Young Buna in the Bahamas

Jimbuna · 12-20-15, 08:49 AM

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.

Commander Wallace · 12-20-15, 10:57 AM

I can think of worse places to be .

eddie · 12-20-15, 11:18 AM

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

Jimbuna · 12-20-15, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by eddie

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.

12-20-15, 06:00 PM

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.

August · 12-20-15, 09:23 PM

Does the Bahama layover count as sea time?

Rockstar · 12-21-15, 12:45 AM

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

Jimbuna · 12-21-15, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by August

Does the Bahama layover count as sea time?

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.

mapuc · 12-21-15, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockstar

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

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

Markus

AVGWarhawk · 12-21-15, 04:33 PM

Stuck in the Bahamas? I should be so lucky.

Jimbuna · 12-22-15, 03:20 PM

Some of the pictures he sent.

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/

u crank · 12-22-15, 04:40 PM

Amazing pics Jim. That's a big boat.

HW3 · 12-22-15, 05:09 PM

Rockstar · 12-22-15, 05:19 PM

13 shots on the floor?

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

fireftr18 · 12-22-15, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by u crank

Amazing pics Jim. That's a big boat.

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

12-20-15, 08:49 AM	#1
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	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. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-20-15, 11:18 AM	#3
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Bored in the Bahamas!?! Better have a talk with him Jim,lol __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Does the Bahama layover count as sea time? __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

12-21-15, 04:33 PM	#10
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Stuck in the Bahamas? I should be so lucky. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-22-15, 03:20 PM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Some of the pictures he sent. 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/ __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-20-15, 10:57 AM	#2
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,294 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	I can think of worse places to be .

12-20-15, 06:00 PM	#5
Webster Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	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.

12-21-15, 12:45 AM	#7
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	It can happen, everything over there is geared towards tourism. Its not exactly a hotbed of activity in the off season.

12-22-15, 04:40 PM	#12
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,744 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Amazing pics Jim. That's a big boat. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

12-22-15, 05:09 PM	#13
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	__________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

12-22-15, 05:19 PM	#14
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	13 shots on the floor? Is it just the photo or do those stabilizers extend beyond the side of the ship? Last edited by Rockstar; 12-22-15 at 05:26 PM.