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Topic: Cruise ships in Olden and Geiranger 2012

Galaxy
First Class Passenger
Member # 5160

posted 05-10-2012 02:56 PM

The cruise ship season 2012 have now started and with the record 82 calls this year there will be some pics this season too

Today was Oceana on a visit.

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rem-dk
First Class Passenger
Member # 5121

posted 05-10-2012 03:21 PM

Hello Galaxy, and thank you for this amazing photo.

Best regards
René

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jeffrossatsea
First Class Passenger
Member # 2962

posted 05-10-2012 06:41 PM

really looking forward to the pics you'll be showing us this year...thanks in advance

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jeffrossatsea
First Class Passenger
Member # 2962

posted 05-10-2012 06:44 PM

...taking a closer look...i wanna live in that little yellow house near the pier

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 05-11-2012 12:32 AM

My FAVORITE thread every year! Looking forward to lots and lots of amazing pictures.

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Galaxy
First Class Passenger
Member # 5160

posted 05-18-2012 06:18 PM

Thank you boys

Jeffrossatsea : I think there is a room for rent

May 16 was Brilliance Of The Seas * Maiden Call * in Olden,a very beautifull ship and a NICE sound of her horn.

And the day after on May 17 Queen Mary 2 was on a visit,she was welcome by fireworks.

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Waynaro
First Class Passenger
Member # 3484

posted 05-18-2012 07:02 PM

Amazing picture Galaxy! Thanks for sharing. I really like the one of the OCEANA....

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Galaxy
First Class Passenger
Member # 5160

posted 05-20-2012 01:12 PM

Today was Delphin back in Olden for the first time since 2009. A while after departure the ship had a 45 min. * man over board * exercise.

Delphin on the way out the fjord.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 05-20-2012 01:45 PM

Absolutely beautiful! What more can you say - many thanks

Pam

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buddhaJoe
First Class Passenger
Member # 4356

posted 05-22-2012 12:49 PM

hi Galaxy,

nice shots (as allways) and thank you

did you have more snow than other years?

or is it just early in the season that there is that much snow visible?

best,
Joe

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 05-22-2012 01:46 PM

Beautiful images as usual! The Brilliance Class are some of the best-looking cruise ships in service and even more so in such a stunning setting.

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Galaxy
First Class Passenger
Member # 5160

posted 05-22-2012 04:12 PM

Thank you,PamM,Buddhajoe and Lasuvidaboy.

Buddhajoe : The spring have been very cold this year,last time it was snowing here was in begining of may..but lucky not so much. How much snow here was this winter i dont know since i was 6 months in Philippines

Lasuvidaboy : Yes im so agree whit you,Brilliance class is very nice....i really look forward to see Independence and Adventure Of The Seas next year.....but for sure im so happy to see Brilliance here this year

Today in Olden....

Oriana

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JP
First Class Passenger
Member # 1373

posted 05-22-2012 06:55 PM

Nice pictures.

We were on the Brilliance; I'll have to see if I can find you taking a picture in any of my pictures.

We were told that it had been a very dry winter.

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Tom Burke
First Class Passenger
Member # 5238

posted 05-30-2012 02:13 AM

Galaxy: it's 30 May and the pilot's strike may be going national today. Can you tell us what's happening in your area?

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Galaxy
First Class Passenger
Member # 5160

posted 05-31-2012 08:20 AM

Hello Tom.

So far Olden is not so bad affected by the strike,because its privat pilots in Florø,south - west of Olden,so the ships can get pilot onboard there....Today AIDAluna arrive here in Olden because of the strike,she is here together whit Arcadia and Ocean Nova......Balmoral have cancelled one norwegian cruise and is going to germany in stead......so we can get more ships and maybe less ships too....

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Tom Burke
First Class Passenger
Member # 5238

posted 05-31-2012 11:35 AM

Thanks for the information, Galaxy.

Balmoral is in the Kiel Canal as I write (4:30pm UK time) - perhaps still two hours from Kiel. I do't know where she's going then.

P&O have said (on their Facebook page) that the two of their cruises next week that would be most affected - Azura 7 nights to the Fjords and Adonia 14 nights to NordCap - will sail and proceed as expected. They depart on 2nd & 3rd of June respectively. It's another couple of days after that before they reach Norwegian ports, so by that time things may have changed. They have another cruise heading north next week on Ventura, but she's going round Iceland first and won't reach Norway until 11 June.

