Not a connection but did have to do a convoluted routing through it. I wanted a staff discount ticket for a flight to PVR but the only availability was from MAN even though it operated through LGW. Ended up flying LHR-MAN to fly back down to London and on to Mexico. A total pain despite the low price.
Jump to postThe Star Cruises fleet continues to be scrapped. Superstar Libra (formerly Norwegian Sea) has just arrived at Aliaga, whilst Superstar Aquarius and Superstar Gemini (formerly Norwegian Wind / Norwegian Dream respectively) are at Alang, India. https://www.cruisehive.com/former-norwegian-cruise-line-s...
Jump to postRecently back off Norwegian Prima. Got to say that NCL has really elevated the experience from the Breakaway Plus class ships. Decor throughout is stylish and contemporary without trying too hard to be the "in thing." They've changed the setup from a large, single pool up top to a smaller ...
Jump to postGet an L1011 back in the sky..admittedly not at the expense of everything below, but it would be nice. Penthouses in London, Miami, Sydney. Funds set up for friends and family. At least half of it would be donated to charities that I like - Parkinsons, Trussell Trust, Reubens Retreat, BHF and so on....
Jump to postI am thinking about a Norwegian Fjords cruise on the Iona. Has anyone done this cruise or have experience of the Iona. A ship with 5,000 passengers and 184,000 tons sounds more like a smallish town rather than a ship. Is it's size a problem, given that most of the journey is not In the open sea?. B...
Jump to postOnly ever heard them referred to as "W" routes. Used to work for a tour operator - they chartered aircraft all of the time that did these types of flights, particularly to less popular destinations, i.e MAN-PUY-LGW-PUY-MAN. Made good use of an aircraft for the day and avoided dead sectors.
Jump to postFun question!
Longest in a narrow body: LH / Privatair BBJ EWR-MUC.
Shortest in a wide body : QF 747-400 MEL-SYD. Went up like a rocket straight to 41000ft. Incredible.
Edit: Just remembered I flew MAN-LGW on a Britannia 767-300 but it was just one of the two stops on the journey to PVR, via MCO.
Cruise lines are seeing the reality that a Baltic cruise without St. Petersburg is not an attractive option for many customers. First the lines were saying they'd simply replace St. Pete with alternative ports, but full redeployments are starting to happen. Norwegian Getaway has cancelled the entir...
Jump to postCruise lines are seeing the reality that a Baltic cruise without St. Petersburg is not an attractive option for many customers. First the lines were saying they'd simply replace St. Pete with alternative ports, but full redeployments are starting to happen. Norwegian Getaway has cancelled the entir...
Jump to postCruise lines are seeing the reality that a Baltic cruise without St. Petersburg is not an attractive option for many customers. First the lines were saying they'd simply replace St. Pete with alternative ports, but full redeployments are starting to happen. Norwegian Getaway has cancelled the entire...
Jump to postTurkey to block Black Sea access to Russian navy vessels. https://twitter.com/zelenskyyua/status/1497564078897774598?s=21 "I thank my friend Mr. President of (Turkish flag) @RTErdogan and the people of (Turkish flag) for their strong support. The ban on the passage of (Russian flag) warships to...
Jump to postSadly, just 3 sectors on such a beautiful aircraft
British Airtours LGW-ALC-LGW
Caledonian RHO-LGW - I remember that was the one with the all white fuselage and red cheat lines.
Quite a few trips but not a lot of airlines.
767-200
Britannia
United
767-300
American
Air New Zealand
Air Seychelles
Britannia
British Airways
Qantas
United
Can be heard very clearly on the 777 if you're sat just behind the wing. (3:30 in the video below).
https://youtu.be/YxOskxXiYMk
AP - Cruise ship changes course after US judge orders seizure https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-miami-lawsuits-florida-64ab5cdee53cfe7d25d4fc46d2f90038 Some passengers were taken by ferry to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday. The ferry ride was apparently “uncomfortable due ...
Jump to postArrived only: Trieste. Flew home from Pula Bremen. Cruised back to Southampton Paphos. Flew back to UK from Larnaca Stockholm. Cruised to Copenhagen and flew home from there. Fresno. Return flight connections screwed because of fog, so drove to LAX. Departed only Larnaca. See above. Santa Ana. Flew ...
Jump to postIndeed it does look like a sad end for Crystal...an arrest warrant on Crystal Symphony has been issued in Miami. The ship is therefore ending it's current cruise in Bimini and guests are being transferred back to Florida by ferry. https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/legal-regulatory/fuel-supplier-secure...
