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Topic: Sapphire's final visit to Sydney

phil_a
First Class Passenger
Member # 3679

posted 03-06-2005 11:17 PM

Today marks the end of the Sapphire Princess season cruising Australia/New Zealand.

It leaves Sydney tonight at 9pm local time. Until then you can view the ship from many webcams on this fine day in Sydney.

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bmajor
First Class Passenger
Member # 1754

posted 03-06-2005 11:51 PM

Thanks for the shots Phil.

Where was the first one captured from?

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phil_a
First Class Passenger
Member # 3679

posted 03-06-2005 11:57 PM

HERE

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pungpui
First Class Passenger
Member # 1218

posted 03-07-2005 03:37 AM

haha i saw her today just before driving over the harbour bridge....crap, didnt realise it was the last time this season.

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phil_a
First Class Passenger
Member # 3679

posted 03-07-2005 03:49 AM

and one more from tonight -

also in a press release today - (it may have been announced earlier?) but the sapphire princess will return to australia in 2006/7 after the diamond princess cruises here in 2005/6

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 03-07-2005 03:57 AM

Lovely grabs phil_a, thanks for those. The night shot came out well, don't usually get the coloured lights showing so clearly.

Pam

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Cruiser Nutt
First Class Passenger
Member # 4826

posted 03-07-2005 12:36 PM

My wife and I just returned from the previous cruise on Sapphire Princess, ending in Auckland. I just "reviewed" it, also. Princess has come a long way, in my opinion, so much so that we have booked Tahitian Princess for next year.
Sydney is definitely the most liveable city that we've ever visited.
Pam, we seem to write at the same times. You were on Constellation a couple of years ago, when we were on also, in northern Europe.

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pungpui
First Class Passenger
Member # 1218

posted 03-07-2005 06:50 PM

there was actually an interesting shot on the news last night of the danish crown prince and princess walking on the forecourt of the opera house...with Sapphire in the background.

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Globaliser
First Class Passenger
Member # 4153

posted 03-07-2005 07:01 PM

quote:
Originally posted by pungpui:
there was actually an interesting shot on the news last night of the danish crown prince and princess walking on the forecourt of the opera house...with Sapphire in the background.

Fie! Don't you mean "... of our Mary, and that foreign husband of hers ..."?

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