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The All Blacks – 2011 Rugby World Cup Champions |
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Air New Zealand’s welcome billboard at Auckland Airport featuring players from the All Blacks team. |
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Adventure World’s chartered ms Volendam in port over the weekend. |
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SAA’s Ian Robinson and Sabre Pacific’s Carl Frier onboard ms Volendam in the Wallaby Bar. |
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SAT’s Tommy Lindblad and Rob Gurr with SAA’s Ian Robinson. |
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Carl Frier, Sabre Pacific; Julie Primmer, JTN; Gai Tyrrell, Sabre Pacific and Gia Acitelli were also onboard ms Volendam partying in the Wallaby Bar. |
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And here they are again with Aussie comedian Vince Sorrenti. |
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and again… |
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Sabre’s Gai Tyrrell, Carl Frier and VP Greg Webb all the way from the Dallas office. |
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Sabre Holdings’ Hans Belle with Rhonda Birchmore and Keith Stanley onboard the ship. |
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The friendly Adventure World team had a service desk for passengers onboard ms Volendam located on Deck 3. |
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One of the All Blacks fan tents located around the ‘City of Sails’. |
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And some France supporters singing in the pubs along the Viaduct area. |
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Fans were willing to do anything to get a ticket to the hottest event in town. |
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There was lots of street entertainment in Auckland city yesterday. |
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Rhapsody of the Seas arriving into Auckland Harbour at lunch time on grand final day, making it the third ship in port. |
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P&O’s Pacific Dawn and HAL’s ms Volendam docked in Auckland. |
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The All Black’s giant rugby ball fan marquee. |
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Musicians lined the streets of Auckland. |
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…and this giant rugby union player puppeteer drew lots of attention too. |
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One of the fanzone areas looking out from TD’s stateroom window. |
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Thousands of people lined the streets of Auckland city since the early hours of yesterday morning. |
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Rhapsody of the Seas & Pacific Dawn. |
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Rhapsody of the Seas & Pacific Dawn. |
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Buskers kept visitors entertained during the day. |
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Fans lining up to enter the fanzone areas. |
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Tommy Lindblad, Lalie Ngozi, Zweli Mntambo and Rob Gurr from South African Tourism. |
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And here’s the SAT team again just hours before kick-off. |
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TD approaching Eden Park for the RWC Grand Final |
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Eden Park |
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The atmosphere was incredible in the stadium! |
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The All Blacks and France singing their national anthems. |
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The first kick for goal in the game. |
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SAA’s Ian Robinson, SAT’s Rob Gurr and Susan. |
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Jabu Mabuza, Lalie Ngozi and Zweli Mntambo from SAT. |
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Congratulations to world champions, the All Blacks!!! |