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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2008 16:40:57 GMT -8
I added a video of the engine room. Check first post.
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Post by Northern Exploration on Jan 20, 2008 16:42:04 GMT -8
Thanks Kiernan - great pics. Last to leave for the ferry and first back with pics.
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Post by Queen of Vancouver on Jan 20, 2008 18:11:19 GMT -8
Great pics thanks.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 20, 2008 18:24:43 GMT -8
Very nice pics! Even a couch in the wheel house - Why? - That's what Transport-Canada wants to know. But all members of the bridge-crew are refusing to co-operate with the investigation into why there is a couch on the bridge of the Coastal Renaissance. ;D -------------------- Seriously now: Maybe it's just to have an awesome-view location for a bridge-crew member to take a break at? |
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Post by Northern Exploration on Jan 20, 2008 18:44:19 GMT -8
On a cruise ship I toured it was so the Captain could hold meetings and not leave the bridge. Let`s make sure it isn`t on the NorEx though.
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Post by Quatchi on Jan 20, 2008 19:22:10 GMT -8
I am thinking it is so that crew members can sit on the bridge during their breaks, or like pnwtraveler said for meetings. I don't know about anyone else but as far as I am concerned the more qualified people on the bridge, whether on or off duty the better. Or maybe it is so important dignitaries or Mr. Hahn has a nice place to sit.
Cheers,
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Post by ProudCanuck on Jan 20, 2008 19:50:56 GMT -8
When BCF had the open house for the Spirit of BC at Canada Place, there was a couch on the bridge as well. Does anyone know if it is still onboard today?
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Post by Mirrlees on Jan 20, 2008 21:28:58 GMT -8
Great photos, Kiernan I can't wait to smell that new ship smell. ;D
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Post by ferrytraveller on Jan 20, 2008 21:36:21 GMT -8
yes the spirit still has the couch up on the bridge
and a tree too
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Post by ferrytraveller on Jan 20, 2008 21:37:08 GMT -8
Kiernan, great photo's, some the same as ones i took on friday the 18th, as i was at the board of trade viewing!
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Post by Curtis on Jan 20, 2008 22:24:31 GMT -8
Great Photos, Kiernan ;D I Like that 2nd Photo of the Seabus.
Well, BC Ferries Might of came up with something useful, yet funny. That couch would be good for breaks. For example if a Rookie is at the wheel an Experienced Person Showing him/her what to do could go and sit down and if the Rookie has a question the Experienced Person would be right there. I wonder if this is a result of nobody being on the bridge at the time of the QotNStriking Gil Island...
Then again, maybe it's just there for the hell of it.
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Post by FNS on Jan 20, 2008 22:29:37 GMT -8
Well, folks! Great Open Ship today!! My train rides were great as well. It was quite a unique adventure for me to ride a Superliner trainset from Seattle to Vancouver to see a Super-C Class ferry on a beautiful super sunny day. And, a ride back to Seattle on the same Superliner trainset with the same friendly conductors under a FULL MOON! It was really a SUPER day for me!!
Grouse Mountain looked her best as well as those protectors of Vancouver. Mount Seymour was breathtaking! It was a balmy day compared to conditions those souls who sat in minus zero Fahrenheit in Green Bay Packer's stadium this day.
I should have brought a strong set of binoculars to see if Jordan was looking down at us!
It was really great for me to meet some of you Forum members today, and to speak to you with my mouth and see you through my naked eyes (rather than the sound of my keyboard with only words typed). Chris, great meeting you today!
Grouse Mountain really looked beautiful at night with her lighted ski runs. The last I saw these incredible lights was in the Chukanut area south of Bellingham before rounding the last bend.
Beautiful experience to take this trip today to see the MV COASTAL RENAISSANCE. Mr. Brinkmann, we are proud of your shipyard's masterpiece!
My pictures are forthcoming.
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Post by Ferryman on Jan 20, 2008 22:34:23 GMT -8
Nice meeting you too as well, Ferrynut! I'm looking forward to seeing enlarged versions of your photos this time. Glad you had a smooth trip up here and back down. The weather couldn't have been any better.
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Post by FNS on Jan 21, 2008 0:09:18 GMT -8
One more thing. As we were rounding the curve to the Fraser River railway bridge at New Westminster this morning, a dog was on the track! It was "take it gingerly at the throttle" for our engineer. I knew it was a dog as, where I was sitting, I overheard the conversations between our conductors and the engineer. Yes, I did see the dog! A German Shepherd. How fitting, for my train to be slowed by a German Shepherd on my way to see a German masterpiece. The dog eventually left the track and our engineer cautiously opened the throttle. ;D BOW WOW!!
Again, pics forthcoming.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jan 21, 2008 10:06:24 GMT -8
It was an awesome day yesterday and the weather couldent of been better. She really is a beautiful ship and I am looking forward to riding her on her first day in service.
