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Post by Neil on Apr 22, 2017 21:35:33 GMT -8
Our WCFF Facebook page today includes a link to Jason Senebald's photos of the Carrier Princess' final trip on April 22, 2017. She is now retired. This Page on April 22 2017Nice to get some shots of the interior of the Carrier Princess. I'm guessing that that carpeting and the chairs have been there since her brief time as a passenger vessel in the '70s, and I'm thinking that anyone who was used to the old CP ships would have got a bit of a jolt if they got on board this utilitarian ferry for the trip from downtown Vancouver to Swartz Bay. I wonder if she also did any passenger trips to Nanaimo. Another welcome detail from that post was the crew count- eight. Always wondered how many people it took to man the Seaspan vessels... the Carrier Princess is a good sized ship, and obviously a ferry company can save a good deal of money if they don't have to deal with those pesky passengers. Unmanned trailers don't require even a Coastal Cafe Express. I wonder where Seaspan will lay her up while waiting for a sale. Goodbye to an unglamorous but essential cog in the movement of goods on our coast for forty plus years. I always thought she was a nice looking vessel, given her function. |
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Post by Chris City on Apr 30, 2017 17:28:18 GMT -8
The 0400 departure of Seaspan Challenger from the Nanaimo terminal Monday morning will be the last one before all drop trailer service shifts to Duke Point. Another end of an era for Seaspan and Nanaimo.
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Post by princessofvanfan on Apr 30, 2017 19:52:44 GMT -8
Our WCFF Facebook page today includes a link to Jason Senebald's photos of the Carrier Princess' final trip on April 22, 2017. She is now retired. This Page on April 22 2017Nice to get some shots of the interior of the Carrier Princess. I'm guessing that that carpeting and the chairs have been there since her brief time as a passenger vessel in the '70s, and I'm thinking that anyone who was used to the old CP ships would have got a bit of a jolt if they got on board this utilitarian ferry for the trip from downtown Vancouver to Swartz Bay. I wonder if she also did any passenger trips to Nanaimo. Another welcome detail from that post was the crew count- eight. Always wondered how many people it took to man the Seaspan vessels... the Carrier Princess is a good sized ship, and obviously a ferry company can save a good deal of money if they don't have to deal with those pesky passengers. Unmanned trailers don't require even a Coastal Cafe Express. I wonder where Seaspan will lay her up while waiting for a sale. Goodbye to an unglamorous but essential cog in the movement of goods on our coast for forty plus years. I always thought she was a nice looking vessel, given her function. Carrier Princess did perform supplementary passenger service during the summer months in the 1970's to augment Princess of Vancouver on the Nanaimo-Vancouver route. |
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Post by princessofvanfan on Apr 30, 2017 19:55:14 GMT -8
The 0400 departure of Seaspan Challenger from the Nanaimo terminal Monday morning will be the last one before all drop trailer service shifts to Duke Point. Another end of an era for Seaspan and Nanaimo. Wow, the old CPR terminal in Nanaimo no longer in use. Truly the end of an era. I still remember the circular vehicle ramp for the Princess of Vancouver's upper car deck. |
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Post by Neil on Apr 30, 2017 20:40:36 GMT -8
The 0400 departure of Seaspan Challenger from the Nanaimo terminal Monday morning will be the last one before all drop trailer service shifts to Duke Point. Another end of an era for Seaspan and Nanaimo. Wow, the old CPR terminal in Nanaimo no longer in use. Truly the end of an era. I still remember the circular vehicle ramp for the Princess of Vancouver's upper car deck. I'm guessing that property has been used by ferries for at least a hundred years... an historical shift, indeed. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Apr 30, 2017 20:43:25 GMT -8
The 0400 departure of Seaspan Challenger from the Nanaimo terminal Monday morning will be the last one before all drop trailer service shifts to Duke Point. Another end of an era for Seaspan and Nanaimo. Wow, the old CPR terminal in Nanaimo no longer in use. Truly the end of an era. I still remember the circular vehicle ramp for the Princess of Vancouver's upper car deck. Rail cars will still use the berth. But the drop trailers are moving out. |
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Post by Neil on Apr 30, 2017 21:53:10 GMT -8
Wow, the old CPR terminal in Nanaimo no longer in use. Truly the end of an era. I still remember the circular vehicle ramp for the Princess of Vancouver's upper car deck. Rail cars will still use the berth. But the drop trailers are moving out. But rail cars are only moved by barge these days? So one can say that the many decades as a 'ferry' terminal has ended. I'm guessing that either the Clipper or the Black Ball terminal in Victoria might beat the Nanaimo location for longevity... certainly, Vancouver has nothing that can compete, historically. |
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Post by Starsteward on May 1, 2017 6:45:00 GMT -8
Our WCFF Facebook page today includes a link to Jason Senebald's photos of the Carrier Princess' final trip on April 22, 2017. She is now retired. This Page on April 22 2017Nice to get some shots of the interior of the Carrier Princess. I'm guessing that that carpeting and the chairs have been there since her brief time as a passenger vessel in the '70s, and I'm thinking that anyone who was used to the old CP ships would have got a bit of a jolt if they got on board this utilitarian ferry for the trip from downtown Vancouver to Swartz Bay. I wonder if she also did any passenger trips to Nanaimo. Another welcome detail from that post was the crew count- eight. Always wondered how many people it took to man the Seaspan vessels... the Carrier Princess is a good sized ship, and obviously a ferry company can save a good deal of money if they don't have to deal with those pesky passengers. Unmanned trailers don't require even a Coastal Cafe Express. I wonder where Seaspan will lay her up while waiting for a sale. Goodbye to an unglamorous but essential cog in the movement of goods on our coast for forty plus years. I always thought she was a nice looking vessel, given her function. Those interior shots of the Carrier Princess shook the dust of my memory as I'd forgotten taking the C.P. on a trip from Nanaimo to Vancouver at some date between 1972 and 1975. I agree the carpets and chairs don't look like they'd been updated since her brief stint as a passenger vessel. My question, looking back is, why was she being used as a passenger vessel? Was the Princess of Vancouver out of service or something? I'm going to scour through my box of miscellaneous photos and see if I took any pictures during the trip or two that I took on the C.P.
