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Post by ferryfanyvr on Aug 9, 2010 19:33:17 GMT -8
It looks like the Queen of Nanaimo is scheduled for quite a long refit this season. RBI is showing the Queen of Burnaby on route 9 and the Queen of Chilliwack on Route 17 from Oct 12 to Dec 14.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 9, 2010 19:40:16 GMT -8
It looks like the Queen of Nanaimo is scheduled for quite a long refit this season. RBI is showing the Queen of Burnaby on route 9 and the Queen of Chilliwack on Route 17 from Oct 12 to Dec 14. ....and that means that with unforeseen circumstances, this particular ship shuffle will remain in place until mid January 2011, by my prediction.
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Post by FerryDude2012 on Aug 9, 2010 20:35:07 GMT -8
Also, the Coastal Renaissance will be out for a short time from route 2. October 30th till November 14th, the Queen of Cowichan will be replacing her while she is out. The Queen of Alberni will be in refit October 12th - November 14th 2010. The Queen of New Westminster will replace her on route 30.
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Post by Kam on Aug 9, 2010 22:02:16 GMT -8
Also, the Coastal Renaissance will be out for a short time from route 2. October 30th till November 14th, the Queen of Cowichan will be replacing her while she is out. The Queen of Alberni will be in refit October 12th - November 14th 2010. The Queen of New Westminster will replace her on route 30. I hope she gets those olympic decals removed...
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Post by FNS on Aug 9, 2010 23:07:58 GMT -8
Also, the Coastal Renaissance will be out for a short time from route 2. October 30th till November 14th, the Queen of Cowichan will be replacing her while she is out. The Queen of Alberni will be in refit October 12th - November 14th 2010. The Queen of New Westminster will replace her on route 30. I hope she gets those olympic decals removed... It's been nice for us Seattle folks to see our speed skater on the side of this ferry. And, the incredible experience for us to see Olympic events in that beautiful geographical area on your side of the Peace Arch was priceless, to say the least. This memorable year of 2010 will be coming to a close in a little more than four months from now. So, I guess it's time to peel those colourful decals off and let these trio of FSG ferries show their normal BCF decor for the first time on BC waters. Let's just hope they don't turn rusty like many of the others in BCF's (and WSF's) fleet.
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Post by Retrovision on Aug 9, 2010 23:21:28 GMT -8
I hope she gets those olympic decals removed... It's been nice for us Seattle folks to see our speed skater on the side of this ferry. And, the incredible experience for us to see Olympic events in that beautiful geographical area on your side of the Peace Arch was priceless, to say the least. This memorable year of 2010 will be coming to a close in a little more than four months from now. So, I guess it's time to peel those colourful decals off and let these trio of FSG ferries show their normal BCF decor for the first time on BC waters. Let's just hope they don't turn rusty like many of the others in BCF's (and WSF's) fleet. I could stand to see those decals last as long as possible. After all, once they're gone the Coastals will have the same paint scheme possibly for their entire service lives, if not atleast for a good decade or more.
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Post by Quatchi on Aug 10, 2010 9:43:57 GMT -8
Get rid of them, I very much dislike those decals. They make the ships look stupider than they already look. They might look half respectable by the time the decals are off.
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Post by Neil on Aug 10, 2010 10:33:02 GMT -8
Get rid of them, I very much dislike those decals. They make the ships look stupider than they already look. They might look half respectable by the time the decals are off. Cheers, Agreed. I've never quite been able to figure out exactly what I think of the Coastals' profiles, because the jumble of images plastered all over them is too distracting.
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Post by Mill Bay on Aug 10, 2010 10:46:02 GMT -8
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Post by Kam on Aug 10, 2010 11:10:41 GMT -8
And besides, when the decals come off we get to do a whole new round of photos for all 3 ships! :-)
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Post by Northern Exploration on Aug 10, 2010 13:22:45 GMT -8
Get rid of them, I very much dislike those decals. They make the ships look stupider than they already look. They might look half respectable by the time the decals are off. Cheers, Agreed. I've never quite been able to figure out exactly what I think of the Coastals' profiles, because the jumble of images plastered all over them is too distracting. Looking at MillBay's posting of links to Markus' pics of the Rennie sans wrap (not saranwrap), I am not sure but I almost think I prefer with the images vs. all white.
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Post by Retrovision on Aug 10, 2010 21:42:05 GMT -8
Don't get me wrong, however, I am absolutely not rendering and opinion on the look of these decals! I was merely suggesting that beyond this look of our Coastals we'll have little to no variance for many years to come. To be clear, more than anything I was trying to weigh the current relatively shortlived (and determinedly colourful, if nothing else) look against what some might eventually find monotonous. I dare suggest that in ten years or so some might - if not long for - be curious about seeing a return to today's look in exchange for, if only temporarily as we've had it so far, seemingly ages of the same look. Though far more modest and refreshingly unobtrusive so not a fair comparison, I don't know about you all but I certainly wouldn't mind a return to the '94 Commonwealth Games livery on the Spooks, if only for a novelly short period of time.
