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Interesting Whitby or just Fake News
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If this is relating to smaller cruise ships then they will be the select cruises that charge 10 £ grand a person for a weeks cruise (slightly exagerated but you get my point)and I cant see these peeps being too interested in visiting Whitby can you?
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we were in whitby a good few years ago ...cruise ship anchored offshore.....and im sure i recall a small vessel ferrying passengers ashore...........we were sat on the land near where the lifeboat is launched in the old part of the town....passengers were being dropped off the other side of the river.........where fishing boats etc are.......
p.s seen a cruise ship ancgored off the whitby coast a few times
p.s seen a cruise ship ancgored off the whitby coast a few times
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If they had any sense they would put a Parking Meter out there instead .. :raofl:
Tendered vs. Docked: Bottom Line
There are pros and cons to being tendered versus docked. Tendering is slightly more inconvenient, particularly if you're in a hurry or have mobility issues. Weather is more likely to prevent passengers from getting to shore in a tendering situation; on the other hand, you have a fun opportunity to ride on a boat and even take some great photos of your ship. Docking is much more efficient and more common, though it can create lines and tricky maneuvering for less mobile passengers. If you have a preference for one type of debarkation over another, it's best to learn about the ports on the cruise you're researching before you book.
Cannot see the sea being that calm of the Whitby Coast. Been out in the old lifeboat and it gets a bit bouncy especially when you think how far out they are going to be. I think Mickymost is probably correct. Small Cruise Ship with wealthy clients. Cannot see them eating fish and chips and dodging the seagulls they eat onboard.
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Cruise ships have been calling at Whitby since the late 19th century. One of the first was the Demeter. Her passengers included a member of the Transylvanian aristocracy who found the night life of Whitby very good, but didn't seem to get out much during the daytime.
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Like others we too like Whitby and used to visit 2 or 3 times per year usually out of season, staying in the big car park behind the co op, yes it might not be the prettiest place to park up for one or two nights but it is very handy for the town,
We always ate and drank in the town sometimes spending hundreds of pounds,and on the way home would call into Pickering and spend more money,
But have not been to either places for a good few years now,as we are not going to go spending our hard earned cash where we are not welcome
We always ate and drank in the town sometimes spending hundreds of pounds,and on the way home would call into Pickering and spend more money,
But have not been to either places for a good few years now,as we are not going to go spending our hard earned cash where we are not welcome
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It's sad that Pickering should suffer because of the feelings you have about Whitby. Ryedale Council opened up Helmsley to motorhomes and were considering a Pickering car park if it is successful.
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You often see big cruise ships in the Firth of Forth and passengers being brought into Granton in tenders and busses laid on to take them into the town centre.
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Bit different Edinburgh and Whitby ..
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Just a tad . Big business for Edinburgh . Think they're having some problems with cruise ships in Orkney ?
I suppose hundreds of visitors arriving in one fell swoop arriving in a smallish place would be
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Australians ? on the basis it was where Capt Cook set off from on the Endevour
On that point when Endeavour returned a few years ago from Freemantle in Oz she was a big tourist attraction before being sent to Hull for a re fit ,,,on the day she came home I have never seen Whitby as busy and only just got in the harbour
Whitby in my mind can no doubt deal with visitor numbers off cruise ships the town , Abbey Fish and chips local attractions like Staithes (capt cook again) Pickering York Dalby Castle Howard all in easy travelling distance
I suspect as a car park during the day at least the park behind the CO op used for coaches straight out the town and perceived as more financial value than a few motorhomes
Despite all this slagging of Whitby there are still plenty of spaces to stop in the surrounding area but I suppose that is not where people want to be,,,which is why Scarboroughs aire proposal at Seamer was seriously flawed
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Firth of fourth at Edinburgh going to be a little calmer than the North Sea at Whitby:wacko:
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Channa that was then i/e Captain Cook etc and this is now,and even the present smaller cruise ships are a tad bit larger than Captain Cooks wooden vessel
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During the summer they're right pita. There are usually one or two per week and when they are here there is a continuous shuttle service of landing craft (life boats) between he cruise liner and the ferry terminal. If you try to vist the town for shopping you can move for people it is literally choca block.
It is great business for the tour guieds and the tourist points of interest outwith town that they visit by the buss load (good for the bus company too that lay on special buses).
As for the local businesses within the town; well they're a bit less enthusiastic about the ships/tourists. They said business drops because local folk don't come in to town on cruise liner days and the cruise liner tourist don't buy anything as they get everything for nowt on the ship.
Suits Orkney council fine though as they pay the council massive berthing fees to moor in the bay, so that shoudl be right up Whitby/Scarbouroughs street. The local council here have spent a small fortune modifying the harbour area to facilitate the travel of passengers to and from the cruise liners.
Oh, I could go on and on but I'd better stop now :hammer::blah:
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Here she is in belfast dry dock,nomadic.
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Money
They need the money from somewhere since they lost my £500 to £1000 I used to spend there anyway still banned.
They need the money from somewhere since they lost my £500 to £1000 I used to spend there anyway still banned.
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Council told me I could stop on a site not in town I asked them if they would run me to my bed at 2 am in the morn after the pubs. answer was no so I said I am staying here in town then.
Interesting last line there
I'm thinking of moving to that general area (somewhere between the North Yorkshire Coast and Yorkshire Dales) and maybe trying to find a place which will let me have an "Aires" type area to generate a bit of income from. Sounds like it would be quite popular (although maybe not with Wild Campers who don't want to pay to stay!)
Council told me I could stop on a site not in town I asked them if they would run me to my bed at 2 am in the morn after the pubs. answer was no so I said I am staying here in town then.
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Oh, I'll have a taxi service as well