty good. I got a balcony for 2 at $A1900 each

I was just chatting to a couple of people on CC from Australia and they said they just got a price drop match. So ,by that it’s still a goer.

I know about that but it looks a bit out of date. Everyone got a email about a month back about changes to your contract and conditions and I vaguely remember someone saying it affected booking conditions.

Does anyone know if we still get the price drop guarantee in a Australia? There has been a few changes over the last couple of months and there was that email saying the terms of your contract has changed . I was just wondering if anyone knew if there has been a change?

The only way I can see Lelepa happening is by Royal taking Carnival on board or Uncle Sam giving some foreign aid . They are talking about a wharf to take a Quantum or an Oasis class, how much would that cost let alone the resort on Lelepa. Port Vila ,the capital can’t even dock Ovation or Quantum and the dock there is in disrepair. I can’t see the sense of building a wharf 50 kilometre away on an island that’s going to be used 6 months of the year.The Vanuatu government is going to say let’s build a decent port in Vila first that everyone can use year round.

I have been trolling Lelepa for the last few years and my opinion is it’s gone cold. In my opinion, there’s not enough business to support the investment ,it’s not the Caribbean . A few ships for 6 months a year doesn’t warrant the massive investment.

Auckland has a few things going for it as a home port. It’s closer to Noumea and the islands than Australia I believe. So it would be good for Lelepa if we ever see it. N.Z is very popular with the North Americans and is 3 hours less flying time. I might see you on Brilliance to Kangaroo Island, I haven’t booked it but very close.

Someone posted on CC ,who says they are in the know??? Said That Anthem is going to Singapore and Spectrum may go back to Hong Kong.But that’s just a rumour. It would good to see a ship home ported in Auckland but how would they process passengers?

I thought there might have been a smaller ship in Melbourne but not so. I think Ovation will sell out pretty quickly in 24-25 .

I got Covid on Ovation a few weeks ago, I have had it before but it really knocked me around this time. We had dinner in the MDR at a large table.The woman sitting next to me said she had Covid. I thought she was joking and said so how did you just get on the ship? She said she lied, about 4 days later everyone that was at the table had Covid. Like you said why bother with people like that around.

There’s not much at Mystery Island, there’s a few locals doing snorkeling but just DIY

They do ,but I think the market is pretty well saturated. A Oasis or Icon 2 interporting between Singapore and Hong Kong would be a good money spinner. Especially if they could use a container terminal in Vietnam and Thailand along the way.

From what I understand global is about the length of spectrum. There was an article quoting RC Singapore that only Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong are the other Oasis capable ports in the area. If they could get the use of a couple of container terminals,say in Vietnam and Thailand .That would be a different story.

Unfortunately there’s only a couple of ports that could handle a oasis class. Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore is pretty limiting.

My edocs or condition of carriage for a cruise on the weekend still says 2 bottles. I’m in a solo cabin and I will be carrying on 2 bottles of wine with a copy of my edocs.

So under the new system can Diamond Plus still get a bottle of wine as a welcome gift ? If so ,with 2 D+ from the same household ,is it one bottle?

It looks like they have changed their policy in Australia to only one bottle of wine. https://www.royalcaribbean.com/aus/en/faq/questions/food-drink-onboard-policy Edit Each guest of drinking age may bring one bottle .

It looks like they have changed there policy. https://www.royalcaribbean.com/aus/en/faq/questions/onboard-alcohol-guest-policy

Is that a new policy? Because I’m solo in a week and I’m taking 2 bottles.

A few drinks vouchers like the diamond vouchers for suite guests would be a good touch.

Worked like a dream twangster , like you said no response but my partner was linked with in 24 hours.

Thanks twangster ,so it must be a active email. I just wanted to link my partner to my account.