Young Buna in the Bahamas
 

Young Buna was offered extended leave with pay rather than rejoin his ship on 6th December but rather than spend Xmas at home with his family he decided to return to his ship, a decision I can understand because he needs twelve months sea time in before he can sit his Masters.

What I didn't know was the fact that two days after he joined his ship she went into dry dock (counts toward sea time) in the Bahamas so he is honest in admitting he is now a tad bored and wondering if he made the correct decision.

You made your bed son so you will now have to lie in it (praying the wife doesn't see this post).

I'll post a few pictures in a little while.

I can think of worse places to be .

Bored in the Bahamas!?! Better have a talk with him Jim,lol

More or less what Neal and Steve have said on Skype today :)

Pictures in the morning.

wow, to be on a paid vacation in the Bahamas for months and yet he thinks he made a bad choice to be stuck in that situation???????????

when he gets our age he will laugh at himself for saying such a silly thing lol.

Does the Bahama layover count as sea time?

It can happen, everything over there is geared towards tourism. Its not exactly a hotbed of activity in the off season.

Yes, so I suppose that is the method in his madness. Ship has now left dock and is back at Fort Lauderdale preparing for a Caribbean cruise of Xmas and New Year.

Same where I live. Everything is geared for the turist and in the winter almost every resturant is closed and the prices they take :o

Markus

Stuck in the Bahamas? I should be so lucky.

Some of the pictures he sent.

http://i.imgur.com/Y0sIoJy.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/DnZ6lX8.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/62Qn4bA.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/YWdG5qd.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/yuAsYMe.jpg

The ship doesn't have the traditional rudder and propellers but is propelled by a combination of both known as The Azipod System:
http://www.marineinsight.com/tech/ma...ystem-on-ship/

http://i.imgur.com/e1YNDgz.jpg

Amazing pics Jim. That's a big boat.:yep:

:agree:

13 shots on the floor?

Is it just the photo or do those stabilizers extend beyond the side of the ship?

I think it'll take more than a couple oars to move it. :salute:

They extend beyond the side of the ship when in use but when in port they are located inside a hull recess.

LOL :)

http://i.imgur.com/eSQfMyz.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ERmAVAG.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/SszEJJd.jpg

Why dry dock in the Bahamas? Less expensive?

The sun dries it off faster. And dries the new paint faster too. ;)

Jim's son just repainted where he's pointing to on the hull. That was the main reason they were in dry dock. The helmsman scraped a barnacle when they stopped in port for lunch last week. ;)