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Shipping News and information / Re: Cruise Ship Norwegian Star adrift off Victoria, Australia.

« on: February 10, 2017, 05:16:35 PM »

I have been on her from Dubai until Hong Kong. We also experienced propulsion problems with one of the azipod. Luckily we were in Singapore-Port when it happend. I know from the captain that it should being repaired on the cruise from Singapore towards Sydney. Looks like something went wrong there or more undetected problems came up. Sad for the people on board... But I know from experience, they will be treated well. But not every passenger looks at it the same.

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Help and Advice / Re: National Geographic Endeavour

« on: November 24, 2014, 07:41:29 PM »

hmm... so this is not what you're looking for then, huh.

Got it from the same page, better versions I don't know where to find, sorry.

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Help and Advice / Re: National Geographic Endeavour

« on: November 24, 2014, 04:58:58 PM »

I find those on the Lindblad Expaditions quite in detail.
Some bigger ones and some more information on the ship here:
http://www.cruisecheap.com/ships/lindblad-expeditions-national-geographic-endeavour-deck-plans.html
I hope this is what you're looking for.

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Site related news, functions and modules / Re: Site crash status - September 2014

« on: September 29, 2014, 10:29:21 AM »

Looking forward when site is fully up again. Thanks for your work.

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Shipping News and information / Re: 1076 pax cruiser liner to take on NW Passage in 2016

« on: July 31, 2014, 02:39:48 PM »

I would love to sail thru the Northwest passage or even the northeast passage. But the ship should have better ice class. Even this is common with large cruiseship in cold waters. "Costa Cruises in Svalbard" or "Celebrity Cruises in Antarctica". For Svalbard there are new restrictions comming in the next years so this mighty be also good for Antarctica and the far north. How would you evacuate all those people on board? Or is the Stand-by-vessel a big enough icebreaker, then I would sail for sure. If I had the money and the time... ;-)

I have been to northern greenland, Svalbard and Antarctica but all on smaller ships.

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Help and Advice / Alaska's Inter-Island Ferry Routes

« on: March 23, 2014, 05:58:20 PM »

Alaska's Inter-Island Ferry Authority has two Ferries. The M/V Prince of Wales and M/V Stikine. They only offer one route with a daily service on their website. Does someone know if there is another route beside Ketchikan - Hollis? And where do I get a timetable? I'm looking for a route from Wrangell to Coffman Cove, if there is? On their website they show thoes town as "their" ports but no route. http://www.interislandferry.com/route.html

Any help is much appreciated

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Shipping News and information / Naimag Ferries suspend passenger transport service

« on: October 04, 2013, 06:38:30 PM »

Navimag Ferries
Passenger service on route Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt has been suspended:

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It is my duty to inform you that Navimag Ferries has decided to redirect the use of the Evangelistas Ferry to a cargo service starting from September. For this reason, the passenger transport service has been suspended on this ship on the Fjords Route (Puerto Natales

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Shipping News and information / Re: MV Isabella ex Viking Line

« on: May 01, 2013, 11:15:45 AM »

Thanks for the info. Looks strange: Called now Isabelle and VikingLine Red with Tallink on it. aarghh.. 

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Shipping News and information / MV Isabella ex Viking Line

« on: April 24, 2013, 05:27:13 PM »

On April 5th Viking line sold M/V Isabella

Viking Line Abp reached on April 5th an agreement with Hansalink Limited, a subsidiary of Tallink Grupp, regarding a sale of M/V Isabella. The transaction and the delivery of the vessel are scheduled to be completed during April 2013.

The sale of M/V Isabella is a planned part of the financing of Viking Line's new cruise vessel M/V Viking Grace. The total sales price will be approximately 30 million euros and results in a capital gain of about 23 million euros.

Does anyone have an Idea where she will be sailing?
Does anyone have some shots of her with the new livery?

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Shipping News and information / Re: Open bow doors

« on: April 23, 2013, 10:19:00 AM »

I know from recent ferry rides, that in some countrys it's still usual to drive the last few meters with open bow. Seen in canada with the MV Chi-Chemaun and also on the little fjord-crossing ferries in norway. Even in Chile in some ports we had the back ramp open and down for unloading on the MV Evangelistas. Maybe sometime it is the only way to get to the ramp.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Bella Desgagnes on its way to Canada

« on: April 09, 2013, 07:33:05 PM »

Very intersting to read, thanks for the post.
Does someone have pictures of her interieur, cabins, deckplans. Would be much apreciated.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Bella Desgagnes on its way to Canada

« on: April 06, 2013, 09:22:00 PM »

Thanks, Jack.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Bella Desgagnes on its way to Canada

« on: April 06, 2013, 06:19:33 PM »

Where can I find the winter timetable of her future route?
Would love the sail with her next christmas.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Lyubov Orlova update

« on: April 02, 2013, 10:42:51 AM »

  Icelandic National Broadcasting Service - even that sounds not right.
I would have belived it, if it was "Reykjav

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Shipping News and information / Re: P&O maybe interested in a Canadian ferry route

« on: September 18, 2012, 08:26:55 PM »

Hi everyone,

I took this route as a tourist back in 2007 on the way up north to Labrador.
Pictures here: http://sniederer.k-i-s.ch/2007.06/pages/image197.html
I hope they bring back the route somehow, because it saved us quite some driving.

I'm sure it is a dificult route but maybe they cancombine the route from Digby to Saint John and the Yarmouth - Bar Harbour run with one High Speed Vessel. I could imagine, with a good timetable, it could be provitable. (Maybe include Boston - Yarmouth...)

We'll see... ;-)