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    Default Economy Cruising

    Spotted this on FB. Would this be influencing naval architects on cruise ship design.pt2CurrentSituationFarmAnimals-3-768x575.jpg

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    Looks very much like a live stock transporter, though not so many countries do that now.
    NZ stopped a couple of years ago and Oz will end in about 2025
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    Quote Originally Posted by James Curry View Post
    Spotted this on FB. Would this be influencing naval architects on cruise ship design.pt2CurrentSituationFarmAnimals-3-768x575.jpg
    Baa! humbug!

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    Quote Originally Posted by James Curry View Post
    Spotted this on FB. Would this be influencing naval architects on cruise ship design.pt2CurrentSituationFarmAnimals-3-768x575.jpg
    Could be dual purpose. Hose it down after discharging the livestock, then they could take back packers on the return journey!

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    Default Re: Economy Cruising

    Reckon she'd be a good feeder.
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    Mutton mutton and more mutton. Sailed with a master called Lamb he would never have Lamb on the menu had to be mutton. Sailed with another called Hogg and he had no hangups . JS
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    Off thread a bit but Spanish police have just found millions of pounds worth of cocaine on a livestock carrier, and hears me thinking they only fed them hay or processed food pellets to keep them going?
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    Look this one even has balconies maysora-e1537344450747.jpg Not really a lot of difference is there, especially on modern cruise ship tonnage packing them in like cattle.R.jpg

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    Well you shouldn't get crossed anchor chains with that bulbous bow

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    Quote Originally Posted by John Gill View Post
    Reckon she'd be a good feeder.
    I reckon it'd be hard to get a bacon butty aboard her.
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