[Marine] Victoria cruise ship industry | Breakwater District/Ogden Point | News / issues
#1681
Posted 20 October 2017 - 10:58 AM
#1682
Posted 23 October 2017 - 12:51 PM
Wilson’s Group, CVS Tours create partnership that will mean greener buses to serve cruise passengers at Ogden PointMORE:
Bout time! I work at Ogden Point during the cruise ship season and the Wilson's busses were loud, stinky and constantly blowing black smoke on top of being obviously decades older than the CVS Busses, which were very quiet and modern.
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#1683
Posted 17 November 2017 - 08:19 AM
http://www.timescolo...hips-1.23097304A modest increase in cruise-ship traffic will bring a major expense for the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority in 2018.
According to GVHA chief executive Ian Robertson, the authority will spend about $7 million for a new mooring dolphin to accommodate larger ships at Ogden Point during next year’s cruise-ship season.
The dolphin, a structure used to moor large ships, will be built in line with the existing dolphin at Pier B. It will initially serve the Norwegian Bliss, which is more than 1,000 feet long.
“Next year, we are expecting a modest increase in [cruise-ship passenger] numbers,” Robertson said. The forecast increase is due to the trend toward larger vessels with more passengers, rather than an increase in ship calls.
“We won’t see much growth during the regular season between May and September, but what we will see is growth in the shoulder season,” Robertson said. “With ships repositioning in and out of Alaska, that’s good news for Victoria … They often choose Victoria.”
The city welcomed a record 239 calls by cruise ships this year, with almost 600,000 passengers and more than 239,000 crew visiting the city between April and October. There were 224 calls to Victoria in 2016.
A GVHA study in 2016 suggested the economic impact of the cruise-ship industry was about $130 million annually in Victoria.
#1684
Posted 17 November 2017 - 08:32 AM
The Bliss is coming here, eh? That's the one with the racetrack on it lol.
#1685
Posted 17 November 2017 - 09:20 AM
The Bliss is coming here, eh? That's the one with the racetrack on it lol.
Are they racing seahorses?
#1686
Posted 17 November 2017 - 09:28 AM
That'd be fun . Go-karts actually...
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#1687
Posted 17 November 2017 - 09:37 AM
Some of the amenities on that ship are bonkers. Take a look at some of the photos in this article.
Go-karts, laser tag and barbecue highlight new Norwegian Bliss offerings
#1688
Posted 17 November 2017 - 09:45 AM
Some of the amenities on that ship are bonkers. Take a look at some of the photos in this article.
Go-karts, laser tag and barbecue highlight new Norwegian Bliss offerings
None of those are my idea of "Bliss"
#1689
Posted 17 November 2017 - 11:34 AM
None of those are my idea of "Bliss"
That's the nice thing about cruising. There is a cruise-line for everybody! Perhaps you'd prefer Celebrity or Crystal.
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#1690
Posted 17 November 2017 - 11:39 AM
That's the nice thing about cruising. There is a cruise-line for everybody! Perhaps you'd prefer Celebrity or Crystal.
Celebrity is my #1 choice.
#1691
Posted 17 November 2017 - 02:00 PM
Edited by amor de cosmos, 17 November 2017 - 02:01 PM.
#1692
Posted 17 November 2017 - 08:19 PM
are the go-kart track & laser-tag things big enough to be any fun though, or are they like that indoor ski hill in dubai? sort of like it's sort of interesting that they managed to do it but as far as ski destinations go... well it's no whistler.
I'd say they're probably fine. The karting though, must be somewhat limited to when you can do it. It'd be loud if those are typical karts.
Edited by lanforod, 17 November 2017 - 08:21 PM.
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#1693
Posted 17 November 2017 - 08:39 PM
They have single and double carts.
#1694
Posted 17 November 2017 - 09:55 PM
#1695
Posted 17 November 2017 - 10:10 PM
Electric carts can kick something when they are built right.
#1696
Posted 18 November 2017 - 10:53 AM
are the go-kart track & laser-tag things big enough to be any fun though, or are they like that indoor ski hill in dubai? sort of like it's sort of interesting that they managed to do it but as far as ski destinations go... well it's no whistler.
Problem with the large cruise ships is that they are so crowded that you just don't show up at the go-kart or laser tag areas and wait for your turn. You book times weeks or months in advance and you get a very limited number of slots so that each of the other 4,000 people onboard get to use them as well.
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#1697
Posted 18 November 2017 - 10:50 PM
Problem with the large cruise ships is that they are so crowded that you just don't show up at the go-kart or laser tag areas and wait for your turn. You book times weeks or months in advance and you get a very limited number of slots so that each of the other 4,000 people onboard get to use them as well.
I'm boarding on Oasis soon. We prebooked the shows, buts that's it. I don't think its possible to reserve stuff like the surf machines or zip line, which would be similar to what you're talking about.
First come first served.
#1698
Posted 14 December 2017 - 09:46 PM
An unseasonal stop for Star Princess, in a 10 day refit at the Esquimalt Graving Dock.
http://www.timescolo...2020-1.23094378
#1699
Posted 14 December 2017 - 09:55 PM
The new Coast Ship Sir John Franklin
https://en.wikipedia...Franklin_(2017)
http://www.timescolo...ials-1.23119502
The British are here too...
#1700
Posted 15 December 2017 - 06:28 AM
^ The cruise ship, Star Princess, in the background of your photos Bingo just arrived here for refit rom Los Angeles. Nice to see that Point Hope is attracting business from the big players.
We were on that ship from LA on it's way up for the work. here is a shot from a video of Mrs. Sparky and I on the big screen at the launch party in LA.
Everybody seemed to have a good time.
Nice boat, lots to do and lots to eat.
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