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		Ferry Trips & Ship Spotting	2012
	MOL CONTINUITY arriving at Southampton 09:10 12 December 201 Various Tankers at Hamble and Fawley during Mid Oct to end Dec 2012 BW THAMES, FIONIA SWAN, LIGOVSKY PROSPECT, LS ANNE,  NAVION SCANDIA + more TRENLAND    3826gt    General Cargo Ship    1989    Malta Arriving at Southampton 11:45 3 December 2012 APL GWANGYANG departing Southampton 15:30 29 November 2012 PRIDE OF ROTTERDAM Interiors 15 - 17 Nov 2012 Amsterdam & Cheesy touristy things in Amsterdam 16 Nov Bridlington, Filey & Scarborough, Whitby on return 17 Nov PRIDE OF ROTTERDAM & On Deck 15 - 17 Nov 2012 inc 1:150 Model in P & O Ferries' Europoort Terminal &  inaugural voyage 18.12.65 commemorative bell of NORWAVE			CMA CGM MARCO POLO departing Southampton while on her maiden voyage, turning with 4 tugs in the upper swinging ground - 14:45 10 Dec 2012 Video Clip short - long CMA CGM MARCO POLO the World's Largest Container Ship on her maiden voyage [arriving Southampton 08:00 9 Dec 2012]. Alongside in the morning 10 December 2012 A handful of poor pictures of CMA CGM LAPEROUSE in the final moments of berthing, too late! ASIAN MAJESTY, TUGE TENDER CALSHOT 26 Nov 2012 SOFIA EXPRESS departing Southampton 19 Nov 2012 Vessels in Hull & misty Europoort 16/17 Nov 2012 ASAHI PRINCESS, SEVERINE, CAPUCINE, NORSKY + FRIO CHIKUMA departing Southampton 16:45 11 Nov 2012
	KYOTO EXPRESS departing Southampton 09:55 8 Nov 2012 FRIO MOGAMI arriving at Southampton 16:30 4 Nov 2012   GRANDE SPAGNA departing Southampton 14:50 27 October 201 CELEBRITY CONSTELLATION alongside City Terminal Southampton. WHITCHALLENGER is smoking somewhat - 25 October 2012 SUSAN MAERSK & MSC MARIA SAVERIA arriving at Zeebrugge 18 Oct 2012 ARTEVELDE dredging, METHANIA & NORQUEEN departing Zeebrugge 18 Oct 2012			ROTTERDAM arriving 10:30 & departing Southampton, blowing her whistles, after firework display at Mayflower Park  - 20:00 3 November 2012 SAGA SAPPHIRE departing Southampton 16:45 2 November 2012 Cobelfret Ferries at Zeebrugge 18 Oct 2012 ADELINE, YASMINE, VALENTINE, ARX alongside. CELEMENTINE, MAZARINE & CATHERINE arrive. CELESTINE distant. WES CARINA, ST SARA, Bunker Vessels, Dredgers at Zeebrugge 18 Oct 2012 SCELVERINGHE, TRIPOLI, STEINDAM, ADMIRAL + BORE SONG arriving and berth at Zeebrugge [passing TESSA KOSAN] 13:30 18 October 2012 EMC's PCC CITY OF ROTTERDAM alongside in the distance during the day then through the locks departing Zeebrugge 17:30 18 October 2012
	Up to 16 October 2012
	Cunard's QUEEN VICTORIA arriving back from Bremerhaven; where she had been since 4 Oct for repairs to her propulsion system - 16:00 - 16:30 16 October 2012 Views from Calshot Spit across the Solent to Portsmouth & the IOW. Ferries RED FALCON, RED OSPREY, RED EAGLE, RED JET 3 & RED JET 4 - 13 October 2012 Grimaldi Lines' GRANDE COSTA D'AVORIO arriving at Southampton 09:15 10 October 2012 ADONIA departing Southampton passing Mayflower Park and from Town Quay with STAVROS S NIARCHOS and Hythe Ferry GREAT EXPECTATIONS - 16:50 7 October 2012 VISION OF THE SEAS departs Southampton an hour late, but in the red glow of the setting sun 18:35 21 September 2012 GRAND PRINCESS departs Southampton 17:30 [1 1/2 hours later than originally scheduled] & Lady K II  alongside at Solent Refit - 21 Sept 2012			AURORA, CELEBRITY ECLIPSE, CELEBRITY CONSTELLATION, ARCADIA & BALMORAL sailing by Calshot Spit 17:00 - 18:20 13 October 2012 SYROS sailing past Calshot Spit 16:55 13 October 2012 Royal Research Ship DISCOVERY 3008gt Research Vessel alongside at Southampton preparing for her last voyage - 7 Oct 2012 HYUNDAI SPEED departing Southampton passing through the upper swinging ground - 16:00 27 September 2012 ps WAVERLEY [1947] sailing up Southampton Water from Fawley to Hythe overtaking RED EAGLE 18:10 - 18:20 21 September 2012 NYK Lines' DAEDALUS LEADER departing Southampton 18:30 21 September 2012
