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Post by hwy19man on Jun 20, 2019 13:17:35 GMT -8
"BC Ferries is advising customers travelling between Departure Bay and Horseshoe Bay from June 20 through September 2 that the 10:40 pm sailing from Departure Bay, arriving in Horseshoe Bay at 12:20 am will not connect with transit services."
www.bcferries.com/bcfservicenotice?id=5812
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Post by hwy19man on Jun 25, 2019 12:33:34 GMT -8
"The Queen of Coquitlam will be temporarily removed from service on Tuesday, June 25 and Wednesday, June 26, 2019 on the Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) - Sunshine Coast (Langdale) route to determine required repairs to the sealing mechanism on the propeller blades."www.bcferries.com/bcfservicenotice?id=1342264The Surrey will be operating on its Thursday to Monday schedule.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jun 26, 2019 17:19:23 GMT -8
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Post by futureferrydriver on Jun 26, 2019 20:51:37 GMT -8
Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but 0400 might be the earliest scheduled BC Ferry sailing ever?
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jun 26, 2019 21:07:41 GMT -8
Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but 0400 might be the earliest scheduled BC Ferry sailing ever? I wonder if it gets good ridership BC Ferries will try that early morning sailing again.
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Post by Neil on Jun 26, 2019 22:20:07 GMT -8
Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but 0400 might be the earliest scheduled BC Ferry sailing ever? During at least one year in the early '90s, BC Ferries did round the clock sailings on route two, on the odd hours. So we're talking 1am, 3am, 5am, from both terminals.
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Post by hwy19man on Jun 27, 2019 2:31:30 GMT -8
The beginning of the Canada Day long weekend with a major ferry taken out of service and that means....
Murphy's Law strikes again!
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Post by hwy19man on Jun 27, 2019 3:24:23 GMT -8
Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but 0400 might be the earliest scheduled BC Ferry sailing ever? I wonder if it gets good ridership BC Ferries will try that early morning sailing again. The Surrey must be deadheading to HSB this morning as there is no 400h sailing from Langdale. The 400h sailing is only on Friday and Saturday.
The 510h from HSB is only at 1% capacity so far.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 27, 2019 6:43:48 GMT -8
Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but 0400 might be the earliest scheduled BC Ferry sailing ever? During at least one year in the early '90s, BC Ferries did round the clock sailings on route two, on the odd hours. So we're talking 1am, 3am, 5am, from both terminals. 'Twas the summer of 1992, and the deal was 1/2-price on the 1:00am and 3:00am sailings. I did the 3:00am twice that year.
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Post by Neil on Jun 27, 2019 10:12:18 GMT -8
I wonder if it gets good ridership BC Ferries will try that early morning sailing again. The Surrey must be deadheading to HSB this morning as there is no 400h sailing from Langdale. The 400h sailing is only on Friday and Saturday.
The 510h from HSB is only at 1% capacity so far.I'm guessing those overnight/early morning sailings are mainly for the benefit of commercial traffic. Can't imagine very many regular passengers using them.
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Post by Starsteward on Jun 27, 2019 11:11:21 GMT -8
During at least one year in the early '90s, BC Ferries did round the clock sailings on route two, on the odd hours. So we're talking 1am, 3am, 5am, from both terminals. 'Twas the summer of 1992, and the deal was 1/2-price on the 1:00am and 3:00am sailings. I did the 3:00am twice that year. I won't pry into why you were out and about at that ungodly hour of the night but was wondering if you remember what the load factor, pax/vehicles was on those trips?
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jun 27, 2019 11:13:44 GMT -8
The Surrey must be deadheading to HSB this morning as there is no 400h sailing from Langdale. The 400h sailing is only on Friday and Saturday.
The 510h from HSB is only at 1% capacity so far. I'm guessing those overnight/early morning sailings are mainly for the benefit of commercial traffic. Can't imagine very many regular passengers using them. I think during big events and weekends during summer, a study of late night and early morning sailing on Horseshoe Bay to Langdale and Horseshoe Bay to Bowen Island because Sunshine Coast residents, Bowen Island residents or Metro Vancouver residents will be able to check more events in both regions at night.
