censorship Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Is it really unreliable? I mean, really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Sat on board at the moment, I'd guess another 20 minutes or so before we set off, then sit in Liverpool rush hour traffic :-( Heysham bypass is coming along, once finished Heysham Port to M6 in about 10 minutes. If Steam Packet put a reliable fast craft there we could do Isle of Man to M6 in a shade over three hours including loading & unloading... *sigh* Yes. If I remember rightly, when they were doing docking trials for the first seacat she did it in 1 hour 55 mins to Heysham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monasqueen Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 This one has not been as unreliable as some of the others, but it does seem to act as a magnet for stray fishing gear. Looks like it's caught a crab again today - 3 1/4 hours between Douglas and Liverpool in flat calm conditions? And yes, we're stuck with fast craft while it remains one of the conditions of the User Agreement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
censorship Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 This one has not been as unreliable as some of the others, but it does seem to act as a magnet for stray fishing gear. Looks like it's caught a crab again today - 3 1/4 hours between Douglas and Liverpool in flat calm conditions? And yes, we're stuck with fast craft while it remains one of the conditions of the User Agreement. A magnet? I can remember it happening twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piebaps Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I bet it Manx Radio were running it you'd remember every breakdown :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
censorship Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 If Manx Radio were running a passenger ferry I think we'd have more to worry about than a very occasional mechanical issue which slows the boat down a bit. Now that this has been suggested, don't be surprised when MR-Sea is announced by Broadcasting House - 'from the airwaves to the sea waves'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 If Manx Radio were running a passenger ferry I think we'd have more to worry about than a very occasional mechanical issue which slows the boat down a bit. Now that this has been suggested, don't be surprised when MR-Sea is announced by Broadcasting House - 'from the airwaves to the sea waves'. If they got a ship with a big mast they could broadcast as they go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jefferson Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Or they could f off to the "north west" they claim to be number one in. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Login Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I was on yesterday. Left home at 2:00pm and was at traffic lights in Liverpool at 5:09pm according to a time check on the radio. That ticks the boxes for me. The pain was not the boat crossing but a traffic accident the other side which shut the main road I wanted to use, Just shows no form of travel is perfect all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I was on yesterday. Left home at 2:00pm and was at traffic lights in Liverpool at 5:09pm according to a time check on the radio. That ticks the boxes for me. The pain was not the boat crossing but a traffic accident the other side which shut the main road I wanted to use, Just shows no form of travel is perfect all the time What time did you sail? Or do you live in Warrington??? The sailing is 2hrs 45min, so if they left at 3pm and arrived and arrived an hour early (allowing for disembarking) its little wonder they broke it for today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Has anyone got figures that will show how badly we do for tourist arrivals? We have a population of, say, 83,000. How many tourists set foot here in a normal year, and what proportion of our population is that? How does that compare with other places who "appear" to have large numbers of tourists? york 7 million tourists £600 million income Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDruid-3X3 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Haven't you guys ever thought of running a Ferry Service to Good Old Scotland as well as Liverpool? 3X3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monasqueen Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Lost Login, your time check could have been in GMT? Anyway, you were lucky to get away when you did. Manannan is back to slow running, and crossings of 3 hours or more, from yesterday morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 they still own Snaefell VI, perhaps they can bring that back, with the steam racket make 3 times the profit of any ferry company in the world they should offer a better service 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I quite like the Manannan, quick and easy to Liverpool, and I can put up with the occasional engine failure resulting in a longer crossing time. What I can't cope with is the Steam Packet's total disregard for its users with regard to the provision of updated arrival times. It was known earlier yesterday that the day's sailings would be operated at circa 26 kts, due to one unserviceable power unit. However, when I checked (at 2100hrs) on the expected arrival time of last night's sailing from Liverpool ALL the searches (Website, Phone, Displays in the Sea Termina etcl) gave the ETA as the normal 2200hrs. As a consequence, before going to collect some family friends from the sailing, I checked the position of Manannan on Ship AIS at 2130hrs to see that she still had some 20+ miles to run, which indicated an arrival time around 2245. How difficult would it be for one of the Steam Packet duty staff to update their Latest Sailing Information sites in a timely manner ? It would be nice to believe that Customer Service really mattered, or is it just the fact that "we know you don't have a choice" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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