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Post by Neil on May 1, 2017 10:11:50 GMT -8
Nice to get some shots of the interior of the Carrier Princess. I'm guessing that that carpeting and the chairs have been there since her brief time as a passenger vessel in the '70s, and I'm thinking that anyone who was used to the old CP ships would have got a bit of a jolt if they got on board this utilitarian ferry for the trip from downtown Vancouver to Swartz Bay. I wonder if she also did any passenger trips to Nanaimo. Another welcome detail from that post was the crew count- eight. Always wondered how many people it took to man the Seaspan vessels... the Carrier Princess is a good sized ship, and obviously a ferry company can save a good deal of money if they don't have to deal with those pesky passengers. Unmanned trailers don't require even a Coastal Cafe Express. I wonder where Seaspan will lay her up while waiting for a sale. Goodbye to an unglamorous but essential cog in the movement of goods on our coast for forty plus years. I always thought she was a nice looking vessel, given her function. Those interior shots of the Carrier Princess shook the dust of my memory as I'd forgotten taking the C.P. on a trip from Nanaimo to Vancouver at some date between 1972 and 1975. I agree the carpets and chairs don't look like they'd been updated since her brief stint as a passenger vessel. My question, looking back is, why was she being used as a passenger vessel? Was the Princess of Vancouver out of service or something? I'm going to scour through my box of miscellaneous photos and see if I took any pictures during the trip or two that I took on the C.P.
Princessofvanfan says she supplemented on the Nanaimo run. I don't recall that, but I know she did scheduled passenger service to Swartz Bay- don't know for how many years. |
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Post by mybidness459 on May 1, 2017 11:56:10 GMT -8
I bid the Carrier a fond farewell and will miss watching the Seaspan Ferries in Downtown Nanaimo. It gave a ship fan something else than the MV Quinsam to look at.
Looking through those pictures I notice that some seats and tables look familiar, similar to what the C class BC Ferries had before their mid-life refits.
Now Nanaimo Harbour will be a little more boring without the Seaspan Ferries.
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Post by Ferryman on May 1, 2017 13:23:03 GMT -8
I bid the Carrier a fond farewell and will miss watching the Seaspan Ferries in Downtown Nanaimo. It gave a ship fan something else than the MV Quinsam to look at. Looking through those pictures I notice that some seats and tables look familiar, similar to what the C class BC Ferries had before their mid-life refits. Now Nanaimo Harbour will be a little more boring without the Seaspan Ferries. Speaking of those seats, I was wondering if they may have been put there during the C-Class MLUs? I'd imagine that thousands of those chairs were either repurposed or disposed of to some extent. On the other hand, it seems strange that they would need that many seats on there anymore if it wasn't even carrying passengers anymore. |
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Post by princessofvanfan on May 1, 2017 15:58:19 GMT -8
Those interior shots of the Carrier Princess shook the dust of my memory as I'd forgotten taking the C.P. on a trip from Nanaimo to Vancouver at some date between 1972 and 1975. I agree the carpets and chairs don't look like they'd been updated since her brief stint as a passenger vessel. My question, looking back is, why was she being used as a passenger vessel? Was the Princess of Vancouver out of service or something? I'm going to scour through my box of miscellaneous photos and see if I took any pictures during the trip or two that I took on the C.P.
