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

[JessicaTam]

Fascinating video! The deck was empty, as were the balconies. Do you think that was on purpose for passenger safety?

Paging @straitman to the yellow courtesy phone.

 

[Pushka]

Fascinating video! The deck was empty, as were the balconies. Do you think that was on purpose for passenger safety?

We were told to clear the deck and balconies when we had a helicopter retrieval in Europe. Landing or circling a ship with a helicopter is incredibly dangerous.

 

[RooFlyer]

When we were leaving Sydney, we sailed straight out into the ocean for a long while (as opposed to heading south after seemingly well away); several of us commented on this. I was told recently that this (getting X km offshore) was required for them to open the on-board casino.

Does this sound right - or even was it common knowledge (except by me)?

 

[markis10]

They need to get beyond territorial waters which is 12nm, and also gets the ship out of the traffic

 

[straitman]

Paging @straitman to the yellow courtesy phone.

Normal procedure is to remove any and everything that could cause an issue in any form. It's basic risk management. Low probability of an issue however very severe consequences if they have one.

 

[Pushka]

When we were leaving Sydney, we sailed straight out into the ocean for a long while (as opposed to heading south after seemingly well away); several of us commented on this. I was told recently that this (getting X km offshore) was required for them to open the on-board casino.

Does this sound right - or even was it common knowledge (except by me)?

Yes. Very similarly. In Jeddah Saudi Arabia we had to sail into international waters before they could serve alcohol! . Once we left port the ship barrelled out and we were all hanging around the bar, the bar tender taking pre orders so as soon as he got the phone call he grabbed the key, unlocked the alcohol store (it had to be locked up and YES - Saudi officials boarded the ship immediately and inspected all the locks! ) and made the quickest round of coughtails ever seen. I think we were all Aussies and Brits hanging out.

 

[Katie]

When we were leaving Sydney, we sailed straight out into the ocean for a long while (as opposed to heading south after seemingly well away); several of us commented on this. I was told recently that this (getting X km offshore) was required for them to open the on-board casino.

Does this sound right - or even was it common knowledge (except by me)?

It was the same on our Disney cruise - but for the merchandise shops! They didn't open until we were in open/non-territorial waters, and in our case, also after the night's entertainment was over.

 

[straitman]

For those who may have missed it I have started a new thread:

AFF Cruise #3.​