Princess of Norway

[Brian Cawkwell]

just leaving the piers now at the Tyne, a big delay , anyone know why .The time is now 2240 and she normally leaves the piers at approx 1730, i know last few times she has been here that after unloading they have swung her around and have beeen working on the bow door area with a cherry picker!!

[Chris Fahey]

Just to correct Cawky, it's the Princess of Norway he means.

[Cody Williams]

G'day Cawky,

I just edited the posts name for you :-D

It could be general maintenance? I see the people working on the bow door of the SPoT's 1 and 2.

[Guest]

Hi Brian

Sounds mechanical! - this is from the DFDS site @ http://www.dfdsseaways.co.uk/CUSTOMER_SERVICE/DELAYS_AND_CANCELLATIONS/Delays_Cancellations

Unfortunately m.s. Princess of Norway is currently delayed into IJmuiden (Amsterdam).

Further updates to follow tomorrow, 21.08.09.

DFDS Seaways apologise for this delay

Regards

[Brian Cawkwell]

cody wrote:
G'day Cawky,

I just edited the posts name for you

It could be general maintenance? I see the people working on the bow door of the SPoT's 1 and 2.

What name did i write?

Still no one knows what was going on , though i did see a cherry picker working on the bow doors on her last 3 visits here..

[Chris Fahey]

Brian, you called her Princess of Scandinavia.

[Guest]

Hi Brian

I see her schedules are still all out of kilter - didn't she have problems with her bow doors last year which drastically cut her service speed?

Regards

[Brian Cawkwell]

:-)

Ed-Hunter wrote:
Brian, you called her Princess of Scandinavia.

I am getting mixed up with the QUEEN OF NORWAY!!! :lol:

Teve , they must not have fixed the bow doors in her last drydocking , uless there is another issue.

[fran]

Hi i was on the ship the day of the delay after hours waiting we finally got announcement from the captain there have been some problems with the bow doors.

[Paul Garrot]

We'd only work on the bow doors in Devonport if there was a problem, routine bow door maintenance is done in Melbourne, stern doors in Devonport.  Thankfully there haven't been any major issues with the SPoT bow doors, just a few things need tightening up every once in a while.

[fran]

There havend been delays anymore, Butt i still wonder why they keep swinging her around? after arrival she swings around and i see her with the ramp down and before embarkation she swings again to use only the back so i figure there is still a issue with the bow doors or the ramp!?

[Brian Cawkwell]

They must be still working on the bow doors.Though she did not swing around on Thursday as I was working down by the river all day , I did see her leave and I did hear her call for help as she was passing the fish quay as someone had a stroke and was unconscious .See this thread:-

http://www.shipspotting.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=7036&forum=2#forumpost38733