Worked on her after P&O scrapped the Boulogne route. Though I liked my crewmates I hated the ship and the working routine. Much preferred the routine on the Pride of Hythe in the Boulogne days. Was very little in the video that I could relate to, but my sincere thanks for the upload
@A2BviaSeaonTV
3 ай бұрын
Hi. Thanks for watching! I have loads of interior footage of the old Dover ferries from the 80s, 90s and naughties on VHS tape which will be digitilised and added to KZitem Channel 'A2B via Sea on TV ' in due course. Stay tuned.... Instagram: thebearded_blogger
@user-bh3rw1js5f
Жыл бұрын
The last of the best
@scousertom0388
Жыл бұрын
Farewell, old friend. Thank you for the memories 😞
@A2BviaSeaonTV
Жыл бұрын
Hi Scouser Tom Thanks for watching! Myké, Instagram: thebearded_blogger
@scousertom0388
Жыл бұрын
@@A2BviaSeaonTV No prob! 😉
@hellooohowareudoing
Жыл бұрын
I remember travelling onboard her just after the conversion, I could still smell the fresh paint! Sad to see her go
@A2BviaSeaonTV
Жыл бұрын
Hi Alan. Thanks for watching! A blog will be added too www.a2bviasea.co.uk Myké, Instagram: thebearded_blogger
@nbaballers2277
Жыл бұрын
That was my office for 10 years of my life. Met nearly all of my friends on the Kent. Absolutly adored the crew on that ship. I knew this day would come but after last year im not bothered.
@A2BviaSeaonTV
Жыл бұрын
Hi. Thanks for watching! www.a2bviasea.co.uk
@Matthew_Webb_2023
Жыл бұрын
Thankyou for your service pride of kent.
@A2BviaSeaonTV
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Matthew. Myké, Instagram: thebearded_blogger
@ardongrainford8004
Жыл бұрын
Calling the former cafeteria Food Market when it is a grab and go is a bit cheeky. What food? What market? Everything prepacked. I would also stock up before going on any IF ferry, extortionate prices. Stena food on Irish Sea is not great, but it is reasonably fairly priced. DFDS also provides far better dining options.
@ardongrainford8004
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. You are right, she doesn’t look as if she should be scrapped. Car decks looked clean and tidy and stairwells as well. Maybe she needs some spending on engines, but then she would be a reliable workhorse for a few years at a good price. If could have both and have consistency of service, then get rid of Inishturk and Innisfree to Pembroke or Stena Spirit. Great work mate once again. You are filming history!
@A2BviaSeaonTV
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Ardon Myké
@guypritchard8259
9 ай бұрын
Having worked onboard as an engineer for 4 years until there mass sackings I can confirm that ship was FUCKED and long overdue scrapping
@ardongrainford8004
9 ай бұрын
@@guypritchard8259 if so, po have a lot to answer for. Lookbafter your ferry and your ferry will look after you……….
@chusan55
Жыл бұрын
Brought her out new from Bremerhaven and did her maiden vouge would have loved to her final voyage. And step off her for the final time at sea to retirement. Farewell old girl and thanks for the memories. 😥
@A2BviaSeaonTV
Жыл бұрын
Hi. Thanks for watching! I will be adding a blog too www.a2bviasea.co.uk in due course. Myké, Instagram: thebearded_blogger
@fotoralf
11 ай бұрын
Right now, she's off Cape Finisterre on her way to the beach in Aliaga, Turkey.
@A2BviaSeaonTV
11 ай бұрын
Hi. Thanks for watching! I've been tracking her too - such a shame she gas gone forever 😪
@noelgilmartin1821
10 ай бұрын
@@A2BviaSeaonTV Wonder why she's trundling up & down the Sicilian coast? Rescue mission?
@A2BviaSeaonTV
10 ай бұрын
@@noelgilmartin1821 perhaps Weather looks ok. Unless waiting for slot to run up the beach (waiting for right tide?)
@noelgilmartin1821
10 ай бұрын
Well, thought she was headed to Turkey for that...
@A2BviaSeaonTV
10 ай бұрын
@@noelgilmartin1821 I understand she still is however, I assume the tide must be high enough for her run far enough up the beach before it ababates ?