Princessofvanfan says she supplemented on the Nanaimo run. I don't recall that, but I know she did scheduled passenger service to Swartz Bay- don't know for how many years. I believe Carrier Princess was used to handle overloads from Princess of Vancouver in the summer months. I seem to recall people griping about that, what with CP not having a cocktail lounge and limited amenities. I remember leaving Nanaimo one time on POV, and we passed an inbound CP just outside Nanaimo harbour, and there were quite a few people on CP's outside decks, watching us pass by. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 13, 2017 14:48:48 GMT -8
Seaspan Greg is hanging out at Nanaimo's W.E.Mills landing, which is the Nanaimo Port Authority's large marina dock. - Thanks to a tip from "Chris City," I visited this area today to see the Greg. I've never been this up close and personal to a Seaspan ferry before, let alone a F.M. Yorke & Sons ship. So here are 4 photos to commemorate the occasion. My guess is that the Greg will remain at Nanaimo until who knows when. (so, I have no guess). I realize that she's in Nanaimo because there is no room for her at the Inn at Tilbury. According to the Seaspan Ferries schedule, she's running 2 round trips each weekday between Duke Point and the up-river Surrey dock (not Tilbury). So perhaps she is here at W.E.Mills landing because there is no tie-up slip at Duke Point?  DSC07143 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr (I can't believe I'm now taking photos vertical style, on purpose for Instagram. I feel so dirty)  DSC07141 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr  DSC07133 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr With Jones Towing's new tractor-tug, the David J.  . by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr |
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Post by Neil on May 13, 2017 22:18:44 GMT -8
Thanks for those unique situational photos of the Seaspan Greg, Mr Horn. I always thought she was a pretty cool looking vessel... definitely one of a kind on our coast. I really like the shot of the ornamental light standards beside her well worn hull- probably the fanciest place she's been docked in her decidedly unfancy career.
Thanks, too, for the note that she's sailing from Surrey to Duke Point; I haven't seen that before. The ferry world is usually beset with routine, so it's nice to see a wrinkle or two in location and routing.
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 13, 2017 22:30:55 GMT -8
Here's the Seaspan Ferries schedule for the next week: H E R E |
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Post by Neil on May 15, 2017 11:22:02 GMT -8
Our WCFF Facebook page today includes a link to Jason Senebald's photos of the Carrier Princess' final trip on April 22, 2017. She is now retired. This Page on April 22 2017I guess it's a 'soft retirement'. She's doing two sailings to Nanaimo this week. |
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Post by Dane on May 15, 2017 16:11:34 GMT -8
Like the Queen of Esquimalt I suppose. Back from the dead. And the Evergreen State. And the Nisqually. Guess it's a West Coast Ferry theme! Makes for most interesting days.
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Post by WettCoast on May 15, 2017 16:45:02 GMT -8
Like the Queen of Esquimalt I suppose. Back from the dead. And the Evergreen State. And the Nisqually. Guess it's a West Coast Ferry theme! Makes for most interesting days. A 'Flag Ship' theme - ferries that died & came back to 'haunt' us ... |
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Post by Mike on May 15, 2017 16:54:16 GMT -8
Like the Queen of Esquimalt I suppose. Back from the dead. And the Evergreen State. And the Nisqually. Guess it's a West Coast Ferry theme! Makes for most interesting days. A 'Flag Ship' theme - ferries that died & came back to 'haunt' us ... On that note, I did notice that the Burnaby's certificate had been extended to 2018 the last time I was aboard her. Perhaps we haven't seen the last of her. |
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Post by Starsteward on May 16, 2017 8:31:48 GMT -8
A 'Flag Ship' theme - ferries that died & came back to 'haunt' us ... On that note, I did notice that the Burnaby's certificate had been extended to 2018 the last time I was aboard her. Perhaps we haven't seen the last of her. Very astute observation there Mike. Given her constant propeller hub problems and whatever other old age problems she has, extending her certificate does appear to be at odds with her being on the for sale market. Would the vessel be required to have a current certificate for the purposes of being able to be 'test driven' by a perspective new owner? Otherwise with the impending retirement of the 'Nanny' it doesn't make much sense putting the 'Burnaby' into a soft lay-up. |
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Post by mybidness459 on May 18, 2017 14:47:13 GMT -8
They probably don't want to get rid of the Burnaby until the Orca gets broken in to her new digs. The Bowen Queen is busy replacing the Quadra Queen therefore won't be able to replace Island Sky if Orca has teething problems.
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Post by Neil on Jun 4, 2017 17:52:33 GMT -8
The old and the new today at Tilbury. The place was full; also in dock were the Princess Superior, Seaspan Swift, and Coastal Spirit/Seaspan Challenger. Only the ' Greg was missing.  |
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Post by Chris City on Jun 4, 2017 20:22:18 GMT -8
All ships accounted for, here's Seaspan Greg at the new Duke Point Terminal today:  |
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Post by Neil on Jun 13, 2017 22:09:02 GMT -8
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Post by Mike on Jun 18, 2017 15:25:46 GMT -8
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