Canadian Railroads > Another cruise ship in the background

In a not very common move, CN 527 is heading into the Port of Montreal light power with CN 2941 & CN 2609 on Tuesday afternoon. It will pick up cars to bring to Taschereau yard and combine it with the rest of its train, which was left on the Butler Spur. In the background is the cruise ship Viking Sea.

Michael Berry

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Nice shot!  I can't help wondering if the number of life boats will accomodate everyone in an emergency...........

Great shot. Never been on a cruise out of Montreal. Left from Quebec on one 2 years ago and loved it.
Joe

Viking ships only carry about 600 passengers (and no annoying kids allowed).  So six large boats would be enough. We did a river cruise in 2013 and it was excellent. Sort of like a train as you are never more than a few feet from shore so much to see even while laying in bed. 

Trainatic Wrote:
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> Great shot. Never been on a cruise out of
> Montreal. Left from Quebec on one 2 years ago and
> loved it.
> Joe

Quebec gets the big ships.  Ships calling at Montreal are limited in size by the clearance of the Quebec Bridge (owned by the CNR)

andersonb109 Wrote:
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> Viking ships only carry about 600 passengers (and
> no annoying kids allowed).  So six large boats
> would be enough. We did a river cruise in 2013 and
> it was excellent. Sort of like a train as you are
> never more than a few feet from shore so much to
> see even while laying in bed. 

Are non-annoying children allowed?

Didnt you know no one has kids that are not perfect ask any parent of a screeming kid at the table next to you while having dinner.

4489 Wrote:
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> Are non-annoying children allowed?

Is there such a thing??? :)

Savvy parents use a question like that to offer the kids "free to a good home"!

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Darren Boes
Lethbridge, AB
Southern Alberta Railfan

Very nice..!!

This thread reads like it has been written by a bunch of single people who, thankfully, never had kids.

Yes, hard as it may be to believe, our planet is populated by lots of non-annoying kids.

One could easily make a case for the avoidance of all those annoying adults, eh?

AA

Stanford White
Carmel Valley, CA

agentatascadero Wrote:
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> This thread reads like it has been written by a
> bunch of single people who, thankfully, never had
> kids.
>
> Yes, hard as it may be to believe, our planet is
> populated by lots of non-annoying kids.
>
> One could easily make a case for the avoidance of
> all those annoying adults, eh?
>
> AA

Zinnggg! Well played, sir!
Fred

I just love this photo location, with the harbor, urban area / walkway, old canal locks, and a main rail line sailing over the water and into the urban area.  Really perfect for a great photo!

andersonb109 Wrote:
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> Viking ships only carry about 600 passengers (and
> no annoying kids allowed).  So six large boats
> would be enough. We did a river cruise in 2013 and
> it was excellent. Sort of like a train as you are
> never more than a few feet from shore so much to
> see even while laying in bed. 

The MV Viking Sea has capacity for 930 passengers and carriers a crew of 550.  I suspect some lifeboat capacity is achieved with inflatables.

Dave

agentatascadero Wrote:
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> This thread reads like it has been written by a
> bunch of single people who, thankfully, never had
> kids.
>
> Yes, hard as it may be to believe, our planet is
> populated by lots of non-annoying kids.
>
> One could easily make a case for the avoidance of
> all those annoying adults, eh?
>
> AA

Well said.... (I have two daughters under the age of three).

Michael

I suspect the annoying adults in this thread were probably annoying kids in their younger years.  I fly a lot and have trained myself to be sympathetic to the young parents who bring their children with them.  I have one friend whose grandson had a passport for a trip to France when he was two months old. Once you modify your expectations accordingly, interacting with the kids you meet while traveling can be fun and add to the experiece.  I can also add that having made both river and ocean cruises with Viking, they have the best food on anything that floats.  

JBWX



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/23/18 21:14 by jbwest.

Back to the original post, great photo composition. 

Rick

4489 Wrote:
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> Quebec gets the big ships.  Ships calling at
> Montreal are limited in size by the clearance of
> the Quebec Bridge (owned by the CNR)

Another restriction is the high-tension wires across the St. Lawrence. They have been raised in some places but not in others.

DavidP Wrote:
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> The MV Viking Sea has capacity for 930 passengers
> and carriers a crew of 550.  I suspect some
> lifeboat capacity is achieved with inflatables.
>
> Dave
I have been told the required capacity (passengers and crew) must be accommodated in proper life boats/tenders. Inflatables are extras. Whilst at sea I hope that if the ship does go down that it does so evenly. If it lists sharply to one side the lifeboats on the opposite side can't be lowered.(Remember the Costa Concordia.)   That's when the inflatables come in handy.