manxfisherman Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 I don't know if anyone has noticed but there are loads of tourists here. Loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 10 minutes ago, manxfisherman said: I don't know if anyone has noticed but there are loads of tourists here. Loads. Not in the near-empty Ramsey pub I'm currently sitting in, there aren't... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 8 hours ago, Non-Believer said: Not in the near-empty Ramsey pub I'm currently sitting in, there aren't... Do tourists normally seek out near empty pubs in Ramsey?😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holte End Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Happier diner said: Do tourists normally seek out near empty pubs in Ramsey?😅 Well the Wildlife Park would be shut, tell me a better tourist attraction than to see the neanderthal in its natural habitat. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 15 hours ago, 0bserver said: What do they do? https://isleofmantourguides.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 (edited) 63 big boats in the bay forecast this year https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/cruise-ships-to-visit-manx-ports-63-times-in-2023/ Edit - None of which are due in Port Erin, making the new gates specifically in place for cruise ships a continuing mystery. Edited February 25, 2023 by TheTeapot 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Are they visiting Port St Mary? I wonder if they have gates too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 It would be interesting to know at the end of the season how many passengers came ashore compared to the 32,000 being broadcast by Tourism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcousticallyChallenged Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 24 minutes ago, Cypman said: It would be interesting to know at the end of the season how many passengers came ashore compared to the 32,000 being broadcast by Tourism. 3, plus or minus 32,000 depending on who counts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 (edited) Unload at 0800. Welcome centre open at 0900. Back to the boat for lunch. Welcome centre closed 1200 to 1300. Unload another load of Americans who cannot walk more than 5 steps at 1400. Last tram leaves at 1415. Back to the boat for or dinner at 1700 so they all start queueing up a 1430 (mainly because Americans cannot fathom out a 24hour clock). No buses for the general tax paying public for the days a big boat is in the bay. No trams of steam trains for the general tax paying public on the days a big boat is in the bay. Government announce - '2023 was a great year for the cruise ships with 500,000 people who would have come ashore to spend 13 gazzlion pounds if it wasn't foggy, windy, rainy or ship was full of old sick people. It would have been more but the gates in Port Erin rusted open and none were fitted to be closed in Port St Mary' Alf says out of all the cruise passengers asked, 5 said they would like to move here until the saw the price of electric. The rest said 'sod that - it's too cold and windy and the place is full of dog shit'. Big expansion plans for a multi-ship cruise terminal in Douglas Bay announced. Harbour and Gate Company employ a Government spokesman (paid for by the Government following a consultation into harbour gates to be installed half way up the mountain). Edited February 25, 2023 by x-in-man 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Cypman said: It would be interesting to know at the end of the season how many passengers came ashore compared to the 32,000 being broadcast by Tourism. We'll probably never find out. They should certainly know how many because Harbours count all arrivals including cruise ships and this will be the number who actually disembark - just floating in the Bay doesn't count. But as you can see that is the figure for September 2022 and that's the last month they have published anything for any harbour arrivals (confusingly the main page for figures still shows July). So as with many other areas of government, they are hiding more and more. Many of the Open Data datasets haven't been updated for a long time. Because the figures run to September though we know how many cruise ship people (numbers may include crew) actually landed in 2022 from each month's figures linked to from that main page: April 340 May 722 June 575 July 1087 August 3781 September 663 Total 7168 So there were a total of 7168 in 2022. Now we know that the number actually forecast was 16,432, so that gives us 44%, though it may be difficult to tell from one particular year. Edited February 25, 2023 by Roger Mexico 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Thanks for that RM, I guess a percentage of those landed were crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriT Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 38 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said: So there were a total of 7168 in 2022. Now we know that the number actually forecast was 16,432, so that gives us 44%, though it may be difficult to tell from one particular year. Well worth the mooted £60M on the cruise ship pontoon then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Funny https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/no-cruise-ships-in-port-erin-since-june-2017/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 1 hour ago, TheTeapot said: Funny https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/no-cruise-ships-in-port-erin-since-june-2017/ Maybe they didn't want to go ashore because of the lack of gates - they need to track down the passengers on that cruise ship and ask them without delay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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