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Galaxy
First Class Passenger
Member # 5160

posted 06-01-2012 06:15 AM

Yesterday we had 3 ships visit,AIDAluna change her itinerary and come to Olden direct from Hamburg,her next destination was Lerwick.

AIDAluna

Arcadia

and

Ocean Nova

*** Strike : At the moment its still unclear if MEIN SCHIFF 2 visit Olden or will cancell ***

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Tom Burke
First Class Passenger
Member # 5238

posted 06-01-2012 11:37 AM

I like that picture of Arcadia.

P&O have taken taken the decision to re-route a couple of cruises starting this weekend that were due to go to the Fjords. Azura (7nts) will instead go to Zeebrugge, Rotterdam, Copenhagen & Goteborg, with the possibility of a dash to Oslo if this situation changes. Adonia, which was due to do a 14-night North Cape cruise all the way up and then all the way back down the Norwegian coast is instead going round Iceland, then to the Faroes and Scotland - agin with the intention of re-routing back to Norway if possible.

I think P&O were between a rock and a hard place with these cruises. Sod's law says that whatever they did would turn out to be wrong: if they divert the strike will be settled quickly, if they took a chance and maintained the original itinerary then the strike would continue. They can't win, even though it's not their fault. But there are a lot of unhappy passengers being called today & tomorrow.

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Tom Burke
First Class Passenger
Member # 5238

posted 06-01-2012 11:38 AM

quote:
*** Strike : At the moment its still unclear if MEIN SCHIFF 2 visit Olden or will cancell ***

AIS now shows Mein Schiff 2 heading towards Kirkwall.

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Olsen Dk
First Class Passenger
Member # 16253

posted 06-01-2012 12:05 PM

Hopefully we will visit Olden in 18 days on Costa Fortuna

, we are very exceeded

hope you get some god “shots” of her??. hope the strike is over at the time

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Galaxy
First Class Passenger
Member # 5160

posted 06-01-2012 05:15 PM

Tom : Mein Schiff 2 have cancelled Norway,so she take a UK cruise instead,i hope Adonia can get pilot at Florø and take a visit to Olden,then they at least get one norwegian port to visit

Olsen DK : i REALLY HOPE the strike is over long time before that time.....im so worried that Costa Luminosa cancel....but i will follow whats happend and update my web site.

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Galaxy
First Class Passenger
Member # 5160

posted 06-02-2012 01:20 PM

The strike is now over.

so i hope everything is back to normal soon

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Tom Burke
First Class Passenger
Member # 5238

posted 06-03-2012 03:05 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Galaxy:
The strike is now over. so i hope everything is back to normal soon

Having re-routed two cruises away from Norway on Friday, on Saturday morning the news came that the strike was over and they were therefore re-re-routed back to the original itinerary! P&O had a terrible time trying to contact passengers, twice over. A number of passengers (lots?) had cancelled after the first re-routing (P&O were giving full refunds) and these passengers were allowed to reinstate their cruises. Even to the point where P&O said (on their Facebook site) that cancelled passengers who hadn't been contacted could just turn up at Southampton and it would be sorted out there.

But it's all over now. I'm looking forward to Galaxy's pictures of Azura in Olden, middle of the week...

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Galaxy
First Class Passenger
Member # 5160

posted 06-03-2012 02:41 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Tom Burke:
Having re-routed two cruises away from Norway on Friday, on Saturday morning the news came that the strike was over and they were therefore re-re-routed back to the original itinerary! P&O had a terrible time trying to contact passengers, twice over. A number of passengers (lots?) had cancelled after the first re-routing (P&O were giving full refunds) and these passengers were allowed to reinstate their cruises. Even to the point where P&O said (on their Facebook site) that cancelled passengers who hadn't been contacted could just turn up at Southampton and it would be sorted out there.
But it's all over now. I'm looking forward to Galaxy's pictures of Azura in Olden, middle of the week...

A lots of extra work for P & O's office crew i understand,but good that the passengers get what they had booked and pay for Azura will be taken photos of when she arrive....just hope its not raining

Yesterday was Queen Victoria on her first visit this year...

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Galaxy
First Class Passenger
Member # 5160

posted 06-07-2012 04:20 PM

In Olden yesterday was Azura on her last visit this year.

And the season first picture from Geiranger is Artania.

[ 06-07-2012: Message edited by: Galaxy ]

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