	Cobelfret Ferries' MELUSINE sailing up Southampton Water 17:10 - 17:20 15 September 2012 Short Movie Clip CELEBRITY ECLIPSE, ORIANA & AZURA sailing down Southampton Water. Passing various vessels inc Red Funnel Ferries & ss SHIELDHALL 16:40 - 17:20 15 Sept 2012 Misc. Vessels on Southampton Water 13:00 - 13:35, seen from ashore around the Isle of Wight & at Cowes. VENTURA & INDEPENDENCE OTS at S'ton & more - 8 Sept 2012 GERD SIBUM [Container ship] on her way up Southampton Water 13:30 & again in the evening on her way down again at 20:00 - 8 Sept 2012 SEVEN SEAS VOYAGER departing berth 101 and turning. Other vessels about inc JASON the Houseboat at Husbands Shipyard - 6 Sept 2012 Semester at Sea's EXPLORER alongside at Southampton - 5 Sept & departing at night 20:15 8 Sept 2012. Movie clip. She was in Southampton for 4 days			ss SHIELDHALL sailing up Southampton Water on an excursion viewing the passing cruise ships departing 16:40 - 17:15 Short movie clip - 15 September 2012 QUEEN MARY 2 alongside at Ocean Terminal 46. Hythe Ferry GREAT EXPECTATIONS passes by, HOEGH OSLO alongside & others in the distance 14 Sept 2012 HOEGH TROOPER [Vehicles Carrier] alongside at Southampton and sailing away off Cowes in the evening light 19:35 - 8 Sept 2012 Fawley Tankers alongside:- LADY HILDE, FREJA DANIA, FURENAS, NAVION SCANDIA & TREFIN LEADER. Daytime & night views - 8 Sept 2012 Star Clippers' STAR FLYER alongside at Southampton & departing at 20:00 - 1 Sept 2012 Plantours & Partners' ms Hamburg ex c. COLUMBUS departing Portsmouth. Photos of CAP FINISTERE & general Portsmouth Harbour views - 26 August 2012
	OCEAN PRINCESS departing Dover late pm with back drop of the White Cliffs. A few photos of CRYSTAL SYMPHONY with ferries on departure - 25 August 2012 MyFerryLink RODIN 12:50 Dover/Calais & BERLIOZ 18:50 return. Other ferries; DEAL SEAWAYS, NORMAN SPIRIT, PRIDE OF CALAIS, P&O fleet & more - 25 August 2012 Cruise shps in the Aegean July 2012. Kusadasi:- CELEBRITY EQUINOX, SPLENDOUR OF THE SEAS 17 Jul; Rhodes:- LOUIS CRISTAL, CELEBRITY EQUINOX, ORIENT QUEEN II 18 Jul; Heraklion:- LOUIS CRISTAL 19 Jul; Santorini:- COSTA FASCINOSA, LOIUS CRISTAL 19 Jul 2012. LOUIS OLYMPIA in all these ports of call Just a handful of photos of CARIBBEAN PRINCESS, AURORA, HMS ILLUSTRIOUS alongside at Southampton - 19 June 2012 An unexciting handful of photos of Normandie Express arriving through yachts , St Clare, Solent Cat & Leander still alongside at the marina 14:35 - 14:45 17 June 2012			MAASDAM & MEIN SCHIFF 2 alongside at Southampton at 15:00 & MAASDAM's departure down Southampton Water 18:45. Green HOTSPUR IV - 2 August 2012 ASTOR alongside at 38/39 green GREAT EXPECTATIONS passes by. A wave of the camera over ORIANA, INDEPENDENCE OF THE SEAS & AZURA - 14 July 2012 Cruise ships at Piraeus:- MEIN SCHIFF 1 & AZAMARA QUEST 15 Jul, LOUIS OLYMPIA, ZENITH, CROWN PRINCESS, LE LEVANT, EXPLORER, RUNNING ON WAVES, CELEBRITY EQUINOX 16 Jul, ARETHUSA, SEVEN SEAS MARINER, LA BELLE DE L'ADRIATIQUE & OCEAN MAJESTY 20 Jul 2012 CELEBRITY ECLIPSE, GRAND PRINCESS & ORIANA departing Southampton under amazing skies, black & white clouds with blue sky & sun between 16:45 - 17:25 9 June 2012 3 QUEENS Diamond Jubilee Departure QUEEN MARY 2, QUEEN VICTORIA & QUEEN ELIZABETH fireworks, whistle/horn blowing & sail away 22:00 5 June 2012
	Cunard 3 Queens Diamond Jubilee - Alongside 11:15 & Mayflower Park 17:45 in pouring rain. Red Arrow Display cancelled; JOHN RUSSELL & THOR BOREAS - 5 June 2012 SEVEN SEAS VOYAGER departing Southampton. Being berthed at 104 sst, she sailed up the the upper swinging ground to turn, but did not come far enough! 