Ghost Ships! Abandoned cruise liners
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
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Ok Nick, we're ready for a 7h special Aquaholic tour of the Queen Mary 2.
Cabins, cabins, cabins, crew areas, life boats, engine hall, the lot!
Sea trial is optional but welcome
Love to!
Up!
It'll be more than 7 hours once he starts opening every drawer and cupboard!
Would be fine to split it up and make 5 episodes :)
Does it have a day head???
They're not really ghost ships. They are in what's called warm layup, meaning there's still a small crew onboard and the engine room is still active. They do this because it's very expensive to prep a ship for cold layup (everything shut down) so that the ship doesn't deteriorate. Incidentally, they periodically do have to head out to sea to empty their grey water tanks and run their water makers, neither of which can be done in harbor.
Very true. It wouldn't have made such a good title though 😄
@@AQUAHOLIC true, "warm layup ships" sounds like some kind of spa treatment :-) I'm a big fan of the QM2, my wife and I crossed the Atlantic on her last year.
Aren't those days over ?
I was thinking that all you would need is a good grappling hook and you could have a giant floating hotel all to yourself. I guess you would have to play hide and seek with the small crew they left on board though.
@@motor-head That would be an adventure! One thing I heard is that some of the crew are now staying in the passenger cabins, which is probably a nice upgrade for them.
I don’t know about anyone else, but my ‘Aquaholic Bingo’ score for this video was terrible.
Nothing was getatable, typical Princess, or waved at in mirrors.
I'll try harder next time! 😄
Also incidently
Not a single proper tour, including the engines.
Through here....
Hahaha, I'm glad I'm not the only one who plays Aquaholic Bingo!
The reason the Queen Mary 2 looks different is because it's an ocean liner, not a cruise ship. :) Yes, she is being used as a cruise ship, but it did also some transatlantic crossings. I do miss those elegant designs tho.
Makes sense, thanks! 🙂
So it’s a ocean ship then 🙂😂
I have had the pleasure of crossing the Atlantic on her four times and I'm looking forward to getting on her again in December 2021 (heart, asthma and Covid permitting). Last time in 2017 we had the world premier of The Greatest Showman on board in New York and enjoyed a Force 11 on the way to Southampton, we barely noticed.
All cruise ships are ocean liners and reposition from say the med to Asia all the time.queen Mary looks like that because she was designed to look like older ships for nostalgia.
@@marksmith8732 No, an ocean liner is a specific build type, which other cruise ships are not. It's similar to how some ships are ice rated, but most are not. From the outside, most people can't tell the difference because the difference is on the inside.
Queen Mary looks sooo classy! The others are floating apartments. Excellent spotting, tho. And now the obligatory "when is the full tour coming?" joke! 😂 Cheers!
Why did the submarine blush?
Because it saw Queen Mary's bottom...
I'll let myself out
🤦🏻♂️
Obviously your a Farther cos that was the worst “dad joke” I’ve heard for a long time. 🤣🤣 Xmas Bonn Bonn joke ?
submariner: NO I VOMITTED!!!!!!!
Oh the corniness
The QM2 is a lovely liner (not cruise ship) I have been lucky enough to have had worked on the Audio Visual in the past. The theatres are amazing ! Great video Nick.
I've sailed on the QM2 once, greatest experience, not a cruiseship in any way. Every night formal wear and even gala/tudexo evenings. Great food best I've ever had on a large ship. Impeccable service and lavish smart interiors. A true ocean liner!
Now Settled in Dubai with a future been there 14 yrs.When I was on that ship Twice you had to always where a jacket and tie and 3 formal nights wearing you're DJ.On a Sea Day.That was on a two week cruse.
And the full inspection tour? Every cabin (VIP, main, standard), ensuites, dining, relaxation areas, the toys, engine room, crew cabins, control room, decks, anchor room, passerelles, handrails, and all-important cleats. Might be a 2 parter...
At least!! 😄
Can one of you help me, i think she might be a 2 man job 😂
Can't believe some of these Cruise ships are up for sale around the world if you look. Thanks for sharing Nick. Great watch.
Thanks for watching!
