pepperheart Posted May 17, 2020 #1 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Hi when the government says we can sail again what would people think about a ship sailing from southampton direct to a private beach somewhere either in southern spain or in one of the cape verde islands and then the ship docking for 2 or 3 days and people being able to enjoy the beach and sun and then sailing direct to southampton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Hill Posted May 17, 2020 #2 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Private beaches would still be subject to the same laws as for the rest of Spain. Some of the US cruise companies own islands which they could sail to, but I doubt P&O could afford to buy Spain or Cape Verde Islands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted May 17, 2020 #3 Share Posted May 17, 2020 9 minutes ago, Snow Hill said: Private beaches would still be subject to the same laws as for the rest of Spain. Some of the US cruise companies own islands which they could sail to, but I doubt P&O could afford to buy Spain or Cape Verde Islands I'm sure P&O could buy one of the smaller Canary Islands, and tell the Spanish government that they would be paid by cheque in 60 days. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted May 17, 2020 #4 Share Posted May 17, 2020 4 hours ago, pepperheart said: Hi when the government says we can sail again what would people think about a ship sailing from southampton direct to a private beach somewhere either in southern spain or in one of the cape verde islands and then the ship docking for 2 or 3 days and people being able to enjoy the beach and sun and then sailing direct to southampton. Nice idea but I can't see that happening as pointed out by Snow Hill you are still bound by the laws of the country that owned the island. Even if you were given a nice sterile island ,how are you going to contain covid should it break out on this island ? We have seen over the last few months what a ship sat out at sea can do, when a covid case was discovered , before you knew it they were dropping like flies . Like wowzz said how would they pay for the island ? A P&O , IOU Voucher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Man Posted May 17, 2020 #5 Share Posted May 17, 2020 5 hours ago, pepperheart said: what would people think about a ship sailing from southampton direct to a private beach somewhere either in southern spain or in one of the cape verde islands and then the ship docking for 2 or 3 days Absolutely dreadful! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinglebert Posted May 17, 2020 #6 Share Posted May 17, 2020 21 minutes ago, Pine Man said: Absolutely dreadful! agreed. It I wanted to do that I would book a hotel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No pager thank you Posted May 17, 2020 #7 Share Posted May 17, 2020 2 hours ago, wowzz said: I'm sure P&O could buy one of the smaller Canary Islands, and tell the Spanish government that they would be paid by cheque in 60 days. Via the authorities in Bermuda, under its flag of convenience 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanlyon Posted May 17, 2020 #8 Share Posted May 17, 2020 and if the weather changed, you'd have hundreds of people stuck on a beach unable to get back on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denarius Posted May 17, 2020 #9 Share Posted May 17, 2020 (edited) Sorry, but I do ports not beaches. The thought of being stranded at a beach for days does not appeal in the least. But then I am aware that many passengers head out to beaches on port visits and ignore the town, so there could be a market. Just count me out. Edited May 17, 2020 by Denarius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eddie99 Posted May 17, 2020 #10 Share Posted May 17, 2020 No - this sounds closer to Butlins at Sea than I would be comfortable with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted May 17, 2020 #11 Share Posted May 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Denarius said: Sorry, but I do ports not beaches. The thought of being stranded at a beach for days does not appeal in the least. But then I am aware that many passengers head out to beaches on port visits and ignore the town, so there could be a market. Just count me out. Totally agree. We like exploring the towns and villages. Each one is different. A beach is a beach, sand is just ?? well, sand. Avril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted May 17, 2020 #12 Share Posted May 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, Adawn47 said: Totally agree. We like exploring the towns and villages. Each one is different. A beach is a beach, sand is just ?? well, sand. Avril Sorry Avril, it's not. If you have a spare few days I could start lecture one in my building materials and geology series of lectures. By the time lockdown ends you would be an expert in sand, or as my wife often says " sad git ".😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted May 17, 2020 #13 Share Posted May 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, zap99 said: Sorry Avril, it's not. If you have a spare few days I could start lecture one in my building materials and geology series of lectures. By the time lockdown ends you would be an expert in sand, or as my wife often says " sad git ".😁 Shouldn't your wife say "sad grit"! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted May 17, 2020 #14 Share Posted May 17, 2020 1 minute ago, wowzz said: Shouldn't your wife say "sad grit"! Well done. After I pressed go, I though somebody would say " sand git " . Grit is much more original.😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted May 17, 2020 #15 Share Posted May 17, 2020 As far as I'm concerned it all looks the same, boring. It can also get into places you'd rather it didn't. Whatever it's geological makeup it can still irritate. 😉 Avril 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillieJeanKaraokeKing Posted May 17, 2020 #16 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Looks like you're going on your own, @pepperheart 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted May 17, 2020 #17 Share Posted May 17, 2020 49 minutes ago, BillieJeanKaraokeKing said: Looks like you're going on your own, @pepperheart 😂 The covid rules still apply if Pepperheart goes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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