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Post by queenofcowichan on Jan 22, 2008 11:52:51 GMT -8
FYI: The ship returned to Departure Bay just after 9pm that night.
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Post by shipchandler on Jan 22, 2008 20:34:33 GMT -8
great pics kiernan, ferry nut ,etc. i hope you all had a good time i wish i could have gone on this once in a life time tour..............but doody calls
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Post by Retrovision on Jan 22, 2008 21:09:05 GMT -8
Nice pics, thanks for those  Very nice pics! Even a couch in the wheel house - Why? It seems to me that those were likely brought in from the next door stateroom on display which was, according to displayed plans, missing these same units. |
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Post by Retrovision on Jan 22, 2008 22:35:37 GMT -8
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Post by Ferryman on Jan 22, 2008 22:42:28 GMT -8
Haha, I had a feeling you were there somewhere, Graham. It doesn't surprise me you hopped the chains, and went up to the pick-up-helipad.   Well done, great photos! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2008 23:59:11 GMT -8
Haha, I had a feeling you were there somewhere, Graham. It doesn't surprise me you hopped the chains, and went up to the pick-up-helipad. Well done, great photos! He is a cheater  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 23, 2008 7:00:50 GMT -8
A Housekeeping Reminder: The Coastal-Renaissance topic is very popular on this forum. Some members and guest post and view almost exclusively on the main Coastal-Renaissance thread in the "new ships" board: ferriesbc.proboards20.com/index.cgi?board=newferries&action=post&thread=1167803153&page=110Some may not be aware that there is a separate forum-page for ferry-photos. You will find some Coastal-Renaissance photos located there. Now, re the Ferry-Photos page: - We've got some Coastal-Renaissance photo-thread clutter; meaning that there are multiple-threads that have the same type of photo content. - We've got 3 of those, and all 3 are in current use. - We try to avoid these multiple-thread items, as they make it more difficult for people to find photos and to decide where to post them, and it makes for some confusing cross-thread discussion. - All 3 of these photo-threads have ongoing discussion, so we don't want to lock 2, and leave 1 open. - We also aren't able to move posts or combine threads. Here are the 3 photo-threads in question: 1) ferriesbc.proboards20.com/index.cgi?board=photos&action=display&thread=1200875272- originally started by Kiernan as "MY CR pictures", it's been used by others too. - Hint: if you start a new thread and name it "my", it makes it confusing for others to decide to post their own pics there. - For a photo-event where we expect lots of people to take and post pics, lets stay away from member-exclusive photo-threads, in the future. 2) ferriesbc.proboards20.com/index.cgi?board=photos&action=display&thread=1200981940- This is FerryNutSeattle's "MY trip to see the C.R" and is his photo essay. - Problem is, his photo-essay is 1 item in the thread, so this could easily have been posted into an existing CR picture thread (again, for next time). - same reasonings as #1 above....as we all expect lots of different people to post pics of the same event, so no need for separate threads. 3) ferriesbc.proboards20.com/index.cgi?board=photos&action=display&thread=1199580615&page=2- This is Scott's original thread, from the first employee open house. In future, for the upcoming CR open-houses, and for the next few ships, we should have 1 photo-thread for each EVENT. - That means 1 photo-thread for the CR open ship in Nanaimo - 1 photo-thread for the CR open ship in Victoria etc etc. Hopefully, that will make it easier for people to navigate. As for the existing photo-threads noted above, they are a good record of the open-houses to date. Just keep them specific to those first few events; and don't post any future-event items into them. Thanks! |
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Post by kylefossett on Jan 23, 2008 7:05:53 GMT -8
Graham, unfortunately i was not lurking around this time. i was at retallack lodge outside of nelson doing some cat skiing. was a good weekend. might even be in some of the new pictures on the oakley website as i was riding with a couple friends of mine who are oakley ski team members and we had a photographer with us
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Post by Nickfro on Jan 25, 2008 14:17:43 GMT -8
I am following Graham's lead and using this thread for any new CR photos that I post. The 'Arrival Photo Stakeout' has come and gone in my mind, and they're 'New Photos' that are CR specific so I'm not simply posting them in the 'New Photos' thread. So here they will go. Thanks for the heads up Dave and Karl for noting that she was on her way to HSB. A family member of mine was on the 1030 sailing to Dep Bay, but unfortunately she didn't have her camera with her. That's one vantage point that nobody has been able to capture. Therefore, I managed to take some time off work and head out to the Bay for some shots. She really sounds like a helicopter when applying the bow prop on its way into the Berth. I agree that it won't be as loud and churning when a load of cars and passengers weighs it down more. Here are a couple of photos from this morning. I believe they only tried out Berth 2 this time, judging by the short period of time they were there. This time they managed to avoid hitting the skywalk!   You can see the rest of my photos from today here. |
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Post by Northern Exploration on Jan 25, 2008 14:38:49 GMT -8
Thanks for the pics Nickfro. Did you or Paul see if they actually lowered the ramps and passenger bridge?
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Well done, great photos!