The QM2 has the graceful lines of a true ocean liner. Designed and built to maintain a steady speed on the trans Atlantic route in all seasons and all weather. Just like the original QM, launched almost 90 years ago.
A few years ago I was crewing on a tour boat operating in Milford Sound, New Zealand. Part of my job was to crew this 40m boat for "cruise ship transfers" as they were called. In these transfers, we were the "tender," carrying cruise ship passengers either ship to shore or shore to ship. Stuff as large as the Royal class was coming in, and once alongside, our 40m boat became merely a toy in a bath. You could also tell the passengers weren't impressed by our dinghy - brand new refit that year and she still wasn't up to their standard! The sheer size and quality of these ships is astonishing.
These ships can hold position, in immense weather, without dropping anchor. This is a useful tool in Milford, where it is quite common to get winds in excess of 60 knts. They do have to rotate on the spot in higher winds, however. One particularly wet, cold and windy day in Milford, one such ship was doing just this, and just as the last passenger crossed the gangway onto our boat we were rotated to face the wind. About 40knts peeled us away from the cruise ship, and we only just managed to drop our spring off them before they were out of range of our boathook. They shut their sea door and continued like nothing happened. We went straight for a stiff drink back in harbour.
Milford Sound got the last laugh though. Even these massive units of steel and luxury are dwarfed by the mountains surrounding the place. Mother Nature has Humanity in one serious check-mate there.
A crew of two.. One's moving up in the boating world. Enjoyed the ride too.
Glad you enjoyed it
Being from Southampton. It was a common thing to see QE2 or Canberra growing up. Saw them leave and return from the Falklands in 82. Managed to get on-board Canberra the day after she returned. My step dad was a docker 50 yrs, myself 4yrs (94 to 98) when left the Army. He was working on board unloading equipment, I got to sit in the Pig (crews bar), I got spoilt rotten all day, with a breakfast, lunch, cans of coke and sweets, and watching TV and films. I was off school ill, and mum was working also. So Dad took me in. A Cruiseship/Liner alongside 38 Berth or the other designated Berths. Although we were Stevedore/Dockers in the Container Berth, now and then if the rest of Port was short handed we'd work other vessels. Ill never forget working baggage on a cruise ship. Always managed a tour with the OOD (Officer of the Day). Then the bigger vessels slowly were launched. The 3 new Queens (QM2, QE, QV), have the mix of old school charm and beauty up forward and aft. With the block of flats new look in-between. So they are still nice. The new ones are just floating boxes. They do look ugly some of them. But there is no denying the Engineering and Technology that goes into a modern Vessel, even Commercial Ships like Container Ships which have quadrupled in size compared to the first container ships I worked on in the mid 90s. If someone said to me as a kid that Cruise ships will be over 220,000 plus tonnes in the next 30/40 yrs, I'd have laughed. No here they are. Have you seen the pic with a modern cruise ship behind the Titanic. I wonder what that pic would look like in 100 yrs with a ship behind the modern ones today.
I love the old vessels, as they were like a woman wearing a ball gown. The new ones are like a woman wearing Praia. Still exquisite but not in the same class. A mad sight was usually bank holiday weekends, as sometimes 5 off them behemoths were in Port the the same. Really changed the whole city skyline.
Fantastic, and thank you for sharing. Yea, that picture was a size comparison between RMS Titanic at 42,000 Tonnes and Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas. It's Astonishing! lol Its looks nothing more than Allure's lifeboat for heaven's sake. Edited to say Allure of the Seas weighs in at 220, thousand tonnes.
When you think of the beautiful lines of ships like P&O's now gone Canberra, and look at the cruise ships of today that look more like hotels stuck on powered barges. It is rather sad. At least the QM2 looks like a ship built to cross the North Atlantic.
While i agree with you, The cruising public wants balconies. Some of them are so god awful ugly. Google the Virgin Atlantic ship. One glance at that ship and you'll find it works better than Ipacac.
I think QM2 is an Ocean Liner, and calling her a cruise ship is pretty demeaning. Those sleek lines recall the golden age of UK to USA and the Blue Ribbon challenges.
Beautiful ship.
Great video Nick. Loving all the ladys adding to your channel. Thank you xxxxx
The sailing boat behind you as you gave the intro and about fenders etc said 'disabled sailing', it would be interesting to have a 'meet the owner' and hear about modifications to enable sailing for all.
