Around 3000 passengers and a ship’s company of 1142 sailed into Hobart on the Crown Princess.
It kick-starts Tasmania’s new cruise season which, for all ships, has a scheduled 141 stops across Hobart, Burnie, Port Arthur, Coles Bay, Bell Bay, and King Island.
Crown Princess Captain Christopher Lye calling it an enormous privilege.
“To bring the Crown Princess here to Hobart and Australasia on this her maiden season down here in Australia, the ship is 18 years old and never been here before which I find amazing.”
Premier Rockliff presented the Captain and crew with a plaque marking the debut in Tasmania’s capital.
“One of many (cruise ships) that will arrive at our shores between now and May next year bringing some 268,000 people to Tasmania, it’s fantastic that the cruise ship season is now open.”
The Crown Princess is now Australia’s largest full-time cruise ship, first arriving in its home port of Sydney on Saturday.
