LandRover S2a Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 They already do a rent a blanket and pillow. (Pillow a quarter the size of a sofa cushion, and blanket tiny and so thin it wouldn't stop a draft where it does cover!) Have wasted my money on these before and ALWAYS take my own now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peerie Tr00ker Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 not sure if its already mentioned but public showers. the p&o used to have lots. i used to take the cabins with no bathroom so i always made use of the public shower. i spent ages the first time i used the new ferries looking for the showers only to be told there was none. theres nothing worse than kipping on the floor on the northlink boat then having a long onward journey and no shower in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ of Hildisvik Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 ^^^Totally 100% agree, it is about time they put some in . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 And dont forget that P&O were more expensive - and didnt have nearly so many sailings. So yes maybe NorthLink seem like they cancel a lot but they have on average something like 656 sailings a year between Lerwick and Aberdeen. That is just the passenger ships - let alone the freighters. Edit- 656 is the number of sailings (on average) which actually travel out of the maximum which is about 724-726. For the sailings which didnt travel - these days include drydock, weather issues, and technical problems. How many did P&O have per year? P&O sailed both directions 6 days a week after the introduction of the St Sunniva as the second vessel on the route, as opposed to the 7 days a week now. I rather think there were a lot less cancellations as Easterly gales were a lot less common in years gone by. They used to sail on time in rough weather and lie outside Aberdeen harbour until the tide was suitable for entering. occasionally the trip could take as long as 40 hours. Northlink tried the same scheme of sailing on time but very early on in the service they had a bad experience with a similar lengthy trip so they seem to prefer not to sail rather keeping people at sea for ages in rough seas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 p&o the way to go , and they should sail in rougher weedar just tae remind you wha you ir an whar you came fae . get a grip you pussies !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyw Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 They are big able boats. The biggest prob is some of the passengers are not so able. Not makeing fun of anyone but if you arent used to boats it could be a bit exciting on a bad night. Plus if anything was to go wrong the crew would have a big prob to get everyone organised on a good night but imagine if it was a night like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassermaet Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Well, Saturday night went And it was a bit calmer than Friday night ended up being. I'm thankful to have gotten Saturday's sailing - it's been cancelled tonight again I just wish I hadn't been put in a cabin with a wife who snored like a grice with a very bad cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crofter Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 and they should sail in rougher weedar just tae remind you wha you ir an whar you came fae . get a grip you pussies !! I don't think they should sail in rougher weather, the Northlink boats are just not built for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomblands Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Northlink can't actually win with some people. If they don't sail then you get the usual line of "oh the P&O boats would have sailed in this weather". And if they do sail, and either end up sitting outside Aberdeen or sheltering off the westside (remember that?) then you get some of the same people shouting about how the boats should have never sailed. The wind and sea is mental today, no boats should be going anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 man win awa aff an stop being such a big sissy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lapse Rate Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 I don't think they should sail in rougher weather, the Northlink boats are just not built for it! How are they not built for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big tv Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Teleportation its the only way to travel...................that or by using those niffty tubes from futurama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances144 Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Oh I do agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassermaet Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Or, perhaps, a pair of ruby slippers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crofter Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 I don't think they should sail in rougher weather, the Northlink boats are just not built for it! How are they not built for it? They are poor boats, in my opinion. Things like this doesn't exactly inspire confidence either: The ferry company confirmed yesterday that 14 cars were damaged as a result of what was described as encountering "an unusual combination of wind, wave and swell which made her roll heavily". Or going back a few years: "NorthLink has confirmed that a design fault was responsible for an incident on board their ferry, Hrossey, last week. While travelling from Aberdeen to Kirkwall last Tuesday in gales, the vessel's mast broke and fell on to the bridge roof. There were no injuries and damage was confined to navigation lights. The masts on the Hamnavoe and Hjaltland masts were subsequently checked and temporary repairs carried out. The design flaw will be permanently rectified during the forthcoming dry-dock cycle." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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