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Post by dunbar on Dec 31, 2006 19:35:14 GMT -8
when the skeena queen joind the bc ferry fleet in late 1990s i took trip on her few months later. i took the 9am ferry to swartz bay then transferd to fulford harbour and rode the skeena queen to fulford harbour. then stayed there for few hours then went back on her then onto the ferry to twassen. the point is i rode her months after she joind the fleet and that is one trip that we should try. i wil plan to to that agian ride her agian too.
robert
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Post by Mike C on Jan 1, 2007 13:41:12 GMT -8
...alrighty then.
I took a trip on my birthday in 2005, here was my itinerary:
1pm Spirit of Vancouver Island to Swartz Bay
3pm Skeena Queen rountrip
5pm Spirit of British Columbia returning to Tsawwassen
That Skeena Queen trip was rather dissapointing (I was expecting something that looked like it had been built in the 90's, not another Quinsam). Though for a little pizzaz, perhaps we can thrown in a little Route 9 and 5 there too.
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Post by dunbar on Jan 1, 2007 14:49:31 GMT -8
I find her interesting and i am glad i rode her.
Your trip was good, but you stayed on. I got off and tried to get photos of her at fulford harbour.
This ship was built in the 1990s and i aslo plan to ride the kupper when she goes into service too.
(moderator edit was to create sentences & paragraph structure only, for ease of reading)
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Post by Queen of Nanaimo Teen on Jan 1, 2007 15:49:08 GMT -8
Haha, lol. It's funny that you say "little pizzaz" because it's true! Those ships may be intersting and all, but really they are quite boring! They look quite cool, but their interior furnishings aren't very nice. Thats because they weren't meant for long routes. Those ships are meant for short rides, and for people to stay in their vehicles and/or use the restroom!
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 1, 2007 15:54:32 GMT -8
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Post by Queen of Nanaimo Teen on Jan 1, 2007 15:57:58 GMT -8
Thanks for the back up flugel! I do hate to say that (because Skeena Queen is a beautiful ship) but it's the truth!
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Post by Mike C on Jan 2, 2007 15:47:28 GMT -8
ah, but here's the fun part: Foot Passengers. Now what will we do with them? Explain THAT Mr. I'm-so-smart Kahloke.  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 2, 2007 18:53:39 GMT -8
It's a short crossing, and there is some indoor passenger seating, that the foot-passengers would be able to access, before any vehicle-passengers got to them first.
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Post by Queen of Nanaimo Teen on Jan 3, 2007 13:00:10 GMT -8
I guess they do have to have some sort of seating. Like the Kwuna for example. Small little three window lounge!
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Post by Mike C on Jan 3, 2007 18:06:22 GMT -8
Look fellas: I travelled foot passenger. I sat in their crappy little lounge for 90 minutes. Amenities: Vending machine, and poster explaing the water-supply of the Gulf Islands. This foot passenger lounge was mixed with the seating of the Queen of Cumberland with the styling of the Klitsa.
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Post by kylefossett on Jan 3, 2007 18:39:37 GMT -8
Look fellas: I travelled foot passenger. I sat in their crappy little lounge for 90 minutes. Amenities: Vending machine, and poster explaing the water-supply of the Gulf Islands. This foot passenger lounge was mixed with the seating of the Queen of Cumberland with the styling of the Klitsa. if you spent 90 minutes on board then you must have just went there and back. you should have taken time to go visit bruce and the staff at Pattersons General Store, or grabbed a coffee at Treehouse South, usually a very ecclectic crowd around these establishments. the regular commuters from fulford harbour to swartz bay don't usually mind these seats. |
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Post by Barnacle on Jan 9, 2007 13:33:28 GMT -8
Does anyone have details on the "Lightship" weight (net tonnage) of the Skeena Queen, and what her current fuel consumption is - after the engine change they did, just after she enter service? Cascade, I think you're looking for "light displacement tonnage"--the actual weight of the vessel without cargo, fuel, or stores. ("Heavy displacement tonnage" includes all of these, and the difference between the two is 'deadweight tonnage'.) At least on this side of the Atlantic.  Net tonnage is the internal capacity of a vessel measured in units of 100 cubic feet but excluding space occupied by boilers, engines, shaft alleys, chain lockers, officers'/crew's quarters and any other spaces not available to carry passengers or freight. (Definitions shamelessly lifted from the American Merchant Seaman's Manual, 5th ed, 1981. I can't keep 'em straight anymore without a book either.) |
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Net tonnage is the internal capacity of a vessel measured in units of 100 cubic feet but excluding space occupied by boilers, engines, shaft alleys, chain lockers, officers'/crew's quarters and any other spaces not available to carry passengers or freight.