18:00 3 June 2012 CRYSTAL SYMPHONY departing Southampton. The light fading & a bit hazy -  photos earlier in the day with more haze 19:00 - 19:30 21 May 2012 Grimaldi Lines' GRANDE SICILIA sailiing down Southampton Water 18:00 - 18:10 19 May 2012 DISCOVERY departs Portsmouth on WW2 Arctic Convoy re-united cruise. NORMANDIE departs & Other shipping around Portsmouth Harbour - 11 May 2012 SAGA PEARL II emerges as QUEST FOR ADVENTURE after a quick name change. Pictures taken from Calshot Spit. OOCL NETHERLANDS in view - 19:00 - 19:15 6 May 2012			Portsmouth Movies:- MINERVA, PONT-AVEN, KLIPPER STREAM, EXPEDITION, NORMANDIE EXPRESS,  St Cecilia, St Clare, Wight Ryder I, BRETAGNE - 22 May 2012 UASC's MALIK AL ASHTAR arriving at Southampton on her maiden voyage. PAULA C, tugs and more - 13:00 - 13:30 21 May 2012 A few photos of the Jubilee Sailing Trust's LORD NELSON sailing [not under sail] down Southampton Water 18:00 - 18:10 19 May 2012 GRAND PRINCESS, INDEPENDENCE OF THE SEAS, AZURA & AURORA departing Southampton 16:00 - 17:00 19 May 2012 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER turning at berth 202 from Starboard side to, to port side to with the help of WYETOW and WYEFORCE - 6 May 2012 MORNING CHARLOTTE pulling alongside at Southampton. Other vessels OCEANA, SAGA SAPPHIRE, SAGA PEARL II, AZURA & OLZA - 6 May 2012
	Visit aboard CHRISTINA O at South Quay, Canary Wharf - 2 May 2012
	Rain, Rain & MEIN SCHIFF 2 & AZURA in the distance. Turnstones camouflaged amongst the seaweed - 29 April 2012 [not good photos] Yacht - Sea Rhapsody alongside too ARCADIA departs Mayflower Terminal at approx 16:50 and passes QUEEN MARY 2 berthed at City Terminal. QM2 leaves berth at 17:30 - 27 April 2012 Re-enactment of RMS TITANIC's departure. On the 100th Anniversary of her sailing from Southampton on that ill fated voyage a memorial event was held at the Ocean Terminal overlooking TITANIC's berth 43/44 - 12:00 10 April 2012 BALMORAL departs Southampton on a Titanic Memorial cruise, via Cobh, for memorial services above 'the site' 100 years after the iceberg collision & sinking. 1309 passenger aboard, as per Titanic & some dishes from the original menus will be served - 8 April 2012 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines' BALMORAL departs Southampton at 17:00 in the cold just ahead of SAGA SAPPHIRE [on her Maiden Voyage, see below] 3 April 2012 ERASMUSGRACHT & NORDKAP loading yachts/boats, UFA & MARIA & BOUDICCA alongside at Southampton.  - 2 April 2012			HYUNDAI TENACITY arriving at Southampton on her maiden call, passing Hythe and approaching the Container Terminal 13:00 - 13:50 24 April 2012 BOUDICCA alongside at Southampon, in the morning cleaning her teeth ;) with ASIAN BREEZE and in the afternoon with sailing yacht SEA ESSAY. THV GALATEA, HURST POINT & others - 16 April 2012 CMA CGM VERDI & Stavros S Niarchos arrive. ARABIAN BREEZE passing Town Quay moving berths. OSAKA EXPRESS, Red Falcon, Red Eagle, Red Jet 4, Hotspur IV, INTEGRITY  - 8 April 2012 ss SHIELDHALL now painted black alongside berth 48.CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY, GRANDE MEDITERRANEO, HOEGH OSLO, Tug Tender Calshot & others - 6 April 2012 EDDYSTONE Passing through the upper swinging ground as she moves berths from the container terminal back to Marchwood RLC - 11:00 26 March 2012 NORJAN loading yachts & HELENIC CMA CGM CHRISTOPHE COLOMB arriving at Southampton 14:15 26 March 2012
	SAGA SAPPHIRE alongside Mayflower Terminal, Southampton after her 4 month refit for Saga Cruises in Palermo, with new balcony cabins & Saga livery. A hazy start to the day becoming sunny. Various photos during her stay & finally her Departure heavily smoking 26 Mar - 3 Apr 2012 Another misty/hazy day sees QUEEN VICTORIA sailing down Southampton Water. Cowes Floating bridge [Chain Ferry] on the slip at Husbands Shipyard - 24 Mar 2012 On a misty day NYK VENUS arrives and OOCL NORFOLK departs Southampton. THV GALATEA arrives & other vessels - 14 March 2012 HYUNDAI TIANJIN and GRANDE COLONIA depart Southampton & AUTOPROGRESS moves berths.  