Ludo Thierry
I’ve seen tons of ‘negative’ stories on the beeb Scotland site about the various problems that can come with growing tourism when the numbers arriving and advance planning hasn’t meshed as well as it might. (Edinburgh, Skye etc). I don’t recall seeing any news stories about the passengers from the Norwegian cruise ships organising beach clear-ups. Somehow the beeb Isle of Man page carries the story (which mentions similar episodes on Orkney and Shetland). Much too positive a story for beeb Scotland to show interest in, one has to assume? Link and snippets below:
About 140 tourists on a visiting cruise ship took time out during a short stop at the Isle of Man to clean a beach in the south of the island.
Passengers from the Fridjtof Nansen collected 280kg of litter in just an hour in Castletown and Derbyhaven.
The Beach Buddies charity supplied the visitors with equipment and sacks for Monday’s clean-up. Crew member Ton Holt said it was important to “help the places that we go” and inspire passengers to do more.
The Norwegian vessel’s owner Hurtigruten has previously organised similar beach cleaning excursions during visits to the Shetland and Orkney islands.
Beach Buddies have organised regular litter collections from around the island’s shores since 2006.
Passenger Julie Christiansen, from Oslo, said: “We have the same problem of pollution so it’s really nice to see the beach and help clean up a bit as well.”
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
I’m still a bit amused and a bit bemused by this after reading your find last night Ludo – tourists coming to help clean up our country and get to pay for the privilege?! But of course – trash on the beaches can come from anywhere if it’s swept in by the sea, and there is precedent for people paying for the privilege to work – a few years ago there were quite a few reports on people paying for a weeks holiday to go work on a farm. I’m sure it is still a thing, and it can be quite envigorating to do manual labour outdoors when your normal life is based indoors in a town or city, and it gives a great sense of satisfaction to feel like you’ve done something USEFUL.
Still, it’s my image of people that go on cruises: I don’t imagine it as a proactive type holiday. Maybe I need to get myself on a cruise and experience it for myself! Friends nearing retirement were talking of a fabulous cruise, month-long, going to,,, can’t remember the destination! Canada maybe, but going round by the Faeroes, Iceland, Greenland etc.
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Ahh, the classics are the best are they not
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Thanks for that quick blast of Harry Enfield – I don’t believe I’d ever seen that sketch – I enjoyed it. The classics are, indeed, the best.
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