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Old August 1st, 2012, 07:41 PM
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Default Photos of the Celebrity Century maiden visit to Auckland, New Zealand

Here are these photos I took when the Celebrity Century made her maiden visit to a very wet! Auckland, New Zealand on Monday, 12 December 2011:

Coming in to Auckland on the ferry:









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Pacific Pearl - 26 June 2011 - P122 ~ Taste of the Tasman - 4 nights - B2B with:
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Diamond Princess - 29 December 2011 - M201 ~ New Zealand / Australia - 13 nights.
Pacific Jewel - 19 May 2012 - J216 ~ Secret Treasures - 11 nights.
Diamond Princess - 26 November 2012 - M232 ~ Asia / Australia - 19 nights.


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Oceanic Discoverer and Sun Princess leaving Auckland - 18/12/2011

New! - Pacific Pearl arriving in Auckland & Pacific Pearl leaving Auckland - 19/12/2011

New! - Sea Princess arriving in Auckland - 20/12/2011

New! - Pacific Pearl & Radiance of the Seas in Auckland from the Diamond Princess - 29/12/2011

Diamond Princess & Volendam in Tauranga - 30/12/2011

New! - Celebrity Century in Auckland - 30/01/2012

Legend of the Sea in Singapore - 30/11/2012

Carnival Spirit & Costa neoRomantica in Sydney - 16/12/2012
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Heading home back on the ferry:









I was going to stay and watch the Celebrity Century sail away, but the rain got worse, and I was getting wet!, so i decided to head home to dry off!, Sorry!
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Pacific Star - 11 July 2006 - R622 ~ Exotic Intermissions - 11 nights
Pacific Star - 18 June 2007 - R723 ~ Moonlight Affair - Fiji and Vanuatu - 12 nights - Got Cancelled
Pacific Star - 25 February 2008 - R808 ~ Great Barrier Bliss - Australian East Coast - 12 nights - Missed Townsville - Pacific Star's last cruise.
Pacific Sun - 11 June 2008 - N823 ~ Coral Dream - Fiji and Tonga - 11 nights - Missed Niuafo'ou
HAL: Volendam - 19 December 2008 - New Zealand / Australia - 17 days.
Pacific Sun - 25 July 2009 - N923 ~ Island Fiesta - 10 nights - Missed Ouvea & Isle of Pines
Pacific Sun - 19 December 2009 - N001N ~ Flower Of Asia - 16 nights.
Sun Princess - 1 October 2010 - S017 ~ New Caledonia & Vanuatu - 12 nights.
Pacific Pearl - 26 June 2011 - P122 ~ Taste of the Tasman - 4 nights - B2B with:
Pacific Pearl - 1 July 2011 - P123 ~ Tahitian Treasures - 28 nights - Apia, Samoa, was cancelled.
Diamond Princess - 29 December 2011 - M201 ~ New Zealand / Australia - 13 nights.
Pacific Jewel - 19 May 2012 - J216 ~ Secret Treasures - 11 nights.
Diamond Princess - 26 November 2012 - M232 ~ Asia / Australia - 19 nights.


Photos & Video: My Picasa Web Albums | My Youtube channel.

Oceanic Discoverer and Sun Princess leaving Auckland - 18/12/2011

New! - Pacific Pearl arriving in Auckland & Pacific Pearl leaving Auckland - 19/12/2011

New! - Sea Princess arriving in Auckland - 20/12/2011

New! - Pacific Pearl & Radiance of the Seas in Auckland from the Diamond Princess - 29/12/2011

Diamond Princess & Volendam in Tauranga - 30/12/2011

New! - Celebrity Century in Auckland - 30/01/2012

Legend of the Sea in Singapore - 30/11/2012

Carnival Spirit & Costa neoRomantica in Sydney - 16/12/2012
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Old August 1st, 2012, 07:51 PM
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Great pictures. Thanks for posting. I am looking forward to sailing out of Auckland on the Solstice next year.
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Great pictures. Thank you so much. Do you think the Solstice will be docked in the same spot?
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Do you think the Solstice will be docked in the same spot?
Yes the Solstice will be docked in the same place.
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Pacific Star - 11 July 2006 - R622 ~ Exotic Intermissions - 11 nights
Pacific Star - 18 June 2007 - R723 ~ Moonlight Affair - Fiji and Vanuatu - 12 nights - Got Cancelled
Pacific Star - 25 February 2008 - R808 ~ Great Barrier Bliss - Australian East Coast - 12 nights - Missed Townsville - Pacific Star's last cruise.
Pacific Sun - 11 June 2008 - N823 ~ Coral Dream - Fiji and Tonga - 11 nights - Missed Niuafo'ou
HAL: Volendam - 19 December 2008 - New Zealand / Australia - 17 days.
Pacific Sun - 25 July 2009 - N923 ~ Island Fiesta - 10 nights - Missed Ouvea & Isle of Pines
Pacific Sun - 19 December 2009 - N001N ~ Flower Of Asia - 16 nights.
Sun Princess - 1 October 2010 - S017 ~ New Caledonia & Vanuatu - 12 nights.
Pacific Pearl - 26 June 2011 - P122 ~ Taste of the Tasman - 4 nights - B2B with:
Pacific Pearl - 1 July 2011 - P123 ~ Tahitian Treasures - 28 nights - Apia, Samoa, was cancelled.
Diamond Princess - 29 December 2011 - M201 ~ New Zealand / Australia - 13 nights.
Pacific Jewel - 19 May 2012 - J216 ~ Secret Treasures - 11 nights.
Diamond Princess - 26 November 2012 - M232 ~ Asia / Australia - 19 nights.


Photos & Video: My Picasa Web Albums | My Youtube channel.

Oceanic Discoverer and Sun Princess leaving Auckland - 18/12/2011

New! - Pacific Pearl arriving in Auckland & Pacific Pearl leaving Auckland - 19/12/2011

New! - Sea Princess arriving in Auckland - 20/12/2011

New! - Pacific Pearl & Radiance of the Seas in Auckland from the Diamond Princess - 29/12/2011

Diamond Princess & Volendam in Tauranga - 30/12/2011

New! - Celebrity Century in Auckland - 30/01/2012

Legend of the Sea in Singapore - 30/11/2012

Carnival Spirit & Costa neoRomantica in Sydney - 16/12/2012
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Wow the weather was not very nice. It almost looks like fog. Nice pictures though...
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Very nice photos. The Century still looks great. Thanks for sharing.
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Great photos! Thanks for sharing.
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Great to see the Century in Auckland...shame about the weather.
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Great pictures. TFP. Looks like the same kind of weather Auckland treated Mercury to on her maiden visit too, exactly the same day 2007. Since it was a changeover day and such horrible weather, we saw basically nothing of Auckland. Will have to return.
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