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To the person who continually post anti-stena line sentiments on this site- we all know you had a bad experience with Stena Line and do not like the company in any manner, but don't you think that maybe its time to get over it?
I SO wish I had read this before booking. What started as a way to save a few pounds over flying to Belgium has blown that out of the water because of a confusing website that gave me sailing dates based on my arrival and not my departure. I spotted this as soon as I got the mandate through and called up. Got a very helpful guy but it was a Sunday so he noted the change on the file and asked me to call Customer Service (sic) during the week to confirm. When i did, i got a barely literate woman who banged on about if I want to change my booking I need to pay and extra £90, and she just couldn't understand the difference between correcting for a website error and wanting to alter travel plans. She tried to muffle the phone with her hand while she read the note on file to her supervisor, but she was clearly audible to me working out how they could hit me for the £90 because they could. Crass cash-grabbing that leaves a bitter customer experience.
Lol. I have also seen BC Ferries described as the World's largest Unsure whether these claims are by number of vessels, number of routes, number of passengers carried, number of miles traversed, or some combinations thereof. -- Geo Swan 13:52, 2005 Mar 6 (UTC)
Stena Line is a horrible company with a clear policy that passengers are second rate to cargo. I was left behind in Harwich for no other reason than that was how they did things around there, even though I arrived well before the scheduled sail time. The ship was still in port, loading cargo, but since I was a passenger they wouldn't lift a finger to help me. This had a knock-on effect that ruined the weekend. Some research proved that they had done this on a number of occasions and I believe that this should be included in the article. Here are some Norwegian newsclippings that prove the point. Stena Line waiter threathens to kill guest Disabled person left on the pier Passengers evacuated after collision Stena Line ignores ban on smoking in public places Three sheets to the wind, ferry company encourage parents to drink
Here is another one, stating once again that Stena Line is a company best avoided. In an attempt to meet competition they refurbished an old rustbucket, only to have the maritime authorities impose sailing restrictions. Maiden voyage cancelled
Heres yet another one! After the Stena Nautica collision the Swedish maritime investigators found that Stena Line were sailing around with the watertight doors open, the crew did not know how to close them and ship was in danger of sinking. Think Titantic and Herald of free Enterprise. Stena Line, being who they are, just shrugs over these comments. Poor safety with vessel accident Stena Line rejects criticism
In this article and web-cast a Stena Line representative states yes, they do pump sh**t over board and no, they have intention of finding out what the consequences are. That, he says, is not their job. Stena Line dumps untreated sewage in the Baltic
And attempt to exploit forreign crews —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.217.94.254 ( talk • contribs)
Stena Line is using their Swedish registered ships to circumvent Norwegian antigambling laws. According to the Aftenposten, they even use this in their promotional material. Maybe it's legal, but is it ethical considering the Norwegian laws aim to prevent Problem gambling? Story: Gamblers loophole
Stena Line has also been in the news after the disappearance of several of their passengers. In every case there has been an issue with the surveillance footage, there isn't any. In every case Stena Line fights back claiming they don't have cameras on open decks because they aren't required by law. Any in every case the police and the relatives state that it would help them understand what had happened. See more at: Dagbladet coverage of Thomas Sebastian Eriksen Andersen disappearance and Requests surveillance cameras on the ferry to Denmark 193.217.28.252 12:52, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
What? So you're going to get angry because someone made a mistake?
I don't know...but I think Stena Line is the largest ferry operation in the world, being followed by BC Ferries. BC Ferries has 35 ships, 47 terminals and 25 routes on the west coast of Canada, which comes to 4,700 employees in all. I can't see how Stena Line has over 5,000 seeing as how they don't operate the terminals (or do they?). BC Ferries operates all 47 of their terminals, and let me tell you, the biggest one (Tsawwassen Terminal) can almost be compared to Calais or Dover. On the major route out of that terminal, between Vancouver and Victoria, they carry more passengers and vehicles than on Dover-Calais. In addition to that route, they also operate one other route to Vancouver Island in Nanaimo and one to the Southern Gulf Islands which are off the coast of Vancouver Island. Also in addition is the Horseshoe Bay terminal (also serving Nanaimo and two other routes), which has room for up to 2,000 American size average cars (many of you may have heard about Horseshoe Bay when the Queen of Oak Bay crashed into the marina last summer). Horseshoe Bay must be the most state-of-the-art ferry terminal in the world, being nestled between steep mountains and ocean, and the entire terminal is built on a grade due to the "Upper Levels Highway", which is further up the mountain-side.
Yep, Stena Line does operate in the terminals. I'm sure they have 5000+ employees.
I saw this reversion for "linkspam" and have now seen it reverted back by another anon. I'm wondering which of these two links is correct. Sjakkalle (Check!) 09:46, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
Any news on the HSS vessel Discovery going out of service now their 10 year contract is expiring and fuel costs are rising? Or is it extended? JohJak2 17:52, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
Yes, it's out of service and is currently sitting in Belfast Harbour. DestinationCalabria 09:49, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
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Wwhat ferry route stena line sails Killingholme/Rotterdam? John.n-irl 14:46, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
I have been to the UK on holiday once, The British Stena line advertisements only advertise ferry trips between Ireland and UK, is the company not Irish? Falcon-eagle2007 17:45, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
I think i may have lost my passport in holyhead on Thursdays 9 February. Who do I call to find out if it is there? Donnellym6@aol.com 146.198.209.146 ( talk) 21:12, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
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To the person who continually post anti-stena line sentiments on this site- we all know you had a bad experience with Stena Line and do not like the company in any manner, but don't you think that maybe its time to get over it?
