MarkC

I bet the "mop n bucket" man was busy on that boat!

I wonder how many passengers were pleased to get an extra 30 hours added to their time at sea.  And looking on the bright there probably weren't big queues for the restaurants so you could grab a nice seat and maybe a few extra helpings for your meal.

Absolutely, Mike. Those things are big, but they're a pig in a seaway unless going fast enough for the stabilisers to work - and, of course, once in the German Bight, your ability to manoeuvre is limited...

We don't have Boobies in this part of Canada, no Tits either...lots of * divers though.....

* = insert whatever rude word you see fit.....heehee 

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We don't have Boobies in this part of Canada

what about the Loons? Thought Canada had lots of those...  

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the ship is presently surrounded by boobies

Blue ones?

Blue? No, it's quite warm here   Brown ones - dozens of 'em

Its a bit annoying that isn't it! I used to be in the Merch in the 70's and 80's before coming ashore and had a few delayed changes and then got asked to go back after just two weeks as someone had broken a pelvis. A three day flight to Fiji and then another few months getting back to Hull got me a tax year in which paid for the deposit on my first house! Bank Line, general cargo, several days or weeks alongside in lovely little south pacific islands! Such a hard job!! Wish you fair seas! Cheers Ian

Hi Ian. Yes, it's just one of those things. Been doing this for 40 years now; this is the first time something like this has happened. Ironically we on board are probably some of the least threatened folk about at present. I've had similar things to yourself happen to me over the years - long trips, short leaves...

Cheers

Mark

Ah! possibly a White Christmas then. Seriously though, Best wishes and hopefully a quiet and uneventful Christmas.

Hope you can make the best of this disappointing situation Mark and that at least you'll get festive foodstuff. Best wishes and happy browsing on RMWeb. John

Thanks, Steve and Brit. Just been told we will be going alongside at noon on the 25th... Food - I was on here last Christmas as well - the spread was impressive, it has to be said. Weather looks fair for the next few days, so that's something. It's -8 Deg.C at our destination today - bracing...

Hope you had a good breakfast before sailing.

Always do

Sounds like that video on the Model Railway Partwork thread. Don't watch on a full stomach...

No doubt it will be the wrong kind of snow...

Not over there. It's only the UK that seems to go into meltdown with a few flakes of snow !

The Netherlands are as bad as the UK when it snows - we are not alone...

Quite possibly...we certainly expect to be rolling quite a lot, as the swell is going to be abaft the beam...

Welcome to a standard drying day in the Outer Hebrides. seriously batten down the hatches and stay safe and warm

Alan in the gale swept outer Hebrides

Hi Alan. I have a friend who lives in Carloway - I hear lots about your gentle breezes up there!

About time we made Trafalgar Day a Bank Holiday, its just in the right place to break up the gap between August Bank Holiday and Christmas!

Gawd no. The older I've got the more I've realised Revolutionary France had the right idea. I'd make Halloween/Samhain a Bank Holiday.

Totally agree, Hroth

Too cloudy round here to see it, but it hit kp6 which means it would be visible in central England

Couldn't you ask the captain to heave to for a few minutes (well i thought I'd ask!!!)

Some Masters might, some definitely wouldn't...and we were in a TSS at the time, so stopping wasn't really an option

It's very worrying...and generally the ship and her company just keep on with the job - although 15 months ago, I missed the first drydocking since we bought her, so I left a dark blue painted ship, and returned to one now in the Company's reddish orange livery

So much like the constantly changing railway liveries?

Not my mob - we have house colours. Any ship coming into our fleet has the hull painted the correct colour at the next docking. The funnel, of course, goes into Company colours with emblam immediately the ship is taken over.

Congratulations, it’s great being a papa!

Congrats

Thanks, all

Interesting would I be right in thinking you don't see much sun there!

Only burnt what couldn`t be recycled? A lot of Charity Shops will take bubble wrap.

I'm usually too busy to see much daylight between 8 & 6! Recycling? Good luck storing it on board, then finding a port facility that will accept it. They're all <supposed> to, but many don't. So...

Your Saturn bound?

Did it set the foghorn off in Leghorn?

I say..I said I SAY... We're not Saturn bound - but I have had my share of 'space cadets' as shipmates over the years...

Great feeling, but I'll never payoff again!

The joy of pay off almost makes it worth going to sea!

The Tower is leaning - it's not the beer

They haven't broken your ship I hope.

Nope - they tried to though... fortunately our bollards (ooh, matron) are made of strong stuff...

The mind has just put a image in my head that I can not shift.

Gentle cruise, then.

Indeed...

Payoff day for me tomorrow and we should get in just before the weather turns. Actually getting home might be another matter entirely however!

Don't worry, it was probably laid by the Americans

I blame the Soviets, me...

"INCOMING!"

For those in peril . . .

Faith, Hope & Charity.

Just like walking back from the pub. Sun is shining & all is calm on the Bishops Streets No overnight gales but thunders coming...

Stay safe, Mark.

Thanks, Debs

Yep, stay safe.

Now if you could just verify your bank details on here, your account will be all in order....

For once, this was a genuine thing - Yahoo! , who now host Sky's email clients, have finally tried to make things a wee bit more secure. We will see