Princess Cruises beautiful and massive MS “Diamond Princess” shortly after arrival in Sydney Saturday 4th of January 2014. She was very early berthing, with all lines “fast” just after 5.35am local (05.35 hours) at Sydney Cove’s Overseas Passenger Terminal (OPT) at Circular Quay in Sydney’s iconic Rocks area. Scheduled arrival was 6.00am or 06.00 hours. She departs again at 8.00pm local (20.00 hours) for Auckland New Zealand, where she will arrive on the 16th of January at 6.00am (06.00 hours) cruising via Melbourne and Hobart Australia, then across the Tasman Sea to Fjordland National Park (New Zealand) for scenic cruising, then on to Port Chalmers (Dunedin), Akaroa (near Christchurch), Tauranga, and finally her destination Auckland. Carrying 2,670 passengers and almost 1,000 crew members, “Diamond Princess” displaces 115,875 Gross Registered Tonnes (GRT), but she is known as “a big ship with a small ship feel”. She rates full 5-star accommodation and services to her passengers. Length is 290 metres, and her beam 37.05 metres. Port-of-Registry is Hamilton, Bermuda. Music overlaid on the video clip is from Auckland-based band, “Solomon” with “I’m Gonna Run”, recorded live, in concert, in Auckland. The band is the music copyright owner, and no copyright infringements are either intended or implied.
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