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Ushuaia tourism industry demand retraction on ban to UK flagged cruises or coming from Falklands

Tuesday, March 6th 2012 - 20:12 UTC
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The president of the Ushuaia Chamber of Tourism again called Tuesday on the Governor of Tierra del Fuego Fabiana Rios to retract from interpreting the ‘Gaucho Rivero’ bill in a way that bars British or convenience flagged cruise vessels from docking in Ushuaia. Read full article

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  • GreekYoghurt

    Obiwan Kenobi: “Mr Arse, please meet Mr Elbow”

    Mar 06th, 2012 - 08:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Furry-Fat-Feck

    Good luck to Ushuaia with this then because I do not think KFCs mind is really on the Argentine economy. More like she is trying to ignore it and distract from it.

    Mar 06th, 2012 - 08:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ynsere

    Will Ushuaia declare itself a part of the Falklands? They'd probably be better off.

    Mar 06th, 2012 - 08:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Frank

    Historically the Falklands have a better claim to Ushuaia than BA has to the Falklands

    Mar 06th, 2012 - 08:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GreekYoghurt

    @4 The Argentinian pirates clearly stole it.

    Mar 06th, 2012 - 08:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • stick up your junta

    Paging Mr Think,Argentine economic warefare guru

    The statements come ahead of March 8, when the Star Princess is (was) scheduled to again call in Ushuaia, but according to the local agents have not requested to dock

    Mar 06th, 2012 - 08:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Furry-Fat-Feck

    (5) @ GY

    YOU LIE STUPID bRITISH PIRATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU GO THEY KNOW YOU TAKE OVER THE HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Or some such nonsense.

    Mar 06th, 2012 - 08:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GreekYoghurt

    @6 Why the hell would the request to dock? The Argentinians seem to have created many laws telling basically all shipping vaguely related to the UK not to dock in Ushuaia. Then they get upset that no ships request to dock.

    Are these people imbeciles?

    Mar 06th, 2012 - 08:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Furry-Fat-Feck

    @8

    “Are these people imbeciles?”

    Erm? Yes. Yes I rather think they are.

    Mar 06th, 2012 - 08:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • stick up your junta

    Just looked up one of its Itineraries,if it leaves out the Southern most shithole (Ushuaia),by the time they get to Port Stanley,the Passengers will be gagging to go ashore,and spend their Pirate loot there,dont even have to change the money up :-)))))

    13 Days Cape Horn & Strait of Magellan
    Cruise from Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Ports: Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile; Puerto Montt, Chile; Amalia Glacier, Chile (Scenic Cruising); Punta Arenas, Chile; Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego), Argentina; Cape Horn (Scenic Cruising); Falkland Islands (Stanley); Puerto Madryn, Argentina; Montevideo, Uruguay; Buenos Aires, Argentina.

    http://cruiseweb.com/PRINCESS-SOUTHAMERICA-SHIP3.HTM

    Mar 06th, 2012 - 09:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GreekYoghurt

    @10 You mean it's now:

    13 Days Cape Horn & Strait of Magellan
    Cruise from Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile to Montevideo, Uruguay
    Ports: Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile; Puerto Montt, Chile; Amalia Glacier, Chile (Scenic Cruising); Punta Arenas, Chile; Cape Horn (Scenic Cruising); Falkland Islands (Stanley); Argentina; Montevideo, Uruguay.

    Just cut out all the nonsense places where you might get stabbed.

    Mar 06th, 2012 - 10:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Xect

    This does make for highly compulsive viewing.

    I've got to say watching Argentina's stack of cards fall is highly entertaining in a car crash sort of way.

    I mean its pure anarchy at all levels of government, they do not have one joined up policy.

    Mar 06th, 2012 - 10:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • malen

    you say ”Falklands Islands (Stanley); Argentina ; a lapsus !!!!
    true always appearssssssss

    Mar 06th, 2012 - 10:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Malvinero1

    4 The Argentinian pirates clearly stole it.
    AHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAA!
    Who cares about ther brits PIRATES!
    They are finished!
    So that what give me an inmense pleasure....

    Uk bomb
    http://www.debtbombshell.com/
    AHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHBye bye Idiotics brits....

    Mar 06th, 2012 - 10:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Furry-Fat-Feck

    @ 13

    Malen, you need more exclamation marks and it needs to be in block capitals. Other than that you are consistently nonsensical. Keep up the good work.

    If you want to make a point, try to make it understandable.