Jump to postQuite a few over the years that I guess you could consider lesser known...
Aurigny
European Aviation Air Charter
Travel City Direct / Air Atlanta Icelandic
Astraeus
Peach Air
Privatair (for Lufthansa)
British Island Airways
Great to see some rarer and forgotten brands in this thread.
I just got off the Norwegian Gem. It was a 5 day cruise from NYC to Bermuda and return. It was nice not having to wear a mask onboard. Everyone has to be vaccinated and undergo 3 tests prior to boarding. Once at home and then an antigen and PCR test at the pier. Bermuda was wonderful. Sunny, breezy...
Jump to postChrisKen wrote:They're a north american thing afaiw. Can't recall ever having seen one outside of NA. They're also a fairly redundant feature these days.
What is going to happen the Twin Otter flights? That might be the part that survives. Those are flights between the islands; and the Twotter is the perfect aircraft for them. There is also no competition. They have no airline as a competitor but there are fast ferries. Many years since I've been to...
Jump to post747-200
Virgin Atlantic
747-300
The Travelcity Direct one..I think operated by Air Atlanta Europe
747-400
British Airways
Qantas
Thai Airways
Virgin Atlantic
Singapore Airlines
Air New Zealand
747-?
British Airways (no idea if it was a -100 or -200)
767-200
Britannia Airways
United
767-300
United
British Airways
Britannia Airways
Air Seychelles
Air New Zealand
American
Qantas
757-200
Britannia Airways
Thomsonfly
Monarch Airlines
Astraeus
United
First Choice
British Airways
757-300
Condor for Thomas Cook
Thomas Cook
737-200 Britannia Airways Peach Air European Aviation Air Charter Dan Air 737-300 United / Shuttle by United / United Shuttle British Midland Air New Zealand easyJet 737-400 British Airways 737-500 United Thomsonfly British Midland BBJ Privatair for Lufthansa 737-600 SAS 737-700 SAS Virgin Australi...
Jump to postMy favourite was MyTravel attempting Sanya in Hainan, China via Bahrain. https://www.google.se/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/business/2006/mar/22/china.travelnews I don’t think it lasted very long. I'm not even sure it ever started tbh. Something on Trip Advisor suggesting people were moved onto CX. I ...
Jump to postLooks like it was called Paramount Airways Limited (not to be confused with the Indian Paramount Airways) and flew MD-83s from Gatwick to Goa during the Winter Season to keep the airframes earning money. The airline only operated for a couple of years in the late 1980s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wik...
Jump to postSQ before silk air merger comes to mind. But such stats are meaningless because some small airlines flying only few narrow bodies with high density config will be up top. For example plus ultra only has 3 300+ seats a340. French bee has for A350 with over 400 seats might even be more than Emirates ...
Jump to postJust back off a simulation cruise onboard Anthem of the Seas. Have to say it was wonderful to be back onboard a ship and out at sea. Was only around 700 onboard so it was pretty quiet. Felt very secure with the way they have set up the ship. You would see them strip a table down to bare, sanitise it...
Jump to postMSC Virtuosa denied entry to Greenock https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/covid-scotland-uk-only-cruise-ship-msc-virtuosa-barred-from-docking-in-greenock-3265549 Seems crazy. You can go to a restaurant in Scotland without being tested. You can go to cinema, gym, hotel without being tested. You c...
Jump to postI've caved. Have been saving for a house purchase, but can't stand these 4 walls any longer, so blowing a months (and a bit of the next) savings on a UK cruise on Celebrity Silhouette this July. Have been onboard a few times but, as die hard NCL fan, never sailed with them so will be nice to try som...
Jump to postI’ve got an iPhone 8 Plus that I love. Will be buying the new one that comes out this Fall just because it’s time. But it’s been absolutely flawless. I have to charge it more often but what other electrical device that’s used many hours a day every single day for almost five years straight won’t do...
Jump to postI used to very much enjoying cruising so was wondering what to do for my first proper holiday since the start of COVID. Looked at booking a cruise: - COVID-19 testing and mask wearing (makes sense); - Reduced services including no live shows (understandable); - Fewer dining options (suppose I can l...
Jump to posthttps://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2021 ... t-stopping
Looks like the bill to allow Canada to be bypassed this year for a limited Alaska season has been passed.
