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Welcome to Fremantle Cruisers
In recent years there has been an upsurge in the amount of cruise lines basing cruises from Fremantle into South East Asia. West Australians and other eastern sea-borders and now flocking to Fremantle as the jumping off point to Asian cruise destinations such as Bali, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Phuket, Langkawi, Koh Samui and others further afield such as Bangkok, Cambodia and Vietnam, as well as cruises that circumnavigate Australia and the Indian Ocean.
The convenience of being able to depart from Fremantle for many West Australians has ensured these cruises are very popular, however like us we found it very hard to get information about:
- The ships
- What it is like doing a cruise
- Embarkation/Disembarkation Procedures
- What will our cabin be like
This website is for 15,000 people each year who commence cruises from Fremantle, many doing a cruise for the first time. Like us they will have hundred of questions about their cruise which so many people look forward to for such a long time. The excitement as the sailing day approaches only increases the anticipation and desire for more information and this website is for those to want to share and participate in the forums.
We hope you will find many answers here and if not please leave a question on the forums. There are many who has made this journey before you and as cruisers are a happy bunch of fun loving people we are sure you will have an answer within a very short period.
What's New!
Fremantle Cruisers is now on Facebook
1st August 2010
A new Facebook group for Fremantle Cruisers has been setup. If you are already a member of Facebook. There is no need to register on this group and your comments, photos, videos and stories are welcome.
To access the site click here
Rough Weather Tonight for Cruise Departure
8th July 2010
Lucky passengers departing this afternoon on Cruise S013 will enjoy an evening of gentle rocking reminiscent of the same cruise departure this time last year with a cold front expected to cross the coast near Fremantle shortly before the Sun Princess's departure and she will follow it up the coast.
Last year we had 8 metre swells and Storm force winds (45kts) and thunder and lightning all night with an almost identical weather pattern. The ship's course almost parallels the front so you get the opportunity to have an extended viewing! This is the view from Deck 5 last year the following morning.
For those first time cruisers have no fear, the ship only rolled 5 degrees each way even at the worst of it. It was fun!. Wish we were joining you.
Site Updates
6th July 2010
Numerous updates and additions including several new pages to the site and menu structure re-worked to make more logical sense. The complete formal evening dinner menu is now also available here
Thanks for to continuing and increasing support of this site. Over 5,000 hots on the photo gallery and better photos to come.
Cruise Critic bans all references to Fremantle Cruisers Website
26th June 2010
Following a couple of unsolicited posts by unknown, anonymous and well meaning fellow registered Cruise Critic members giving positive and encouraging feedback about this site on the Cruise Critic Forum, the owners of Cruise Critic Website have decided with out warning or consultation that any references, including praise, recommendations and links to this site have been deleted. Reason: In one word “advertising.”
Disheartening, but in a way flattering that Cruise Critic, part of a large multinational company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (Expedia Inc) with an annual cash flow of over $2.9B US, does not like other sites being mentioned particularly a voluntarily run site by a small Fremantle “sardine” where Google advertising on the pages is an attempt to recoup just the hosting costs!
Disappointing also for other Freo Cruisers in that they lose ready access to this site which attempts to provide useful and verifiable information and not personal opinions of anonymous people.
You may leave feedback here to us HERE.
Images of Sun Princess in Fremantle Yesterday
21st June 2010
On a beautiful sunny day we took the opportunity to visit Fremantle and takes some images of the Sun Princess in Fremantle at the conclusion of Cruise S011 and the commencement of Cruise S012.
For some a very exciting and happy day. For others the end of a dream!
Click HERE to view a photo gallery of images taken on the day. Enjoy!
Sample Image
Photo Gallery is a roaring success!
17th June 2010
Thank you everyone for your support. In just 24 hours there has been over 2,700 views of images in the galleries. There are currently nearly 500 images in the galleries and I am adding comment and adding background information on each image each day.
