{"id":11366,"date":"2013-04-15T13:15:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-15T13:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/carnival-australia-working-for-smooth-transition-to-white-bay-cruise-terminal\/"},"modified":"2013-04-15T13:15:00","modified_gmt":"2013-04-15T13:15:00","slug":"carnival-australia-working-for-smooth-transition-to-white-bay-cruise-terminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/04\/carnival-australia-working-for-smooth-transition-to-white-bay-cruise-terminal\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnival Australia Working For Smooth Transition To White Bay Cruise Terminal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelbrochures.com.au\/af\/16\/napp\/show\/Bundle_list.htm?id=4\">Save hours on your travel research. Get brochures delivered to your door for free. Digital option too.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Carnival Australia is working to ensure the transition to Sydney Ports Corporation\u2019s new White Bay Cruise Terminal is as smooth as possible for its cruise passengers.<\/span><br \/><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>The company, which operates or represents most of the cruise ships operating to or from Sydney, has also developed a \u2018good neighbour commitment\u2019 that takes into account the interests of the local community.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>The transfer to White Bay follows the State Government\u2019s decision to relocate cruise ship operations west of the Sydney Harbour Bridge from Barangaroo.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Pacific Pearl &#8212; one of three P&#038;O Cruises\u2019 superliners operated by Carnival Australia &#8212; today became the first cruise ship to berth at White Bay and her sister ship, Pacific Jewel, is due there on Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Q-ed6QmgXCg\/UWv7sIeuiKI\/AAAAAAAAAHE\/qrnJtyNljLQ\/s1600\/First+passengers+to+disembark+at+White+Bay+April+15+2013.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"260\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Q-ed6QmgXCg\/UWv7sIeuiKI\/AAAAAAAAAHE\/qrnJtyNljLQ\/s320\/First+passengers+to+disembark+at+White+Bay+April+15+2013.jpg\" width=\"320\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<span>Caption (l to r): P&#038;O Cruises Senior Vice President Tammy Marshall with the first Pacific Pearl passengers to disembark at White Bay, Loren Beder and Moshe Belleli, and Sydney Ports Lachlan Benson.<\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>\u201cOnce the decision was made to relocate cruise ship operations to White Bay, we pledged to work cooperatively with Sydney Ports Corporation to make the new terminal a success,\u201d said Tammy Marshall, P&#038;O Cruises\u2019 Senior Vice President.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<span>\u201cWe have worked to make the change as smooth as possible for our passengers including direct communication advising them of the new arrangements. We also want the local community know of our <\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>intention to be a good neighbour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Carnival Australia\u2019s \u2018Good Neighbour Commitment\u2019 has the following guidelines:<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span>No surprise visits unless an emergency \u00a0\u2013 Our      ship schedules are published up to two years ahead of time and can readily      be viewed at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sydneyports.com.au\/port_operations\/cruise_schedule\"><span>www.sydneyports.com.au\/port_operations\/cruise_schedule<\/span><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>No planned late night arrivals \u2013 The vast majority      of our ships arrive between 6am and 7am, which means no late nights and a      reduced impact on afternoon peak hour traffic.\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Quiet disembarkation \u2013 Carnival Australia is taking      a number of steps to keep the inevitable noise of disembarkation to a      minimum. For example, our ships will refrain from making announcements      about disembarkation times and schedules while in port.\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-dBawSH82h40\/UWv9HHi5GpI\/AAAAAAAAAHg\/Zwuxjf73DaM\/s1600\/Pacific+Pearl+at+White+Bay+April+15+2013.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"167\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-dBawSH82h40\/UWv9HHi5GpI\/AAAAAAAAAHg\/Zwuxjf73DaM\/s320\/Pacific+Pearl+at+White+Bay+April+15+2013.jpg\" width=\"320\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Ship whistle minimised \u2013 We will do our best to stay      quiet, with our ship whistle used sparingly for evacuation drills or in      case of an emergency.\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Lights down low \u2013 External ship lighting will be      kept to a minimum when in port.\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Sail-away fun \u2013 We know our passengers love to start      their holiday the moment they step on board, but Carnival Australia will      keep music and announcements to a minimum until our ships are well on      their way.\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>One day visit \u2013 Occasionally there will be      circumstances that require the ships to stay overnight, for example      extreme weather conditions or technical problems, however these are few      and far between.\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<span>Ongoing communication \u2013 Carnival Australia will      update residents of any major changes to its operation via its website (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carnivalaustralia.com\/\"><span>www.carnivalaustralia.com<\/span><\/a>)      or direct mail.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span>Ms Marshall said the start of operations at White Bay highlighted the priority of improving cruise ship access east of the Harbour Bridge to support cruise industry growth and its increasing economic contribution.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>\u201cThe next steps to maintain the momentum of growth are the planned upgrade of the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay and the need to confirm long-term access to Garden Island,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save hours on your travel research. Get brochures delivered to your door for free. Digital option too. Carnival Australia is working to ensure the transition to Sydney Ports Corporation\u2019s new White Bay Cruise Terminal is as smooth as possible for its cruise passengers. The company, which operates or represents most of the cruise ships operating [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11366\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}