EuroCeanica withdrawing UK cadetships?

[CharlieDelta]

Hearing rumours that EuroCeanica are withdrawing their sponsorship of UK cadets (managed by Clyde).

Anyone heard anything about this? Particularly, what will happen to those cadets affected since Clyde will have to find spaces?

[Lewis]

More worrying questions would be:
Could Clyde withdraw cadetships - either of people half way through their course or just about to start- in situations like this? Even though it's no fault of the cadet? If are a EuroCeanica cadet would anyone else want to take you ie would they get smart funding for you?

used this picture earlier but seems appropriate here too :P

[Lewis]

Do we have any EuroCeanica cadets on here?

[The H]

I know one cadet, apparently the reason is due to Euroceanica no longer being UK flagged.

[Chiefy]

Wwwwwhhhhhoooooooooo?

Never heard of them...tankers?cruises?chancers?

[CharlieDelta]

Chemical tankers mainly, under the Crystal "brand".

[RNR]

I remember hearing about a company that stopped taking cadets on through Clyde but the name escapes me. I do remember though that Clyde put the cadets that were already with the company with other companies, Zodiac being a major taker.

[ETwhat?]

there will always be enough space to shuffle people around, as companies always end up with less cadets qualifying then they take on due to drop outs, I know that Clyde had no problems placing the ETO cadets and i doubt they will have for some time.

I'm pretty sure that Clyde's contracts say that finding you a sponsor is their responsibilty and as so i imagine that they will have come across places pulling out before

[jcwilson91]

i've got a mate with EO, i highly doubt - although my opinion is in no way a professional or educated one - that if they withdraw from sponsoring cadets, that they can stop servicing the needs of cadets they have already agreed to sponsor, it probably just means that they will not be taking on any more. Anyways there are loads of companies to go with and i know that RCCL are in need of more cadets and they have just opened up new UK offices and have incread there minimum number of cadets from 2 to 35.

soo........... Someone might get lucky

[ETwhat?]

increased from 2 to 35? thats a bit of a jump up

[chris]

Clyde placed all ETO cadets easily?? Not sure all the placements were relevant experience along MNTB lines...

[effiestephy]

I know someone with Euroceanica that recently joined his ship...