TonyMWeaver Report post Posted February 28, 2019 16 minutes ago, hf_uk said: I have seen it somewhere - but any idea what the Cruiseship timetable looks like for Millbay in 2019? https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/plymouth-cruise-ship-schedule-millbay-1955587 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aphrodite Report post Posted February 28, 2019 2 hours ago, hf_uk said: I have seen it somewhere - but any idea what the Cruiseship timetable looks like for Millbay in 2019? Not sure what you mean? Do you mean the time and arrival and departures of BF ships, or BF and other ships? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hf_uk Report post Posted February 28, 2019 Yes - so ABP in Plymouth still have a number of smaller cruise vessels which use the BF berth when not occupied during the season... That was all I was referring to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wortley Report post Posted February 28, 2019 According to local news outlets the cruise ships booked to dock at Millbay this year are Ocean Nova (1 May), Hebridean Sky (9 May) , Sea Spirit (20-23 May) and Serenissima (23 September) . Other bigger ships will anchor in the Sound and unload and re load there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
penguin Report post Posted March 1, 2019 What exactly do cruise passengers do in Plymouth? I assume the bulk of them are bussed out to Looe, Salcome or Dartmoor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adamoore Report post Posted March 1, 2019 6 hours ago, penguin said: What exactly do cruise passengers do in Plymouth? I assume the bulk of them are bussed out to Looe, Salcome or Dartmoor. Plenty of them stay and wander around Plymouth. In spite of the distance, lots go to the Eden Project too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nottingham Report post Posted March 2, 2019 They just go there for a laugh.............hoe, hoe, hoe (sorry!) 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hf_uk Report post Posted March 3, 2019 On 01/03/2019 at 10:10, penguin said: What exactly do cruise passengers do in Plymouth? I assume the bulk of them are bussed out to Looe, Salcome or Dartmoor. Mayflower steps probably too... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gareth Report post Posted March 10, 2019 No copyrighted picture of Etretat, Andy?! 😉 😀 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neilcvx Report post Posted March 10, 2019 8 minutes ago, Gareth said: No copyrighted picture of Etretat, Andy?! 😉 😀 No Facebook page to promote 😉😂 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Report post Posted March 11, 2019 Another stormy week ahead... Cap Finistere's sailings have also been affected (but the sailing updates page has the sailing legs listed the wrong way around at present... hopefully BF will correct soon!). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gareth Report post Posted March 11, 2019 Just now, Andy said: Another stormy week ahead... Can’t be too careful with Storm Gareth! 🤣 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cabin-boy Report post Posted March 11, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Gareth said: Can’t be too careful with Storm Gareth! 🤣 Got a storm to promote, eh? 😀 Ed. Edited March 11, 2019 by Cabin-boy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gareth Report post Posted March 11, 2019 Ah good - two identical photos of MSM on the same page! 😎 I think you need to do something about the Normandie photo though Tony. Looks far too nice a day for a bad-weather Sailings Updates photo. None of those intimidating storm clouds like in the MSM one. Maybe you could photoshop some in! Or, even better, some big waves crashing right over the top of her! 😁 Hope BFE doesn’t run out of storage space..... 😉 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyMWeaver Report post Posted March 11, 2019 1 minute ago, Gareth said: Ah good - two identical photos of MSM on the same page! 😎 I think you need to do something about the Normandie photo though Tony. Looks far too nice a day for a bad-weather Sailings Updates photo. None of those intimidating storm clouds like in the MSM one. Maybe you could photoshop some in! Or, even better, some big waves crashing right over the top of her! 😁 Hope BFE doesn’t run out of storage space..... 😉 Sorry, I don't believe in Photoshop, it's a cheats software. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyMWeaver Report post Posted March 12, 2019 'Armorique' struggling to get into Plymouth this morning? Was due in at 09:30 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gareth Report post Posted March 12, 2019 Interesting. Clearly something going on out there. But if the problem is sea state due to the storm then it’s odd that she has spent the last half hour on a course that must be pretty much beam-on to that problematic sea. Coming round into the wind now, but I’m wondering if the problem might be more to do with something going on in the harbour? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gareth Report post Posted March 12, 2019 Coming in now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
colin Report post Posted March 12, 2019 My son is on board and thinks the port of Plymouth was closed for a period? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
colin Report post Posted March 12, 2019 He also notes that the wind has now gone from SW to NW which is better protection at Millbay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gareth Report post Posted March 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, colin said: My son is on board and thinks the port of Plymouth was closed for a period? Yes, fits with my theory. Armorique’s behaviour was not consistent with unsuitable conditions for entry. Something must have been going on in the harbour - there are three RFA vessels in the Sound; I wonder if one of them was having problems holding? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
