nice i was on that ship many years ago when it was DFDS to england

I love your videos, I love seeing the activity going on around the ships, I have been on a few myself but only in the US. I can't wait to try some in Europe!

Good stuff. These videos have changed my travel plans! Thanks for posting.

@msmarinediesel1843

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching them.

I THOUGHT SO! - that back deck was WERY easy to recognize - i travelled with Tor Scandinavia from Harwich to Esbjerg in the mid 80s - and i can see that aft deck hasnt changed much.

What a nice video - not only the image quality, but also the sounds. Those Pielstick engines have their own remarkable symphony :) First time I travelled on Drea (Britannia) was in 1980, from Gothenburg to Felixstowe. Since then, I have been in love with these 2 beautiful sisters. Perfect maritime design. I travelled with both sisters in July this year, going to and from Olbia, and I always enjoy standing in the aft - and be close to the sea. None of the newer "shoe box design" ships give you that experience :) Glad to see that Moby keeps these ladies in good shape, and may they yet enjoy some good years in the beautiful Italian waters. It will be a sad day for me when they will go for scrapping....I hate to think about it.... Thx again for this superb video :)

@msmarinediesel1843

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you like the video, hopefully with the mild weather around there they will be able to stay at sea for another 10 years. I personally enjoyed watching the loading in Olbia the best. Older ships are always a little more interesting to travel on :)

I been on this ship in the 1980's from Harwich to Esbjerg MS Tor Britannia and her sister MS Tor Scandinavia plus MV Dana Anglia(MV Moby Corse ).they are great ships and I spent many hours on them.It good to see there still running and it looks like many years to come.I had flash backs watching this video

well done as always

enjoyable video. thanks 😀

I was sailing with Tor Britannia and Tor Scandinavia when they belong to Tor Lines in the 70th between Gotenburg and Felixstowe and Amsterdam, that lalter was very nice while the ships sailing on the channels to Amsterdam. Nice that those ships are still alive and sailing.

Avid cruiser here never been on a ferry. Love your vids loading, interiors, facts about the ferry and the ones around it. Your vids are a nice length

@msmarinediesel1843

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them, thanks for watching

Another outstanding video. And thank you for featuring the sounds of the journey - the wind, the water and the humming of the engines - instead of that godawful oontz-oontz-oontz music.

@msmarinediesel1843

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you like the video. Am not quiet sure what I was thinking when I was selecting the music for some of the older ones.

Mi hai anche ripreso!!!!😉😉

nice video !:)... a lot of ferries company in Italy . the MS Moby Dera still in good condition for his age !:) and the pictures both side the ferry ...lol

@Alby_Torino

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, a lot of companies. Looking at a map it's easy understand why... ^_^

BRAVO

Thanks for all your videos. I think i have seen them all as they are the best and very good informative. Do you know why the Moby Drea and her sister have these bubble sides as this was not at the time they were originally built and sailing for DFDS? Thanks for sharing your experience on ferries with us.

@msmarinediesel1843

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you like the videos. The bubble sides are sponson tanks to provide extra stability. Think they were probably added as a safety measure to keep her afloat if her car deck were to become flooded (Like a life jacket). There is a picture of the Moby Otta under the topic of Sponson on Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponson

I Know that ship! I remember when it operated tor line

For me, the Moby Otta and Moby Drea are two most elegant and beautiful ferries. Their old classic design is much more elegant than most newer ships. And one question: why do Italian and Greek ferries always use stern ramp only, turning vehicles inside the ferry or even board them backwards? I think most of the ships should also have the front ramp, at least these old classics like Otta & Drea.

@msmarinediesel1843

6 жыл бұрын

I am not sure why. I also noticed they seem to do the same thing in Spain. From my observation there does not seem to be any reason why the Moby Drea could not unload through her bow.

@skoenster

6 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you..see also my post below :) These sisters are the most beautiful ferries ever and I have lots of good memories from them, when they were active up here in the northern waters. Actually, they never had a bow visor, but this side door: www.faktaomfartyg.se/extra_bilder/tor_britannia_1975_omb_1.htm scroll a bit down and you will see it. I guess it was due to the often rough waters of the North Sea and the fact that one of Tor Lines former ships, Tor Anglia or Hollandia had its visor going loose on a rough trip in a North Sea storm.

@msmarinediesel1843

6 жыл бұрын

Very interesting pictures, Nice to see how the ship looked back in the 1970s.

@gamlebardun

Жыл бұрын

These ships were made without bow visors for safety reasons. They were ment for sailing the north sea, which often can be rough.

There seemed to be very few people on-board so how does it pay? Cal Mac ferries in Scotland which can also run with few passengers are heavily subsidised.

😍 😍 😍 💋 💋

I'd always assumed the name was Moby Dream, and that it was a spelling error. So it's not?

@thanosyf3632

4 жыл бұрын

No

Anche io ero sulla moby drea quel giorno! Passa sul mio canale per vedere il video! 5 giugno 2017

Its not Genoa but Genova the Italian city

@CreativeEm

4 жыл бұрын

Genoa is the Anglicized spelling...

Can you swim???

@msmarinediesel1843

5 жыл бұрын

Fortunately yes

@AndreiTupolev

4 жыл бұрын

fortunately it's not usually a necessity