All the pieces are falling into place with the ferry and why I had to get a cabin to go with it.
The company that runs the ferry service, Marine Atlantic, bought the ship from someone in Europe. It was originally designed for a 28-hour long voyage, not a 6-hour one which is why they made a whole lot more cabins than regular seats. The last couple of spots for people are cabins since they are more expensive – and for what, a 6-hour stay?
I got to my room: room 10001. Before I go into it more, let me break it down. The first 10 is the deck number. 001 is the room number. Deck 10 is the top deck of the ship. This is a deluxe cabin. I’ve been in hotel rooms that are crappier than this! :-D Shower, TV, desk, chairs… even a love seat!
Well, as I was wandering around the deck I noticed that the ship’s builder was a German firm and much of the vestigial emergency signage was in Greek. Another quirk is that much of the ship’s electrical seems to be continental European, plugs and all. The most recent owner was an Estonian firm. I guess they rechristened it the “Atlantic Vision” when they got the ship.
Marine Atlantic is in the process of building a new dock in Argentia so they can use the big boat (that goes faster) to do the presently 14 hour trip in only 10.
We’ll be departing in around 25 minutes and the total time sailing is going to be around 4-1/2 hours. Time to take some pictures and a quick nap I suppose.
TTFN
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Well, we are around 7:30 Newfoundland time and I think we’re going to be docking in around an hour or so.