EUROFERRIES: Ramsgate to Boulogne

[krisostend]

Originally Posted by Jim

Krisostend - that would be great, if you'd like to upload them in another thread or in the gallery I'm sure people would be very interested.

From what I remember, Eurovoyages has an area with articles displaying the history of the Oostende routes onboard too.

Yes the Eurovoyages has an area with the history of the Oostende Dover route onboard.
Multiple photos with some explanations/history of the vessel Prins Albert in English.
But there is also a book of John Hendy, with many pictures and text on the Dover-Ostend Line.
Still for sale.

I will upload some pictures, in november.

I usually book late, so I'm almost sure of my ships.
To be honest, I have always had the ships that I wanted.
Is there any news of Euroferries?

I am currently trying to book a three day trip with Eurovoyager and Norman Spirit betweet Ostend-Ramsgate and Portsmouth - le Havre for some photos of the last Belgian vessels.

[Jonathan]

Originally Posted by Jim

Well, they have their moments. I must admit my nautical activities of late have been less than they used to, but they are starting to pick up

Hint taken!

[Bellebluesea]

Taken from The Big Blog......


"Steve Sep 9th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Hi

I did email Mr Ladyman back after his last email and the reply I got was :
“I have spoken to the company. The service has been held up by one of the principle people involved being taken seriously ill. They assure me everything is still on track but slightly delayed.”

Now it would appear to me that it shouldn’t matter if someone is ill, however sad that is. It would seem that EF have bought a book of excuses and are working through it.

I did reply to Mr Ladymans email as follows :
“Thanks for the quick response.
Although I feel for the person that is ill, do you not think this is rather
convenient and that surely one person being poorly would not stop the
Bonanza sailing or being repainted. You must know that this is now never
going to happen and that it is a repeat of the Dover debacle when
Euroferries were going to buy the ferry from New York and then never
actually came up with the money.
I am sure that you entered this in good faith and have been duped along with
the rest of us hoping for a new service from Ramsgate, but even you must now
concede that it is looking less and less likely.
As I said in my last e-mail, could you not ask to see the website and
whatever advertising material that has been prepared in advance of the
launch or does nothing actually exist.
I really feel sad that we have all being looking to this to promote
Ramsgate, especially now with the high speed rail service starting soon and
really feel we need some sort of clarification and if it is never going to
be then let us know.
I hope you don’t have the same attitude as Cllr Latchford who was very
abrupt and refused to discuss the matter further, which in itself seems to
indicate that something is not quite right.”

I am waiting for a response.
Hey Oh!"

For the full discussion see: http://www.google.fr/search?sourceid...te+euroferries

[Bellebluesea]

Me again,

Found this today ......

"Even parked up (or should that be 'moored'?) here in Trouville Marina on the north French coast, quaffing Krug and generally enjoying the high life, Thanet titbits follow me like a pack of bloodhounds sniffing out their news quarry.

So it is that an email has winged its way into the comms room here on the floating gin palace to the effect that the master of our lovely harbour there in the Millionaires' Playground has been suspended from duty by Thanet Council, pending an appeal. Quite what the circs are is unclear. However, it was reported here on the big blog and elsewhere in July that irregularities in contract procedure had been flagged up by an audit report to Thanet Council last December, and rumours have been rife that there was some sort of 'investigation' going on.

So, for now at least we must say 'adieu' to Captain Dominic Evans. Whatever the background, it wouldn't appear to reflect too well on Port Ramsgate's political boss, Deputy Dawg Latchford, or the senior council executive in charge, Head of Degeneration and ####poor Planning Brian White. Who's going to be i/c of shovelling all that muck out of the harbour now? And with that, dear reader, I'm off to snuggle under my Hungarian goose down dooner, and lay the old barnet down on some rather fine Egyptian cotton!"

Taken from
http://eastcliffrichard.blogspot.com...from-duty.html

[Millsy]

Oh dear these Evening Class creative writing courses and old bound volumes of Punch have a lot to answer for don't they?

[Elliot]

It's an awful lot of space to have said nothing. I liked this previous comment:

"They assure me everything is still on track but slightly delayed".

"they" being someone else so I can't be blamed. Even so, they only assure it, "they" couldn't be definite. As for how you can be on track and delayed at the same time.... Perhaps their clock came from a German oven.

[Bellebluesea]

I should have edited the Eastcliff Richard blog, the Harbour Master at Ramsgate has been suspended, pending appeal. In July there was a piece about an internal report that said there were wrong doings in maritime affairs.

Dominic Evans, the said Harbour Master, was in Boulogne with a contingent back at beginning of August after the 'signing' in Ramsgate on the 31st July.

[Jonathan]

When I first clapped eyes on this for I split second I thought Steve Wright of "in the Afternoon" fame had waded into this increasingly sorry looking saga!

Originally Posted by Bellebluesea

Taken from The Big Blog......


"Steve Sep 9th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Hi

I did email Mr Ladyman back after his last email and the reply I got was :
“I have spoken to the company. The service has been held up by one of the principle people involved being taken seriously ill. They assure me everything is still on track but slightly delayed.”

Now it would appear to me that it shouldn’t matter if someone is ill, however sad that is. It would seem that EF have bought a book of excuses and are working through it.

I did reply to Mr Ladymans email as follows :
“Thanks for the quick response.
Although I feel for the person that is ill, do you not think this is rather
convenient and that surely one person being poorly would not stop the
Bonanza sailing or being repainted. You must know that this is now never
going to happen and that it is a repeat of the Dover debacle when
Euroferries were going to buy the ferry from New York and then never
actually came up with the money.
I am sure that you entered this in good faith and have been duped along with
the rest of us hoping for a new service from Ramsgate, but even you must now
concede that it is looking less and less likely.
As I said in my last e-mail, could you not ask to see the website and
whatever advertising material that has been prepared in advance of the
launch or does nothing actually exist.
I really feel sad that we have all being looking to this to promote
Ramsgate, especially now with the high speed rail service starting soon and
really feel we need some sort of clarification and if it is never going to
be then let us know.
I hope you don’t have the same attitude as Cllr Latchford who was very
abrupt and refused to discuss the matter further, which in itself seems to
indicate that something is not quite right.”

I am waiting for a response.
Hey Oh!"

For the full discussion see: http://www.google.fr/search?sourceid...te+euroferries

I note that Mr Ladyman doesn't know his principles from his principals...or perhaps seeing how taken in he appears to have been by the bunch of Walter Mitty dreamers that Euroferries resembles that should be he doesn't know his posterior from his elbow...

[Jonathan]

Originally Posted by Elliot

As for how you can be on track and delayed at the same time.... Perhaps their clock came from a German oven.

That, of course, is technical terminology from the railway industry - where it makes sense. Take it out of it's natural context and it makes no sense Elliot.

[Millsy]

Originally Posted by Jonathan

Walter Mitty dreamers that Euroferries resembles that should be he doesn't know his posterior from his elbow...

As his name is neither one thing or the other or maybe everything at once he's lived his entire life trying to please everybody. Comes over from all this as distinctly unimpressive though...........