mrdot
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Post by mrdot on Apr 14, 2011 21:33:18 GMT -8
:)my how gulf islanders gone downhill from the days when they could sit and enjoy the view lounge that used to be featured on the Queen of the Islands and the comforts of many of the vessels that used to serve the islands in the "bad old days"! compare to these new improved coastal class samplings! :)mrdot.
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Koastal Karl
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Post by Koastal Karl on Apr 14, 2011 22:31:07 GMT -8
I agree they should of put the same type of seats on the Mayne Queen as they did on the Cumberland. Those hard metal seats are horrible.
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Post by ferryfanyvr on Apr 15, 2011 8:11:58 GMT -8
I agree they should of put the same type of seats on the Mayne Queen as they did on the Cumberland. Those hard metal seats are horrible. I don't think those same seats would work on the Mayne Queen and her sisters....they take up a lot more room. But why couldn't they have put some upholstered cushioning on the seats and backrests of those metal monstrosities?! What a joke. I'm sure the Islanders will make some noise about this, and so they should.
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Post by lmtengs on Apr 18, 2011 19:39:31 GMT -8
There are passengers who have to be on the Mayne Queen for up to two hours, and they don't all have the youthful bodies that can be comfortable on seating fit for prisons. Note to self to bring a pillow/cushion when or if I end up travelling on the Mayne Queen from now on.....
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Post by Neil on Apr 23, 2011 21:39:06 GMT -8
I got an answer to the email I sent BC Ferries asking them why they would install such uncomfortable bare metal seating on a ferry that some people have to ride for two hours.
They apologized for the possible discomfort and said that cushions for the seats were back ordered and had not arrived by the end of the refit.
We shall see.
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Post by FerryDude2012 on Jun 13, 2011 15:51:45 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 3, 2011 12:08:23 GMT -8
Mayne Queeyne as seeyne near & at Otter Bay, Pender Island. - morning on July 2, 2011. - a couple of hours later, and she's back at Pender.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 5, 2011 17:40:41 GMT -8
Mayne Queen in old berth-4 at Swartz Bay, September 3, 2011. - Skeena Queen is behind, arriving berth-3. A comparison of bridges.
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Post by FerryDude2012 on Sept 5, 2011 18:40:14 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 2, 2011 18:31:23 GMT -8
Mayne Queen seen on her early morning return to Swartz Bay, in October 2011. - photos taken from Mt. Maxwell on Salt Spring Island. At Portland Island - with Skeena Queen and Queen of Cumberland
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 5, 2011 14:41:33 GMT -8
Mayne Queen seen from Beaver Point at Ruckle Park. - October 2011
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Post by WettCoast on Dec 5, 2011 22:13:44 GMT -8
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Post by WettCoast on Dec 26, 2011 22:45:06 GMT -8
The Mayne Queen calling at Mayne Island, something she has been doing now for about 45 years. Mayne Queen @ Village Bay, Mayne Island - 24 December 2011 [photo © JST] by Wett Coast, on Flickr I was aboard the day before and got a chance to appreciate the deluxe passenger amenities (i.e. the lovely metal benches). They also removed most of the computer work stations that used to be on board. Nevertheless, the Mayne Queen, and its twin the BQ, remain as a couple of my favourite smaller members of the BCF fleet.
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Post by Neil on Dec 26, 2011 23:12:56 GMT -8
I was aboard the day before and got a chance to appreciate the deluxe passenger amenities (i.e. the lovely metal benches). They also removed most of the computer work stations that used to be on board. Nevertheless, the Mayne Queen, and its twin the BQ, remain as a couple of my favourite smaller members of the BCF fleet. So they've not installed any cushioning on the metal seats, as they said they were going to when I asked about it in an email last April?
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mrdot
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Post by mrdot on Dec 27, 2011 12:02:10 GMT -8
:)Mayne Queen has many memoies for me, and I docked here a number times as deck crew, however the original vessel was shorter with side ramps for loading at Saturna,etc. yes we are talking close to 40 years ago! :)mrdot.
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Post by princessofvanfan on Dec 27, 2011 13:00:08 GMT -8
I remember when the Mayne, Bowen, and P.R.Q. were stretched, in 1978-79. Does anyone have any pics of these boats being modified?
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Post by ferryfanyvr on Dec 27, 2011 20:06:36 GMT -8
I was aboard the day before and got a chance to appreciate the deluxe passenger amenities (i.e. the lovely metal benches). They also removed most of the computer work stations that used to be on board. Nevertheless, the Mayne Queen, and its twin the BQ, remain as a couple of my favourite smaller members of the BCF fleet. So they've not installed any cushioning on the metal seats, as they said they were going to when I asked about it in an email last April? I was on the Mayne Queen in the early fall and I noticed that they did indeed install the seat/seatback cushioning on the new metal seats (in both saddle lounges and the upper lounge).....but they're still not very comfortable.
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Post by WettCoast on Dec 27, 2011 21:47:49 GMT -8
What I saw on the MQ was cheap transit bus seating with blue hard plastic 'cushions' on metal seats. Not a whole lot more comfy than bare metal.
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Post by Dane on Jan 4, 2012 13:01:21 GMT -8
Nothing special, just another day bridging BC`s Gulf Island communities. En route to Mayne.
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Post by Mike C on Feb 15, 2012 14:42:38 GMT -8
I spent two hours on Mayne Queen's godawful "back-burner" seating. Completely unacceptable IMO... I don't mean to sound like a princess, but there's a fine line between the kind of furnishings that a ten-minute crossing should have, and furnishings of a two-hour journey.
I am also disappointed at the removal of the tables on Deck 4. This provided a place to eat a snack or packed lunch, while still enjoying the view.
BC Ferries will be hearing from me on the manner.
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Post by Mike on Feb 26, 2012 17:00:19 GMT -8
Mayne Queen in the snowy Gulf Islands. On approach of Berth 3 Swartz Bay.
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Post by ferryfanyvr on Feb 27, 2012 11:03:40 GMT -8
I agree they should of put the same type of seats on the Mayne Queen as they did on the Cumberland. Those hard metal seats are horrible. I don't think those same seats would work on the Mayne Queen and her sisters....they take up a lot more room. But why couldn't they have put some upholstered cushioning on the seats and backrests of those metal monstrosities?! What a joke. I'm sure the Islanders will make some noise about this, and so they should. I was obviously wrong about those seats not working on the Mayne Queen...they're just fine on the Bowen Queen, after all
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Mayne
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Post by Mayne on Feb 27, 2012 21:44:02 GMT -8
The most comfortable place to sit on the Mayne Queen is in the front seat of my van, even with the new seat covers (and that's all I will call them) they are hard on the rear end
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Post by WettCoast on May 13, 2012 9:34:18 GMT -8
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Post by Ferryman on May 14, 2012 18:32:26 GMT -8
Just for acknowledgements sake, I was aboard the Mayne Queen today.
She just came back from refit. The seats everybody hates are still very much in place, which sort of surprised me. I thought for sure they were going to be replaced with what the Bowen Queen has in the saddle lounges, which are the lounge chairs you have on the major vessels, but without the armrests, so one could stretch out and lie down if they wish.
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