Long way to go but interesting that they are now considering legislation to temporarily allow non-US registered cruise vessels to bypass Canada on Alaska cruise itineraries until Canada's cruise ban is lifted. Long way to go on this though, and would still require the CDC to act too. https://www.tra...
Jump to posthttps://www.cruisehive.com/carnival-cruise-line-removes-most-cruises-until-september/50631 Looks like Carnival has now canceled much of August too. I recently cracked and booked a September cruise on the Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas thinking the summer would iron out most of the issues and ge...
Jump to postFirst Project Leonardo ship from NCL has a name. https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/shipbuilding-refurb-equipment/norwegian-prima-first-six-ncl-newbuilds-wide-inaugural-showcase Norwegian Prima will be their first entirely new class of ship since Norwegian Breakaway in 2013 and is bucking the trend of ...
Jump to postNCL has announced 3 new itineraries for summer 2021: Norwegian Gem will be based in Punta Cana offering 7-night Eastern Caribbean sailings, Norwegian Jade will sail from Athens to the Greek Islands and Norwegian Joy from Montego Bay to the Western Caribbean. Sailings start 15th Aug, 25th July and 7t...
Jump to post”Flights from Manchester to the United States and Barbados are operated by Aer Lingus (UK) Limited. Flights from Manchester to the United States are for United Kingdom-originating traffic only. Sales are not available to persons in the United States." The statement is on the Aer Lingus website...
Jump to posthttps://www.ttgmedia.com/news/aer-lingus-launches-first-direct-transatlantic-flights-from-manchester-27868 MAN-JFK MAN- BOS MAN-MCO MAN-BGI announced Haven't seen it elsewhere but TTG are reporting that MAN- USA flights are only available with a UK point of origin. Any ideas why? That's going to be ...
Jump to postSeems an MSC cruise ship has gone on fire in Corfu . https://i.ibb.co/K6p3xq2/12163154-47-C6-4209-A917-D38068-EAE2-A6.jpg MS Lirica, 59.000 GRT. Seems to be a very massive fire on the boat deck. However, it is under control now. I wonder if its worth repairing in this climate. Only 17 years old, ye...
Jump to postI'd imagine NCLH would feel some conflict about this; Pride of America is by far NCL's most profitable ship and they won't be keen to permanently lose their exclusivity on Hawaiian intra-island cruises, yet they have a significant deployment in Alaska and Canada / New England. Is it? I know that be...
Jump to postI guess they're lobbying hard for a removal of, or more realistically, a temporary exemption or suspension of The Jones Act for the 2021 season. We had notification on Friday from one of the big cruise lines that they were going to announce a new policy offering extra flexibility specifically for t...
Jump to postCruise ship visits to Canada now banned until February 2022 A ban on cruise ships with more than 100 people coming to Canada will remain in place until February 2022, a federal government release said Thursday. The temporary measures for cruise ships were scheduled to end on Feb. 28. http://www.cbc...
Jump to post4 more ships expected to leave the Carnival Corp. fleet this year. Any guesses? I'd think the rest of the Carnival Fantasy class (Ecstasy, Sensation, Elation and Paradise) must be obvious candidates. Carnival are getting some new ships; between Mardi Gras and Carnival Celebration, it'll still be an ...
Jump to posthttps://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/24136-it-s-official-the-marco-polo-is-getting-scrapped.html Sad but not surprising to see confirmation that Marco Polo is to be scrapped. Was such a lovely little ship, nothing fancy but had some nice features including teak decks, comfortable lounges a...
Jump to postRemember that Tui is a package holiday operator - the airline is a tool in that enables them to offer holidays with the tightest controls on cost and quality. They buy up hundreds of thousands of bed nights in advance to secure the best prices and exclusivity. Having said that, there may be changes ...
Jump to postBarcelona too. I remember I was on one of the planes taken out of service following discovery of a radioactive substance linked to Alexander Litvinenko
https://crankyflier.com/2006/11/29/ba-f ... on-2-767s/
Article lists a few more including Vienna which I don't think has been mentioned.
You jumped the shark with this comment. There’s plenty of cruise ships going to the breakers, I suspect a hell of a lot more will be broken up before the Covid-19 crisis is finished. Unfortunately yes... MS Marco Polo and MS Astor (Ex-CMV) have been auctioned and sold to scrappers by the receivers....
Jump to postCALMSP wrote:If I'm B6, I'm making a phone call to Korea and see if they want to sell an OZ slot at LHR (not knowing off the top of my head what their slots are)