Dobby_The_Ship_Elf Posted April 19, 2017 #1 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Just noticed Golden Princess is doing a 180 in port Phillip Bay. Maybe they forgot to pick up me ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobby_The_Ship_Elf Posted April 19, 2017 Author #2 Share Posted April 19, 2017 oops ..... never mind - seems it did a 360 degree turn in the bay just cos! nothing to see here move on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted April 19, 2017 #3 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Perhaps they were testing the steering.:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted April 19, 2017 #4 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Just noticed Golden Princess is doing a 180 in port Phillip Bay.Maybe they forgot to pick up me ... Perhaps they were testing the steering.:p No not the steering......I believe its to test the compass . We were on a Princess ship once and when leaving Lyttleton Harbour the Captain announced that the ship would do a 360 turn to check the instruments. Its an Insurance requirement and has to be done once a year . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted April 19, 2017 #5 Share Posted April 19, 2017 No not the steering......I believe its to test the compass . We were on a Princess ship once and when leaving Lyttleton Harbour the Captain announced that the ship would do a 360 turn to check the instruments. Its an Insurance requirement and has to be done once a year . Cheers, I was close. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted April 20, 2017 #6 Share Posted April 20, 2017 And it is just on a year since Golden did her last compass check - in Bali on the repositioning cruise we were on last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondine Posted April 20, 2017 #7 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Maybe it was her way of saying good bye. Last cruise ship leaving for the season in Melb. Nothing now till Pac Jewel in November. 6 long months. Sayonara (spelling ???):loudcry::( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted April 20, 2017 #8 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Maybe it was her way of saying good bye. Last cruise ship leaving for the season in Melb. Nothing now till Pac Jewel in November. 6 long months. Sayonara (spelling ???):loudcry::( Giving Melbourne an Emerald Ring, you must be a romantic.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondine Posted April 20, 2017 #9 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Aren't all seafarers romantics? "I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky" Wordsworth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted April 20, 2017 #10 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Aren't all seafarers romantics? "I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky" Wordsworth Yes, I suppose we must be. “My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea, and the heart of the great ocean sends a thrilling pulse through me.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted April 20, 2017 #11 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Aren't all seafarers romantics? "I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky" Wordsworth Not Wordsworth, John Masefield. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondine Posted April 20, 2017 #12 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Not Wordsworth, John Masefield. :p Sorry - Love all those poets :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobby_The_Ship_Elf Posted April 20, 2017 Author #13 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Maybe it was her way of saying good bye. Last cruise ship leaving for the season in Melb. Nothing now till Pac Jewel in November. 6 long months. Sayonara (spelling ???):loudcry::( I said 'see ya in 6 months' as I drove over the Worst Gate Bridge on my way home sad face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cheznandy Posted April 20, 2017 #14 Share Posted April 20, 2017 I said 'see ya in 6 months' as I drove over the Worst Gate Bridge on my way home sad face So Dobby......you and Karen have booked our Golden cruise in September:p;p:') it is in 6 months!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted April 20, 2017 #15 Share Posted April 20, 2017 So Dobby......you and Karen have booked our Golden cruise in September:p;p:') it is in 6 months!!! Look for him under the stairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Womble99 Posted April 21, 2017 #16 Share Posted April 21, 2017 No not the steering......I believe its to test the compass . We were on a Princess ship once and when leaving Lyttleton Harbour the Captain announced that the ship would do a 360 turn to check the instruments. Its an Insurance requirement and has to be done once a year . Yep you are correct that is what was happening. Didn't make for a much more exciting departure from Melbourne though [emoji20] Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitoh_777 Posted April 21, 2017 #17 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Yes, I suppose we must be.“My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea, and the heart of the great ocean sends a thrilling pulse through me.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow . The boy stood on the burning deck Playing a game of cricket The ball rolled up his trouser leg And hit his middle wicket. (Anon) :evilsmile: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobby_The_Ship_Elf Posted April 21, 2017 Author #18 Share Posted April 21, 2017 So Dobby......you and Karen have booked our Golden cruise in September:p;p:') it is in 6 months!!! lets just see if we can manage to keep our house from sinking into the ground before we commit to booking anythink!! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cheznandy Posted April 21, 2017 #19 Share Posted April 21, 2017 lets just see if we can manage to keep our house from sinking into the ground before we commit to booking anythink!! :( Hopefully all will be good and we will see you onboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter69 Posted April 22, 2017 #20 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Why would a ship do a 180 in Port Philip bay?? To go back to the rain & doom & gloom of Melbourne... baawhhhh. Gotta love picking on Melbourne when your from Sydney...:) Just noticed Golden Princess is doing a 180 in port Phillip Bay. Maybe they forgot to pick up me ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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