Last One to Post Wins

[Silver_Shiney]

No .

you're not alone

[Manoverboard]

Heavens above, thick as two short planks ...

Rough, Rough = Woof, Woof .... do you get it now ?

[qbman1]

I thought CoCo was a clown - do they bark ?

[Silver_Shiney]

Heavens above, thick as two short planks ...

Rough, Rough = Woof, Woof .... do you get it now ?

I got that, it was the reference to Coco I didn't get....

[Manoverboard]

Where have you two been, apart from at the back ?

Introducing CoCo ...

https://www.cruise-community.me.uk/view ... 06#p148714



ps .... so much for that, now what shall we do ?

[Silver_Shiney]

Having passed my condolences, I hadn't revisited that thread. Thanks for explaining.

[qbman1]

Where have you two been, apart from at the back ?

Introducing CoCo ...

https://www.cruise-community.me.uk/view ... 06#p148714



ps .... so much for that, now what shall we do ?

I've been away - at least I have an excuse

[Silver_Shiney]

Where have you two been, apart from at the back ?

Introducing CoCo ...

https://www.cruise-community.me.uk/view ... 06#p148714



ps .... so much for that, now what shall we do ?

I've been away - at least I have an excuse

No excuse, you had plenty of ports of call where you had access to wifi

[qbman1]

Never do it - if I'm on holiday, I like to shut myself off from the big, wide world!

[Mervyn and Trish]

And the big wide world is no doubt grateful...

[qbman1]

Not sure it missed me though !

[Mervyn and Trish]

I'll never miss you again Cubie. Not now I've had the sights recalibrated.

[qbman1]

What a wit you are !

[Manoverboard]

Cum now, Mervs from oop Norf so you have to say ... t'wit

[Stephen]

Cum now, Mervs from oop Norf so you have to say ... t'wit

twoo

[Mervyn and Trish]

The thing is, I think I'm a wit, but I'm only half right.

[Ray B]

think again Mervyn - wit.
powers of intelligent observation, keen perception, ingenious contrivance, or the like; mental acuity, composure, and resourcefulness:

is that you?

[Not so ancient mariner]

Good evening all. I have just got back from an eventful cruise on Arcadia. It contained quite a few firsts for me - including arriving back at Southampton with around 10 less passengers than we started with.

[Ray B]

put ashore ?

[Jan Rosser]

Sounds as if you've had an "interesting" time Notso - come on spill the beans

[The Tinker]

Its usual for a few to pop off when on Arcadia - the age bracket seems to be high on there.

Welcome home Cubie and Notso - we missed you (not!)

[Not so ancient mariner]

No, they are all (as far as I know) still among the living, but one lady was helicoptered off to hospital in Thorshavn, and her husband flew there once we had docked in Iceland. One person who lives in Orkney, went ashore there (and was the only one who did), and half a dozen or so of people from Northern Ireland jumped ship during our last minute visit to Belfast, thereby losing two nights on the ship, but saving themselves the time and cost of travelling back from Southampton!

[Not so ancient mariner]

An interesting time indeed! Most tours from Flåm had been cancelled after a Turbuss caught fire in Gudvangen tunnel, causing it to be closed for several weeks - and putting 5 Chinese tourists in hospital. While heading from Norway to Iceland, we had a lady airlifted of the ship to hospital in the Faroes. On our visit to the Faroes, we were diverted from Thorshavn to Kollafjordur (some 25 km away). Although this had warranted a small entry in Horizon, not everyone had read that, and as no mention was made over the Tannoy system, they were left wondering where we were, docked alongside a fish freezer plant up a fjord somewhere.
The following morning, the after decks were covered in oily soot from the funnel, and had to be closed off for several hours while they were pressure washed. At this time people were waiting to go ashore at Kirkwall, but this was abandoned as the wind was increasing, and although they could have got ashore safely in the morning, getting them back aboard after their excursions might not have been possible - so the port call was scrubbed. So we headed off, and about midday I was heading to the Crowsnest, and on entering the starboard corridor from the open deck above the pool, was confronted a blast of heat and a corridor filling with steam. It appears to have been a leaking pipe in a compartment across the centre of the ship between the two corridors, which was producing both steam and large amounts of water. It took at least an hour to fix the leak, and a lot longer to sort the soggy carpets. At least two cabins I believe had to be vacated overnight, as the following day the doors were propped open and driers could still be heard whirring away inside.
Finally some good news - and alternative port call had been arranged to replace Kirkwall. We were going to Belfast instead. Given that the original cruise map showed us going back down the North Sea, some were surprised by this choice - but those 'in the know' had always suspected we would return via the Irish Sea as there they can burn normal fuel, as opposed to the 'low sulphur' stuff which, according to one of the engineers, is £300/ton dearer.

[The Tinker]

Sounds like you had a real adventure Notso!!!

[Stephen]

You've had you're alloted time Tink. Go and have a rest now.