Hi Michael and Andrea. Disney Wonder is doing a number of 3 and 4 day cruises out of Sydney and Melbourne. She is currently on a 3 day cruise to Eden. Her season finishes on February 10 with a cruise from Sydney to Vancouver via the South Pacific and Honolulu.

Yes it's fun to watch all these vessels of all sizes heading back after the display.

@@Kirribilli_ships What a great way to start the new year!

Thank you, it was an impressive display.

Thank you. Happy New Year to you too 🎉

Thank you. The Azamara Pursuit arrives on the 31st of December and stays till the 2nd of January. She will dock at the White Bay Cruise Terminal. Last year Aidasol was in Sydney for New Years Eve.

Thank you. It was another beautiful Morning.

Thank you. I also like the sounds of the birds in the Morning, the Lorikeets and Currawongs make a great sound. Some times there are Cockatoos and Kookaburras which can be very loud. There is also something special about the early Morning sunlight and that Morning the low clouds looked unusual. I looked at the Pacific Adventure Deck plan and the unusual elevated room at the stern is called the Altitude Nightclub on deck 18. The view up there when the ship is at sea would be amazing.

@@Kirribilli_ships Thanks for all the information. Yes - the view from deck 18 would be amazing. 👍

Hope you have a great cruise.

Yes, it's amazing how these large vessels can quickly turn in a small space. Thanks for watching and I hope your well.

Thank you.

Thank you very much. Arriving in Sydney Harbour on a beautiful Morning like this is a great experience. The Circular Quay Passenger Terminal where the Ovation is docking is close to Ferries,Trains, Light Rail and walking distance to the Opera House which is great for her passengers.

@@Kirribilli_ships Thanks. I was recently watching a video of someone who was born in Scotland but moved over to Sydney as a young boy (I think they went to school in Eastwood). They subsequently moved back to Scotland but he was revisiting Sydney to see what had changed after so many years living back in Scotland. He travelled on some of the local ferries and visited some of the local attractions and beaches. He also visited the Blue Mountains National Park. It was interesting to see some of the different parts of Sydney.

Thanks, I will look for that video. I would like to go to Scotland one day and visit the River Clyde to see where the Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, and the Queen Elizabeth 2 were built.

@@Kirribilli_ships Thanks. My mum and dad were both born in Scotland before moving to England after they were married. Mum grew up in Port Glasgow and remembers the day that the QE2 was launched. At present, on the other side of Scotland, the ferry Spirit of Tasmania IV is berthed at Leith, Edinburgh. It sailed there from Finland. I believe that it may be there for a while since there is a delay in building the berths for the route that it is intended to operate in Australia. The link to the video that I was talking about is kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmLPc4abnadribc

Thank you, that is great your mum remembers the day QE2 was launched, that must have been a great occasion with the Queen travelling to the Clyde to name the QE2 watched by thousands of people, I would love to visit Glasgow one day, so many famous ships were built there. I have heard about the new Tasmanian Ferries saga they look very nice and are very fast. They should run a service from Sydney to Hobart while they wait for the berth to be completed. Thanks very much for the link to the video, I enjoyed watching this. Scott captured the feel of visiting Sydney very well. I now want to visit the Blue Mountains by train which I haven't done in years. His channel looks great and I have now subscribed.

Thank you for watching, it was a beautiful Morning for a ship to arrive.

It was on the 8th of December 2024.

Yes I saw this on the news, I wouldn't like to be on a ship in those huge seas. Take care and stay safe.

Thank you, it was a great sight seeing the ships arriving together on that beautiful Morning. The Europa 2 looks very similar to The Europa that you captured on video in Greenwich a few months ago.

@@Kirribilli_ships Thanks. Yes - I was thinking the same thing.👍

Thank you. It would be great to be able to play piano like that.

Thank you. The passengers would have have a great view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The Celebrity Edge is to tall to fit under the Harbour Bridge.

Interesting to see if you look carefully at the side of the ship as it turns at 1:24 you can see the Opera House reflected in the glass walls of Celebrity Edge.

@@Kirribilli_ships Ah yes. I didn't notice that before but I see that now you mention it. 👍

That's great you sailed on the Celebrity Edge, she looks like a very nice ship. Thank you for watching.

I saw on the news here the storms that hit the United Kingdom with Wales being badly affected. Hope things are getting better.

Thank you, it was a very nice Spring Morning and Queen Elizabeth looked beautiful arriving. I am happy you loved your visit to Sydney, hope you return one day.

Thank you. She will be sailing out of Australian ports till February. I like the Cunard Colour scheme with their red and black funnel, she is a very nice ship.

Thank you. She was in Sydney for a week and would sail around the Harbour in the afternoon. It would be a nice way to travel around the World.

Thank you, glad you liked the video. I hope you have a great cruise In October 2025, where are you travelling to? Sailing from Sydney Harbour is an amazing experience.

@@Kirribilli_ships 😀

@@JodieMiners Thanks for the information. Hope you enjoyed your voyage.

@Kirribilli_ships yes it was fabulous, and we had some medical issues also and had to turn around just past the Victorian border and go north to meet a rescue helicopter that winched a rescue crew onto the ship, then winched the sick crew member away to hospital treatment. We were just north of Eden and the helicopter had come from Wollongong, and there was a maritime safety plane circling also. Amazing to see it all happening, and the crew member got to hospital and had surgery. We know nothing more about what happened to them.

@@JodieMiners That must have been amazing to watch. I admire the Helicopter Pilots and crew that the do these rescue flights. Hope the crew member is doing okay. It shows that Cruise Ships and their Officers and crew handle medical emergencys very well.

@@johnnierainey5761I didn't have any notice, she just appeared in front of Kirribilli at 7 pm which was very unusual. She was sailing on her way to Melbourne before turning back to Sydney. I hope everything works out okay for the passenger.

Thank you. Yes I hope everything worked out okay for the passenger. It must have been a stressful few hours. I think the captain and crew involved did an amazing job bringing the ship back to Sydney

@@Kirribilli_ships 👍

Thank you. I like the way the sound of the horn echo's off the nearby buildings.

That's great you liked sailing on her. She is a a very nice looking ship.

Thanks, it's always great looking at Ships and Ferries on Sydney Harbour.

Than you. The water salute looked amazing.There was so much activity on the Harbour that day. The ships and boats were sounding their horns in front of Admiralty House as a tribute to the Royal Visit.

Thank you, it was a beautiful sight.

Thank you for your suggestion.I normally give a detailed written description of the video but maybe I could try doing an occasional voice over on some short video's

Perfect, Paul. But only as you see fit. Many thanks.

Thank you. Watching a Tall Ship passing the Opera House looked amazing. Hope you are both well.

Thank you. I can imagine It would be difficult to navigate a large ship with so many small craft around. On Saturday afternoons there are also lots of yacht races happening around Sydney Harbour.

@@Kirribilli_ships Yes - I can imagine that would be difficult. When large cruise ships depart from the port of Southampton, they are designated as "clear channel vessels" and all the other traffic has to stay out of the main shipping channel so as not to be in their way.

I was standing watching it going out was amazed how nothing was interuped by the Cruise linner going out. All the other boats just went in and out as normal.

@@johnmccarthy2407 It was a busy afternoon on the Harbour and as you say the Ferries move around this large ship with no problem. It is impressive to watch how well these large passenger ships and tugs can manoeuvre.

Thanks, the Carnival Luminosa started sailing out of Brisbane last cruise season and it seemed to do well. This was the first time she has sailed on a cruise out of Sydney and back to Sydney.

Thank you, they looked amazing arriving together at lunchtime.