chry5alis Posted December 6, 2019 #1 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Arrival in Sydney Oct 30 2020. So this has been discussed on another thread as to whether Pacific Adventure will dock in White Bay as listed in the port schedule or debark everyone by ferry and there's been some dispute about getting her under the bridge as Golden Princess has never been able to. I messaged P&O and asked the question and this is their reply... "Hi Chris, thanks for your message. When Pacific Adventure joins P&O, she will be able to fit under the bridge and will berth at White Bay Cruise Terminal on 30 October 2020." Not sure exactly how but they did say it would be a spectacular arrival.... I hope for all the right reasons. 😅 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted December 6, 2019 #2 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Or there'll be a change of plans and customer service doesn't have the details now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vozzie Posted December 6, 2019 #3 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Don't ell me she will be loosing her shopping trolley handles?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chry5alis Posted December 6, 2019 Author #4 Share Posted December 6, 2019 1 hour ago, vozzie said: Don't ell me she will be loosing her shopping trolley handles?? Haha, whay exactly are those things for, can anyone who's been on Golden princess tell me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chry5alis Posted December 6, 2019 Author #5 Share Posted December 6, 2019 15 hours ago, The_Big_M said: Or there'll be a change of plans and customer service doesn't have the details now. With all the runaround everyone's been getting, that is entirely possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted December 6, 2019 #6 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Golden Princess fact sheet https://www.princess.com/news/backgrounders_and_fact_sheets/factsheet/Golden-Princess-Fact-Sheet.html height 177 feet = 53.94 metres Sydney Harbour Bridge clearance = 49 metres http://www.sydneyharbourbridge.info/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chry5alis Posted December 7, 2019 Author #7 Share Posted December 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Kiwi Kruzer said: Golden Princess fact sheet https://www.princess.com/news/backgrounders_and_fact_sheets/factsheet/Golden-Princess-Fact-Sheet.html height 177 feet = 53.94 metres Sydney Harbour Bridge clearance = 49 metres http://www.sydneyharbourbridge.info/ Yes I've seen this and it definitely doesn't fit, yet if you check out the Sun Princess fact sheet https://www.princess.com/news/backgrounders_and_fact_sheets/factsheet/Sun-Princess-Fact-Sheet.html it states she is 8 feet taller than Golden... which has to be rubbish surely. So I guess you can't place too much faith in these statistics. Sun definitely goes under the bridge though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vozzie Posted December 7, 2019 #8 Share Posted December 7, 2019 21 hours ago, chry5alis said: Haha, whay exactly are those things for, can anyone who's been on Golden princess tell me? It's actually the Skywalker Lounge. A great bar and lounge that has great views and is rarely used during the day...and is the nightclub at night. It was removed from some of the other Princess ships...due structural concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chry5alis Posted December 8, 2019 Author #9 Share Posted December 8, 2019 7 hours ago, vozzie said: It's actually the Skywalker Lounge. A great bar and lounge that has great views and is rarely used during the day...and is the nightclub at night. It was removed from some of the other Princess ships...due structural concerns. The view would be good from there, but it definitely looks like a handle. I can just see it getting wedged under the harbour bridge on the way through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum52 Posted December 8, 2019 #10 Share Posted December 8, 2019 The structure (funnels?) in front of the handle (Skywalker Lounge) seems to be the taller of the two when looking at photos of the Golden Princess. I read an article from a few years ago where it said that Sea Princess was only able to go under the bridge at low tide. I don't know if that is correct or not. It will be interesting to see what happens. Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted December 9, 2019 #11 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Perhaps, they can only fit under the bridge after a two week cruise when the ballast (pax) is heavier😋 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted July 5, 2022 #12 Share Posted July 5, 2022 On 12/7/2019 at 9:44 AM, Kiwi Kruzer said: Golden Princess fact sheet https://www.princess.com/news/backgrounders_and_fact_sheets/factsheet/Golden-Princess-Fact-Sheet.html height 177 feet = 53.94 metres Sydney Harbour Bridge clearance = 49 metres http://www.sydneyharbourbridge.info/ Just throwing this back into life, as it looks like the ship will arrive at last this year. Firstly, RIP David. The recent video footage does show Pacific Adventure with shortened funnels. I thought the trolley handles would have to be removed too, but that hasn't happened. A different link from the NSW Roads & Waterways shows the clearance for shipping as 53 metres. This number has increased over the years. https://roads-waterways.transport.nsw.gov.au/documents/projects/sydney-inner/sydney-harbour-bridge/bridge-facts.pdf It still seems far-fetched, but the port is holding those bookings at White Bay, and P&O service staff are still acknowledging the modified ship will make it under the bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted July 5, 2022 #13 Share Posted July 5, 2022 On 12/8/2019 at 5:34 PM, possum52 said: The structure (funnels?) in front of the handle (Skywalker Lounge) seems to be the taller of the two when looking at photos of the Golden Princess. I read an article from a few years ago where it said that Sea Princess was only able to go under the bridge at low tide. I don't know if that is correct or not. It will be interesting to see what happens. Leigh Sun/Sea/Dawn Princess didn't need tidal approval, but required the service gantry to be parked over to one side. Noordam/Oosterdam have required extra approval based on tides. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am1984 Posted July 6, 2022 #14 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Yes it does appear that the funnel structure has been lowered. Golden Princess 2016 Pacific Adventure 2022 We sailed on the Pacific Dawn in 2009 & 2010 and the Captain advised that they had to lower the upper part of mast above the ships bridge in order to pass under the harbour bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted September 10, 2022 #15 Share Posted September 10, 2022 It went under yesterday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted September 10, 2022 #16 Share Posted September 10, 2022 24 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: It went under yesterday. I swear this place is like a spiders web sometimes - threads in all directions 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted September 10, 2022 #17 Share Posted September 10, 2022 20 minutes ago, arxcards said: I swear this place is like a spiders web sometimes - threads in all directions 😁 Yep, I knew I had read somewhere about the funnels being lowered, didn't think it was from 2019 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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