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Post by Neil on Jun 27, 2019 12:56:19 GMT -8
I'm guessing those overnight/early morning sailings are mainly for the benefit of commercial traffic. Can't imagine very many regular passengers using them. I think during big events and weekends during summer, a study of late night and early morning sailing on Horseshoe Bay to Langdale and Horseshoe Bay to Bowen Island because Sunshine Coast residents, Bowen Island residents or Metro Vancouver residents will be able to check more events in both regions at night. BC Ferries is well aware of any bumps in traffic from Vancouver events- no need to do any studies. People don't move to Bowen or the Sunshine Coast or any other ferry served area if they're concerned about getting to Canucks games or concerts.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jun 27, 2019 14:20:51 GMT -8
I think during big events and weekends during summer, a study of late night and early morning sailing on Horseshoe Bay to Langdale and Horseshoe Bay to Bowen Island because Sunshine Coast residents, Bowen Island residents or Metro Vancouver residents will be able to check more events in both regions at night. BC Ferries is well aware of any bumps in traffic from Vancouver events- no need to do any studies. People don't move to Bowen or the Sunshine Coast or any other ferry served area if they're concerned about getting to Canucks games or concerts. But there all more things than Hockey during summer to do in Metro Vancouver such as Celebration of lights, Richmond Night Market. I think BC Ferries should maybe add late night plus early morning sailings on Friday to Sunday to see what ridership ends up. If BC Ferries does they could promote it.
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Post by princessofvanfan on Jun 27, 2019 14:40:23 GMT -8
During at least one year in the early '90s, BC Ferries did round the clock sailings on route two, on the odd hours. So we're talking 1am, 3am, 5am, from both terminals. 'Twas the summer of 1992, and the deal was 1/2-price on the 1:00am and 3:00am sailings. I did the 3:00am twice that year. We did the 3 A.M. as well that summer - it was convenient, and surprisingly busy, but the clam chowder was awful. It had obviously been sitting in the warmer pot since the previous day.
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Post by hwy19man on Jun 27, 2019 14:46:46 GMT -8
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Post by Neil on Jun 27, 2019 19:20:03 GMT -8
...and reading between the lines of the service notice, it's likely that the Queen of Capilano might be pressed into service for a late night run or two... wouldn't be the first time.
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Post by vancouverecho on Jun 27, 2019 19:45:55 GMT -8
BC Ferries also has setup a free water taxi service between the Horseshoe Bay government dock and Langdale terminal using up to three 40 passenger water taxi's, per their service notice.
At least, checking the Twitter, people are happy that BC Ferries is trying to pickup the slack by hiring the water taxi's to cover.
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Post by hwy19man on Jun 27, 2019 23:01:10 GMT -8
The Surrey is running an hour behind schedule. The final sailing will depart HSB at 0030h and it is nearly 60% full. The good news is that anyone who missed or misses the last sailing on route 3, they only have to wait 4.5 hours for the next sailing. The 510h sailing is already at 30% capacity with under height vehicles leading the way. The 400h has no traffic yet.
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Post by Neil on Jun 28, 2019 14:55:46 GMT -8
Okay, so here's my cranky gripe for the day. There's a service notice up currently that says...
Please be advised that the Northern Adventure is expected to arrive at Skidegate 60 minutes behind schedule, this will not affect scheduled departure time.
It took extra time to safely load as many vehicles as possible on each sailing. We want to make sure we get as many customers as possible to their destination.
So, first of all, why do they always refer to the extra time taken to 'safely load'? Isn't it understood that they always safely load vehicles?
And... the NorAd arrives at Prince Rupert Friday mornings, after taking eight hours to crawl across Hecate Strait. She sits for four hours before departing at 10am. Can they not unload and load in four hours? A lot of the space is reserved; do they not know pretty much exactly how much time it will take, and allow for that when they start loading?
Maybe this is just a case of putting up a generic service notice when the delay was actually due to something else.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jul 12, 2019 18:04:28 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jul 12, 2019 20:22:16 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jul 13, 2019 6:52:27 GMT -8
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Post by hwy19man on Aug 3, 2019 13:44:45 GMT -8
"Please be advised that the MV Kahloke has resumed service. The engine has been repaired and tested. The vessel will operate in 'shuttle' mode to carry as much as traffic as possible. There is a 4-5 hour wait to travel between Denman East and Hornby Island."
www.bcferries.com/bcfservicenotice?id=6133
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Sept 11, 2019 17:34:54 GMT -8
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