Other Inland Passenger / Cruise / Hotel Boats
Well I've just been looking at Jack's excellent thread for Dutch Inland Passenger / Cruise and hotel boats. There are some fantastic photos in there of some weird and wonderful vessels - and I was thinking that there must be plenty of other passenger and / or hotel boats on the inland waterways of the world.
If I've failed in my check of the threads, tell me and I'll move these elsewhere - but if not, what have we got that would live here?
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So - here's my entire collection that may fit in this thread - hopefully the rest of you have got more!!
Here we're on the Kennet and Avon Canal in the west of England, close to the stunning Regency spa town of Bath. This is the junction with the short spur that's left of the Somerset Coal Canal, where the K&A soars across the River Avon and rail connection from Bath to the south coast.
Lady Margaret and Lady Selena - hotel boats belonging to Ladyline Hotel Boats (www.ladylinehotelboats.co.uk) are lashed alongside each other and passing over the aqueduct, away from Bath and towards Bradford on Avon - and onward to the magnificent Caen Hill flight of locks, Devizes, Pewsey and on towards the Thames at Reading.
The boats are beautiful, the aqueduct is stunning, the valley is wonderful and there are plenty of people out and about enjoying the scene. On the hotel boats the passengers are enjoying their lazy holiday and looking forward to their dinner, prepared by the resident crew.
Last edited by PoloUK; 24th November 2011 at 22:56.
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VERY INTESTING! Do you have any photos inside the boats? I briefly looked at the website but do not totally understand how it works. Do the owners Linda and Andy live in one boat and the other is for the guests?
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Hi - I'm not quite sure how it works with this lot - just was intrigued as they came past us on the canal.Originally Posted by pilotdane
Obviously there are lots of 'self-drive' canal boat hires on the UK's rivers and canals, but these hotel boats are a little more unusual. There are limitations to the size of vessel that you can get through the canal, hence the selection of two narrowboats in this case.
More information from some of the other folks doing this:
http://www.hotelboat-holidays.co.uk/
http://www.hotelboat.co.uk/
http://www.reedboats.co.uk/boats/boats.html
We have watched similar boats (no pictures - sorry!) come up the flight of locks at Caen Hill (picture below) - that was very, very hard work for the crew.
Last edited by PoloUK; 25th November 2011 at 09:41.
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Aqua Pannonia 8601384 seen in Badacsony, Lake Balaton Hungary.
Picture © Jack Mulder
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Last edited by Jack Mulder; 25th November 2011 at 11:23.
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Aracs 8601319 seen in Badacsony, Lake Balaton Hungary.
Picture © Jack Mulder
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Last edited by Jack Mulder; 27th November 2011 at 12:41.
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Gyorok 8601298 seen in Badacsony, Lake Balaton Hungary.
Picture © Jack Mulder
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Last edited by Jack Mulder; 25th November 2011 at 12:00.
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During a holiday in Hungary I’ve seen some passenger ships and will add them to this thread.
Jack Mulder
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Fantastic Jack, look forward to seeing them.
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Helka 8601303 seen in Badacsony, Lake Balaton Hungary.
Picture © Jack Mulder
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Last edited by Jack Mulder; 26th November 2011 at 17:49.
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I allready started Mark
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Heviz 8601308 seen in Badacsony, Lake Balaton Hungary.
Picture © Jack Mulder
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Last edited by Jack Mulder; 26th November 2011 at 17:50.
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The one in #10 is particularly cute Jack. She's a bit reminiscent of some of the swiss lake boats, perhaps like this beauty on Lake Brienz (although of course this one's got paddles!).
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A related one, this time from Vierwaldstättersee (Lake Lucerne).
Kettle's boiling.
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Fonyod 8601710 seen in Tihaly, Lake Balaton Hungary.
Picture © Jack Mulder
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Last edited by Jack Mulder; 28th November 2011 at 20:27.
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This "contraption" seen in Singapore today:
I don't know where she is normally cruising, but it is hopefully in some protected "inland" waters somewhere.
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Good grief - what's that?
Does it say 'Glenn Jupiter'? If so ...
IMO number :9235799
Call Sign :9MEG8
Gross tonnage :183
Type of ship : Passenger Ship
Year of build : 2000
Flag : Malaysia
Status of ship : Laid-Up
Last update : 19-10-2011
Ship manager : GLENN DEFENSE MARINE ASIA PTE
Can't find any other pictures.
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I would be interested to know the history of this one, surely it was not built in that configuration? Please not!
Your charts, your radar, your eyes and ears - if all 4 agree, you may proceed with caution.
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Keszthely 8601313 seen in Tihaly, Lake Balaton Hungary.
Picture © Jack Mulder
Jack Mulder
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The "contraption" does not feature in the Fleet List for Glenn Defense Marine: http://www.glenndefensemarine.com/po...tpage&Itemid=1
Not as Marine Asset or as Ferry.
PS> She is in DNV Class. Pax Capacity: 401
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