JURASSIC SCENE out the water & more - 8 Mar 2012 Swan Hellenic's MINERVA alongside at Portsmouth on her return from a 3 month refit at Bremerhaven. The UK's Warships & other vessels on a very foggy day - 2 Mar 2012 ATLAS LEADER departs, SAGA PEARL II & SAGA RUBY alongside at Southampton - 6 January 2012			GLORIOUS EXPRESS and AUTORUNNER depart Southampton in the sunshine. GOOLE STAR with TOSCANA and others alongside - 19 March 2012 Another misty day sees APL CHONGQING, VISURGIS & HOEGH TRAPEZE arriving at Southampton. COURAGE arrives too while VEGA STOCKHOLM departs. Other vessels including GLORIOUS ACE & tugs - 15 Mar 2012 The stern of ZIM RIO GRANDE [she was early] arriving at Southampton, KOMARNO, EOS, INDEPENDENCE OF THE SEA & other alongside at Southampton - 6 March 2012 BOSPORUS HIGHWAY arrives at Southampton. Other vessels include nuclear sub HMS TIRELESS [also see misc vessels from 3 Mar] - 13:30 5 March 2012 A very windy day BOUDICCA, BALMORAL, QUEEN ELIZABETH & ORIANA at Southampton. VORTEX kept BOUDICCA alongside. Other vessels inc THV PATRICIA & AUTOSTAR departing - 5 January 2012 Various miscellaneous vessels of which I only have a handful of photos, throughout  2012
			2011
	Sorry I ran out of time for 2011 between April & December Click Here for all the Photos of numerous Vessels in Portsmouth, Dover & Southampton For Cruise Ships in the Aegean 20 June - 1 July 2011 See Here
	Aboard Brittany Ferries BRETAGNE overnight Portsmouth to St Malo and back aboard NORMANDIE Ouistreham [Caen] to Portsmouth - 4/5 November 2011 BALMORAL at Southampton & departing. BRETAGNE arriving at Portsmouth; various other ferries & vessels at Southampton & Portsmouth - 23 April 2011 A handful of photos of the vessels alongside in Southampton on a dull and very windy day - no movements - ARAGONBORG, MOGAMI REEFER, CHUETSU MARU, HARTLAND POINT, ORP Lublin - 6 February 2011			SAGA PEARL II alongside at Southampton with a number of hooper dredgers at Marchwood - 22 March 2011 SPIRIT OF BRITAIN Dover - Calais - Dover & other ferries/vessels seen during the day; PRIDE OF BURGUNDY, PRIDE OF KENT, SEFRANCE BERLIOZ & more - 23 February 2011 Cold, misty, murky & raining, 6 ships Southampton ARCADIA, SAGA RUBY, BLACK WATCH, BALMORAL, QUEEN ELIZABETH & QUEEN VICTORIA Night views from Marchwood as the fog lifted - 5 January 2011
			2010
	BLACK WATCH, AURORA & ORIANA at Southampton with a few other vessels. Calshot Spit Lightship on Trafalgar Dock. Yacht SHEMARA in the distance at Trafalgar Wharf, Porchester - 17 December 2010 Cunard's new QUEEN ELIZABETH alongside at Ocean Terminal, Southampton. Other vessels too - 9 October 2010			MARCO POLO - Ship Visit at Tibury, with many other passing ships - SEASHARK, BIT OAKLAND, TOPAZ-T, BAHIA LAURA, SELANDIA SEAWAYS, CYMBELINE, yacht LAUREL and more - 20 September 2010 Dover; DISNEY MAGIC makes her inaugural call to the UK. The Dover/Calais/Dunkerque/Boulogne Ferries - 12 June 2010
	Cruise Ships in the Ionian & Aegean 17 - 26 July 2010 Piraeus - AEGEAN ODYSSEY, SEABOURN ODYSSEY, SEADREAM II, EXPLORER [Semester at Sea], NIEUW AMSTERDAM Syros - Norwegian Dream Santorini - CLUB MED 2, BRILLIANCE OF THE SEAS, OCEAN MAJESTY, COSTA VICTORIA, CORAL, HARMONY V & ANKARA Corfu - Salamis Filoxenia
	AZURA & QUEEN VICTORIA FREYA, HUELIN ENDEAVOUR, ORION LEADER, RED OSPREY, RED EAGLE, METHANIA & others more distant at Southampton, Medea, Tai Gu Hai, Wade Stone, Seagreen, Submersible wind turbine on the slip - 26 May 2010 QM2, OCEANA, INDEPENDENCE OF THE SEAS, VENTURA & OOCL LONDON, RED JET 3, HOTSPUR IV, PERSEUS LEADER, HOEGH ST PETERSBURGH, AEGEAN HIGHWAY & Others - 15 May 2010			OCEAN COUNTESS [CMV, Cruise & Maritime Voyages] at Tilbury Cruise Terminal. Hamburg Süd's RIO NEGRO, DUCHESS M & various tugs - 17 April 2010 Brittany Ferries' CAP FINISTERE at Portsmouth along with fleetmate BRETAGNE, Wightlink Ferries, St Clare, St Cecilia, St Faith, Hovercraft Freedom 80, OOCL QINGDAO & other small vessels - 04 April 2010
			2009
		Saga Rose's departure on her final voyage from Southampton for Saga Cruises. See the 44' Paying Off Pennant. & Black Prince alongside berth 49 awaiting her fate - 30 October 2009			Albatros & Arcadia at Southampton plus other vessels - 4 October 2009
