Last One to Post Wins

[Dark Knight]

it helps you, doesn't help anyone north of Birmingham

[qbman1]

Stroppy git! I wasn't specifically referring to Southampton but anywhere within reach of said cruiser !

Anyhows, is there anything north of Birmingham ? According to the Daily Wail, it's a wasteland !

[Dark Knight]

I am fairly sure Hull is within reach of many a cruiser, esp those who don't think the south is the be all and end all of the UK
how many cruise terminals are there in the UK, Soton, Liverpool, Grenock, Tilbury docks and Harwich?
Hardly proportional representation is it ?

[Not so ancient mariner]

Fred uses Newcastle & Rosyth

[Mervyn and Trish]

there is a decent tidal variation from about 5 to 7.5 meters , depending on where you are along the estuary, but the proposed site would be the higher end of that range
the biggest issue is silt

It's the four tides a day that makes Southampton attractive for so many ships. But good luck to 'Ull. Competition can only benefit the consumer

[Not so ancient mariner]

Some cruise lines use Dover, which for many is even more tedious to get to!

[Mervyn and Trish]

Anything for us which involves the M25 is tedious!

[Silver_Shiney]

To get to Hull from here is a bit of a cross-country zigzag but it wouldn't put me off

[Dark Knight]

Any investment must be a positive, it will also take some of the strain from Soton,esp when there are 4-5 behemoths in on the same day and it will also spread the wealth and allow the "cold cruises" one less sea day

and it saves me have to mingle with Middle England and the all those southern softies

[Silver_Shiney]

Any investment must be a positive, it will also take some of the strain from Soton,esp when there are 4-5 behemoths in on the same day and it will also spread the wealth and allow the "cold cruises" one less sea day

Quite right

and it saves me have to mingle with Middle England and the all those southern softies

more to the point, it will reduce the incidence of marauding invaders coming south from 'ull

[Mervyn and Trish]

Yes my thoughts too Shiney. Keep the riff raff out of my way.

[qbman1]

Could we build a new wall - ask Hadrian ?!

[Mervyn and Trish]

Right across coast to coast or just round 'Ull?

[qbman1]

Right across, I think, there's a lot of riff-raff up there

[Silver_Shiney]

We'd need to give Notso a special pass, though...

[qbman1]

One way only - it's either in or out

[Not so ancient mariner]

Tank 'ee most kindly sir. I will need to get past the checkpoints next month!

[qbman1]

You'll be OK heading south as the border patrols will be "southern softies", but getting back past the other lot might be a different matter

[Not so ancient mariner]

My journey back stops 10 miles south of "the other lot" as you put it.

[Mervyn and Trish]

10 miles sounds too close for comfort to me

[qbman1]

Cue peasants with burning crosses and pitchforks

[Silver_Shiney]

Cue peasants with burning crosses and pitchforks

Why? We're only allowing Notso through, not the peasants with crosses and burning pitchforks

[Not so ancient mariner]

.....and I was as far south as Bewdley last weekend, and that was via very Welsh North Wales. I even managed to call in at the Knockin Shop too!

[qbman1]

A friend's aunt used to own that (the Knockin Shop, not North Wales or Bewdley!)

[Dark Knight]

Good Afternoon