LOL Beth! All I had to teach Kim was how to get up earlier than me ;)

It takes some good luck, too! Glad it worked out. It was pretty fun.

Well done Kim. I'd like to say I watched them sail away but looking at the photos was just as good. Thanks for your efforts. It's now 8.00am on the 24th here (Thursday) and they arrive in Brisbane on the 25th (Friday) which will be your Thursday. Have I totally confused you? I have me!! Lee

After having a wonderful dinner onboard with great friends. We watched from our Hotel room the Voyager sail by the Opera House into the outer Harbor. We will miss them, but glad to be in Sydney taking in the Sights.. What a great city this is. Carla is climbing the bridge today with a friend, and I will be watching..

Frank

After having a wonderful dinner onboard with great friends. We watched from our Hotel room the Voyager sail by the Opera House into the outer Harbor. We will miss them, but glad to be in Sydney taking in the Sights.. What a great city this is. Carla is climbing the bridge today with a friend, and I will be watching..

Frank

Good for Carla! I hope she has a fantastic experience.

You go Carla!!!

Glad Jan B is not with Carla.
She would be doing the climb with her. :D

Where are you staying, Frank...don't forget the Rennaissance Bakery shop. So good. How did you like the koalas and kangaroos?

I am not having much luck stalking today! I am not even sure what wharf you are at?

Well, what do we think? Is this the Voyager coming into Brisbane harbour? Coming from right to left





It's really hard to tell, but it is the right time for them to be arriving. I say it's them. That's my story and I'm sticky to it!

Kim, You are a stalking fiend!!!!

It's ex-scream stalking, Beth!

Yes, it is, Kim!!! :app: :app: :app:

I say it's them, too! We can strive for a perfect stalking record for this trip :)

Cute Suz!!!

Kim, I'm buying it!! Good job, Girl!!!!

Well done! It was them - just checked on the port in Brisbane today and they're the only cruise ship arriving.

Suzie - cute must run in your family!

Next stop is Townsville, I think it's going to be a challenge but hopefully Kim's luck will continue!

Here is another stalking link:
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/

When the ship is at sea it doesn't always appear, but right now I can see the Voyager cruising up the Sunshine Coast doing 18.3 knots.

Lisa

Lisa, that is one of my favorite sites! It makes stalking a bit easier when you can see the ship on a map.

Well, my luck has run out. I was super busy today with work. When I did try to check for web cams, I got the impression that cyclone Yasi had knocked some of them out. Anyway, I couldn't find anything for the harbor. There are some really good photos on the web, and it looks like a nice harbor. Too bad we didn't get a stalk.

Are they in Townsville already? I am having a hard time with the time difference, lol

It's 10 AM right now. We have a sea day today (Saturday). Tomorrow is Townsville. Tonight is Ngaire and Ken's cocktail party followed by a hosted dinner where we eat with officers.

Gail and I are eating with the General Manager Michael Coghlan and his wife Stephanie Baldwin.

I have been working on my blog all morning, but the connection will not let me update it. Apparently, this has been a recurring problem, especially with people using iWeb. I will keep trying during the day. We had a great full-day excursion yesterday to Mt. Tamborine and a Skywalk in the Rainforest. Also good lunch, wine tasting, and village shopping. The blog has some good photos, I think. It's much easier to do it that way than publish them on LCT, but if I continue to have problems, I'll try here.

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Eugene

Townsville is a tough stalk! I think all I will be able to catch is this pic of the Voyager and it looks like she is floating above the mountains, that must be an optical illusion!
If any Rooster is reading this, please let me know if their are any ships in port with you.

Karen, we're just docking in Townsville now. It appears we're the only ship in port today.

Must be that time warp thing between Oz and here

Here is a fun cam for tomorrow, you can watch people snorkeling on the Great Barrier reef. At least I think what I am looking at are humans, either humans or sharks ;)

Reef cam



And there are some good cams here but I am not sure if this is where the ship will dock?

Wow, I guess that IS where the ship docks! This is one of those cams that gets up close and personal, lol. Anyone's cabin on this side of the ship?

Great stalk Karen

They're all in the bar :hello1:

Super stalk, Karen!!!! :app:
Hi ROOs!!! :hello1:

Oh my gosh Karen, don't know what time this was taken but this is US....if we were standing on our balcony we'd wave to you. You have our cabin...we're in 736 !!

I am not having any luck with any Bali cams for the next stop, I can't find a single one!

I wonder if the earthquake/tsunami has had or will have any effect on the cruise. I wold expect not, as they are 'sheltered' from the area of the event and source of the tsunami by the bulk of the Phillipeans at this point in their cruise - they are due in Manila tomorrow.

Mike, I think they are already docked at Manila?

Oh yeah, they are a day ahead, aren't they, so it was already March 12th there. Here's the itinerary from RSSC:

• Date Day Port Dress Code Arrive Depart
  Feb 23 Wed Sydney, Australia Elegant Casual 11:00 pm
  Feb 24 Thu Cruise the Coast of Australia, International Waters Formal Optional
  Feb 25 Fri Brisbane, Australia Elegant Casual 9:00 am 6:00 pm
  Feb 26 Sat Cruise Australia Coast and Great Barrier Reef, International Waters Elegant Casual
  Feb 27 Sun Townsville, Australia Elegant Casual 10:00 am 6:00 pm
  Feb 28 Mon Cairns, Australia Elegant Casual 8:00 am 7:00 pm
  Mar 01 Tue Cruise the Coral Sea, International Waters Elegant Casual
  Mar 02 Wed Thursday Island, Australia Elegant Casual 8:00 am 5:00 pm
  Mar 03 Thu Cruise the Arafura Sea, International Waters Elegant Casual
  Mar 04 Fri Darwin, Australia Elegant Casual 10:00 am 4:00 pm
  Mar 05 Sat Cruise the Timor Sea, International Waters Elegant Casual
  Mar 06 Sun Cruise the Timor Sea, International Waters Elegant Casual
  Mar 07 Mon Bali (Padang Bay), Indonesia Elegant Casual 7:00 am 11:00 pm
  Mar 08 Tue Cruise the Java Sea, International Waters Elegant Casual
  Mar 09 Wed At Sea, International Waters Elegant Casual
  Mar 10 Thu Sandakan, Malaysia Elegant Casual 8:00 am 7:00 pm
  Mar 11 Fri Cruise the Philippine Islands, International Waters Elegant Casual
  Mar 12 Sat Manila, Philippines Elegant Casual 8:00 am 7:00 pm
  Mar 13 Sun Cruise the Philippine Sea, International Waters Elegant Casual
  Mar 14 Mon Taipei (Keelung), Taiwan Elegant Casual 1:00 pm
  Mar 15 Tue Taipei (Keelung), Taiwan Elegant Casual 6:00 pm
  Mar 16 Wed Cruise the East China Sea, International Waters Elegant Casual
  Mar 17 Thu Cruise the Yellow Sea, International Waters Formal Optional
  Mar 18 Fri Seoul (Inchon), South Korea Elegant Casual 8:00 am 6:00 pm
  Mar 19 Sat Cruise the Yellow Sea, International Waters Elegant Casual
  Mar 20 Sun Beijing (Tianjin), China Elegant Casual 8:00 am

They certainly should be fine; the port of Manila is inside Manila Bay, very well protected.

Mike, have you seen their reports on the sea mail thread? They are in Manila for 2 days as they had to skip a previous port.