I SO wish I had read this before booking. What started as a way to save a few pounds over flying to Belgium has blown that out of the water because of a confusing website that gave me sailing dates based on my arrival and not my departure. I spotted this as soon as I got the mandate through and called up. Got a very helpful guy but it was a Sunday so he noted the change on the file and asked me to call Customer Service (sic) during the week to confirm. When i did, i got a barely literate woman who banged on about if I want to change my booking I need to pay and extra £90, and she just couldn't understand the difference between correcting for a website error and wanting to alter travel plans. She tried to muffle the phone with her hand while she read the note on file to her supervisor, but she was clearly audible to me working out how they could hit me for the £90 because they could. Crass cash-grabbing that leaves a bitter customer experience.
Lol. I have also seen BC Ferries described as the World's largest Unsure whether these claims are by number of vessels, number of routes, number of passengers carried, number of miles traversed, or some combinations thereof. -- Geo Swan 13:52, 2005 Mar 6 (UTC)
Stena Line is a horrible company with a clear policy that passengers are second rate to cargo. I was left behind in Harwich for no other reason than that was how they did things around there, even though I arrived well before the scheduled sail time. The ship was still in port, loading cargo, but since I was a passenger they wouldn't lift a finger to help me. This had a knock-on effect that ruined the weekend. Some research proved that they had done this on a number of occasions and I believe that this should be included in the article. Here are some Norwegian newsclippings that prove the point. Stena Line waiter threathens to kill guest Disabled person left on the pier Passengers evacuated after collision Stena Line ignores ban on smoking in public places Three sheets to the wind, ferry company encourage parents to drink
Here is another one, stating once again that Stena Line is a company best avoided. In an attempt to meet competition they refurbished an old rustbucket, only to have the maritime authorities impose sailing restrictions. Maiden voyage cancelled
Heres yet another one! After the Stena Nautica collision the Swedish maritime investigators found that Stena Line were sailing around with the watertight doors open, the crew did not know how to close them and ship was in danger of sinking. Think Titantic and Herald of free Enterprise. Stena Line, being who they are, just shrugs over these comments. Poor safety with vessel accident Stena Line rejects criticism
In this article and web-cast a Stena Line representative states yes, they do pump sh**t over board and no, they have intention of finding out what the consequences are. That, he says, is not their job. Stena Line dumps untreated sewage in the Baltic
And attempt to exploit forreign crews —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.217.94.254 ( talk • contribs)
Stena Line is using their Swedish registered ships to circumvent Norwegian antigambling laws. According to the Aftenposten, they even use this in their promotional material. Maybe it's legal, but is it ethical considering the Norwegian laws aim to prevent Problem gambling? Story: Gamblers loophole
Stena Line has also been in the news after the disappearance of several of their passengers. In every case there has been an issue with the surveillance footage, there isn't any. In every case Stena Line fights back claiming they don't have cameras on open decks because they aren't required by law. Any in every case the police and the relatives state that it would help them understand what had happened. See more at: Dagbladet coverage of Thomas Sebastian Eriksen Andersen disappearance and Requests surveillance cameras on the ferry to Denmark 193.217.28.252 12:52, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
What? So you're going to get angry because someone made a mistake?
I don't know...but I think Stena Line is the largest ferry operation in the world, being followed by BC Ferries. BC Ferries has 35 ships, 47 terminals and 25 routes on the west coast of Canada, which comes to 4,700 employees in all. I can't see how Stena Line has over 5,000 seeing as how they don't operate the terminals (or do they?). BC Ferries operates all 47 of their terminals, and let me tell you, the biggest one (Tsawwassen Terminal) can almost be compared to Calais or Dover. On the major route out of that terminal, between Vancouver and Victoria, they carry more passengers and vehicles than on Dover-Calais. In addition to that route, they also operate one other route to Vancouver Island in Nanaimo and one to the Southern Gulf Islands which are off the coast of Vancouver Island. Also in addition is the Horseshoe Bay terminal (also serving Nanaimo and two other routes), which has room for up to 2,000 American size average cars (many of you may have heard about Horseshoe Bay when the Queen of Oak Bay crashed into the marina last summer). Horseshoe Bay must be the most state-of-the-art ferry terminal in the world, being nestled between steep mountains and ocean, and the entire terminal is built on a grade due to the "Upper Levels Highway", which is further up the mountain-side.
Yep, Stena Line does operate in the terminals. I'm sure they have 5000+ employees.
I saw this reversion for "linkspam" and have now seen it reverted back by another anon. I'm wondering which of these two links is correct. Sjakkalle (Check!) 09:46, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
Any news on the HSS vessel Discovery going out of service now their 10 year contract is expiring and fuel costs are rising? Or is it extended? JohJak2 17:52, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
Yes, it's out of service and is currently sitting in Belfast Harbour. DestinationCalabria 09:49, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
Image:Stena Line.PNG is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.
If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.
BetacommandBot 04:32, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
Wwhat ferry route stena line sails Killingholme/Rotterdam? John.n-irl 14:46, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
I have been to the UK on holiday once, The British Stena line advertisements only advertise ferry trips between Ireland and UK, is the company not Irish? Falcon-eagle2007 17:45, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
I think i may have lost my passport in holyhead on Thursdays 9 February. Who do I call to find out if it is there? Donnellym6@aol.com 146.198.209.146 ( talk) 21:12, 12 February 2022 (UTC)