    Mar 06th, 2012 - 10:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Xect

    @14 - Haha you mean that article written in 2009, if you hadn't of noticed the proposed event hasn't happened and we are still enjoying the highest credit rating and borrowing at the lowest rates in the world.

    As opposed to Argentina that has run out of internal funding and has inflation over 25% and has been told by the IMF to sort its finances out...

    AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH or something....

    Mar 06th, 2012 - 10:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Rhaurie-Craughwell

    AHAHHAHAHA - the sound of Malvinarse being sodomised by his dog...

    Mar 06th, 2012 - 10:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • malen

    Why Furry?
    Now when writting great authors change rules, like not using points, not using “guiones” for dialogues, not using capitals letters.........

    Mar 06th, 2012 - 11:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Xect

    Malen, are you using google translate?

    Malen earlier;
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hfHyDSTX50

    Mar 06th, 2012 - 11:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Malvinero1

    AHAHHAHAHA - the sound of Malvinarse being sodomised by his dog..
    AHAHAHAHHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAA
    No, losers,IT IS A CURRENT BOMB!
    http://debt-clock.org/

    Mar 07th, 2012 - 01:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Lord Ton

    http://falklandsnews.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/belgrano-and-rivero-argentinas-myths/

    Funny

    Mar 07th, 2012 - 02:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Malvinero1

    falklandsnews.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/belgrano-and-rivero-argentinas-myths/

    Funny
    Lordtrash: You are a JOKE!
    Better read donald duck cartoons....are more serious than you...At least Disney made money with that.....You are not even good for that.....Just watch out they do not take your law license(if you have one?),or shoot at you...for impostor!

    Mar 07th, 2012 - 04:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • brit abroad

    I have an image of Malvinero, sitting in a dirty “ i love maradonna” tshirt and what used to be white y-fronts amid a pile of empty pizza boxes and soiled tissues. On the wall there are undecipherable stains, and a dog eared poster of Susan Boyle. A light bulb swings silently over his head as he stares into his computer screen, panting heavily! White foam is dripping from his mouth into his lap.

    Mar 07th, 2012 - 04:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Britninja

    @23 Don't forget the blow-up doll, with crinkly neck lines drawn on for added CFK authenticity... I think I just sicked a little at the thought.

    Mar 07th, 2012 - 08:34 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • toooldtodieyoung

    23 brit abroad and 24 Britninja

    What the hell?

    where did that come from?

    The mental image those descriptions evoke.......
    Pass me the mind bleach please!!!

    But, I have to admit, this whole situation is highly amusing. I for one can't wait to see which foot Argentina will shoot herself in next!!

    Mar 07th, 2012 - 09:31 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • lsolde

    Malvinero1,
    People are laughing at you.
    Please stop posting silly things.
    You sound like you are going to pieces.
    Forget about the Falklands & try to build a better country in Argentina.
    You've never owned the lslands anyway.
    And why do you hate the UK so much?
    Peace♥

    Mar 07th, 2012 - 09:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • toooldtodieyoung

    17 Rhaurie-Craughwell -

    You seem very familiar with that sound..... Are you into all that farm yard beastality?

    Or do you make your own P*rn films??

    Just thought I'd ask................

    Mar 07th, 2012 - 10:20 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Rhaurie-Craughwell

    Malvinarse....

    I don't think many bombs go: “AHAHAHAHHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAA”

    Boom springs to mind.

    27, why interested in purchasing my merchandise are you?

    Mar 07th, 2012 - 10:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • toooldtodieyoung

    28 Rhaurie-Craughwell

    Well it depends......... are they any good?

    If you do them in a VIDEO2000 format we can talk about a deal

    oh and Malvinarse.......go and wash your tee-shirt and desist your spam javalin!!!.....you'll go blind......

    Mar 07th, 2012 - 11:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    I tnink an about turn may be in the offing here.

    Mar 07th, 2012 - 11:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Xect

    Nah Chris I doubt it, that would be the logical thing to do and since when has the Argentine government shown any sign of logic?

    They major in bizarre decision making.

    Mar 07th, 2012 - 12:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Conqueror

    Surely it would be better for all cruise lines to just delete arsieland from their itineraries? If anybody REALLY wants to visit cesspits, they could leave the cruise in, say, Montevideo and travel overland. Avoiding the railways of course. And ageing argie airlines. Did you know that LAN's fleet averages 5.8 years whilst Aerolineas' is more like 15? Argies could start their own cruise line, perhaps? Sailing up and down the coast. Perhaps they could make themselves useful by doing some fishing at the same time!

