Re: Auckland to Sydney on the Diamond Princess

Thanks for the info Bob
The 12 miles is 'international waters' so once outside of you are not
governed by local laws
I suppose the other option if gambling is a high priority is to go to a
casino on land - but you would miss the great sightseeing and food
How was the service and crowds on the Diamond Princess?
Stephen


"Reef Fish" <Large_Nassau_Grouper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> just a couple of quick notes that future US travellers on this cruise
> may
> find useful.
>
> The US dollar is not as widely accepted as one might think. I got the
> first surprise when the cab driver (from the airport to the cruise
> pier) not
> only does not accept USD equivalent for the cab fare, he has no idea
> what the exchange rate was.
>
> But enroute to the pier, he stopped at a bank for me to exchange my US
> dollars to NZ$, and the rate was NZ$1.41 for each USD, with no
> commission charged. So, I got $70.5 for $50 USD, just enough to
> cover the cab fare, including tip.
>
> Boarding the ship, for the 3,200 passengers was the same disorganized
> mess as on other Princesses. There was no official shortcut for the
> Platinum or Elite passengers. Everyone is in the same line, first come
>
> first serve.
>
> Money exchange on the ship is $1.31 NZ to each USD, less $2.50
> commission. Thus, for $50 USD, you would get only $63 NZ$ instead
> of the NZ$70.5 from the bank.
>
> There wasn't anything unexpected or unusual on this Diamond Princess
> compared to the 7 other Princesses on which I cruised in 2005.
>
> The only exception is the peculiar New Zealand (Australian) law that
> forbids a cruise ship to operate its casino until it's 12 miles from
> shore.
> As a result, the casino is closed much of the time it would have been
> open cruising elsewhere, not only because of the law, but because of
> the narrow passengers the ship travels through before having the
> opportunity to be 12 miles from shore.
>
> The ship at sea toward the fjord region. I head something to the
> effect
> that the casino will be closed for two days.
>
> The itinerary so far has been: Auckland; Tauranga; at sea;
> Christchurch; at sea ...
>
> -- Bob.
>


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