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Aad
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posted 12-21-2008 08:49 AM

We also visited Balmoral in Amsterdam last Friday.

If you like to see here ariving in Amsterdam click ]here

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Willem
First Class Passenger
Member # 3005

posted 12-21-2008 09:59 AM

Did not know you were there too .

No interior photos ? ? ? ?

Interior photos can be found on my website.

Did you notice the damage on the bow at portside ? ?

This happened on Saturday 13 December when trying to get into the port of Dover. She collided with an assisting tug.

[ 12-21-2008: Message edited by: Willem ]

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Aad
First Class Passenger
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posted 12-21-2008 12:17 PM

Hi Willem,

I've got plenty of interior photo's but I'm still working on them.

I saw the dammage but I did not realise it was that recent.

Aad

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cruiseshipluver
First Class Passenger
Member # 5104

posted 12-21-2008 11:06 PM

more than the little-damage, Balmoral seems to have quite a bit of rust streaming down her sides...needs some maintainence.

cruiseshipluver

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Willem
First Class Passenger
Member # 3005

posted 12-22-2008 02:25 AM

quote:
Originally posted by cruiseshipluver:
more than the little-damage,
cruiseshipluver

The damage seems to be little, but was serious enough for an inspection if the ship was still seaworthy before she left Dover on Sunday 14th.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 12-22-2008 03:21 AM

Under the circumstances any ship would have required an inspection I imagine. Upon her arrival at Dover on Sat the weather was too rough for her to dock so she stood off for a few hours before an attempt was made resulting in contact with the tug. She immediately returned to sea. She wasn't able to finally berth until 1am on Sunday.
Departure was therefore over 24hrs late and the joining pax refunded a day of their cruise.

Pam

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Willem
First Class Passenger
Member # 3005

posted 12-22-2008 05:20 AM

quote:
Originally posted by PamM:
Departure was therefore over 24hrs late and the joining pax refunded a day of their cruise.
Pam

All pax were informed on Saturday that the ship would not arrive nor depart on that day.
There was a list of hotels available, but people had to arrange hotel and transport by themselves, without any help nor payments by Fred Olsen.
They had to claim with their insurancecompany.
For the one day missing they received an on-board credit of GBP 85,--

I have been on board longer than the official visit. My first impression was O.K. but later I found the ship is missing something. Difficult to explain what, but it has a different feeling than Black Watch (which I visited twice in the past).
My British friends who were onboard said that the ship is missing a 'soul'.

Willem

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rd77
First Class Passenger
Member # 2117

posted 12-22-2008 06:05 AM

Hi!

I saw that the BLACK WATCH was also in Amsterdam last Friday. Some kind of special event going on? Quite surprised to see both these vessels in Northern Europe in winter time...

Brgds.
Ralph

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Willem
First Class Passenger
Member # 3005

posted 12-22-2008 07:10 AM

quote:
Originally posted by rd77:
Hi!
I saw that the BLACK WATCH was also in Amsterdam last Friday. Some kind of special event going on? Quite surprised to see both these vessels in Northern Europe in winter time...
Brgds.
Ralph

Both were making a Christmas shopping cruise. That's all

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cruiseshipluver
First Class Passenger
Member # 5104

posted 12-22-2008 12:14 PM

quote:
Originally posted by rd77:
Hi!
I saw that the BLACK WATCH was also in Amsterdam last Friday. Some kind of special event going on? Quite surprised to see both these vessels in Northern Europe in winter time...
Brgds.
Ralph

That is worthy of note. I was thinking the same thing when I saw the title of the thread. I thought they would be down here in the Caribbean cruising for the winter. But Boudicca is down here and mabe is Black Prince? so maybe they have the other two up there...

cruiseshipluver

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Willem
First Class Passenger
Member # 3005

posted 12-22-2008 12:32 PM

quote:
Originally posted by cruiseshipluver:
That is worthy of note. I was thinking the same thing when I saw the title of the thread. I thought they would be down here in the Caribbean cruising for the winter. But Boudicca is down here and mabe is Black Prince? so maybe they have the other two up there...
cruiseshipluver

Next ports of call:

Black Prince: Ponte Delgada, Azores
Boudicca: St John's, Antigua
Balmoral: Gibraltar
Braemar: Mismi
Black Watch: Lisbon

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 12-22-2008 12:43 PM

The only thing that's different is that FOCL now have 5 vessels so 2 are sailing ex UK until the New Year when the World Cruises begin. There has always been one or two here in December but maybe more noticeable with the Christmas Market cruises going north [which was done last year too] as well as the more usual Iberia/Med/Canary route. P&O also do the Christmas Market trips - didn't they start them a couple of years ago?

Pam

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gaz hants
First Class Passenger
Member # 5749

posted 12-22-2008 01:17 PM

quote:
Originally posted by rd77:
I saw that the BLACK WATCH was also in Amsterdam last Friday. Some kind of special event going on? Quite surprised to see both these vessels in Northern Europe in winter time...

find here piccie of balmoral (grazed and rusting) with BW at amsterdam

http://www.travelserver.net/travelpage/aspgallery/pictures/Ad_3217_1.jpg

http://www.travelserver.net/travelpage/aspgallery/pictures/Ad_3217_2.jpg

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 12-22-2008 02:22 PM

Lovely photos Gazhants. There is a good one on Apostoloss of Black Prince & Black Watch together in Las Palmas on 8 Dec, here.

Pam

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gaz hants
First Class Passenger
Member # 5749

posted 12-22-2008 02:41 PM

cheers pam,
brought back some nice memories of last june meeting you and patsy on boudicca.
i recall you preferred BW and i think i did too with no discernible hardware differences just that intangible 'atmosphere'.

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