P&O Ferries PRIDE OF KENT last EVER sailing

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‪@POFerriesUK‬ Pride of Kent made her last EVER sailing from Calais France to ‪@PortofDover‬ on Sunday 4th June 2023. ‪@A2BviaSeaonTV‬ was aboard!
Departing at 1505 she made a slow turn off her berth within the old port with a long solum blast of her ships' horn.
Departing from the new port was the #poferries P&O Pioneer which had arrived from #dunkerque on her inaugural voyage earlier that day and was undertaking berthing trials.
Sailing out of #calais simultaneously we followed each other along #frenchcoast before the new #flagship turned to starboard and gave Pride of Kent a final salute.
Upon arrival in #dover #uk all passengers were offloaded before Pride of Kent sailed empty to the former Cargo Terminal at the Eastern Docks to lay up.
The aim of this video is to create a tribute to the Pride of Kent, a legacy so future generations can [virtually] come aboard from the comfort of their own home.

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@eavyumble Ай бұрын

Worked on her after P&O scrapped the Boulogne route. Though I liked my crewmates I hated the ship and the working routine. Much preferred the routine on the Pride of Hythe in the Boulogne days. Was very little in the video that I could relate to, but my sincere thanks for the upload

@A2BviaSeaonTV Ай бұрын

Hi. Thanks for watching! I have loads of interior footage of the old Dover ferries from the 80s, 90s and naughties on VHS tape which will be digitilised and added to KZfaq Channel 'A2B via Sea on TV ' in due course. Stay tuned.... Instagram: thebearded_blogger

@nbaballers2277 11 ай бұрын

That was my office for 10 years of my life. Met nearly all of my friends on the Kent. Absolutly adored the crew on that ship. I knew this day would come but after last year im not bothered.

@A2BviaSeaonTV 11 ай бұрын

Hi. Thanks for watching! www.a2bviasea.co.uk

@Matthew_Webb_2023 Жыл бұрын

Thankyou for your service pride of kent.

@A2BviaSeaonTV Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Matthew. Myké, Instagram: thebearded_blogger

@hellooohowareudoing Жыл бұрын

I remember travelling onboard her just after the conversion, I could still smell the fresh paint! Sad to see her go

@A2BviaSeaonTV Жыл бұрын

Hi Alan. Thanks for watching! A blog will be added too www.a2bviasea.co.uk Myké, Instagram: thebearded_blogger

@user-bh3rw1js5f Жыл бұрын

The last of the best

@scousertom0388 Жыл бұрын

Farewell, old friend. Thank you for the memories 😞

@A2BviaSeaonTV Жыл бұрын

Hi Scouser Tom Thanks for watching! Myké, Instagram: thebearded_blogger

@scousertom0388 Жыл бұрын

@@A2BviaSeaonTV No prob! 😉

@ardongrainford8004 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video. You are right, she doesn’t look as if she should be scrapped. Car decks looked clean and tidy and stairwells as well. Maybe she needs some spending on engines, but then she would be a reliable workhorse for a few years at a good price. If could have both and have consistency of service, then get rid of Inishturk and Innisfree to Pembroke or Stena Spirit. Great work mate once again. You are filming history!

@A2BviaSeaonTV Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ardon Myké

@guypritchard8259 7 ай бұрын

Having worked onboard as an engineer for 4 years until there mass sackings I can confirm that ship was FUCKED and long overdue scrapping

@ardongrainford8004 7 ай бұрын

@@guypritchard8259 if so, po have a lot to answer for. Lookbafter your ferry and your ferry will look after you……….

@ardongrainford8004 Жыл бұрын

Calling the former cafeteria Food Market when it is a grab and go is a bit cheeky. What food? What market? Everything prepacked. I would also stock up before going on any IF ferry, extortionate prices. Stena food on Irish Sea is not great, but it is reasonably fairly priced. DFDS also provides far better dining options.

@dafyddthomas7299 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video

@A2BviaSeaonTV Жыл бұрын

Hi Dafydd. Thanks for watching! Thanks for your kind comments. Myké, Instagram: thebearded_blogger

@chusan55 Жыл бұрын

Brought her out new from Bremerhaven and did her maiden vouge would have loved to her final voyage. And step off her for the final time at sea to retirement. Farewell old girl and thanks for the memories. 😥

@A2BviaSeaonTV Жыл бұрын

Hi. Thanks for watching! I will be adding a blog too www.a2bviasea.co.uk in due course. Myké, Instagram: thebearded_blogger

@fotoralf 9 ай бұрын

Right now, she's off Cape Finisterre on her way to the beach in Aliaga, Turkey.

