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29th January 2023, 11:58 PM
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Economy Cruising
Spotted this on FB. Would this be influencing naval architects on cruise ship design.pt2CurrentSituationFarmAnimals-3-768x575.jpg
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30th January 2023, 05:12 AM
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Re: Economy Cruising
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
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
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30th January 2023, 08:57 AM
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Re: Economy Cruising
Originally Posted by
James Curry
Baa! humbug!
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30th January 2023, 10:22 AM
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Re: Economy Cruising
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James Curry
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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30th January 2023, 10:31 AM
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Re: Economy Cruising
Reckon she'd be a good feeder.
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30th January 2023, 10:45 AM
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Re: Economy Cruising
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
Last edited by j.sabourn; 30th January 2023 at 10:48 AM.
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30th January 2023, 11:22 AM
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Re: Economy Cruising
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?
Rgds
J.A
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30th January 2023, 11:51 AM
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Re: Economy Cruising
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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30th January 2023, 01:27 PM
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Re: Economy Cruising
Well you shouldn't get crossed anchor chains with that bulbous bow
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30th January 2023, 01:56 PM
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Re: Economy Cruising
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John Gill
Reckon she'd be a good feeder.
I reckon it'd be hard to get a bacon butty aboard her.
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