I looed up the "works for Cunard" joke...worth it!!
I'm going to ask Carnival to invite you to do tours of their ships..That will help sell cruises when they restart.
I looked up the "works for Cunard" joke.....worth it!!
@Dresden Black they can't untill at least April 2021 and that's unlikely.
@Dresden BlackGo for it, having done 18 cruises now it is apparent that most positions are taken by cheap labour. Officer status is the best way in. Check esysman on RUclips he's a good place to start.
Wiesyion. They will just randomly float? Til when it's so sad
Why cant we tour these proud ladies and have them show their time capsules they contain inside?
You don’t often see these at anchor, mostly tied up alongside. Amazing to think their anchors have found so much hold that they keep them so secure, even in high winds and sees 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Typically each anchor weighs in at 30 thousand pounds. Each link weighs 136 pounds. and there's an anchor on each side of the hull. Nope. She's not going anywhere.
"anchors have found so much hold" actually the chain on the seabed does a lot of it (i think)
@@brendanoneil3489 Yes you are correct. the anchor obviously needs to hold, but it's the weight of the chain that does the work really. You think how hard it would be to pull that chain tight to the point of being straight. It's an immense amount of force needed. It therefore not only holds the boat, but also acts as a shock damper on the anchor itself, meaning it won't get jerked out from the seabed. If you want more holding, put out more chain.
For me when it come to beauty, the QE2 is the ship. The Union Castle Line passenger ships were also ships of beauty.
Immense ships! Even crazier is that these are the "small" ones compared to some of the ridiculously massive behemoths out there.
I really do not understand cruise ships or the people who go on cruises. Floating hotels with morgues.
Queen Mary 2 makes transatlantic crossings
Pretty much the same mentality that draws people to Vegas. Tons of stuff to do. Hitting different ports each day, events at night. It’s a blast if you are up for it. If you are a homebody, then you will most likely hate it or see no reason to go on a cruise.
Not to mention their damage to marine life and the eco-system.....
Queen Mary 2 looks incredible
The reason, the old steam ship liners had black hulls, is because the loading ports for the coal bunkers were in the side of the hull, and it didnt show up any coal dust from bunkering
I'm 61 and my late dad told me the Cunard joke when I was 12. Boy, did I feel grown up!
As an engineer on one of those ships I can tell you, they are not abandoned or ghost ships. They are in a warm lay up, engines running etc. Its normal life in the engine room.
We have done 2 trans Atlantic crossings on Queen Mary 2. The lifeboats with the windows double up as shore tenders to get passengers ashore in the ports around the world where she is too big to dock.
So sad to see all those beautiful Ships lying idle. Normally the closest my wife and I come to 'Boating' is our passion for 'Cruising' which we are , obviously unable to fulfill at the moment. However your 'Vid's' keep us in touch with the sea and boats. Many thanks Nick.
Very glad to help 🙂
Sadder to see them slammed into each other and cut up for scrap.
@@kevinlimo696 I fear that if we dont get back to 'Cruising' shortly, we'll see a whole lot more of that. The 'Upkeep' of an empty cruise ship must be phenomenal. :(
Ive said it before and I will say it again, those wooden strips are fantastic. you should have a channel that talks to pimp your boat with Aquaholic, I think that your exposure to the best boat designers and best boat interior designs gives you that ability to transcribe big boat aesthetics to small boat ones.
Thanks Nick for taking us out to see 6 huge ships and for Introducing us to Jacques Le Sac Maggie's new crew mate.
Thanks for watching 🙂
Great video Nick! I have a cruise ship infront of my city Genoa(Huge Virgin one), thanks to Andrew's comment I finally know what it is has been doing anchored out so close to shore.
I'll never forget the feeling like we were little bugs when I was out with my friend in his 30 foot sloop and we turned a corner to see the QE2. The space these boats occupy as you get close to them is amazing.
even more unnerving when they are running out of narrow Port Everglades and you have to give way.
Admiral with his feet up. Nice to see you enjoying your station in life!
