zap99 Posted August 11, 2020 #1126 Share Posted August 11, 2020 29 minutes ago, MX-Drew said: As people want to use a thread for general chat then can I suggest one is started called “General Chat”? This would leave other threads clear of clutter and leave information suggested by the title. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Sorry folks , you should stop posting drivel and going off topic. Then all the rest of the posts (. Oh, sorry, won't be any ). Iona is late isn't she😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted August 11, 2020 #1127 Share Posted August 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, AnnieC said: You may suggest anything you like.😉 Can I suggest that we get back to the subject. If we book Iona for the Canaries in February, do you all recon Gary will be available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted August 11, 2020 #1128 Share Posted August 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, zap99 said: Can I suggest that we get back to the subject. If we book Iona for the Canaries in February, do you all recon Gary will be available? I think he's kept the deposit and is retiring at Christmas. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted August 11, 2020 #1129 Share Posted August 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, brian1 said: I think he's kept the deposit and is retiring at Christmas. Perhaps he don't wanna be a singer any more, he wants to be a ........Lumberjack🚢 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted August 11, 2020 #1130 Share Posted August 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Britboys said: These bizarre ramblings I'm not sure who are thinking about - Oh, look! A butterfly. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted August 11, 2020 #1131 Share Posted August 11, 2020 23 minutes ago, zap99 said: Can I suggest that we get back to the subject. If we book Iona for the Canaries in February, do you all recon Gary will be available? I shouldn't book anything that far ahead if I were you. With this Gary obsession, you may be in prison or a nice, quiet hospital room by then...😀 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted August 11, 2020 #1132 Share Posted August 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Britboys said: I shouldn't book anything that far ahead if I were you. With this Gary obsession, you may be in prison or a nice, quiet hospital room by then...😀 Sorry, no time to reply, Still trying to Find General Chat on the Army list. I wonder if he will be giving talks on Iona construction. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted August 11, 2020 #1133 Share Posted August 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, zap99 said: Sorry, no time to reply, Still trying to Find General Chat on the Army list. I wonder if he will be giving talks on Iona construction. That army list is useless. No one listed under the name Major Disobedience. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted August 11, 2020 #1134 Share Posted August 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, wowzz said: That army list is useless. No one listed under the name Major Disobedience. I don't think it lists " other ranks ". I couldn't find corporal punishment. I didn't look at the privates.😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted August 11, 2020 #1135 Share Posted August 11, 2020 53 minutes ago, zap99 said: Sorry, no time to reply, Still trying to Find General Chat on the Army list. I wonder if he will be giving talks on Iona construction. Only if he's serving in the Royal Engineers Regiment... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete14 Posted August 11, 2020 #1136 Share Posted August 11, 2020 3 hours ago, MX-Drew said: As people want to use a thread for general chat then can I suggest one is started called “General Chat”? This would leave other threads clear of clutter and leave information suggested by the title. Sent from my iPhone using Forums The thread is titled Iona construction? As Iona is already constructed, there is now little else to post and without the general chat, which is helping us to retain a modicum of sanity, the thread would have sunk down the list and hidden from view of anybody not actually looking for it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted August 11, 2020 #1137 Share Posted August 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, pete14 said: The thread is titled Iona construction? As Iona is already constructed, there is now little else to post and without the general chat, which is helping us to retain a modicum of sanity, the thread would have sunk down the list and hidden from view of anybody not actually looking for it. And I am sure that once P&O release any photos and/or videos of Iona's interiors this thread will return to it's roots. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bin man Posted August 12, 2020 #1138 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Iona back out on sea trials today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molecrochip Posted August 12, 2020 #1139 Share Posted August 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Bin man said: Iona back out on sea trials today Indeed. P&O crew have quarantined for two weeks. They are on board and undertaking the sea trials as they could not be present for the earlier sea trials. Captain Wes at the helm. Other staff heading to Germany today so that they can quarantine in advance of handover day. