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For once, we are sometimes on Sundays at 06.00 clock. Bruno does not have a cup of coffee brought to them. I was going to have breakfast on the ship and so I have to Law No. 1 of the Belgian hospitality notices. But honestly: at 07.00 clock in the morning I get down at home or on a ship nothing. The port agent and the receptionist had told us that there are no private limousine services in Bruges or mini-cars. The trips will be charged on taxi meters. For tours you can arrange fixed prices. Shortly before 07.30 clock, we were amazed: leather VIP amenities ...
It was really an exception that we waked up at 06:00 hrs on a Sunday morning. Bruno got a cup of coffee. I wanted to have breakfast on the ship and so I broke the rule no. 1 of Belgian hospitality. But without lie: At 07.00 hrs in the morning I am unable to have any kind of food, neither at home nor on a ship. The Port Agent and the receptionist told us that there is no private limousine service or so-called mini-cars available. They charge the rides by meter. For full day tours you can negotiate a fixed price. At 07.30 hrs we were nicely surprised: Full leather VIP equipment...
Unfortunately not much too see: ARTEMIS in the background. And the meter show around 48.00 EUR at the port gate.
Leider nur mit einer Lupe zu sehen: die ARTEMIS im Hintergrund. Und der Taximeter bleibt bei knapp 48,00 EUR am Hafentor stehen.
Der Taxi driver takes care of everything. We are on the list on it as a possible fee. All right. Only the ship is not released and our driver has to clock 08.15 in Bruges be back. Before he unloads our luggage, so we must wait here comes the message that we can drive up to the pier. Who wants to book the taxi times: Taxi Snel .
The driver took care of everything. We were listed as potential embarking guests. Everything is alright. The ship was not finishing the clearance and our drivers need to be back in Bruges at 08:15 hrs. Before he was able to unload our bags we got the notification that he could come directly to the pier. Who likes to pre-book the taxi: Taxi Snel
There she is finally.
She's that.
Look how after the "sex change" looks like ...
Let's see how she will looks like after the change of her sex .. (Currently it's the male ARTEMIS. When she will be moved to the German operator Phoenix in 2011 she will become the female ARTANIA).
I never had a chance to take pictures from the pier with her full length.
Unfortunately I never managed from the ship from the quayside, now in its include whole length.
Although Sunday was: it was still behind another vessel, so that the area was cordoned off.
Although it was Sunday: another ship was behind her in full operation and this port area was closed. And so forth
in front of.
... and forward.
As soon as I even went a yard behind the fence, there have been threats.
As I moved one yard behind the fence someone put me into his observations.
In the afternoon we went out to see the situation outside the area and found on a bridge The Possibility to take pictures of her port in her full length. But now the sun came from the wrong side.
afternoon we go out shortly, just to explore the situation on the port on a bridge and find a way to photograph them in full. Only now the sun is on the wrong side.
better, it was not easy.
No better possibility.
What a shame.
pity.
Historically ...
Historic ...
When we embarked on the list that we saw six more passengers did not make it yesterday right on time. But only one more made the effort to make it here in Zeebrugge to embark.
at embarkation, we see the list. Only six other passengers did not make it. But only one of them has made the effort to come even in Zeebrugge on board.
The security officer does not look bad, that we are already there before the first passengers to disembark.
The security officer was very much surprised that we arrived before the first guests had a chance to leave the ship.
They called an officer who collected our passports and we got our cruise cards. But they did not let us going onboard before we filled out the health questionaire. Someone picked up our bags for screening and they escorted us to our cabin.
However, it is called an officer who shall take us the passes and we get in return boarding passes. In any case, we still need to fill out health forms before we left on board. Our luggage is us immediately removed and X-rayed and we are led to the cabin.
on clearance options for us there is indeed nothing else: three signs ...
There were not too many handling fascilities but the three signs ...
the parking for the buses ... that was it.
The bus ... That's it.
the foam, however, we have seen in the form anywhere else.
We never saw this kind of foam in other port before.
Finally we arrived at our cabin A224 - a Deluxe Balcony Cabin on the A-deck. We had problems to open the door. It was closed and an officer need to come to open it and to hand out the key cards.