		A few evening photos from Portsmouth as the light fades with Wightlink Ferries, IOTS & Aurora in the far distance 18:40 & 19:00 - 26 September 2009			Southampton 5 ships; Black Watch, Grand Princess, Queen Mary 2, Oceana & Independence of the Seas - ss Shieldhall had a day out. The weather stayed fine with sunny intervals between the dark brooding clouds; no rain although it was quite windy & chilly at Calshot. - 29 August 2009
		Prinsendam at Tilbury - Alongside the Cruise Terminal between 15:30 & 17:00 inc other berthed/passing vessels, Ark Forwarder, Swan Diana, Topeka + - 22 August 2009			Portsmouth & her ferries from the Spinnaker Tower, inc BRETAGNE arriving & Southampton, CELEBRITY EQUINOX, Ventura, Arcadia, Crown Princess, CMA CGM Pelleas, CMA CGM Jade, Autoprogress & others - 30/31 July 2009
		Portsmouth & Southampton - New Wightlink White Ryder I & II, Le Grand Bleu, CELEBRITY EQUINOX, Grande Napoli & more - 22 July 2009			PACIFIC VENUS moored at Greenwich Ship Tier & departing at 17:00 - 16 May 2009
	Cruise Ships in the Ionian & Aegean 17 - 24 June 2009 Piraeus - NAVIGATOR OF THE SEAS, MSC MUSICA, SAPPHIRE, THOMSON CELEBRATION, AIDAVITA, AQUAMARINE, CELEBRITY SUMMIT, THE AEGEAN PEARL, CRISTAL, MSC ARMONIA, EASYCRUISE LIFE, GEMINI, GRAND MISTRAL, CELEBRITY SOLSTICE, OCEAN VILLAGE TWO, INSIGNIA Mykonos - ARETHUSA and Argostoli - MSC ARMONIA
		A brief visit to Dover to see the non-materialising Emerald Princess & Princess Daphne; a few ferries - 11 May 2009			GAP Adventures' EXPEDITION at Portsmouth & departing for the 1st time - 1 May 2009 Normandie, Normandie Express, Wightlink Ferries, Hovercraft, Gosport Ferries & D32 HMS Daring & other Warships . Reefer STAR STRATOS
		OCEANA. INDEPENDENCE OF THE SEAS & GRAND PRINCESS departing Southampton - 25 April 2009 along with passing ferries on the Water			SAGA ROSE alongside & departing Portsmouth - 20 April 2009 Harbour Tour aboard SOLENT CAT with many Warships. BRETAGNE, COMMODORE GOODWILL, NORMANDIE EXPRESS, Wightlink, Gosport & FastCat Ferries; Hovercraft & other vessels [QM2, ORIANA & QV in the distance from Southampton]
		Southampton & The Isle of Wight 4 & 5 April 2009 Oriana in Southampton, Oceana arriving & departing, Red Falcon to/from the Isle of Wight, around part of the IOW ps Ryde, Wight Light. Cenred, Caedmon & Cenwulf laid up at Marchwood & many other vessels on Southampton Water			Dover/Calais/Dover Crossing Saturday 21 March 2009 SeaFrance Renoir 13:30 & SeaFrance Molière 18:25 Another lovely sunny & calm day; just a bit cold later on.
		Dover/Calais/Dover Crossing Saturday 7 March 2009 SeaFrance Renoir 11:05 & SeaFrance Berlioz 16:45 A lovely sunny & calm day, until the return crossing when it became cold & windy with some outer decks closed off.			Harmony II at Canary Wharf, tss Queen Mary Victoria Embankment, London - 14 February 2009
		Red Osprey departing & Global Harvest arriving at Southampton - 1 February 2009			Mont St Michel & St Faith arriving at Portsmouth. Other Portsmouth Ferries & Vessels - 17 January 2009
		Queen Victoria alongside Mayflower Terminal, Southampton & departing. Norman Voyager departing Portsmouth & other Portsmouth Ferries - 2 January 2009
			2008
		Dover/Calais/Dover Crossing Wednesday 17 December 2008 SeaFrance Rodin 08:15 & SeaFrance Molière 14:40 The original plan for the day, to sail aboard SeaFrance Molière came to be, on an almost summer like day.			Queen Elizabeth 2's Final Departure from her home port of Southampton [off to Dubai for conversion to a luxury floating hotel at Palm Jumeirah] - 11 November 2008
		Portsmouth - 11 October 2008 Harbour Tour aboard SOLENT CAT. MONT St MICHEL arrives & departs. WIGHT SKY in dock. Views of Portsmouth Waterfront & many Wightlink, Gosport & Naval Vessels.			2 QUEENS in Southampton with AMADEA & VENTURA - 10 Oct 2008 QE2 at QEII Terminal & QM2 at City Cruise Terminal [101], with AMADEA [104] & VENTURA [106] at Mayflower Terminal. The last time QE2 & QM2 will ever sailaway together from Southampton.
