ROYAL Caribbean International’s (RCI) Quantum of the Seas has sailed into Brisbane (pictured), making her debut in the capital of Queensland. Yesterday morning saw Quantum sail through Moreton Bay to her new homeport, the newly developed $177 million Brisbane International Cruise Terminal, where she was met by RCI local Vice...
ROYAL Caribbean International’s (RCI) Quantum of the Seas has sailed into Brisbane (pictured), making her debut in the capital of Queensland.
Yesterday morning saw Quantum sail through Moreton Bay to her new homeport, the newly developed $177 million Brisbane International Cruise Terminal, where she was met by RCI local Vice President & Managing Director Gavin Smith, alongside Port of Brisbane Chief Executive Officer Neil Stephens.
Quantum will offer summer sailings from Brisbane through to Apr, during which she will make 63 ports of call in Cairns, Airlie Beach, and along the south coast of Australia, as well as to destinations in the South Pacific, including Port Vila, and New Caledonia where the ship made her first call on Fri on her way to Queensland (CW 31 Oct).
A plaque and key ceremony was conducted by Smith, Stephens, and Quantum’s Captain Arild Hanson, a tradition for all ships on their maiden call to a port.
Smith thanked RCI’s loyal guests, suppliers, and the wider Australian travel industry, for their “unwavering support” in the lead-up to the ship’s arrival in the country.
“Today’s arrival of Quantum of the Seas into her new homeport in Brisbane is the beginning of a new benchmark for family holidays from Queensland and throughout Australia,” he said.
The season will also see more than $17.7 million spent on Australian food and beverage supplies such as meat, dairy, fresh fruit, and vegetables.
RCI also recently made her return to Australia for the first time since 2019, with Ovation of the Seas arriving in Sydney.
