Topic: P&O Pride of Bilbao - The REAL ship that is... (Read 10786 times)

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #25 on:** September 26, 2010, 18:03:45 »

We will indeed

and with a stop off in Roscoff for a crew change...

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #26 on:** September 28, 2010, 23:15:37 »

Well

She sadly didn't get the send off deserved...

and arrived a hour early... so I wasn't prepared...

(http://s713.photobucket.com/albums/ww134/The-Ferry-Man/Ferries/PO%20Ferries/Pride%20of%20Bilbao/Final%20voyage/?action=view&current=DSC_1707.jpg)

(http://s713.photobucket.com/albums/ww134/The-Ferry-Man/Ferries/PO%20Ferries/Pride%20of%20Bilbao/Final%20voyage/?action=view&current=DSC_1710.jpg)

(http://s713.photobucket.com/albums/ww134/The-Ferry-Man/Ferries/PO%20Ferries/Pride%20of%20Bilbao/Final%20voyage/?action=view&current=DSC_1720.jpg)

(http://s713.photobucket.com/albums/ww134/The-Ferry-Man/Ferries/PO%20Ferries/Pride%20of%20Bilbao/Final%20voyage/?action=view&current=DSC_1729.jpg)

Stuart2007 · « **Reply #27 on:** October 28, 2010, 12:28:44 »

TFM,

Have a look on the other website and there are some interesting stories 'floating' about... Perhaps PoB isn't on a one way trip to Alang after all...

Remember that highly speculative messge I sent you about multiple operators in co-operation?

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #28 on:** October 28, 2010, 12:30:03 »

I do indeed...

very intriguing rumours

*for those who haven't seen them - rumour is the PoB ("Bilbao" now) is coming back to Portsmouth on the Bilbao run, but for another operator...

Nathan|C · « **Reply #29 on:** October 28, 2010, 13:05:55 »

She is now painted in the exact same livery as the Oscar Wilde, blue hull with white funnel

Stuart2007 · « **Reply #30 on:** October 28, 2010, 16:23:43 »

Different blue though, Nathan.

I just can't see IF/ICG running head to head (or bow to bow) with bf... Unless they have more Â£Â£Â£ coming in with a joint venture with another operator...

Nathan|C · « **Reply #31 on:** October 28, 2010, 18:04:15 »

Blue hull, white funnel....A joint venture with another operator....LD Lines perhaps?

Stuart2007 · « **Reply #32 on:** November 22, 2010, 11:10:48 »

Apparently she's now being sold to Russia...

http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fru.euronews.net%2Fnewswires%2F594717-newswire%2F&sl=ru&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8

For, ahem $76million

http://www.marchmontnews.com/story.php?story_id=14359

But still no mention from ICG to DSE or LSE

http://www.icg.ie/documents/2010/interim-management-statement-2010.pdf

The Ferry King · « **Reply #33 on:** November 22, 2010, 16:25:10 »

to what company in russia?

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #34 on:** November 22, 2010, 16:26:07 »

St Peter's Line

The Ferry King · « **Reply #35 on:** November 22, 2010, 16:28:07 »

what this company?

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #36 on:** November 22, 2010, 16:31:39 »

Yes

The Ferry King · « **Reply #37 on:** November 22, 2010, 16:34:25 »

the she will look quite weird in those new scheme of colours (actually only white)
but yeah. i hope she will stay happy there and have a fun time with here new sister

Cat320DL · « **Reply #38 on:** November 22, 2010, 17:23:06 »

Well that's good that she got work now.

Kyle

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #39 on:** November 22, 2010, 17:27:00 »

It is indeed... but miss her I will

But Alright for Stockholm

The Ferry King · « **Reply #40 on:** November 22, 2010, 17:41:57 »

i will miss her too..
but still i know for sure that not a single ferry in the whole world has survived for a 100 years
(except for the ones in the museum or yards)
but i will miss her colours that made her look modern and strong $:-\$

v.h94 · « **Reply #41 on:** November 22, 2010, 22:59:44 »

I would prefer to have Pearl back

Stuart2007 · « **Reply #42 on:** November 23, 2010, 15:58:24 »

At least POBI, or Princess Anastasia as she will be known, will be well looked after. Not that floating pub that po turned her into.

Maybe she'll even get some lower sulphur diesel so that her pistons and liners- and valves come to that- don't get so pitted, worn and damaged that she fumigates everyone standing behind her exhaust stack.

The Ferry King · « **Reply #43 on:** November 23, 2010, 16:05:29 »

that would be great for her

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #44 on:** November 23, 2010, 16:06:12 »

Quote from: The Ferry King on November 23, 2010, 16:05:29

that would be great for her

Even better for those standing behind the funnel...

And what a funnel it is

The Ferry King · « **Reply #45 on:** November 23, 2010, 16:09:34 »

woow yeah tall as a skyscraper if you get what i mean

she just looks great to me

v.h94 · « **Reply #46 on:** November 23, 2010, 16:32:08 »

Hope she will be in as good condition as Mariella when St Peter Line takes over

Stuart2007 · « **Reply #47 on:** November 23, 2010, 19:13:23 »

Someone with deep pocket is funding SPL... I think she's going to prove to live to a good old age based on the level of investment....

Maybe the time will come and SPL will buy her big sis too?

v.h94 · « **Reply #48 on:** November 23, 2010, 19:16:32 »

Which one is her big sis?

Olympia (PoB) Is bigger then Mariella.

Stuart2007 · « **Reply #49 on:** November 24, 2010, 14:35:15 »

How do you work that out, V.H94? Marie' is a few tonnes heavier and has those rear sponsons...

But in any case, Marie is her older 'big' sister... Doesn't matter which is actually bigger- ah, it's an expression that's all.

The older one is always big sis.

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