		Tilbury - 4 October 2008 Marco Polo, ps Waverley, Norcape, Ark Forwarder & others at Tilbury			Antwerp - 21 September 2008 A wonderful day in Antwerpen; ms DEUTSCHLAND, HÅKON JARL, FLANDRIA 20, FLANDRIA 16 & others. Red Star Line Expo at the National Maritime Museum. Crossings on SeaFrance Berlioz & SeaFrance Cézanne
		Dover/Calais/Dover Crossing Wednesday 6 August 2008 SeaFrance Cézanne 11:05 & SeaFrance Rodin 15:15 The original plan for the day, to sail aboard SeaFrance Molière fell flat when her inaugural sailings kept being delayed.			Early am at Southampton QE2 arrives, APL London departs. Harbour Trip at Portsmouth, Normandie & Spirit of Adventure depart. Calshot Spit QE2 sails by, blasting her horn, Grand Ruby arrives - 2 July 2008
		A cold, wet [sleet, snow, hail] & windy Dover/Calais Pride of Dover - 22 March 2008. The Port of Calais closed during the pm due to severe weather; returned via Le Shuttle. Pride of Dover & Burgundy, SeaFrance Berlioz, Maersk Dunkerque, European Endeavour & others
			2007
		A Sunny Dover/Calais/Dover Pride of Kent trip - 17 August 2007. Pride of Dover, Burgundy, Kent, Calais - SeaFrance Berlioz, Nord Pas-De-Calais, Rodin, Manet - SpeedOne, Saga Ruby & others			Queen of Scandinavia [DFDS] 'mini-cruise' 12 - 14 Aug 2007. Newcastle/Stavanger/Newcastle. Photos only
		Opera Departs - 11 June 2007. Louis Cruise Lines' Opera departs for Piraeus. Sand Fulmar, Ibrahim G, Valentine & misc photos			Tilbury Landing Stage - 6 June 2007. ARIELLE, Symphorine, Equine, Celandine, Sluisgracht, Senya, Duchess M & misc photos
		A fogbound Dover/Calais Pride of Dover - Calais/Dover Pride of Canterbury - 13 April 2007. Pride of Dover, Burgundy, Canterbury - SeaFrance Berlioz, Nord Pas-De-Calais - Sable Bay & others			Princess of Norway [DFDS] 'mini-cruise' 20 - 23 Feb 2007. Newcastle/Bergen/Newcastle with short stops at Haugesund & Stavanger. Photos & Review
		Dover/Calais/Dover aboard Pride of Dover - 15 February 2007. Pride of Dover, Kent, Burgundy, Canterbury - Maersk Dover - SeaFrance Rodin, Cezanne, Berlioz, Renoir - Autotransporter, Horncliff, David Church, MOL Horizon & others
			2006
		Dover/Calais/Dover aboard SeaFrance Rodin - 26 October 2006. Pride of Dover, Calais, Burgundy - SeaFrance Rodin, Manet, Renoir - Claymore & others			Dover/Calais Pride of Dover - Calais/Dover Pride of Kent - 16 August 2006 - Plein Cap Croisières' Adriana Pride of Dover, Calais, Canterbury, Kent & European Seaway - SeaFrance Rodin, Manet, Cézanne, Nord Pas-De-Calais - Maersk Delft, Dover - SpeedOne - Hatsu Eagle & others
		Barcelona Ship Spotting 23 - 26 July 2006 [ most photos to follow yet] Photographs & Video Clips [.avi] Cruise Ships - Artemis, Costa Concordia, Spirit of Adventure, & Other Cruise Ships [Aurora, Millennium, Blue Dream, Costa Europa, Grand Mistral, New Flamenco] Ferries - Sonia-X & Isla de Botafoc			Ferries at Dover & St Peter Port, 8 - 10 June 2006 Pride of Canterbury, Burgundy, Dover - SeaFrance Rodin, Manet - SpeedOne, Midnight Merchant & Groups berthed. Commodore Clipper, HSC Condor Express & others
		Dover/Calais/Dover aboard Pride of Calais - 16 February 2006. Pride of Burgundy, Canterbury, Kent, Calais - SeaFrance Rodin, Manet & others. Inside Dover Ferry Terminal
			2005
		Bolivar Ferry - Six [free] ferries cover the 20' journey between Galveston & Port Bolivar, 24hrs. They each carry 52 cars & 400 pax, make 12 kts & 185' in length - 13 June 2005			USS TEXAS is the last of the battleships, patterned after HMS Dreadnought, that participated in both WW I & II. Launched 18 May 1912 at Newport News - 13 June 2005
		Port Aransas is on the northern tip of Mustang Island, accesible only by a free ferry connecting with the mainland via Aransas Pass & long causeway - 10 June 2005			Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum. A fabulous place to spend a few hours. Very informative and educational with lots of exhibits and models - 12 June 2005