We have always said, "A picture is worth a thousand words."
If you visit the galleries please vote for your favourite or most useful image. This will determine what images remain and those that are added.
I am working my way through another 300 images from our cruise in 2009. The best will appear her soon.
Click here to open new window of the Photo Galleries
Please note all images on this site are copyright P.L. Schubert 2010. if you require or want a high resolution image please contact me through the feedback page. Contact Freo Cruisers.
Photo Gallery Sub-site now Live
16th June 2010
We are pleased to announce that the User Gallery Sub-site is now live with over 350 images of ports, ships and cruising out of Fremantle. You can now access the site as a guest, make comment on the images displayed and rate them if you wish.
Click here to open new window of the Photo Galleries
If you register on the site you will be able to upload your own photos into your own user galleries, and the best and most highly rated of them will be added to the main Albums.
Over time the best of the images will be added to dedicated pages with other information on the main site.
The Galleries may also be accessed from a new menu option at the top of every page.
Lots of Updates!
Tuesday 8th June 2010
Lots of updates occurring daily across the site too numerous to mention. Of note, Tendering, Singapore, entertainment and more.
Unfortunately because of the number of changes you are going to have to explore by yourselves and there is lots to come.
Sneak Preview of Photos to come!
Sunday 6th June 2010
Click on the link below to see some sample Hi-Res images taken on our recent cruise. 300 more to come.
Sneak preview of Images from our last cruise
Website is now 4 Months old and has had over 600 hits on the Home Page
Saturday 5th June 2010
Today the "Freocruisers" website is 4 months old and what a busy four months that has been!
To date there have been over 600 visitors to the Home page and over 40% came back for second and subsequent views.
From a slow start (because it takes a while for the search engine to find and index the site) the daily visit rate continues to climb.
Many thanks to all those people who send positive feedback and those that have joined and contributed to the forum. With your support and comments the site will continue to grow, and I hope it will become a valuable resource to the increasing number of cruisers out there.
We are just back from our latest cruise and have so much more material to add, including over 1500 photographs (the best will be showcased here in a number of galleries) and we never cease to learn new tips tricks etc that can make a cruise so much more enjoyable or allays fears and worries for new cruisers.
This site is run by volunteers (who also have to fit in all the other important things in life) and updating with quality information takes time, please be patient and check back regularly. Please visit the advertisers web pages that appear on this site. By doing so you help defray the costs of hosting and running the site.
Last Cruise on Sun Princess Complete
Monday 31st May 2010
With great sadness and some extra inches around the girth we disembarked the Sun Princess in Fremantle at 8.00 AM. Now comes the massive task of sorting editing and posting the reams of information collected during the cruise.
We managed to obtain a full set of menus from the formal dining, plus the complete wine list. We also have high resolution pictures of most of the courses we consumed! Check back later to see food, food, food!
Princess Cruises continue to refine and improve their offerings to Aussies, and we certainly found this trip more relaxing and enjoyable than the last. We are now contemplating our next cruise.
Sun Princess in Port - Singapore
Tuesday 25th May 2010
We are currently enjoying day 11 of the 17 night "Treasures of Asia" cruise on the Sun Princess after her cruise around the top end of Australia to Fremantle from Brisbane after her dry dock.
Although missing out on visiting Phuket because of the unrest in Thailand the cruise is proceeding smoothly with good weather and a happy bunch of fellow cruisers.
Still discovering new places on the ship and new ways to add kilos to the waistline. Also have learnt lots more interesting hints and tips which will be posted on this site.
Finding time to update the web site while on the cruise is proving to be a very difficult task. Just not enough time in the day.
Sun Princess leaves Singapore this evening after two days in port at the Singapore Cruise Terminal which is so convenient because of the access to the excellent underground trains in the terminal.
Lots of photos coming to this web site soon and may open up the photo gallery on this site for all to paste their best shots to share
Early morning cruising in the tropics 18th May - SW of Java
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