We achieve our booth A224, a deluxe balcony cabin on the A-deck. There are problems when opening. The door was closed and so an officer had to be picked, opened the door for us and then handed the key card.
this time it will set more detailed pictures, because I'm curious what changed after the conversion.
This time you will find many more pictures because I am interested to know which changes will be there after her trans-tion from the ARTEMIS to ARTANIA in drydock.
Will the holder for the paper works remain?
If these bins are kept outside the door? Everything else is untouched
the previous day. Our beds for the night were not made obvious.
Everything was untouched from the previous day. They did not make the turn-down service.
Will they still use these kind of key cards?
If these punch cards for the doors?
binoculars and Atlas. Very handy
Binocular and atlas. Very good.
A water boiler in the cabin is always good.
A kettle in the cab is always good.
A U.S. 110-V and a British 230-volt power outlet. Let's see what changes.
on U.S. 110-V and a UK-230-V outlet. Let's see if there are any changes when the ships will be operated for the German market.
Will the hair dryer remain here on the wall - Which did not work ...
If the hair dryer on the wall that did not work though ...
The mini bar was free for us two bottles Water ready.
The mini-bar kept us for two complimentary bottles of water ...
For further water you need to pay.
Everything else had to be paid.
beautiful were the many drawers for long trips.
So many drawers were nice for long journeys. But we did not
need the collection of screws.
only the screws collection did not have to be.
A bedside table here ...
A night stand on this side ...
and what's that on the other side ...
... and what this is?
Nett ...
Nice ...
pool towels, bath robes and sliperettes ...
The pool towels, slippers and bathrobes.
lot of space, many bar ...
A lot of space and coat hangers ...
Only the safe somehting what we did not know what to do. You can only use it for things you can place upright and lock with a key ...
A safe, with which we could not do anything. Just something you can upright and a key ...
afternoon, we noticed that the room was very keen of hearing. Opposite was a service corridor. It sounded like a dishwasher. This was but apparently very irregular and needed for an industrial dishwasher for a long time. When we opened the door we saw the "washer" that ran. Clairaudients
In the afternoon our attention was attracted to the fact that the cabins were very. Sounded like a dishwasher. But it sounded very unsteady and need very long for an industrial version of a dishwasher. When we opened the door we saw the "dishwasher" ... The clack-clack
came from the information folder Which contents need to be exchanged.
The clack-clack came from the ring binders, which were fitted new home here.
night we got all of them with neighbors. Each television program change meant that we had to also make the TV louder ... so we could hear something ...
In the night you can hear the neighbors from both side. Every change of the TV programs made that we need to adjust the volume louder ... to make us possible to hear somthing ...
They wanted to stand up for us. But we gave them instructions to just not move for a secon. We walked to the elevators like storks and everybody need to laugh. That was what we like it.
They wanted to stand up for us all. But where we have given the Kommodo, is simply not to move for a moment. Such as storks, we then get to the elevator and all had a laugh. So we stomach it. Hopefully
be passed with the beautiful wood furniture. Too bad that we are not traveled by car ...
I really hope that the nice wooden furnitures will be transferred as well to the new owner ship. What a pity that we did not came with the car ...
Very nice overlays.
Really nice runs.
with a stool or table for two.
With a little stool or table for two.
What is really a shame:
What a pity, however:
outside, unfortunately, almost nothing done.
Unfortunately you did not have the impression that they did too much maintenance in the outdoor areas.
But so the idea of going on ARTEMIS for the Asia-fare-well tour was destroyed by the outside appearances. But more later when you read the public outdoor part.
And so different from the issue of Asia-farewell cruise on the Artemis, because it determines there is out there is staying. Later more when it comes to outdoor public areas.
If something was done, it was more so half-heartedly. I would probably do the same when my ship will soon no longer heard.
If something was done with half passion than heart. I would not handle it the same way if I would not be any longer the owner . Soon Let's see if
Phoenix Guests will get a flat screen TV. The quality of information was very good. We knew later all senior officers with their titles and names and pictures. The cabin was much more programs, better than counting sheeps in the night.
broadcast time, whether for the Phoenix score a flat-screen device will be donated. The information content was very good. We knew later all officers by name and rank, and some with pictures. The board program was better than sheep-counting at night ....
And in the evening there was also a bedtime chocolate. Something that was deleted for many others.
And you get a good-night chocolate. Little things other lines aready canceled.
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