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Post by Mill Bay on Aug 10, 2010 21:57:30 GMT -8
Don't get me wrong, however, I am absolutely not rendering and opinion on the look of these decals! I was merely suggesting that beyond this look of our Coastals we'll have little to no variance for many years to come. To be clear, more than anything I was trying to weigh the current relatively shortlived (and determinedly colourful, if nothing else) look against what some might eventually find monotonous. I dare suggest that in ten years or so some might - if not long for - be curious about seeing a return to today's look in exchange for, if only temporarily as we've had it so far, seemingly ages of the same look. If BCFerries is so single minded that they won't even have changed their corporate image in ten years, then we can all hang our heads and weep bitterly anyway. The slugs certainly weren't creative or original enough to have justified their continued survival this long. However, using that kind of logic, they probably will last another ten years just because they are so ugly and the corporate imagination department seems to have long since ceased operations. Now wouldn't another ten years of the slugs just be awesome + infinity.
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Post by Retrovision on Aug 10, 2010 22:04:53 GMT -8
...The slugs certainly weren't creative or original enough to have justified their continued survival this long. However, using that kind of logic, they probably will last another ten years just because they are so ugly and the corporate imagination department seems to have long since ceased operations. Now wouldn't another ten years of the slugs just be awesome + infinity. Now we're talking
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Post by Koastal Karl on Aug 10, 2010 22:19:33 GMT -8
Anyone gonna do a trip on route 9 while the Burnaby is on the route?? I plan to do the Chilliwack too to Powell River! We should get a trip planned for this!
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Post by Northern Exploration on Aug 11, 2010 8:09:48 GMT -8
...The slugs certainly weren't creative or original enough to have justified their continued survival this long. However, using that kind of logic, they probably will last another ten years just because they are so ugly and the corporate imagination department seems to have long since ceased operations. Now wouldn't another ten years of the slugs just be awesome + infinity. Now we're talking Love em or hate em, they are here for a while. We can debate how dull or featureless they are, but they do their job. Sometimes a nondescript brand is better than an overpowering one. The logos are not going to generate more or less traffic. It helps with the overall image, but I doubt logos and wordmarks in this case have any impact on tourism or people's decisions to travel. Now if we had a strong competitor in the market that would be a different story. Even if the logo is disliked by a portion of the populace, if BC Ferries rebranded, you would hear the screams as far away as the maritimes, and the whole fare/subsidy thing for certain routes would be racheted up quite a few notches. You imagine people saying that if BCFerries can spend big bucks on rebranding then they should lower the fares to say.....the Gulf Islands . Rebranding is expensive and time consuming. In 5 or 10 years sure it might be time.
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Post by lmtengs on Aug 11, 2010 11:32:19 GMT -8
It looks like the Queen of Nanaimo is scheduled for quite a long refit this season. RBI is showing the Queen of Burnaby on route 9 and the Queen of Chilliwack on Route 17 from Oct 12 to Dec 14. ....and that means that with unforeseen circumstances, this particular ship shuffle will remain in place until mid January 2011, by my prediction. EDIT: And I must say, the Coastals look absolutely HORRENDOUS without the decals on them.... maybe I'm just not used to it yet...? They just look so plain and boring without them, and the way the passenger decks jut out the way they do really looks bad without the decals, probably because the level of detail has changed from busy to none down on the vehicle deck, so it no longer balances it out. But it says it'll be until december 14th, I thought... If it IS in refit until January 2011, then I'll be able to take the Chilly to Powell and back when I visit my grandmother in Courtenay this Christmas.
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Post by Kam on Aug 11, 2010 14:05:13 GMT -8
It looks like the Queen of Nanaimo is scheduled for quite a long refit this season. RBI is showing the Queen of Burnaby on route 9 and the Queen of Chilliwack on Route 17 from Oct 12 to Dec 14. ....and that means that with unforeseen circumstances, this particular ship shuffle will remain in place until mid January 2011, by my prediction. I thought I saw someplace that the Nanaimo is on route 9 because she has more bow thruster power than the Burnaby.. is this correct?
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Post by Mirrlees on Aug 11, 2010 16:09:05 GMT -8
Yes, you are correct. The Nanny has two bow thrusters so she can deal with the weird currents at times while docking at Sturdies Bay. This should not impede the Burnaby from being able to serve Route 9. Queen of Tsawwassen only had one thruster as well.
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Post by ferryfanyvr on Sept 7, 2010 19:29:20 GMT -8
Well this year's refit season should officially commence in the next day or two with the Coquitlam entering Deas. A crew member told me she will be getting a 6- to 8-week long refit this year, including some time in drydock.
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Post by Alberni on Sept 10, 2010 11:52:29 GMT -8
QoCoquitlam is at Deas. Saw her in berth on my way to work this morning.
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Post by lmtengs on Sept 10, 2010 14:27:26 GMT -8
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Post by Nickfro on Sept 28, 2010 10:22:15 GMT -8
Link to News Release HERE.
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Post by Kahloke on Sept 28, 2010 10:41:44 GMT -8
So, Q-Cumber's getting Coastalized, eh?
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Post by Curtis on Sept 28, 2010 13:09:30 GMT -8
Well, makes me glad I just got a bunch of photos of her.
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