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  1. ScottishRobbie
    Then you will be at the Overseas Passenger Terminal, right in Circular Quay between the Opera House and the bridge. Taxis can be found right outside the terminal or the train station is a 5 minute walk
  2. ScottishRobbie
    Ovation has 2 production shows in main theatre, namely Live Love Legs and The Beautiful Dream.
  3. ScottishRobbie
    I did a 3 nighter on Ovation back in November. They did the 2 production shows on the Saturday and Sunday with a comedian the first night.
  4. ScottishRobbie
    Remember Australian summer is Northern winter. When you say summer 2026 do you mean 2025-26 or 2026-27? Anthem rumoured to be coming down under for a maiden Australia season after cruising in Alaska summer 2025.
  5. ScottishRobbie
    Not for a few months yet. Australia sailings are generally released around Easter, although it wasn't until May last year
  6. ScottishRobbie
    The attached screenshot is from the Sydney port website for April 2025. Quantum showing up on the 8th is a new addition. Neither Ovation or Quantum appear again after this, Ovation had previously been showing for summer 25/26 however that's now changed to 'Unnamed Vessel'.
  7. ScottishRobbie
    To be fair, Brian always introduced him as "my Assistant Cruise Director, and your Activities Manager". Assistant CD is a term I had never heard before and haven't heard since.
  8. ScottishRobbie
    Very easy. You'll want to get on a train doing the City Loop (platforms 17 & 18 from memory). There will be lifts from the main concourse (where your train from Canberra will arrive) down to the lower concourse, and then another lift from there up to the platform. There will be another lift for luggage at Circular Quay station, and from there it's a 5 minute walk to check in.
  9. ScottishRobbie
    The onboard currency is whatever currencies used where the ship is homeported i.e. Euro in Europe, AUD in Australia etc
  10. ScottishRobbie
    Come down to Australia. No smoking on the casino's on our ships
  11. ScottishRobbie
    Staff Captain profile attached. IMG_0148.HEIC
  12. ScottishRobbie
    Just saw the captain on the Promenade . He expects it to be non revenue
  13. ScottishRobbie
    Was just speaking to a Brilliance crew member in Sydney - Captain Juan left a few cruises back, they couldn’t recall the name of the new one.
  14. ScottishRobbie
    Captain Gus is already confirmed for Utopia.
  15. ScottishRobbie
    Interesting you say that. The Quantum 2025 TP eastbound's not bookable on the website, but it was definitely listed on the flyers at Next Cruise on both Ovation & Brilliance last month. I'm getting on Quantum on Wednesday, will try and find out more and report back.
  16. ScottishRobbie
    Yes, he was in several of the photos from the handover event that Royal put on Facebook, Twitter etc.
  17. ScottishRobbie
    Yeah, on my cruise on Brilliance a few weeks ago Thiago was the AM
  18. ScottishRobbie
    Quantum's repo from Alaska is due into Hawaii on 13/10/24, then positioning to Singapore for Dry Dock until 19/11/24. She may well be stopping into Hong Kong to pick up stuff for dry dock while on the way to Singapore.
  19. ScottishRobbie
    Captain Espen left Ovation Monday 13/11.
  20. ScottishRobbie
    I had an overnight on Ovation in Port Vila last November. The last tender from shore left at midnight and started up again at 0630.
  21. ScottishRobbie
    Gosh no, Europe can have Quantum, let us keep Ovation. Plus, I'd guess Lelepa would be nearly ready around then so if anything they'd be wanting to send us more ships rather than less
  22. ScottishRobbie
    Well it won't fit through the Panama canal, so unless Royal's planning on sending it to Los Angeles or back to the east coast the long way, it'll be going back to Australia/Asia. Plus, there are bookings for Ovation in the Sydney calendar for our 25/26 summer season
  23. ScottishRobbie
    Where are you seeing this? I can see the release dates on https://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/2025_2026/2025-2026_Deployment_Opening_Schedule.pdf but it doesn't mention which ships
  24. ScottishRobbie
    I read on a post on FB that it's Captain Marek on Radiance at the moment, not Captain Rumen
  25. ScottishRobbie
    Assuming you're docking at the OPT, If you're going to to the straight to the airport at the end of the cruise, it would probable also be a good idea to research getting the train from Circular Quay.
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