		Duchess of Scandinavia [DFDS] "mini-cruise" Harwich/Bremerhaven 25 - 27 Oct 2005
			2004
		SS Jeremiah O'Brien - Liberty Ship, Pier 45, San Francisco; views of the City from her decks 21 Jul 2001			USS Pampanito (SS 383) WWII Fleet Submarine at Pier 45 San Francisco 21 Jul 2001
		Dana Anglia [DFDS] Harwich/Esbjerg1981 includes DBS Fyn, Halsskov & Korsør			Bolero [DFDS] "mini-cruise" Newcastle/Bergen with short stops at Stavanger & Kristiansand Apr 1977
		Cruising & Ship Visits
			2012
		QUEEN VICTORIA - Southampton/Zeebrugge 17 - 19 October 2012. On Deck - Interiors			LOUIS OLYMPIA - Jewels of the Aegean. Piraeus, Mykonos, Kusadasi, Patmos, Rhodes, Heraklion, Santorini, Piraeus 16 - 20 July 2012
		BALMORAL - Mini Cruise, Southampton, Zeebrugge, Le Havre 26 - 29 May 2012			QUEEN ELIZABETH - Southampton to New York. The 1st segment of QUEEN ELIZABETH's Grand Voyage 2012. 10 - 17 January 2012 plus overnight in New York aboard.
			2011
		Black Watch - Pre Christmas Mini Cruise to Rouen, 14 - 17 Dec 2011			ZENITH - Rondo Veneciano, Pullmantur Cruises. Piraeus, Mykonos, Santorini, Katakolon, Corfu, Dubrovnik, Venice, Ravenna [Bologna] 11 - 18 April 2011
			2010
		Marco Polo - Ship Visit at Tibury 20 September 2010			MSC SPLENDIDA - Best of the Med' - Genoa, Marseille, Barcelona, La Goulette, Valletta, Messina, Civitavecchia, Genoa 31 July - 7 August 2010 Outside Deck Photos - Interior Photos - Port of Call Photos - Ferries & Other Cruise Ships Spotted Everywhere. Movies are linked to within the albums.
			2009
		Queen Mary 2 - 5th Anniversary Voyage, Around Britain - Southampton, South Queensferry [Edinburgh], Greenock [Glasgow], Liverpool, Cobh, Cherbourg, Southampton 15 - 23 October 2009 Photographs - Movies
			2008
		Aurora - The Weekender - Southampton, Zeebrugge, Southampton 27 - 29 September 2008 Photographs			Ventura - The Weekender - Southampton, Zeebrugge, Southampton 12 - 14 September 2008 Photographs - Video Clips
		Saga Rose - Ship Visit at Dover 2 September 2008			Braemar - First cruise post-stretch. Southampton, Lisbon, Cartagena, Palamos, Villefranche, Genoa, Bastia, Civitavecchia 13 - 24 July 2008
		Norwegian Jade - A Taste of Belgium 11 - 13 July 2008 Southampton, Zeebrugge, Southampton Photographs - Video Clips			Boudicca - Mini-Cruise 12 - 15 June 2008 Southampton - Rotterdam - St. Peter Port - Southampton Photographs - Movies
		Artemis - The Weekender - Southampton, Zeebrugge, Southampton 10 - 12 May 2008 Photographs - Video Clips			Oceana - The Weekender - Southampton, Zeebrugge, Southampton 18 - 20 April 2008 Photographs - Video Clips
		Balmoral - Inaugural cruise aboard Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines' ms Balmoral - Dover, La Coruña, Tenerife 13 - 18 February 2008 [Balmoral sailed on to Miami] Photographs - Video Clips - Review
			2007
		Boudicca - A visit to Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines' ms Boudicca at Southampton - 19 November 2007			Oriana - The Weekender - Southampton, Zeebrugge, Southampton 20 - 22 October 2007 Photographs - Movie Clips
		Norwegian Gem - Dover, Amsterdam, Dover 6 - 8 October 2007 Photographs - Movie Clips - Review			Queen Elizabeth 2 - 40th Anniversary Voyage [of her launch] Southampton, Newcastle, South Queensferry [Edinburgh], Greenock [Glasgow], Liverpool, Southampton 15 - 23 September 2007 Photographs - Movie Clips
		Black Watch - Southern Ireland Mini Cruise. Dover/St Peter Port/Waterford/Dover 24 - 28 August 2007 Photographs - Movie Clips			FRAM A visit to ms Fram at London's "Tower Bridge Lower" mooring - 12 May 2007 Delivered by Fincantieri, 23 April 2007 [Delayed so missed her Maiden which should have been on 20 April] 12,700 grt, 8 Decks, 114m LOA 20.2m Breadth 5.10m Draft, 15 kts, 136 Cabins, 272 Double Berth Pax, 318 max. 25 Vehicles.
