Happy Australia Day in Cobh 15 July 2014

Dawn Princess is arriving in Cobh , Ireland today

and the locals are preparing a big welcome for them...

Australia Day in Cobh happens on Tuesday 15th July from 11am onwards

as 1500 Australians and 400 New Zealanders arrive in Cobh

onboard the Dawn Princess.

Promises to be a great day.

Thanks David.

Welcomes, such as this, are what make cruising special.

Got to love the "Blessing of the Bonnets" ceremony in memory of convict women sent Down Under.

Hope all the passengers have a great day.

Sounds like a wonderful day of events for the arrivals.:D

Also love the "Tucker stalls and Barbies" and the "Shoot the family, hang the kids and frame the wife" opportunities :D

Not sure if Dawn P is a "Super Liner"...but anyway :)

Also love the "Tucker stalls and Barbies" and the "Shoot the family, hang the kids and frame the wife" opportunities :D

 

Not sure if Dawn P is a "Super Liner"...but anyway :)

It may be for Cobh.:p

Oh to be there........what a wonderful welcome... for sure brings out the "GREEN" in me beghorra ;)

Oh to be there........what a wonderful welcome... for sure brings out the "GREEN" in me beghorra ;)

To be sure, to be sure.:D

They always seem to have warm welcomes in Cobh. Haven't heard of the Blessing of the Bonnets before, lol. :)

Napier, NZ, is another place that always has a great welcome and farewell.

Does anyone know of any blogs being written by world cruisers on the DP?

Does anyone know of any blogs being written by world cruisers on the DP?

Check the bottom of this thread: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2039199&page=9, look for my post about the blogs :)

PS: Welcome to Cruise Critic qe221008 :)

Yes the Cobh and Cork people really appreciate the ship visits. As the ships leave, the locals line up on the quay and cheer and wave and they line their cars up and flash their lights. And the band plays on. I have been into Cobh twice, on Crown Princess and Ruby Princess, wonderful place, wonderful people.

We will be arriving in Cobh on 29th August on the Ruby Princess. I have heard that they welcome cruise ships wonderfully. I hope we get half the welcome that the world cruise people got.

We will be arriving in Cobh on 29th August on the Ruby Princess. I have heard that they welcome cruise ships wonderfully. I hope we get half the welcome that the world cruise people got.

I am sure you will. They really know how to party there.:D