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Topic: Costa Europa problems?

Galaxy
First Class Passenger
Member # 5160

posted 06-07-2005 06:42 PM

Today was Costa Europa in Olden...
But there was something i never seen before..A tugboat help her in and out from the quai...There was never tugboat to help her last year...

Anyone know why she now must have help?

-Galaxy-

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bulbousbow
First Class Passenger
Member # 4440

posted 06-08-2005 12:33 AM

quote:
Galaxy wrote:
Anyone know why she now must have help?

Old age?

******

Cheers

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Pascal
First Class Passenger
Member # 5510

posted 06-08-2005 12:35 PM

Maybe there was simply a strong wind that day.

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kit
First Class Passenger
Member # 4933

posted 06-08-2005 01:55 PM

Maybe it is because of my 83 years old father, who is on the costa europe right now and is making the ship scenery unstable for the moment with his electric scootmobile,racing around. kit

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mec1
First Class Passenger
Member # 4287

posted 06-08-2005 03:09 PM

Interesting story in our papers today - man in mobility scooter charged with assault for knocking another man out of his zimmer frame....

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 06-08-2005 03:17 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mec1:
Interesting story in our papers today - man in mobility scooter charged with assault for knocking another man out of his zimmer frame....

Mec1, I must just point out to you that this is Cruisetalk and NOT Scotertalk!

I read a story today about a man who killed another man by knocking him down with his mobility scooter.

[ 06-08-2005: Message edited by: Malcolm @ cruisepage ]

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kit
First Class Passenger
Member # 4933

posted 06-11-2005 02:50 PM

Now without joking,i recieved today a call from my father, that the costa europa should leave at 13.00 today, the port of tromso,to sail and arrive at 08.00 at hellesylt on mondaymorning.Now the passengers has become a circulair from the captain that the ship wouldn't leave before 19.00 and will sail directly to Geiranger without a stop at Hellesylt because the port authority of Hellesylt asked strongly to stay away of the port because there should be a very bad weatherforcast at mondaymorning.Is it only me or are there more people who think this is strang?Should they not have problems in the fjord of Geiranger?Or is there really something with the ship.Anyone an idea? kit

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Galaxy
First Class Passenger
Member # 5160

posted 06-11-2005 04:05 PM

This was very strange,the ship would have more trubble in Geiranger fjord than in Hellesylt....
Because in Geiranger is that mutch smaler between the mountains....and i have not hear about any bad weather with wind over there

Monday weather at ålesund: cloudy whit a little sun,maybee a little rain...wind: 5 m/s temp: 10-15c

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Amerikanis
First Class Passenger
Member # 1835

posted 06-11-2005 05:30 PM

There must be an Problem with the Ship.

The Weather in Europe is at the Moment always good enough to go to Hellesylt.

They do not inform the Passengers (their Customers) proper.

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Maasdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3858

posted 06-12-2005 05:38 PM

Now come on there is till now not much to say off the ship have problems ore have to deal with bad wether. The note of the captain is the only thing that we no and the observation off CE pulling away by tugboats. And that is nothing strange to me. It's possible that the Captain order the tug cause by wether.

And whene there are some problems the Captain will inform passengers whene the time is right. Maybe it's an small technical problem.

quote:
They do not inform the Passengers (their Customers) proper.

Americanis how do you now that. We all don't nothing what happen on this moment a/b the ship. So you cane never say that they do not/proper inform the passengers.

Greetings Ben.

[ 06-12-2005: Message edited by: Maasdam ]

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Galaxy
First Class Passenger
Member # 5160

posted 06-12-2005 07:00 PM

Well Maasdam...There was no wind in Olden that day at all....so why the CE need tug boat i dont know.....the time will show.....The CE is back in Olden 30.06 and we will see if she need tug boat then too....

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Maasdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3858

posted 06-13-2005 01:07 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Galaxy:
Well Maasdam...There was no wind in Olden that day at all....so why the CE need tug boat i dont know.....the time will show.....The CE is back in Olden 30.06 and we will see if she need tug boat then too....

Was the tug pulling that day ore was the pul cable only standing by between tug an CE. This happens many times and the tug is standing by fore safety resons only. Cane you make pictures whene she arrived with ore without tug assistance.

Greetings Ben.

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Galaxy
First Class Passenger
Member # 5160

posted 06-13-2005 10:55 AM

The tug boat was pulling her out from quai whit a cable...and when CE was a bit out from the quai the tug boat put the bow in to the side back on the CE and holding the back still when the bow on CE still get out from the quai....here is som pics form that day :

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Maasdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3858

posted 06-13-2005 02:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Galaxy:
The tug boat was pulling her out from quai whit a cable...and when CE was a bit out from the quai the tug boat put the bow in to the side back on the CE and holding the back still when the bow on CE still get out from the quai....here is som pics form that day :

Cane you made one with the tug pulling here. With the next visit if you have time to do so. Thanks.

Greetings Ben.

Great pictures!

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Galaxy
First Class Passenger
Member # 5160

posted 06-13-2005 04:10 PM

Ofcourse i can...no problem...

Thanks...i try hard to take good pictures

[ 06-13-2005: Message edited by: Galaxy ]

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kit
First Class Passenger
Member # 4933

posted 06-14-2005 05:46 AM

Yesterday,i became a call from someone from de C.E.,and they were told, that the message about the bad wetter in hellesylt,they send to the passengers, wasn't correct.What they ment was that there was danger of lawines in Hellesylt and because of that they were asked to stay away from there.So,what is truth or not,i have no idea.
regards Kit

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mec1
First Class Passenger
Member # 4287

posted 06-14-2005 05:49 AM

what are lawines????

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Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 06-14-2005 06:11 AM

quote:
Originally posted by mec1:
what are lawines????

I guess avalanches - the german word would be "Lawine".

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kit
First Class Passenger
Member # 4933

posted 06-14-2005 06:26 AM

sorry mec1,i didn't realise there was another word for lawines.Ernst is correct.Its avalanches. regards Kit

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