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claudio
First Class Passenger
Member # 1214

posted 05-16-2006 07:57 AM

as you are all aware pacific sky has left p&o and should be or close to piraeus now . anybody know what exactly pullmantour will do to her as her first cruise leaves june 12 so i imagine apart from a paint job and new crockery, towels etc she doesnt need much. i miss her already, not really keen to go on sun or star

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Pascal
First Class Passenger
Member # 5510

posted 05-16-2006 08:10 AM

At least she will be closer from the major european repair yards !

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phil_a
First Class Passenger
Member # 3679

posted 05-16-2006 08:38 AM

i wonder if the final passengers managed to take home a nice momento? im sure there would be specific signs and goods with logos on etc which would no longer be needed.

maybe someone was lucky enough to get a plastic ice holder with a tacky P&O sticker plasted over the old princess logo?

Posts: 850 | From: W. Australia | Registered: Feb 2003 | IP: Logged

andrews
First Class Passenger
Member # 6414

posted 05-16-2006 09:53 PM

I wish I'd known when we went on Sky in 2004 it would be the last time I'd be on her.. I'd been on her once before in July 2001 and we were delayed a day back into Sydney because of a severe storm..she rode it out well. She's a lovely ship and despite her recent mechanical problems which the media loved to report on, I think she'll be greatly missed. We've been on subsequent cruises on Pacific Sun and Pacific Star, both nice ships...but the most common thing heard on board was "it's not as good as Sky". The lack of a decent amount of outdoor deck space seems to be the major difference..as the ships get newer, outside deck space gets reduced. I guess it's because they want you inside spending money..

Posts: 28 | From: Brisbane, Australia | Registered: Apr 2006 | IP: Logged

tazza
First Class Passenger
Member # 5450

posted 05-17-2006 01:28 AM

Cya Sky!

Well I'll miss her, only was on her once, but she was much better than pacific sun, hope dawn is better than both of them!

Posts: 164 | From: Sydney, Australia | Registered: Feb 2005 | IP: Logged

mike sa
First Class Passenger
Member # 5957

posted 05-17-2006 02:43 AM

Sky did have a reasonable amount of deck space, that is going to be a big problem with the new Dawn /Regal P. there is a distinct lack of good deck space, the area around the pools is packed solid ona good day and there is no real alternative, bear in mind that is current with the average age of a pax on her cruises being well into the 50s or 60s, when she arrives in Aussie the average age will be much lower thus the demand for deck space higher, I have to admit I never liked these sisters and having taken them both out on their maidens and stayed with both for their first few months I got to know them well, not a patch on the Sun class or even the Royal.

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NAL
First Class Passenger
Member # 1102

posted 05-17-2006 08:29 AM

The Regal Princess did have some of Princess's
best staterooms.....if not the best. Another drawback is the very limited out of doors viewing area at the forward end of the ship.

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Lucas L
First Class Passenger
Member # 6091

posted 05-17-2006 03:13 PM

She is not yet in Pireaus according to my friends who live there.

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koch
First Class Passenger
Member # 1483

posted 05-17-2006 03:46 PM

arrival in pirreus sheduled for the 26th of may

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pungpui
First Class Passenger
Member # 1218

posted 05-17-2006 09:16 PM

Seems a bit odd that we went from 3 ships, down to 2 for more than a year! Whens the Dawn meant to arrive? Last next year or something. Then at that stage, we have a massive surge in capacity.

If demand is that high to warrant 3 ships, how are we going to deal with 2? Then when we get 3, what the?

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