			2006
		Costa Classica 23 - 30 December 2006 Jewels of The Emirates. Dubai, Muscat, Fujairah, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai Photographs - Video Clips			Celebrity Century Taster Cruise 8 - 11 June 2006 Dover/Guernsey/Dover
		River Thames - Restaurant & Excursion Vessels - 3 Jul 2006 tss Queen Mary [& 31Aug04], ps Tattershall Castle & rs Hispaniola, ex Maid of Ashton. Also tss Queen Mary 2006 @ Cruisepage.com & 2004 @ Cruisepage.com			MSC Monterey 10 - 17 April 2006 Mediterranean Sailing. Barcelona, Cannes, Livorno, Civitavecchia, Palermo, Tunis, Palma, Barcelona - Movie Clips
			2005
		Arcadia (IV) Ship Visit Oct 2005 at Southampton			Ocean Majesty Ship Visit Sept 2005 at Harwich
		Norwegian Jewel 8 - 10 August 2005 'Inaugural Celebrations' Dover/St Helier, Jersey/Dover			ss Oceanic - Brisas del Mediterráneo 25 Jul - 1 Aug 2005 Barcelona, Villefranche, Livorno, Civitavecchia, Naples, Tunis, Barcelona - Movie Clips
		Westerdam - Eastern Caribbean 9 - 16 Jan 2005 Fort Lauderdale, Nassau [Bahamas], Philipsburg [St Maarten], Road Town [Tortola], Half Moon Cay, Fort Lauderdale
			2004
		Black Watch - Pre Christmas Mini Cruise to Rouen, 17 - 20 Dec 2004			MSC Armonia Eastern Mediterranean Aug 2004 Venice, Bari, Corfu, Santorini, Piraeus [Athens], Katakolon, Dubrovnik, Venice
		Artship [ex Del Orleans, USS Crescent City, Golden Bear] at Mare Island, Vallejo, California - 22 Jul 2004			SS Independence [ex Independence, Sea Luck 1, Oceanic Independence] at Mare Island, Vallejo, California - 22 Jul 2004
		QM2 - Inaugural Transatlantic Crossing 16 - 22 Apr 2004 Southampton, New York			QM2 - Photos in Southampton & Departing on her Maiden Voyage - 12 Jan 2004
					Photos grabbed from the BBC of QM2's Christening 8 Jan 04
			2003
		MSC Lirica Western Mediterranean Oct/Nov 2003 Genova, Naples, Palermo, Tunis, Palma, Barcelona, Marseille, Genova			Minerva II Ship Visit at Dover Aug 2003
		QE2 mini cruise Southampton/St Peter Port Aug 2003			MSC's mv Melody Eastern Mediterranean Jul/Aug 2003 Venice, Bari, Dubrovnik, Corfu, Kusadasi, Rhodes, Katakolon, Venice
		Norwegian Dream Rome to Dover Apr 2003 Civitavecchia, Livorno, Genova, Cannes, Marseille, Barcelona, [Cadiz skipped], Lisbon, Le Havre, Dover			Visit to St Nazaire & QM2
					QM2 Model at St Nazaire
			2002
		Norwegian Dawn 'Pre-inaugural Transatlantic' Dec 2002 Southampton, New York			Polarlys [Hurtigruten] Northern Lights Nov 2002 Tromso to Bergen
		Norwegian Sun Western Caribbean Aug 2002 Miami, Grand Cayman, Roatan, Belize, Cozumel, Miami			Black Watch Easter in Iberia Mar/Apr 2002 Southampton, La Coruna, Cadiz, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Brest, Southampton
		Queen Mary Hotel Long Beach, CA Feb 2002 overnight
			2001
		Arcadia (III) Iberia Jul 2001 - [Now Ocean Pearl, 2004 Ocean Village] Southampton, Vigo, Lisbon, La Rochelle - Chateau de La Roche Courbon, [St Peter Port skipped], Southampton & P&O Port Guides
		Braemar Norwegian Fjords Aug 2001 Dover, Amsterdam, Flam/Gudvangen, Bergen, Ulvik/Eidfjord, Dover			Black Prince Pre Christmas Mini Cruise Southampton/Le Havre Dec 2001
			2000
		Black Watch Baltic Aug 2000 Dover, Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, St Petersburg, Tallinn, Travemunde, Kiel Canal, Dover
			<2000
		SS Southern Cross [Around the World - Shaw Savill Line] 8 Sep - 25 Nov 1965			Index of Various Shots grabbed from Ships' Cams or AIS
		Other Trips
		Ann Arbor, MI at various times during 2000 & 2001			Millennium Dome Feb 2000
		California 2002			Legoland, Windsor Oct 2000
		Niagara Falls 2001			Nitro Circus at the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham 6 December 2012

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