@A2BviaSeaonTV 9 ай бұрын

Hi. Thanks for watching! I've been tracking her too - such a shame she gas gone forever 😪

@noelgilmartin1821 9 ай бұрын

@@A2BviaSeaonTV Wonder why she's trundling up & down the Sicilian coast? Rescue mission?

@A2BviaSeaonTV 9 ай бұрын

@@noelgilmartin1821 perhaps Weather looks ok. Unless waiting for slot to run up the beach (waiting for right tide?)

@noelgilmartin1821 9 ай бұрын

Well, thought she was headed to Turkey for that...

@A2BviaSeaonTV 9 ай бұрын

@@noelgilmartin1821 I understand she still is however, I assume the tide must be high enough for her run far enough up the beach before it ababates ?

@frank27a Жыл бұрын

So bizarre seeing a P&O ship so empty in the day time. They use to be rammed with passengers most of the year. Now living in Belgium I take Dunkirk to Dover to save on fuel so it’s DFDS for me, I use to pay more and use P&O to have British crews and enjoy the Spirit Class ships but crossing the channel up to 6 times a year on return trips I won’t return to P&O

@A2BviaSeaonTV Жыл бұрын

Hi. Thanks for watching! I did 2 crossings so the footage edited together with best bits so no pax showing Myké, Instagram: thebearded_blogger www.a2bviasea.co.uk

@MrAJO77 Жыл бұрын

What have they done with the old commercial drivers' lounge (starboard side, aft end of Food Court), and the former Brasserie?

@A2BviaSeaonTV Жыл бұрын

Hi. Thanks for watching! The former Commercial Drivers Restaurant at the after end is now additional seating for the Food Market. The former Brasserie is now a crew only area - food is now provided in the Club Class Lounge. Myké, Instagram: thebearded_blogger

@ardongrainford8004 Жыл бұрын

Overall, Kent looked good _ but where are the crew?

@A2BviaSeaonTV Жыл бұрын

Hi. The crew are there - I wanted to keep crew and passengers off the camera as much as possible to prevent distraction for the viewer from the onboard tour

@jorgthomas1561 Жыл бұрын

Was passiert mit dem Schiff?

@scousertom0388 Жыл бұрын

Es tut mir leid, sagen zu müssen, dass sie höchstwahrscheinlich verschrottet wird :(

@jorgthomas1561 Жыл бұрын

Das wäre sehr schade!

@connorredshaw7994 Жыл бұрын

Me and my family travelled back to Dover on her about a month ago we've been on her several times in the past years sad to see her go a end of a era. I don't like her replacement though it looks awful at least the pride of Kent looks like a ship.

@A2BviaSeaonTV Жыл бұрын

Hi Connor, thanks for watching! Myké, Instagram: thebearded_blogger

@ardongrainford8004 Жыл бұрын

Looked better than Spirit of France, although do see many seats cheaply upholstered . Again, Grab and go looks awful. Why bother, stop at Tesco Whitfield and stock up, cheaper and more choice. Why sail across if you can cruise across - well they’ve forgotten that slogan! I have to be honest, if I was crossing Dover Calais, then Grab and go would influence me very heavily not to choose P and O. Makes it look uncaring and cold, and no crew members around either.

@dyfedrowlands7239 Жыл бұрын

Can’t agree more. Point well made.

@ardongrainford8004 Жыл бұрын

@@dyfedrowlands7239 Thanks mate. I don’t the ship is that to be fair, but tbe catering options are awful. You might as well go on the tunnel. I also think the materials could be more hard weari g, and wider stairways and more lifts for easier disembarkation. Also the uniforms are now dated. When u think abou it - better than the replacement Pride of Kent, but hardly a revo,ution in terms of passenger enjoyment and facilities. I hope to travel on her soon so will let you know mupy views!

@andrewmee985 Жыл бұрын

Never again. Shame on P&O

@jeremypharris-ward8356 Жыл бұрын

Looks like it has been running with the bare minimum of staff and everything looks like self service now.

@A2BviaSeaonTV Жыл бұрын

Hi. Thanks for watching! The Food Market is (was) self service. Hot cooked food available in Club Class. The new ship P&O Pioneer (see video tour on my channel) also has The Kitchen where hot snacks are available. Myké, Instagram: thebearded_blogger www.a2bviasea.co.uk