sassermaet Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Can you get student fares with Northlink if you book over the phone? Every time I try to book online I get offered only an adult fare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insouciant Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Yes you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskin Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 I hear the boat is cancelled again tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellsbells Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 ^^^ no wonder it's a howler oot here! But I'd better get my skates on as I need milk and the panic buyers might already be oot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 It's happened again... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/7860972.stm Ferry hit by wave in rough seas A Northlink ferry travelling from Shetland to Aberdeen has been damaged in rough seas. The vessel was hit by a large wave in gale force winds during the night. It arrived six hours late in Aberdeen on Friday afternoon. None of the passengers or crew on board were hurt in the incident. Sailings northbound and southbound between Aberdeen and Shetland have been cancelled on Friday night because of the high winds. Happened at just the right time as her next sailing is to dry dock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trowie246 Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Is the boats tonight definately cancelled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 yep. http://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/OpsNews.html Aberdeen Departures Cancelled Updated on Friday 30th January at 14:00 M.V Hrossey arrived in Aberdeen at 12:50 hrs. M.V Hrossey's 19:00 hrs departure from Aberdeen to Lerwick has now been cancelled. The next scheduled sailing from Aberdeen will be the 17:00 hrs departure sailing to Hatston(Kirkwall) and Lerwick on Sunday 1st of February. Canellations Affecting Lerwick Departures Updated on Friday 30th January at 12:37 M.V.Hjaltland arrived in Lerwick at 07:45 Due to anticipated adverse weather contions and in the interest of passenger comfort and safety the sailing at 17:30 on Friday 30th to Kirkwall (Hatston) and Aberdeen has been cancelled. The next scheduled departure from Lerwick to Kirkwall (Hatston) and Aberdeen at 17:30 will be on Saturday 31st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skerpa Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Hello This is my first post to the Shetlink forums so please forgive any breaches of etiquette. I was reading the thread about north boats and was wondering how many of the folk here were old enough to remember traveling on the old St Clair, it was painted black, although the new St Clair may have been painted black when it first arrived I cant quite remember, also how many of you can remember traveling between the islands on the Earl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 I certainly had a few trips on the old Clair when she berthed at the steamer store - although I was quite young. When we went on a school trip we went on either the very last sailing of the old Clair or the first sailing of the new Clair - can't remember. http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/PeterPan1965.html I do remember the breakfasts (tea/toast) delivered to each cabin in the mornings.Never on the Earl but remember her well. Also remember going to Bressay on the Brenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 I was also on one of the old boats on a trip to Orkney as a youngster, couldn't rememeber the name but can remember she only carried 12 passengers (how I rememeber that I don't know). Search on the above site shows it was the St Rognvald (3). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarotangel Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 I certainly had a few trips on the old Clair when she berthed at the steamer store - although I was quite young. When we went on a school trip we went on either the very last sailing of the old Clair or the first sailing of the new Clair - can't remember. http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/PeterPan1965.html I do remember the breakfasts (tea/toast) delivered to each cabin in the mornings.Never on the Earl but remember her well. Also remember going to Bressay on the Brenda My Mam might have served you that tea and toast in the morning she used to work on the boats. Aaah the much loved Brenda.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skerpa Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/PeterPan1965.html Thanks for the link, it seems the 'old' St Clair I am rembering would have been the third St Clair replaced in 1977 by the 4th and then again in 1992 by the 5th. Does anyone know which year when they moved from Victoria pier out to Holmsgarth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 I'm pretty sure it was 1977. That would tally with the dates on the link. That would have been the first Ro-ro St Clair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 I'm pretty sure it was 1977. That would tally with the dates on the link. That would have been the first Ro-ro St Clair. Yes it was April 1977. I remember it well as I came back to Shetland for good on I think the second trip of the 1st ro-ro St Clair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 I certainly had a few trips on the old Clair when she berthed at the steamer store - although I was quite young. When we went on a school trip we went on either the very last sailing of the old Clair or the first sailing of the new Clair - can't remember. http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/PeterPan1965.html I do remember the breakfasts (tea/toast) delivered to each cabin in the mornings.Never on the Earl but remember her well. Also remember going to Bressay on the Brenda ....and if you were on the Saturday night sailing south, there was a good chance I was the SOAB who'd had to deliver the loaf that made your Sunday morning toast. Talk about zero security, you could clunk clunk up the old aluminum gangplank and descend to the galley with a skurtful box of loaf and buns, dump it off down there, and leave agiain, without ever meeting another person most Saturday afternoons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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