Saturday, Another Cruise Ship Arrives in Humboldt Bay
Silver Wind [By Remi Jouan via Wikicommons]
Eureka will welcome the Silversea Silver Wind with 127 guests and 227 crew to Humboldt Bay on Saturday, October 7th, docking around 1:00 PM. The ship will enter Humboldt Bay at 12:15 PM and be led into the harbor by a boat parade followed by a private welcome party at Schneider dock. The ship is expected to depart around 8:00 PM.
Ship guests will have the option to experience Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Sequoia Park Zoo and Sky Walk, Old Town Eureka, and a tour of the Victorians of Eureka and Humboldt including a tour of the Blue Ox Millworks.
The cruise visit and welcome party are a collaborative effort planned by the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District, the City of Eureka, Eureka Main Street, Humboldt County Office of Economic Development, Visit Humboldt, Petrusha Pilots and Zerlang and Zerlang Marine Services. Special thanks to Chet Albin, Dave Schneider, and Schneider Dock.
The Silversea Silver Wind departed from Vancouver, BC on October 2nd and is traveling south along the Pacific Coast on a 16-day cruise ending in Puerto Vallarta, where it will take on more passengers and continue south to Chile.
The ship is expected to be visible around noon on Saturday; local citizens can watch the arrival from the Del Norte Street pier, the Park and Ride at Herrick Avenue and the Samoa boat ramp at the north jetty.
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wonderful.
I do wonder why not Ferndale though.
iI wonder if a visit to a weed dispensary is on the itinerary. Get the real Humboldt experience.
Even a visit to a local grow. They could let the tourists do a little trimming.
Why?
Luxury ‘boat’ on a weed buy, 1 pass per 2 crew
127 passengers and 227 crew. Why are only the passengers getting to go to all these special places in Humboldt. I would think that crew members who have some money to spend on shore would also benefit our economy and spread the word about our unique place on the planet. I mention this because we are a county of diversity, equity and inclusion and including the crew to help our economy seems a good thing to do.
What gave you the idea that the crew doesn’t? If they want… And even more so why the crew would want to recreate with their work- the passengers- if they do go? I suppose it would depend on the individual crew member’s citizenship and visa status but I don’t know the issues. I suspect that the crew mostly uses the time without passengers interfering to fix problems and catch up. They are not here for long.
Depending on your shift and day off, crews do get time to enjoy a particular site. I worked cruise ships for many years and you are not held hostage. Many times, I even would invite passengers that I enjoyed to special landmarks that weren’t on the itinerary but that were off the beaten path. Some of those adventurous passengers really enjoyed those “unknown” spots and it enhanced their trip immensely.
I think the passengers only get to go on scheduled excursions, while the crew who are off duty get to do whatever they want.
That’s not really the way things work. Cruises offer excursions, and many passengers choose to take advantage of these, but passengers are free to do whatever they want.
I’ve given up on my idea of greeting the cruise ships by paddling out on second growth redwood logs, dressed in traditional Humboldt camo, waving pound bags of bud and yelling “Hey sailor…you buy pot?”
Is a bum taking a shit in an Old Town doorway considered performance art?