Non-Believer Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 "Gregory's Girl". Incessantly, IIRC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 19 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: "Gregory's Girl". Incessantly, IIRC... A Classic. I'd get the boat more often if they showed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxdaleliberationfront Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 1 hour ago, gettafa said: When Manx Line started up they had a roulette table and a cinema. It only had two films which they used day in day out for months/years. VHS was very much in its infancy, so to be able to watch a film at all, outside of a cinema or on TV, but on demand, was a sort of big thing. The Italian Job and My Fair Lady I think they were. A remake of The Italian Job with Quayle, Harmer and Thomas in the starring roles as they make another plucky attempt to liberate even more taxpayers cash for some mindless scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettafa Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Non-Believer said: "Gregory's Girl". Incessantly, IIRC... Maybe that was after 6/12 months of the Italian Job/My Fair Lady. To be fair, it really was a novelty to watch a film - any film - on a boat. It were like being on a luxury cruise. Or something (the first time anyway). The rest of the time was spent asking is it pronounced "Hay-sham" or "Hee-sham". Although that one is still going. Mind, so's the Italian Job, but in those days it was well old hat already and by then, like say Abba. had had it's day forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monasqueen Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 I think it was on the short lived car ferry Monas Isle where the announcement came, after a particularly nasty bit of rough, that the film about to be shown was "Raise The Titanic". At least it got people laughing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 1 hour ago, foxdaleliberationfront said: A remake of The Italian Job with Quayle, Harmer and Thomas in the starring roles as they make another plucky attempt to liberate even more taxpayers cash for some mindless scheme! Quayle in the Benny Hill role, Thomas as Michael Cain, and Harmer as Noel Coward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Thought I'd just leave this here for discussion. It pertains to crossing bookings for TT 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Non-Believer said: Thought I'd just leave this here for discussion. It pertains to crossing bookings for TT 2020. As I have said many many times, the SPCo holds the key to the success or failure of every single enterprise which either the government or private sector enters into. It is vitally important and something which needs to strike the right balance between service and profitability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Flint Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 £ 300 for a bike plus 1? its the sort of thing that would make you say, “yeah, we’ll go once then we can say we’ve been” a recent 5 day break taking the car added £300 to the holiday. And the boat was virtually empty outbound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Given you are travelling on two of the busiest crossings of the year I’d say that £275 return for bike and rider isn’t as bad as some are making out. I booked my partner and his bike on the cheapest sailings in November and it cost £120. 5 day return. It could have been £180 on the more popular sailings. Remind me again what the ratio between lowest and highest fares is, on EZY or flymaybe? Im not saying it’s cheap. I’m saying it’s what I’d expect, probably less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Derek Flint said: £ 300 for a bike plus 1? its the sort of thing that would make you say, “yeah, we’ll go once then we can say we’ve been” a recent 5 day break taking the car added £300 to the holiday. And the boat was virtually empty outbound I think that's just the bike and rider Derek, it doesn't mention passengers at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Max Power said: I think that's just the bike and rider Derek, it doesn't mention passengers at all? It is. 3 riders, 3 bikes. TT homestays. @John W, trouble is, is your perception shared by those wishing to travel to the Island? I'm not saying you're wrong in your perception; but how many off-Island residents wishing to travel would share it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 4 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: It is. 3 riders, 3 bikes. TT homestays. @John W, trouble is, is your perception shared by those wishing to travel to the Island? I'm not saying you're wrong in your perception; but how many off-Island residents wishing to travel would share it? I think that we are in the hands of perceptions, people make travel decisions based on these and costs. Everyone who comes to the TT perceives the SPCo to be expensive, this gets aired on social media frequently. People holidaying outside of these times need quick and easy information to make their destination decisions, we have no divine right to people visiting our island, they make their decision from information supplied on the viability and costs, two areas which we don't seem to have a grip on at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Central Scrutiniser Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 To add some perspective, Motorcycle + rider Hull to Zeebrugge £310. That's a 13 hour trip including inside cabin. Portsmouth to Bilbao is over £400 . 24 hours, also including basic cabin. These prices are for July. Considering the distances involved, it makes the Racket seem bloody expensive to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 5 hours ago, The Central Scrutiniser said: To add some perspective, Motorcycle + rider Hull to Zeebrugge £310. That's a 13 hour trip including inside cabin. Portsmouth to Bilbao is over £400 . 24 hours, also including basic cabin. These prices are for July. Considering the distances involved, it makes the Racket seem bloody expensive to me. You have to take into account some of the savings of size/length of journey against the Steam Packet. There are increased costs per passenger with 700 as opposed to 2000. Harbour and loading costs are fixed ( more or less ). The catering rip off opportunities with a 24 hour captivity rather than 2.5-3.75 hours. Finally the routes you mention, with which I’m familiar, don’t have a peak demand like start and end of TT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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