@26DR629
Ай бұрын
My wife and I got engaged on this ship Feb 2020 😊
@A2BviaSeaonTV
Ай бұрын
@@26DR629 Hi. Thanks for watching! Ah, congratulations! I hope the video brought back fond memories for you both. www.a2bviasea.co.uk
@dafyddthomas7299
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video
@A2BviaSeaonTV
Жыл бұрын
Hi Dafydd. Thanks for watching! Thanks for your kind comments. Myké, Instagram: thebearded_blogger
@frank27a
Жыл бұрын
So bizarre seeing a P&O ship so empty in the day time. They use to be rammed with passengers most of the year. Now living in Belgium I take Dunkirk to Dover to save on fuel so it’s DFDS for me, I use to pay more and use P&O to have British crews and enjoy the Spirit Class ships but crossing the channel up to 6 times a year on return trips I won’t return to P&O
@A2BviaSeaonTV
Жыл бұрын
Hi. Thanks for watching! I did 2 crossings so the footage edited together with best bits so no pax showing Myké, Instagram: thebearded_blogger www.a2bviasea.co.uk
@MrAJO77
Жыл бұрын
What have they done with the old commercial drivers' lounge (starboard side, aft end of Food Court), and the former Brasserie?
@A2BviaSeaonTV
Жыл бұрын
Hi. Thanks for watching! The former Commercial Drivers Restaurant at the after end is now additional seating for the Food Market. The former Brasserie is now a crew only area - food is now provided in the Club Class Lounge. Myké, Instagram: thebearded_blogger
@ardongrainford8004
Жыл бұрын
Looked better than Spirit of France, although do see many seats cheaply upholstered . Again, Grab and go looks awful. Why bother, stop at Tesco Whitfield and stock up, cheaper and more choice. Why sail across if you can cruise across - well they’ve forgotten that slogan! I have to be honest, if I was crossing Dover Calais, then Grab and go would influence me very heavily not to choose P and O. Makes it look uncaring and cold, and no crew members around either.
@dyfedrowlands7239
Жыл бұрын
Can’t agree more. Point well made.
@ardongrainford8004
Жыл бұрын
@@dyfedrowlands7239 Thanks mate. I don’t the ship is that to be fair, but tbe catering options are awful. You might as well go on the tunnel. I also think the materials could be more hard weari g, and wider stairways and more lifts for easier disembarkation. Also the uniforms are now dated. When u think abou it - better than the replacement Pride of Kent, but hardly a revo,ution in terms of passenger enjoyment and facilities. I hope to travel on her soon so will let you know mupy views!
@ardongrainford8004
Жыл бұрын
Overall, Kent looked good _ but where are the crew?
@A2BviaSeaonTV
Жыл бұрын
Hi. The crew are there - I wanted to keep crew and passengers off the camera as much as possible to prevent distraction for the viewer from the onboard tour
@connorredshaw7994
Жыл бұрын
Me and my family travelled back to Dover on her about a month ago we've been on her several times in the past years sad to see her go a end of a era. I don't like her replacement though it looks awful at least the pride of Kent looks like a ship.
@A2BviaSeaonTV
Жыл бұрын
Hi Connor, thanks for watching! Myké, Instagram: thebearded_blogger
@andrewmee985
Жыл бұрын
Never again. Shame on P&O
@londo776
Жыл бұрын
never use P&O after they sacked all there employess
@user-kf1he2pk3l
Жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly. I'm sailing from Dover on 17th but will be using DFDS who at least don't use flags of convenience.
@jorgthomas1561
Жыл бұрын
Was passiert mit dem Schiff?
@scousertom0388
Жыл бұрын
Es tut mir leid, sagen zu müssen, dass sie höchstwahrscheinlich verschrottet wird :(
@jorgthomas1561
Жыл бұрын
Das wäre sehr schade!
@jeremypharris-ward8356
Жыл бұрын
Looks like it has been running with the bare minimum of staff and everything looks like self service now.
@A2BviaSeaonTV
Жыл бұрын
Hi. Thanks for watching! The Food Market is (was) self service. Hot cooked food available in Club Class. The new ship P&O Pioneer (see video tour on my channel) also has The Kitchen where hot snacks are available. Myké, Instagram: thebearded_blogger www.a2bviasea.co.uk
@johnjones268
Жыл бұрын
Not like the old days in Dover full of British merchant men and women working these routes. Sad
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