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The “rescue” was even more interesting. IMG_6237.mov

In case you missed it at the time back in early June. This is where TUI got us stranded on TUI Isla. It was in Deggendorf. We tied up at a floating raft on the Saturday and by Sunday morning we were completely cut off from the land.

Most of my family are from Cumbria, so I know it well. As someone with a nautical bent, if you go there you really need to do your research and visit Whitehaven. The nautical history there is amazing.

Isla is just desperate to get back to Deggendorf, must be feeling homesick?🤪

Five Vikings and two TUI boats still snuggled together in Bratislava. I don’t know if there’s still any passengers onboard but if there is I bet they’re having a fun time with a mass Boat Hopping Party?🤪

TUI Skyla and Maya are parked up out of the way in Bratislava. I’m guessing the locations on Marine Traffic are not 100% accurate, if so, then there’s some really strange “Park Jobs” going on with river boats at the moment🤪

Hi All Just read about the flooding in Eastern Europe and I thought I’d have a look on here to see how the Danube is fairing. Notamermaid, Steamboats, you might remember that back in May/June I was stuck in Deggendorf on the TUI Isla. Keep a look out for her current cruise. It’s the return relocation cruise from Frankfurt to Budapest. I wonder where she’ll get stuck this time? Hopefully TUI have learned from our situation and find a more substantial mooring? take care you guys and keep up the informative good work.

Looks like she made it.

We left Vienna on the 30th. After reading your comments, comment you posted after reading widely available info, I shared concerns with our TUI Rep. She claimed that there were no problems ahead and all the data TUI had given her was positive. The rest, as they say, is now history.

We had a different A.C. issue. It was fine in the rooms but in the Bars it was red hot. There was an engineer on the boat in Vienna and he ordered a part and was supposed to meet up with the boat a bit further up. I would imagine he probably met up with her after she moved berths in Deggendorf? They must have cancelled at least 2 Cruises “up north”? Hopefully it gets back into its routine once it gets to Frankfurt. hopefully someone from a future cruise will be on here to confirm what’s happened to the crew following the Deggendorf debacle?

I think the barge is a tanker. Fuel or Water supplies?

So, after a 2 week unplanned stay in Deggendorf TUI Isla is finally on the move, heading for Frankfurt.

I really don’t have any skin in the game anymore. I’m at home in the UK in my bed and I’m NEVER going near a River Cruise EVER again. However, I’m going to follow Isla’s progress for at least the next 4 1/2 years. 🤪

I heard someone say that our TUI Isla Cruise was like a relocation cruise, Budapest to Frankfurt. Looking at the upcoming Cruises for Isla for 24, I think they could’ve been right. It’s looking like she’s supposed to be cruising around the Rhine, Switzerland and Amsterdam for most of the rest of the year. So, when is she going to head north/west and is there anything stopping that? I’m just being nosey now.

I get the feeling that on a TUI boat, due to cost reasons, the process will involve a man, a plug and a bucket.😂

I’m assuming that TUI have cancelled at least two cruises for Isla so they’re probably keeping her in “out of the way” in Deggendorf until she can sail to catch up with the next programmed cruise? maybe they’ll be fixing the A.C. whilst she’s there as well? I wonder if they’ve still got the TUI logos and Name covered whilst she’s there?

I know this might seem like a silly question but how much does a ship being empty, ie. no passengers or luggage, effect how low it sits in the water? I was looking out of the window when the Isla went under the bridge in Passau and it was VERY close. The passengers said on the Saturday morning that the water was half way up their portholes so I’m assuming they’d taken on ballast before going under the bridge.

How about this. IMG_6237.mov

The Schwarzach was the boat that “rescued” us.

Why can’t I get the name Jack Torrance out of my head? I do hope that she’s done them right and that we won’t face a clawback.

I feel sorry for the Crew and Staff. They’ve been stranded in Deggendorf for well over a week now with, I would imagine, no chance of getting off until today. There’s only so much deep cleaning they could do and only so many games of Connect 4 and Deck Quoits you can play? Skyla and Maya now seem to be on Magical Mystery Tours of small ports in Hungary and Austria. It didn’t feel like it at the time but looking back now I think the Isla 140 were actually quite lucky?

Skyla is moored in Kalocsa. As I understand it the next set of passengers are being bused there tomorrow to embark instead of Budapest. They will be given their new itinerary once onboard and given £50 for the inconvenience. From what I can see Kalocsa “port” is like Deggendorf with curtains. If it’s stuck there for a few days I’m sure the passengers will enjoy their 90 minute walk into town to see the sights?

Keep your eyes on the TUI Skyla. Her travails and that of her passengers could become the stuff of River Cruising legend. I’m guessing that TUI needs a Licence to operate on the big rivers and I’d not be surprised if said licence will be removed after the debacle of the way they’ve handled the floods? TUI’s third ship, MAYA seems to be the only one with a secure mooring?

I know it’s usual for a Yorkshire man to moan but on this occasion I was more than happy with our refund. It’s paid for our impromptu Easy Jet flight from Munich to Manchester, the two nights we’ve just had in the Cotswolds and will also pay for our Holiday in Cyprus in September. All in all, very happy.

Me again, couldn’t resist this one. Mist and Drizzle, in the UK we call it Mizzle. We had a well known weather girl called Ulrika Jonssen who coined the phrase.