Always enjoy letting other people have a go at the helm 🙂
5:44 you're looking at the "Aft Balconies", certainly a great cabin to have. The cabins are no larger than the others, but the balconies are. There are pros and cons. Your neighbors are all very close by, above, below and alongside. Also, because of the ship's props, it can be quite loud. Constant splashing noises. BIG PRO: When the ship is headed east at sunset, it is the MOST AMAZING place to be on the ship.
Thank you for this RUclips video reminiscing of the old days working hard doing chips stores.
Respect Nick for showing the failed attempts at docking.
Ah, you get the real deal with me 😄
Well, as of today, you're videos aren't only entertaining, but educational as well... I just Googled about this because I did not know about cruise ships being laid up like this. It was very interesting to learn about. Thanks!
oh dear , that's so sad to see , all those beautiful cruise ships just floating around , if you did a tour on one of those ships , we probably would'nt see you for a year lol . but it would great to see .
They're not floating around so much as they're anchored in place. But, yes, it would be nice to see a "proper tour" of one of them. :)
I'd love to see a full tour of the crew spaces rather than the public areas.
@@willythemailboy2 There's not much to see. The crew cabins are atrociously small and usually 4 to a cabin. It's been described at slightly less than torture.
@@styldsteel1 That's why we should see them. People would be a lot less likely to go on cruises if they saw how the other half live.
@@willythemailboy2 oh, I understand your point, but also realize, it's a life they choose. No one is forcing them to live like this. But that's from our perspective. From a Phillapinos perspective? Many of them live in run down three sided ramshackled disasters. so this? They have heat/A/C, free food, shelter. It's a vast inprovment. Also, bear in mind, they spend very little time in their cabins. If they aren't performing their duties, they are on shore, or entertaining passengers. Also, a crew compliment is around 1200 capacity, so they have to sleep somewhere.
The Queen Mary 2 is a beautiful ship, worthy of a dry dock. The rest of those hideous cruise liners will someday become beautiful dive sites/coral reefs
There was a man from Torquay who had trouble backing into the quay so it pays to remember to invest in a dock fender and save red faces for all three !
Fantastic! 😆
very good!
Nice one👍😁
Zaandam first ship I worked in in 2008 beautiful ship inside ... had a very happy time working on her ..
For those who are offended by the term "Bollocks", here is one meaning - From the 17th to the 19th century, bollocks or ballocks was allegedly used as a slang term for a clergyman, although this meaning is not mentioned by the OED's 1989 edition. For example, in 1684, the Commanding Officer of the Straits Fleet regularly referred to his chaplain as "Ballocks". It has been suggested that bollocks came to have its modern meaning of "nonsense" because some clergymen were notorious for talking nonsense during their sermons. According to Merriam Webster the term has been used before the 12th century.
He meant to say `Bollards` surely !
Sounds like Bollocks to me!
Rollocks!
Thanks for the video. I kayaked out to the Ventura from Babbacombe beach a couple of weeks ago. It's a lot further than it looks - 2 miles in fact!
Me and my wife were supposed to be on the Azura at the end of November for a two week cruise to celebrate my 60th birthday, now got to wait a year to try and do it again, great video as usual👍👍👏👏
Great video. Those ships are just massive. Very impressive sight. Like the new Aquaholic soft fenders. May order a couple for the wall at the side of our drive. My Mrs would appreciate them as would the car!!!! I heard at least 2 “Bollocks” in the vid. Had me in fits. I can’t remember you swearing ever on your vids. Very funny. Keep up the good work.
Wow the Queen Mary 2 is a beautiful ship. ⛴⛴⛴⛴⛴⛴⛴⛴⛴⛴
Thanks Nick very Informative I have been on around 25 cruises since 2003 and seen the Buisness grow enjoyed it . All of these ships are part of the Carnival Group Plc. Been on the Cunard and PanO. Looking at going back to staycation hollidays looking at Mercurys and Fletcher on the Internet mart . 80s Projects 70 to 150 hp properly Black Max.
I saw the QM2 berthed in Liverpool one time. As I was driving along the waterfront past the 3 graces I thought a 4th building had been erected until I realised it was the super structure of a ship. She’s absolutely massive. The bridge is 200 something feet above the waterline.
