sheepshagger Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 cold folk dinna sleep and are more likely to spend money in the bar or bandits through the night, or am I just being a cinic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeAyBee Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 cold folk dinna sleep and are more likely to spend money in the bar or bandits through the night, or am I just being a cinic. Yes you are a cynic. However, you just might be right. I guess I am one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitzyMu Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Last time my friend and I travelled to Aberdeen for a hospital appointment, we left our overnight bags in the luggage store with identity tags and picked them up to put on the correct trolleys on our return. Something I have done in the past with all my luggage when returning from England by train or plane and I,ve time to spare before sailing, there is a time from to return for the luggage but I have found from experience that if you return an hour after that all the coach/ group passengers have sorted their bags out and it is less hassle and waiting time to getting on the boat. The person who supervises this has always been polite and helpful. My family and friends can't be the only ones who have positive experiences surely. We're travelling again this summer and returning with our grandson for a holiday, and an adventure sailing instead of flying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlinkedstudent Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 cold folk dinna sleep and are more likely to spend money in the bar or bandits through the night, or am I just being a cinic. The bar shut at 1am - that still didn't stop our driver spending an hour finding our cabin, 20 minutes getting into the top bunk laughing all the time, laying in it for approximately 5 minutes before falling on top of me in bottom bunk opposite. Oh yeah, and it was a calm sea! Must have been the beer then ... ... followed by several black coffees in the morning. Cheers for the wishes Tlady (safe journey) - it rained all the way from London to Spennymoor and then the next day, all morning from Spennymoor half the way to Aberdeen. Poor Kia was stuffed in a small dog kennel onboard (they alleged they were all taken but when we went down in middle of night, they weren't all taken but wouldn't let us move her into a bigger one) whereas Buff was quite content growling his head off at the sniffer dog in the next cage. Hey, I made it though! < Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest willz320 Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 em... you can get coffee from the bar at any time. or hot chocolate. or soft drinks. Not everyone drinks alcohol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencey7 Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 em... you can get coffee from the bar at any time. or hot chocolate. or soft drinks. Not everyone drinks alcohol!Your take on the "turning-off-the-heating-in-public-sleeping-areas" policy Willz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlinkedstudent Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 em... you can get coffee from the bar at any time. or hot chocolate. or soft drinks. Not everyone drinks alcohol! How many bars are there on the ship(s)? Perhaps I didn't explore enough but the bar on the ship we came over on (well, the bar that I found) definitely didn't serve coffee all the time. 5.30am to be precise. We ended up going in the cafe when that opened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twerto Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 the bar mid ship sells coffee through out the journey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ll Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Maybe one of those tents that you just throw on the floor and erect in 2 seconds would be the thing to sort out the cabin problem on the Northlink boats. They are made by a company called decathalon and are sold under 'QUECHUA' brand. They would be a bit warmer and more secure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tivacudda Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Maybe one of those tents that you just throw on the floor and erect in 2 seconds would be the thing to sort out the cabin problem on the Northlink boats. They are made by a company called decathalon and are sold under 'QUECHUA' brand. They would be a bit warmer and more secure. We tried that one night but the ships officers were not amused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlady Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 the bar mid ship sells coffee through out the journey unfortunately what they sell as "coffee" in the bar is probably stronger than the alcohol .. undrinkable!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 The aft deck of the Alaska ferry is always packed with tents due to the shortage of berths and the neccessity of booking 6 months in advance! You just need to duct tape them to the deck to make sure they don't blow away while you are out of them. Not my idea of the most comfortable way to travel on a 3 day journey from one end to the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest willz320 Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 no idea spencey7 im afraid! re: heating as for pitching a pop-up tent, i would personally be all for it. sounds like a good idea. but you wouldnt catch me pitching one on the aft deck in winter!! no chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAStewart Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 This is obviously far from ideal for people in Aberdeen for the day and travelling without cabins, dealing with backpacks and sleeping bags (the latter of which are essential as Northlink deems it necessary to turn down the heating in the middle of the night and make all possible "sleeping" areas freezing cold). I found this out on a night I just had a t-shirt and jeans, never again!Why do they turn off the heating? Why even offer non-cabin accommodation (either in the "well-appointed lounge" or in reclining seats which don't recline) if you plan on making the temperature sub-zero between 1am-5am?Sleeping rough on the boat is unpleasant but entirely achievable. Most people just sleep in their clothes. I usually sleep in a t-shirt and breeks with my cardigan as a part-quilt. Some people sleep on the streets remember, where temperature DOES get to sub-zero. We're pretty luck with what we have. The boat isn't _that_ cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nederlander Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 ^ Yes, but sleeping on the streets is free (as fas as I am aware!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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