woolley Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 On 10/6/2023 at 3:30 PM, John Wright said: The swap was for more officer training. It was announced a week ago. Think it’s mentioned on here. Full takeover of both rotations was scheduled for mid October. Haven’t seen any announcement that it’s been put back. The final timetabled crossing for Ben is the 0215 on 28th October, and this hasn't changed. The timetable has not been a reliable guide in the past, of course, and this is before whatever emerges from today's hiccup. May decide to hold her here a bit longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 24 minutes ago, Numbnuts said: Thanks …must have been a tight call unless they have more access to fix it in home port. Wait for the shit show now with comments They’re already all over Facebook!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Shit happens. We got four new vehicles at work last month. Three of them have been back to the dealer with issues and all are what would be classed a premium brand. People need to stop being such dicks about a few teething issues. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 25 minutes ago, CrazyDave said: Shit happens. We got four new vehicles at work last month. Three of them have been back to the dealer with issues and all are what would be classed a premium brand. People need to stop being such dicks about a few teething issues. You don't work at that place between Tesco and the railway station do you? 4 new vehicles a month? Check. Premium brand? Check. 🤠 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Banker said: They’re already all over Facebook!! I'm not one to complain over teething problems. They happen in any major project and are to be expected. The nonsense they post there is laughable. I do just hope though, that the Packet haven't gone for TOO smart a solution with Manxman, like the Airport tried to do with the radar and it promptly bit them and never worked properly. Ah, well. Hopefully, the Packet know what they're about slightly better than DoI. Actually, make that a lot better than DoI. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 35 minutes ago, woolley said: You don't work at that place between Tesco and the railway station do you? 4 new vehicles a month? Check. Premium brand? Check. 🤠 No. I work for a normal business who replace their fleet 25 percent each year on a four year rotation. Very few new vehicles these days manage the first six months without a fix of some kind. Especially bespoke multi million pound ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 1 minute ago, CrazyDave said: No. I work for a normal business who replace their fleet 25 percent each year on a four year rotation. Very few new vehicles these days manage the first six months without a fix of some kind. Especially bespoke multi million pound ones. I know. It was just too tempting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted October 8, 2023 Author Share Posted October 8, 2023 Someone did mention they are trying to break stuff now rather than later as she’s under warranty. So better it happens now I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Amadeus said: Someone did mention they are trying to break stuff now rather than later as she’s under warranty. So better it happens now I guess. And you believe that? . ‘Someone’ needs his head wobbled . The old adage don’t believe everything you hear!. Edited October 8, 2023 by Numbnuts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 1 hour ago, woolley said: I'm not one to complain over teething problems. They happen in any major project and are to be expected. The nonsense they post there is laughable. I do just hope though, that the Packet haven't gone for TOO smart a solution with Manxman, like the Airport tried to do with the radar and it promptly bit them and never worked properly. Ah, well. Hopefully, the Packet know what they're about slightly better than DoI. Actually, make that a lot better than DoI. Of course, we are now in the 9th month of problems… Remember the “compulsion” problems way back in Jan/Feb which resulted in a need to replace the gearbox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Just tried to make our first crossing on the new boat with a cabin. First impressions were all very nice. Set off 30 minutes late for some reason that the captain never bothered to explain. Compared to the cabins on the Ben this was prettier but had no blankets, no soap, no biscuits and all the coffee sachets were Decaf. Not sure which of that is by design or just sloppiness. The “free WiFi” was limited to 100 mb which lasted about two minutes after which you need a voucher. Except they can’t give you one because “the system isn’t working yet”. Pretty pathetic really when it’s been in service for over 7 weeks. And then about an hour in the main engine broke down which, for some reason, the captain seemed to believe was due to “circumstances beyond their control”. It was finally repaired at about the half way point at the time we should have been docking….. for about 5 minutes before it went down again. At 1.30 pm Captain announced we were returning to Douglas. When I went to the Info desk and suggested they turned on the WiFi for everyone to use to let people know what’s happening apparently “the system is only set up for 100mb each and no-one knows how to change it !!!” About an hour later they proudly announced that they had reset the system so everyone could have another 100mb….except they hadn’t and it remained out of use. Went to the bar for a consolation pint of Guiness and guess what….Guiness was off. We finally arrived back after a round trip of 8 hours, most of which spent without mobile or WiFi to contact anyone. To add further insult before letting us off the captain decided to spend a further 30 minutes doing “engine trials”!! Very nice boat. Very poor experience. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CrazyDave Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Amadeus said: Someone did mention they are trying to break stuff now rather than later as she’s under warranty. So better it happens now I guess. I am currently in the same situation with my wife. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman1980 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 34 minutes ago, Lewis said: Just tried to make our first crossing on the new boat with a cabin. First impressions were all very nice. Set off 30 minutes late for some reason that the captain never bothered to explain. Compared to the cabins on the Ben this was prettier but had no blankets, no soap, no biscuits and all the coffee sachets were Decaf. Not sure which of that is by design or just sloppiness. The “free WiFi” was limited to 100 mb which lasted about two minutes after which you need a voucher. Except they can’t give you one because “the system isn’t working yet”. Pretty pathetic really when it’s been in service for over 7 weeks. And then about an hour in the main engine broke down which, for some reason, the captain seemed to believe was due to “circumstances beyond their control”. It was finally repaired at about the half way point at the time we should have been docking….. for about 5 minutes before it went down again. At 1.30 pm Captain announced we were returning to Douglas. When I went to the Info desk and suggested they turned on the WiFi for everyone to use to let people know what’s happening apparently “the system is only set up for 100mb each and no-one knows how to change it !!!” About an hour later they proudly announced that they had reset the system so everyone could have another 100mb….except they hadn’t and it remained out of use. Went to the bar for a consolation pint of Guiness and guess what….Guiness was off. We finally arrived back after a round trip of 8 hours, most of which spent without mobile or WiFi to contact anyone. To add further insult before letting us off the captain decided to spend a further 30 minutes doing “engine trials”!! Very nice boat. Very poor experience. We are on the same crossing and with a cabin. There were no blankets but we did have biscuits, towels, soap and a variety if beverages. Sounds like you got unlucky. The staff have all been very good but communication could be improved from the bridge to passengers. Noted that they did not announce the closure of the eatery on approach to Heysham but did as we came back to Douglas. The Manxman is definitely a nicer boat than the Ben with better facilities and lounges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman1980 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 4 hours ago, Numbnuts said: Thanks …must have been a tight call unless they have more access to fix it in home port. Wait for the shit show now with comments 3 hours ago, Capt_Mainwaring said: Possibly too risky to take a limping vessel into a narrow channel and challenging harbour Captain said that they could not enter due to the operating requirements for entering Heysham. Sounded like they tried to get a tug but none were available. Had to be helped turn in Douglas Harbour by a tug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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