Great to see my beloved OceanLiner again.. although it's because these "obvious reasons".. I sailed the QM2 several times and did the Atlantic Crossing twice on it. A wonderful, stylish ship indeed! Such a pity what's going on at moment! Thanks for sharing these impressions with us!!!
Thanks for watching!
Not treating us to a tour Nick? I'm sure the QM2 is full of Miele appliances...
Missed most of the Queen Mary 2 first time around as I looked up the Cunard joke! Funny - had to read it with the accent to really get it! Interesting to see them in layup.
"I'll touch him inappropriately later..." Genuinely made me snort wine. Thanks for that. Great episode.
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
I always remember when I was a sea scout getting the opportunity to go out on a rib in the Solent and riding over the wake of Queen Mary it’s what gave me the hook on being on the water either sailing or power boating great videos I’m thinking of getting a power boat at the moment
Good luck!
I understand the complaints about the "apartment look" that some are expressing but if they didn't build them like that then I never could have afforded the cruise I went on and thoroughly enjoyed. Yes, the cruise line makes more money but it also drops the cost for customers a lot. If all cruise ships were the Queen Mary II I can assure you I and many others couldn't afford it.
Saw the thumbnail and had a moment of panic. Got to go on the QM2 in her maiden year with my grandparents. We got upgraded to one of the suites at the bow that included half a row of the windows on the arched front. Really awesome to see the Caribbean pass beneath the bows from the comfort of a private room.
I think the QM2 looks like a classic Ocean Liner.. the other's just look ordinary in comparison. Great Video!!
Thanks Nick...just had to google the Cunard joke, which made me laugh!!
Nothing like starting the morning with a bowl and some aquaholic
All these ships are owned by just 1 family run business (Carnival) and they cater for different types of cruising preferences.
I love the RMS Queen Mary 2. Been on there a few times. Hope to sail with her again in the not so near future. Sad to see such a magnificent ship being unused.
Very interesting to see all those ships just sitting there!!!! A lot of money wasting away there. Thanks Nick!!!
Glad you enjoyed it
That was a nice day of boating. I was surprised to see all the comments praising the looks of these ships. Personally I think these are abominations, even the Cunard does not tick any of my happy boating boxes. I was however really taken aback by the mountainous size of them. Great video and superb infotainment, thanks.
'bollocks'?, 'jack the sack' ? Where's this channel headed?😁 Ooohh matron.😂
That was great fun to watch Nick.👍❤️
Queen Mary 2 is a 'Classic Cruise-liner', was also an amazing shot of it as you pulled away at 14:09 secs
*Ocean liner
QM2 still looks absolutely fabulous, even sat, needing a paint touch up.
Agreed.
"touch him inappropriatley later"
that made me laugh. hahaha
I worked on the westerdam many years ago. Amazing ship. Breaks my heart to see her just sitting there....💔
If you go to Studland there’s several cruise liners at anchor out in the bay, you can watch Hercules fly over dropping boats and special forces, I assume it’s the sbs, using them for ship boarding training. Looks crazy and fun as the parachute down Ito the sea.
No chance, Nick stays within 5 nautical miles of Torquay at all times. He gets a bit panicky if he can't see Berry Head or there are 6 inch waves like on this trip 😆
They are not abandoned. They are all staffed with a Captain, engineer and a small crew complement. The Queen Mary II does not look like the other cruise ships because it is not a cruise ship. It is a transatlantic ship. Much different hull design.
Loved this one. Especially the QM2. I did a transatlantic crossing on this liner back in 2009 and the deck under the bridge deck was the largest library at sea if I remember correctly.
Brilliant Nick, love the humour as always and look forward to seeing the next one
All the best
Ed
Thank you, my Lady, for allowing us to come out & visit you. You truly are majestic.
The Queen Mary 2 is such a beaut. I think private, socially-safe, small-group (expensive) tours of these ships while EMPTY would be a fantastic idea! A bit like the original Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA.
Isn't somebody doing that?
Clicked like before I watched it.
Awesome 🙂
Always
There are a lot of corners there to “tuck yourself away with a good book”......
I worked on cruise ships for years as a casino manager and it is terrible what has happened to the industry. All those employees from places like the Philippines are now living with no unemployment benefits, its really sad.
