Marine Traffic shows Pursuit heading to Glasgow

[uktog]

1 hour ago, excitedofharpenden said:

It is indeed time to get battered. 😃

 

Phil 

Guaranteed in the Gorbals

 

Edited June 20, 2020 by uktog

[Baynanno1]

I would love to join in this celebration! ☺️

[hamrag]

On 6/1/2020 at 9:09 AM, uktog said:

Quest is heading to the Suez Canal.  An officer on Journey indicated they too are slowly heading to Glasgow.  There are three anchorages at George V dock on the Upper Clyde accessible only to smaller vessels.  My guess is Azamara may well have contracted for all three.

As for cruises in the Autumn, I think for older guests and those with underlying health conditions even if airlines are running, ships are sailing and borders are fully open, in the absence of a reliable vaccine, holidays involving international travel are high risk.  
If I had to face that decision and was in that category I’d just accept despite all the frustrations, home is the place to be this year. 

 

Interesting, didn't know this....perhaps Az will reschedule their cruises and use Glasgow as its' home port for a time when cruising restarts! Round the British isles, or a rush to the Canaries if a restart later in the year!

[Baynanno1]

Quest has arrived in Glasgow with some well wishers along the shoreline. 🙂

[Ride-The-Waves]

All three Azamara ships will be moored on the Clyde in Glasgow.  Minimum crews (40) each ship and one captain in charge of all three.  With Pullmantur's announced restructuring and all but scrapping its 3-4 ships, this doesn't bode well for Azamara and its 20-year old ships as RCI looks to cut losses going forward.  Loved sailing on Quest and Journey.  Great crews.  Sad.

Edited June 22, 2020 by Ride-The-Waves

[BigAl94]

Looks like they missed a turn to Starboard!!

[uktog]

1 minute ago, BigAl94 said:

Looks like they missed a turn to Starboard!!

Glasgow is incredibly strict about timings entering the Clyde estuary.  My guess is they got there too early and have to wait for their allocated time to move over to the channel

[oddjob16]

U turn finished. 😁 

[fowlisbabe]

Up early to see Journey arriving in Glasgow.  Just checked to see her current position and looks like nearer Dublin than Glasgow!

 

Anyone know what’s happening?

[tiggertom]

Quest and pursuit are here and Journey should arrive today - I wish I could go and see them 😢

https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/18534262.another-chance-spot-cruise-ship-sail-river-clyde/

[uktog]

26 minutes ago, tiggertom said:

Quest and pursuit are here and Journey should arrive today - I wish I could go and see them 😢

https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/18534262.another-chance-spot-cruise-ship-sail-river-clyde/

Yes me too but it’s a bit more than 5 miles 😀😀😀

[BigAl94]

Journey was due in Glasgow 10 am this morning so unclear why after doing a U turn off Islay, she now appears to be heading towards Dublin

[fowlisbabe]

Interesting.  Looks like now arriving Glasgow early tomorrow morning. Seems odd to sail North, South then North again!

 

Alison

[hamrag]

3 minutes ago, fowlisbabe said:

Interesting.  Looks like now arriving Glasgow early tomorrow morning. Seems odd to sail North, South then North again!

 

It's the airline equivalent of circling, that's all. 😉

[uktog]

Yes they turned up early hopeful but them Weegies are strict about their schedules.  Might also have more fuel than they want for a layover.

[Cruising89143]

Pursuit and Quest. 
 

 

[Grandma Cruising]

The Glasgow Times says she’s been delayed and is now due in Glasgow tomorrow afternoon.

[uktog]

Journey is safely navigating the bend at Old Kirkpatrick she will be in the dock in the next hour or so for her sisters meet. 

[dayrate]

Journey is now berthed in King George V dock together with Quest and Pursuit.

JR and PR will be in cold and QS in hot layup.

[excitedofharpenden]

47 minutes ago, dayrate said:

Journey is now berthed in King George V dock together with Quest and Pursuit.

JR and PR will be in cold and QS in hot layup.

Just wondering your source for this information?  A cold lay up has implications of getting the ship back in service. If true it is depressing. 

 

Phil 

[Cruising89143]

It would certainly be nice if people who are going to post status updates about the future of ships or a cruise line would provide a source for their information. Right now the last thing we need are so called experts who think that they know what is going to happen but  with no known source. 

[oddjob16]

3 minutes ago, cruisingator2 said:

It would certainly be nice if people who are going to post status updates about the future of ships or a cruise line would provide a source for their information. Right now the last thing we need are so called experts who think that they know what is going to happen but  with no known source. 

Hear, hear. 😁 

[uktog]

Newspaper coverage of the arrival with video
https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/18538338.third-cruise-ship-azamara-journey-docks-river-clyde/

 

 Staff onboard are saying they will there for a few weeks to prepare the ship for its layover.  It would be good if we could hear more from the official channels, if it’s a cold layover be honest, better to get the news out officially because the Glasgow tittle tattle (a local pastime) will out you very quickly.  If it’s not a cold layover, people can push back the gossips and help you.  

[dayrate]

17 hours ago, excitedofharpenden said:

Just wondering your source for this information?  A cold lay up has implications of getting the ship back in service. If true it is depressing. 

 

Phil 

My source is an Azamara captain, so I consider it reasonably reliable.

[excitedofharpenden]

35 minutes ago, dayrate said:

My source is an Azamara captain, so I consider it reasonably reliable.

Thanks for that information. It's very difficult to sort the wheat from the chaff at present. There are many anxious people, not least the crew. 

 

Phil