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saab4444 Posted August 12, 2020 #1140 Share Posted August 12, 2020 7 hours ago, molecrochip said: Indeed. P&O crew have quarantined for two weeks. They are on board and undertaking the sea trials as they could not be present for the earlier sea trials. Captain Wes at the helm. Other staff heading to Germany today so that they can quarantine in advance of handover day. As long as the ship is not owned by P&O the Captain of the yard is still at the helm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molecrochip Posted August 12, 2020 #1141 Share Posted August 12, 2020 21 minutes ago, Saab4444 said: As long as the ship is not owned by P&O the Captain of the yard is still at the helm. Yes, fair point. The point I was trying to make was that the P&O launch crew are now onboard learning the ship. Normally the P&O crew would have been onboard for the sea trial already carried out. Essentially the are extra to familiarise the crew ahead of delivery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahlr Posted August 13, 2020 #1142 Share Posted August 13, 2020 It looks like Iona's on sea trials again today. I don't know much about cruise ships, but is it usual for them to spend so much time on sea trials, or is it more a case of keeping the system ticking over until it can be handed over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molecrochip Posted August 13, 2020 #1143 Share Posted August 13, 2020 1 hour ago, sarahlr said: It looks like Iona's on sea trials again today. I don't know much about cruise ships, but is it usual for them to spend so much time on sea trials, or is it more a case of keeping the system ticking over until it can be handed over? The sea trials already carried out where the normal set. However, unlike normal, P&O crew were not present for them. P&O want to ensure the ship handles correctly so these are additional trials ahead of handover. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahlr Posted August 13, 2020 #1144 Share Posted August 13, 2020 24 minutes ago, molecrochip said: The sea trials already carried out where the normal set. However, unlike normal, P&O crew were not present for them. P&O want to ensure the ship handles correctly so these are additional trials ahead of handover. That makes sense, thanks for that 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molecrochip Posted August 13, 2020 #1145 Share Posted August 13, 2020 So once Iona is handed over, she is expected to sail to the Norwegian Coast for lay-up, familiarisation, aerial filming etc. Don’t expect to see her in Southampton or off the coast before November. Plans may change and all that. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Anarchy Posted August 13, 2020 #1146 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Update to post #1069: VTS since amended. First date for Iona now listed as 14 November. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monorail Orange Posted August 13, 2020 #1147 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Hopefully she can sail to Southampton - if she had to stay out for the entire winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SarahHben Posted August 14, 2020 #1148 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Our Iona cruise is due to be 19th June next year. I logged onto My P&O Cruises site this afternoon and saw that excursions are already available to book. It seems very early to be selling excursions already, almost a year in advance. We certainly won't be booking any until cruise ships have actually started sailing again. I know many of people on here think booking P & O excursions is a waste of money, but I'm one of the new breed of cruisers who watch Saturday night ITV. 😊 We'll book our trips with P&O at least for our first cruise, 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted August 14, 2020 #1149 Share Posted August 14, 2020 24 minutes ago, SarahHben said: Our Iona cruise is due to be 19th June next year. I logged onto My P&O Cruises site this afternoon and saw that excursions are already available to book. It seems very early to be selling excursions already, almost a year in advance. We certainly won't be booking any until cruise ships have actually started sailing again. I know many of people on here think booking P & O excursions is a waste of money, but I'm one of the new breed of cruisers who watch Saturday night ITV. 😊 We'll book our trips with P&O at least for our first cruise, Nothing wrong with that Sarah, although most of early cruises were with Princess, we mainly did their excursions on those cruises. We were quite experienced before we started booking private tours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SarahHben Posted August 14, 2020 #1150 Share Posted August 14, 2020 41 minutes ago, terrierjohn said: Nothing wrong with that Sarah, although most of early cruises were with Princess, we mainly did their excursions on those cruises. We were quite experienced before we started booking private tours. Thanks. I will still research all the places that we're going, but I want the peace of mind of booking direct/ Is it usual for excursions to be on sale this early? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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