AFF Cruise #2. Rerun. Crown Princess 4 nights 25-29 January 2025

[Bindibuys]

Paid balance of cruise this morning.
Our next 2 trips are both AFF: Brisbane gathering and this cruise.
We lay low then until our big trip next September 2025.

 

[n7of9]

I'm waiting on a new card to arrive (for the sign up bonus spend) before i pay the balance and book some shore extrusions. I'm also looking at a Princess Alaska cruise and trying to decide whether i want it in 2025 or 2026

 

[straitman]

We have also looked at a short cruise on Celebrity Edge in November 2025 but haven't done anything yet.
(Greetings from Royal Princess in Darwin Harbour)

I'll book the Nov 2025 cruise as well if it's an AFF gathering

We will not be available for November 2025 as we will already be on Crown Princess from Sydney to Singapore. We did have this booked for September 2025 however that one was cancelled and rescheduled to a November 11 departure.

Everyone is welcome of course!

Out of interest we are now in the port of Los Angeles on Crown Princess and sailing tonight to Auckland then flying to Brisbane to meet up with a rough mob of people for the weekend of 18th - 21st October. After only 2 days onboard our initial impressions of Crown Princess are quite favorable.

After we get home I will look at a group dinner option for the January cruise and get back to everyone.

 

[straitman]

I'm waiting on a new card to arrive (for the sign up bonus spend) before i pay the balance and book some shore extrusions. I'm also looking at a Princess Alaska cruise and trying to decide whether i want it in 2025 or 2026

Having just done a Norwegian cruise in Alaska (Seward - Vancouver) I strongly recommend staying with Princess.

 

[Major]

I see that RooFlyer has duplicated himself in Post #1. I always knew he was clever

 

[n7of9]

I booked the Best of Bruny Island shore excursion

 

[RooFlyer]

Just booking flights.

The cruise scheduled to arrive Sydney at 6am on the 29th. What's a safe time to assume I'd be off the ship, please?

 

[Major]

We are booked on a 12.40 flight to AKL. With no customs or immigration most passengers will be off in a couple of hours.

Just to be safe I wouldn't look at a domestic flight before 11am

 

[RooFlyer]

Just to be safe I wouldn't look at a domestic flight before 11am

Thanks. I was looking at domestic flight 10am-ish. Yikes; capacity over 3,000 pax; yes, it will take potentially longer than I was thinking.

 

[odysseus]

Just booking flights.

The cruise scheduled to arrive Sydney at 6am on the 29th. What's a safe time to assume I'd be off the ship, please?

They want everyone off by ~9 a.m. Bar exceptional circumstances, people should be able to start getting off around 7 a.m. and if you self-debark (i.e. take your own luggage off) should be able to get off around then if you want.

Without immigration/customs, and without luggage to collect, and as not many want to be off so early, it should be very quick at that time if that's your preference.

There is always the risk of fog/weather, or medical delays though. Very small risk, but it has and does happen.