Some of you out there might be wondering what my thoughts on chartered vessels and purpose built vessels for our waters are. To me, there's nothing like a ship built for our waters however, when the need for more tonnage is needed, sometimes you need a chartered vessel, mainly from overseas, to do the job. What Marine Atlantic has now seems to be a good replacement for the short term, however, if you want something long term, you'd need ships built to Baltic capabilities and still be able to manoeuver in Port Aux Basques Harbour. Last winter was the mildest I've seen yet, however, there will be winters with heavy ice packs in the Cabot Strait as before. I'm positive the seabridger class would then need a Coast Guard ice breaker to clear a path for them (the Atlantic Vision would be the only exception since she's built to be a Baltic ice class ro-pax ship). Throw out all the stuff about mechanical problems and being a low ice class, the seabridger is an awesome summer cruising boat, has great amenities, excellent service (compared to my experience in 2010) and three TV lounges to watch TV or just sit back, relax or sleep. Although with a few hiccups on the Highlanders, I still had a great and sun shot day crossing on her complete with a beautiful sunset and I hope to be sailing again with Marine Atlantic in the future.
DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed does not represent anyone elses, if so, it's purely coincidental.
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