Suffererof1crankymofo Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 The no personal alcohol has existed for ages. All cruise ships have the same policy. The policy has existed way before Serco. It's standard practice throughout the ferry industry, sweet FA to do with the licensing board because the licensing board doesn't have jurisdiction at sea.You may be correct but nowhere in the terms and conditions is this mentioned infact its ommision could indeed lead to a succesfull court action against Serco should a passanger be offloaded for refusing to hand over the bootyedit to add Governing Law28. These Conditions and any contracts of carriage entered into by Passengers, Shippers and Users with the Company shall be governed by the law of Scotland (including, but not being limited to, any international convention, protocol, code or order incorporated into the law of Scotland) and the Scottish courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of any dispute arising from such Conditions and/or contracts of carriage. http://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/boarding/prohibited-items/- so you don't reckon alcohol is "incapacitating" then? http://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/boarding/terms-and-conditions/- so if ya put a match to booze, it don't go up in flames then? I am afraid athough I agree acohol can be flammabe if drunk in large quantaties those regulations do not relate to drink in your luggage I thought it was flammable regardless of whether or not you drank it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian.smith Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 The no personal alcohol has existed for ages. All cruise ships have the same policy. The policy has existed way before Serco. It's standard practice throughout the ferry industry, sweet FA to do with the licensing board because the licensing board doesn't have jurisdiction at sea.You may be correct but nowhere in the terms and conditions is this mentioned infact its ommision could indeed lead to a succesfull court action against Serco should a passanger be offloaded for refusing to hand over the bootyedit to add Governing Law28. These Conditions and any contracts of carriage entered into by Passengers, Shippers and Users with the Company shall be governed by the law of Scotland (including, but not being limited to, any international convention, protocol, code or order incorporated into the law of Scotland) and the Scottish courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of any dispute arising from such Conditions and/or contracts of carriage. http://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/boarding/prohibited-items/- so you don't reckon alcohol is "incapacitating" then? http://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/boarding/terms-and-conditions/- so if ya put a match to booze, it don't go up in flames then? I am afraid athough I agree acohol can be flammabe if drunk in large quantaties those regulations do not relate to drink in your luggage I thought it was flammable regardless of whether or not you drank it. The signage is clear on the boat you cannot consume your own drink in the bar area that leads you to understand you can consume it in other areas ie cabins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffererof1crankymofo Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 If you're being loud and obnoxious or appear to be a danger to yourself and others, Security will intervene and take the booze off you. It's returned at the end of the journey. You wouldn't drink your own bottle of vodka in a public bar on land so why think you can consume it on the boat's bar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian.smith Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 If you're being loud and obnoxious or appear to be a danger to yourself and others, Security will intervene and take the booze off you. It's returned at the end of the journey. You wouldn't drink your own bottle of vodka in a public bar on land so why think you can consume it on the boat's bar?I dont the point was drink being taken on boarding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlady Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 One of the people this has happened to had a cabin, but had a bottle of wine confiscated from their hand luggage at the scanner before they got onboard and returned in the morning.Of course you wouldn't drink your own alcohol in the bar areas! but in the cabin you've paid through the nose for it shouldn't be a problem.And why is it only foot passengers that are being targeted? if you come in by car you can take whatever you like onboard! even if you don't have a cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian.smith Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 One of the people this has happened to had a cabin, but had a bottle of wine confiscated from their hand luggage at the scanner before they got onboard and returned in the morning.Of course you wouldn't drink your own alcohol in the bar areas! but in the cabin you've paid through the nose for it shouldn't be a problem.And why is it only foot passengers that are being targeted? if you come in by car you can take whatever you like onboard! even if you don't have a cabin.I would ask to be shown the term and condition that alows them to do this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances144 Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 How awful. I usually lug the contents of M&S on board with me for the trip and feast in my cabin. I have never been frisked as I clink past. Ally and Roachmill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 One of the people this has happened to had a cabin, but had a bottle of wine confiscated from their hand luggage at the scanner before they got onboard and returned in the morning.Of course you wouldn't drink your own alcohol in the bar areas! but in the cabin you've paid through the nose for it shouldn't be a problem.And why is it only foot passengers that are being targeted? if you come in by car you can take whatever you like onboard! even if you don't have a cabin.Were they a Petrofac worker or similar. I think I would make strong protests to Northlink and my MP/MSP if that happened to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlady Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 No it was a Shetlander with an Islander card .. but does it matter? if a company doesn't want their staff to take alcohol onboard the boat then they should enforce it themselves, it shouldn't be Northlink discriminating against all their foot passengers. Suffererof1crankymofo and George. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlady Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 Just a thought .. I didn't notice the Northbound boat with luggage scanners, or did I miss it? Girzie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian.smith Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 Just a thought .. I didn't notice the Northbound boat with luggage scanners, or did I miss it?they dont have them i aso noticed that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Transport Scotland is carrying out research for the specification of the next Northern Isles Ferry Services contract (beginning in 2018), the services currently operated by Serco NorthLink Ferries. The survey is here http://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/northlink2018survey-residents George. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urabug Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Och! they are just phishing--no matter what we tell them they will do there own thing anyway. It will be whatever is cheapest to provide and operate. Ghostrider 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 ^ Exactly. Coming so hard on the heels of an old Judge stating that last time round price trumped anything and everything else. I don't see any reason to think this time will be different. We'll get whatever the lowest tenderer feels like giving, and we'll just have to like it. We have no say in it, the so-called "survey" will be ignored, whatever its findings produce. Its at best a PR exercise to con us that we are "involved and have input" - bowlocks, and at worst a cynical attempt to have a "in the survey you asked to have whatever..." scapegoat when something gets f**ked up again, as it will. In fact, they could save a load of tax dollars by just skipping the whole tendering process and re-negotiating a price llowing for inflation for another few years with the same operator. We'll not notice any difference on the ground either way whoever they give it to next for whatever price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyboy Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Sorry subject resurrection..I had my bag scanned last year going South. One of the guys really loudly and a bit rudely insisted I had a " bottle". The other guy searched my bag but didn't find anything. The first guy just kept shouting that I had a bottle. He only shut up when I took out my mouthwash and showed it to him..The second guy was wearing a Petrofac top. I explained I don't work for Petrofac and asked why he has authority to search my bags.He just sort of muttered that he was helping out.Coming North I have quite openly carried wine etc loads of times and never been questioned or stopped?I also checked the terms and condition of carriage and alcohol isn't really mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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