Australia has a new cruise ship, “The Ovation of the Seas”. It is the fourth largest cruise ship in the world, and today, on it’s maiden voyage, it visited Hobart.
At 18 decks high, it looked impressive moored up on our waterfront, dwarfing the pier buildings. The city welcomed the 4,500 passengers and 1,500 crew and Tasmania will benefit from the tourist dollars that are spent while the ship is here. The number of cruise ship visits is increasing year on year as our tourism industry grows.
RuthsArc 
Impressive looking ship. We now get regular cruise ships stopping in Busselton and it is having a positive impact on the local economy :).
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That sure is a big ship! Every time I see one of these, I wish I could go on board and snoop around!
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Me too 🙂
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It certainly is a big one. I was told about the arm that has the observation bubble on it – one of the ladies where I am currently working is cruising on it in the new year.
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My sister in law and family have booked for christmas next year. That observation bubble does sound interesting.
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Amazing the size of the ship! And the people coming into Hobart. I think Hobart, our best kept secret…is no more!
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It’s good for local business, and generally the ships are only here for a day. We get our city back until the next cruise visit 🙂
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That is huge! LIke a tall office building on the water:).
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It certainly stands above the city skyline 🙂
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Gosh… that is a whopper! Anyway you can make a few extra dollars off the visiting tourists?? Sell a few postcards?? 😉
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