    Mar 07th, 2012 - 02:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    31 Xect

    You got me, DOH!

    Mar 07th, 2012 - 03:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • dab14763

    you say ”Falklands Islands (Stanley); Argentina ; a lapsus !!!!
    true always appearssssssss

    Malen, they are separated by a semi colon. To indicate the first is part of the second a comma is used. As in

    Puerto Madryn, Argentina; Montevideo, Uruguay;

    Or maybe you are saying Argentina is part of Montevideo.

    Mar 07th, 2012 - 04:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Furry-Fat-Feck

    @34 Traditionally Argentina reckons Montevideo is part of Agrentina along with the rest of Uruguay, Paraguay, the whole of the River Plate Basin in fact, large tracts of Brazil, the whole of Chile and of course the Falkland Islands.

    I think it is why the rest of Latam 'support ' Argentina in their claim over the islands. If they are busting a gut over gringo territory, they aren't bothering anybody else.

    Mar 07th, 2012 - 05:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ynsere

    35 - Furry, in my opinion your second paragraph is spot on. But Latam countries are making a mistak: if the 1982 Argentine invasion had been successful Argentina would have become increasing belligerent toward continental neighbors. It is not in Latam's long-term best interests to give in to Argentine bullying, of whatever nature.

    Mar 07th, 2012 - 06:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • malen

    Dab correct
    he said: (I hate writting rules, but for you can understand) ”Falklands (Stanley);
    Argentina“
    He should have said: ”Stanley, Falklands; Puerto Madryn, Argentina”
    He forgot Puerto Madryn or Buenos Aires or whatever......y los olvidos hablan, what you forget has a reason......and the reason for me is the one I told you.
    It is the incoscious or whatever you call it.
    Argentina part of Montevideo??(also a semi comma in the middle), if he means that (another interpretation) his incoscious is very bad. :)))

    Mar 07th, 2012 - 09:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GreekYoghurt

    @36 you're correct. If it wasn't the falklands that they were being greedy about it would be one of their other territorial claims to all their neighbours that they would be groaning on about. Sadly all their neighbours bend over as soon as they see the Argentinians, and the only one who doesn't seems to be the Falklands.

    This makes Mr. Bully very upset indeed.

    Mar 07th, 2012 - 10:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • lsolde

    @37malen,
    Thank you for calling our lslands by their correct name,
    The Falklands.

    Mar 08th, 2012 - 06:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GreekYoghurt

    @39 LOL

    Mar 08th, 2012 - 10:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Brit Bob

    The ships will otherwise go elsewhere. Look RGs, if you want to be a politician you have to stop, think, debate, think again and then make your decisions otherwise its about-turn again.

    Look - Argiland GDP = 368 Billion $ and sinking
    UK GDP = 2.25 Trillion $ and rising.

    THINK?

    Mar 08th, 2012 - 08:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Rhaurie-Craughwell

    29...

    I have a video of Malvinarse being bitch slapped repeatedly for 5 hours in front of his Susan Boyle poster by the entire Para reg...how does that sound? the sound quality is excellent, you can actually hear the rattle of his brain in his skull every time he gets hit :)

    Mar 09th, 2012 - 12:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • toooldtodieyoung

    42 Rhaurie-Craughwell

    LOL

    “you can actually hear the rattle of his brain in his skull every time he gets hit”.........Quality....

    Put me down for 10 copies.......

    Mar 09th, 2012 - 03:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • lsolde

    @42Rhaurie-Craughwell,
    l started to believe you, but when you said “brain”.................sorry.

    Mar 10th, 2012 - 12:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Islander1

    Missed this one before- so funny - Princess Cruises did not even lower themselves to bother telling Ushuaia they were not confirming but cancelling the call - they just went to Punta Arenas instead - and Chile got the business!
    The ship was not even due to call here this cruise either so unlikley any trouble in ushuaia - BUT - the cruise company has sent a very clear message to Ushuaia Govt - “piss us off and we will dump you”

    Arg was warned along these lines a few years ago by the big companies - as usual they learn it the hard way.

    Love to be within earshot of the Princess, Falklands and Ushuaia trade stands in Miami Sea Trade Exhibition this week!

    Mar 11th, 2012 - 12:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • lsolde

    Yes lets give the lucrative trade to the people who deserve it.
    The Chileans.

    Mar 11th, 2012 - 10:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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