Looks like she's on her way to Milford Haven

More than that Clive,we will be awarding you the Club 70s CLIVE award in silver for 3 visits.it will be upgraded to gold after 5 visits...incidentally C.L.I.V.E stands for Cruise Liner International Visitor Experience.
Hope you are happy about it my friend.
Keep safe and keep smiling.
Regards from Malta
Emmanuel.L.(Malta)

Thank you Emmanuel. Do I get special membership as I have visited Malta 3 times? Once on board The Victoria, once on The Topaz and then on board Kristina Regina.

OK David ,hope you have happy memories of your visits to our island, you are more than welcome to join our old boys (or should I say ancient) club of over 70s.Take care and enjoy life to the utmost,
keep safe is the buzz word.
best regards from Malta at 21c.
Emmanuel.L.(Malta)

All right Clive join the club as a full member, yet another Englishman. Just the usual requirements, a smile on a happy face .
keep smiling and stay healthy.
regards
Emmanuel.L.(Malta)

Ah, but my '45 was a better vintage than ARO's '44 with happy memories from Southampton of enjoyable Malta cruise calls.

Emmanuel, I am of 1949 vintage and I have just under 7 months to go before my birthday. I am British and live in Norwich, Norfolk (which for our non-British members, is on the eastern side of the country).

Well Bjorn at 83 you are automatically elected Grand Master of the Club 70s Order.,that is if our friend Matt confirms his age at 121, he will assume the seat whilst you will be his vice.from your email address ,you must be Norwegian, our first Scandinavian.
Keep safe and take care.
best regards from Malta.
Emmanuel.L.(Malta)

Welcome to the Club 70s ,I presume you are English fro the number of photos posted taken in England. Another one from the war baby boom, welcome aboard.
keep safe, keep smiling,
regards
Emmanuel.L.(Malta)

Hi Emmanuel I'm 83 so far

I too qualify for the 77 club....1944 was indeed a vintage year

Not a bad idea Jim, painting Giraffes on Jibs, at least we polish our abseiling skills, we could also paint zebras on dockyard vehicles.
keep safe, keep smiling Jim.
regards
Emmanuel.L.(Malta)

Yes gladly Clive,another worthwhile member, state your nationality Clive and your age,,,if you are not 70 we will enrol you as a "pre70" ,but not as a full member till you pass the venerable age of 70., though still requiring a smile on a happy face .
keep safe my friend .
regards from Malta
Emmanuel.L.(Malta)

Ok Timbo, you are in ,another Englishman, welcome to the 70s Club of this site, only requirments is a smile, a happy attitude and loves ships.
keep safe...hoping for better times.
regards
Emmanuel.L.(Malta)

Hi all - well i'm 72 & 76days !! so far the 'baby of the gang' stay safe - regards Tim, Weymouth England.

I too must join this club. I like Emmanuel's comment that we may have wrinkles on our faces but not in our hearts.

Hi Emmanuel ,you are absolutely spot on.
In any case " navigare necessere est"
Let¨s resist
Cheers!

That is not a bad idea Barry, though with this cursed Covid19, and with this new variant the Omicron,the possible meeting of the Shipspotters 70s Club in Malta is remote.
Just take care my friends, just take the vaccine and play it safe, at our age we are most vulnerable.
regards from Malta.
Emmanuel.L.(Malta)
So we keep on dreaming

Hi Victor, realizing just now that you are 73 only means that you are not feeling your age, that is a good sign my friend.
So are going to be the Spanish member for the over 70s Club ? Membership is free, just present yourself with a smile on your face and ready to crack and take a joke. We may have wrinkles on our faces, but not in our hearts.
regards and keep safe my friend.
Emmanuel.L.(Malta)

Joking aside I reckon that a get together in Malta with a few like-minded people who we only know as names on Shipspotting would be something really special. Probably best to wait until covid is further behind us but not to leave it too long. I've reached the age when the best time to do anything is always "now." Let's hold that thought.

Damn! I realize Iam 73

Welcome to the club Barry, so we have a Scot, a Welshman, a Maltese and now an Englishman. any other nationals wish to join to make it truly international 70s club. The 1940s, or the post war baby boom era.
keep safe my friends.
regards
Emmanuel.L.(Malta)

As a 74 year old with a long standing wish to visit Malta please count me in! Barry

Hi Matt, have just discovered looking up the info provided by you, first that you are Welsh , your gender is male and your age is 121 years,...so you are more than eligible for the 70 to 90 Club. This something of a record as the most old shipspotter/photographer in the whole world. I wonder why you have not posted some photos of Viking ships or galleons the Spanish Armada....he..he. and I thought I was old.
regards and keep safe my friend
Emmanuel.L.(Malta)

Ok Matt, count me in, I am sure that Jim will join us, but are you in the 70 to 90 age group? Are canes,wheelchairs, crutches etc available permissible?
a little bit of humour is essential in these days.....a smile always help to wipe a teardrop
on a sad face.
regards and keep safe my friends
regards
Emmanuel.L.(Malta)
regards

🤣😂👍 Remember Club 18-30 ? How about Club 70-90 ?

OK Jim, let's get mad....any 77s out there ready to join these mad Maltese and Scot before the guys in white pick us up?, state your age and apply here...see you folks on the bastion, or most likely in a straight jacket in a ward in an asylum.
Contact us here.
regards to all (especially 77s)
Emmanuel.L.(Malta)

Hi Emmanuel-I'm 77 also-Let's go

What ? abseiling at my age of 77, then I will be in the Guinness Book.I never was afraid of heights but still, forget it my friends Jim and Matt, better invest your time and money into something more useful, ....thank you just the same...better to have my mind checked I think.
regards
Emmanuel.L.(Malta)

Thanks guys for those informations. Agreed Jim, we should start a crowdfunding page for abseiling equipment for Emmanuel

You'll have to invest in a harness

Hope that my wife and son does not see this photo ,seeing the edge of the bastion, Jim. I forgot to clip off the bastion edge before posting it.
The bastion is sloping down ,at parts crumbling and sometimes slippery with the vegetation growing upon it.
Maybe in my old age I must be more wary and not taking these chances for a photo........??!!??
regards
Emmanuel.L.(Malta)

Hi Andrecas re your sidebar on defunct docks, this is a common situation in Europe, the competition from eastern shipyards is massive and I don't see much of a recovery, though the cruise liner market is still evident in European yards.....up to now, these eastern yards have still not geared up for this lucrative market, though the future could be different.
regards.
Emmanuel.L.(Malta)

@ MattB....It is my understanding it can take up to 8 hrs in some yards. (presumably an overnight process-depending on the yard, their work schedule & size of vessel).

@ Emmanuel.L : I enjoy your photos out of Malta. Nice work...!


Sidebar: The local shipyard in Saint John, now defunct-having ceased operations more than 20 years ago, built/repaired a variety of vessels, including frigates, tankers, cargo ships, tugs, etc.). The yard was closed due in part to the competition from overseas yards that were (and still are to this day) heavily subsidized.
The drydock itself, 1150ft/350m in length, is still there - (just filled with water).
A wallboard plant and other Irving interests now occupy the main building(s) on site.

Well Matt, it is according to the vessel in the dock, a vessel of this size, the dock will be emptied in less time than if the vessel is a smaller one like a tugboat,or a supply vessel.
regards
Emmanuel.l.(Malta)

Marvellous. How long does it take for the dock to empty?