molecrochip Posted July 13, 2020 #901 Share Posted July 13, 2020 3 hours ago, Britboys said: I see RCI's new-build Odyssey of the Seas, which was due to start sailing from Fort Lauderdale in November, will now not be debuting until April when she will sail Eastern Med itineraries out of Rome. She was due to be sailing to the Bahamas and Caribbean this winter. A couple of fires onboard during the build have not helped. Also the team finishing Iona are late transferring onto Odyssey to finish her. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted July 13, 2020 #902 Share Posted July 13, 2020 54 minutes ago, Addict said: I find it strange that people are offended if someone has cruised more than them. I have many friends that have cruised WAY more than us, at least in the hundreds. I don't know what there is to get upset about, we did our first cruise once too, and hopefully we can give advice (if asked for). I agree Barcelona is a great port to embark, easy taxi ride. Venice can be tricky. Last time from Venice we booked a shared water taxi as we were staying on Venice Lido. It didn't cost too much and was a very pleasant way to transfer. If Venice bans cruise ships we will have to find another port. Probably Barcelona. The transfer by taxi is fairly cheap. If this all carries on too long, I doubt we will get to 40, but we do have 2 booked for next year. One from Southampton and one from Vancouver. Fingers crossed😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted July 14, 2020 #903 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I've done over 1000 cruises if you include 985 on the Woolwich ferry. 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SarahHben Posted July 14, 2020 #904 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I've done over 1000 cruises if you include 985 on the Woolwich ferry.My husband always says “I told you I’d take you on a cruise” every time we travel into London on a Thames Clipper [emoji23]Sent from my iPhone using Forums 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted July 14, 2020 #905 Share Posted July 14, 2020 36 minutes ago, brian1 said: I've done over 1000 cruises if you include 985 on the Woolwich ferry. Not as 'luxurious' as the Tilbury to Gravesend ferry...😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted July 14, 2020 #906 Share Posted July 14, 2020 50 minutes ago, Britboys said: Not as 'luxurious' as the Tilbury to Gravesend ferry...😂 They do rip you off with the garlic and crucifixs at the Gravesend gift shop.I've worked in Gravesend among many other places,it's a shame they didn't take vans,it would have made my drive home a little shorter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted July 14, 2020 #907 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I was born and grew up in North Kent, so know the area. There has always been a bit of a rivalry between Kent and Essex but that was difficult for us as Mum was from Kent but her Dad was from Essex! As kids, we used to jump on the train to Gravesend and ride the ferry for fun. How times have changed 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted July 14, 2020 #908 Share Posted July 14, 2020 10 minutes ago, Britboys said: I was born and grew up in North Kent, so know the area. There has always been a bit of a rivalry between Kent and Essex but that was difficult for us as Mum was from Kent but her Dad was from Essex! As kids, we used to jump on the train to Gravesend and ride the ferry for fun. How times have changed 😄 It gets more serious upriver with West Ham and Millwall,lol. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted July 14, 2020 #909 Share Posted July 14, 2020 45 minutes ago, Britboys said: I was born and grew up in North Kent, so know the area. There has always been a bit of a rivalry between Kent and Essex but that was difficult for us as Mum was from Kent but her Dad was from Essex! As kids, we used to jump on the train to Gravesend and ride the ferry for fun. How times have changed 😄 That's nothing. My Dad was from Wandsworth and my Mum from Battersea. They said the families barely spoke for years. There houses were less than a mile apart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saab4444 Posted July 14, 2020 #910 Share Posted July 14, 2020 How is all this related to Iona?? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted July 14, 2020 #911 Share Posted July 14, 2020 24 minutes ago, Saab4444 said: How is all this related to Iona?? Good question 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted July 14, 2020 #912 Share Posted July 14, 2020 50 minutes ago, Saab4444 said: How is all this related to Iona?? It isn't but one thing leads to another. It's informally called thread drift. With the relative lack of actual cruising topics at the moment, most people don't mind too much... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted July 14, 2020 #913 Share Posted July 14, 2020 1 minute ago, Britboys said: It isn't but one thing leads to another. It's informally called thread drift. With the relative lack of actual cruising topics at the moment, most people don't mind too much... As there's no cruising at the moment lets call it 'thread cruising' It's as near as we're going to get for now😉 Avril 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted July 14, 2020 #914 Share Posted July 14, 2020 2 hours ago, Saab4444 said: How is all this related to Iona?? cos it aint finished and Gary's not on board. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camberley Posted July 21, 2020 #915 Share Posted July 21, 2020 On 7/5/2020 at 9:08 PM, ozzysdad said: We are due onboard on the 24th October which if it gets the go ahead will be the Maiden I'm more hopeful than optimistic. Same. Would be lovely if it goes ahead of course, but we’re fully prepared for it not to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monorail Orange Posted July 21, 2020 #916 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I wonder if they could dock her somewhere in Southampton and open up for ship tours? Probably for press previews at first, but maybe booked-in-advance-day-trippers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted July 21, 2020 #917 Share Posted July 21, 2020 40 minutes ago, Monorail Orange said: I wonder if they could dock her somewhere in Southampton and open up for ship tours? Probably for press previews at first, but maybe booked-in-advance-day-trippers. Too much hassle and aggravation (security checks, controlling where the trippers went etc) for too little reward, imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted July 21, 2020 #918 Share Posted July 21, 2020 1 hour ago, wowzz said: Too much hassle and aggravation (security checks, controlling where the trippers went etc) for too little reward, imho. At one time, new ships were always opened up to past customers before their maiden cruises. I saw Aurora and The first Adonia that way. Of course, they now have many, many more past passengers than say 15 years ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molecrochip Posted July 27, 2020 #919 Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) Bringing this thread back on topic.... As information is starting to trickle out.... Iona's crew are now starting to join, although not necessarily the hotel & ents crew. Enhanced crew medical procedures in place. Crew will undertake ship familiarisation and further ship trials. Iona's handover is end of August. Ship will then enter lay-up with crew but current plan is it wont be in Southampton. I expect Iona to sail with passengers in 2020, just. Edited July 27, 2020 by molecrochip 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eddie99 Posted July 27, 2020 #920 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Interesting Thank you 🤞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Anarchy Posted July 27, 2020 #921 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Thanks for the update. Christmas & New Year or a tad earlier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted July 27, 2020 #922 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Sounds promising then for Feb 21, let's hope there are no further setbacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemorton Posted July 27, 2020 #923 Share Posted July 27, 2020 I am presuming they have already paid for the berth at Newcastle already, be nice if they sent her up here for a month or two, if she would fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted July 27, 2020 #924 Share Posted July 27, 2020 59 minutes ago, davemorton said: I am presuming they have already paid for the berth at Newcastle already, be nice if they sent her up here for a month or two, if she would fit. Port of Tyne lists the cruise berth as taking ships up to 300 metres long , how long is Iona? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted July 27, 2020 #925 Share Posted July 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, davecttr said: Port of Tyne lists the cruise berth as taking ships up to 300 metres long , how long is Iona? 344.5 metres, so she won't fit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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