Making A Big Impression

The Sapphire Princess is one of the largest ships to have ever visited the Port of Otago and we hope to see many more like her in the future. Note the pilot boat that is struggling to keep up with the liner on her way out of the harbour.

There's Only Room For One

Only room for one today. No other ships were able to berth while she was at Port Chalmers. But that's no surprise because the Sapphire Princess is one of the biggest passenger ships in the world.

She's BIG But She's Welcome

This view gives some perspective of the overall size of the Sapphire Princess compared to the containers and cranes of Port Chalmers

A Very Large Visitor

Passenger liners are frequent visitors to Otago and Sapphire Princess is one of the largest in the world. From this angle she dwarfs Port Chalmers township with her bulk

Life is Pretty Good

Life in Dunedin is pretty good. It's "all right here" as they used to say on TV. Even in the middle of winter Dunedin's beaches are an idyllic place to be.

At Ease With The Fans

All Black captain Tana Umaga is clearly at ease with the public

The All Blacks Come to Town

The All Blacks at a public training session at the Caledonian Atheltic track