QM2 is sure a lot more seaworthy looking than those floating hotels they call cruise ships. She is a true ocean liner.
Im playing this video at 2x and boy, your wee boat can fairly shift!
Sorry, RMS QM2 is not a cruise ship, she's a liner able to take on the North Atlantic in any weather. I've been on her and Ventura but unless you are VERY British I don't recommend. There are better cruise lines which I hope will be able to come back in due course.
Very sad to see these cruise ships lying dead!
Chuckled at the comment though "They probably heard your joke!" 🤣
Welcome to the family, Jacques!
Hey I think I saw the Queen Mary 2. We took that to NYC in 2016 and it was so much fun.
Very nice drive around the bay looking at the big ships.
As a lover of cruise holidays, it's sad seeing these vessels sitting idle and not doing their thing. Here in New Zealand, there is thought being given to running a ship around our own country to help local tourism and to still allow people to enjoy the cruising experience.
Lovely Jacinda could lock up people who won't get vaccinated on them. Prison ship concentration camps.
@@geoffmilner Nooooo they'd enjoy themselves far too much :)
When I seen the thumbnail I thought I recognise that... I watched it and yes....I went out on Stuart Lines Cruise boat the other week and seen these from Exmouth..Stuart lines are doing tours out to them...I am going again this Tuesday because it was so great.
They usually do Jurassic and river cruises but obviously have been effected by whats been happening so this is a great way for them to try and make some revenue back. I highly recommend their cruises, including the others they have along the Jurassic coast!
The queen mary 2 is looking really rough, her black is like 12 different shades lol
Did they abondon the ship? I remember seeing the ship docked in NYC many years ago
@@mkhanman12345 no, it was very much in use daily up until Covid. The ship is not that old.
She definitely needs some dry dock TLC before she starts earning her keep again.
They actually had to do the paint work more than 5 times so that's why it is 12 different shades
I had a family member that was the Captain of the Canberra Captain Dennis Scott-masson When it was refitted as a troop carrier for use in the Falklands.
Was hoping you would do one of these with all the cruise ships docked near you. Shame you can't get over to Poole Bay, as currently 'Allure of the Seas' is anchored there, and that would make all them ships look small, even QM2!! If you can blag a ride out to it whilst it's there, would be great to see from the outside. Thanks for the video
Brilliant! Really enjoyed that :-)
Have done that myself from Torquay back in the day gigantic oil tankers used to moor-up. To see cruise ships there now, is a somewhat sad sign of the times :-(
Awesome! Requested this through your website the other day!
Hope you enjoy it!
I just sailed on QM2 about 1 year ago New York to South Hampton.. I would def recommend it, hope to cruise it again!
I must admit I may have jumped when you said Jaque the sack! Well saved from my original idea xD
Had to look up the works for Cunard joke... was worth it thanks Nick 😆
Wheres the full aquaholic tour! I was expecting you to jump on haha
Maybe next time! 😄
Watch out for the ghosts
Imagine hearing the ghosts go "Standby to repel boarders!" 🤣🤣
those massive ships just wasted at anchor. Are there security people on board?
There will typically be 40-50 onboard, almost all from the Decks and Engines departments. Some of the larger Royal Caribbean ships may still have close to 100 onboard.
Those magnificent ships just sat there is so sad, and all because some bloke in Wuhan slightly undercooked his bat-stew (Allegedly).
Covid is a man made virus.
Haaa! It was intentionally released and used for several reasons. One of them being the theft of the White House.
@@Harkonnen666 yeah, by the American government
Love your smile Nick ! 😀
I am a bit sad that it did not end up being Maggie the Baggie and Mack the Backpack...but since I also suggested Jack, like several others, I will consider Jacque a partial win. LOL 😁
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So, now you have a choice. I suggest "Azure" for your next boat; "Smugglers Blues 3". Although, you might have some small problems docking her. Nice trip, thanks Nick
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Great piece again Nick, love the way you make them flow, you must work C'unard all the time to bring these to us. Thanks as usual :)
I do indeed! Glad you like them! 😄
Another Friday lunchtime viewing, perfect!
We've seen a few cruise ships this yer dotted along the East coast, amazingly still in choppy seas.