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Ships, Ships 'n More Ships

	Our Cruising & Ship Vists			Ferry Trips & Ship Spotting
		2009:-			2009:-
					PACIFIC VENUS moored at Greenwich Ship Tier & departing at 17:00 - 16 May 2009
					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:-			2008:-
		Aurora - The Weekender - Southampton, Zeebrugge, Southampton 27 - 29 September 2008 Photographs			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.
	not finished	Ventura - The Weekender - Southampton, Zeebrugge, Southampton 12 - 14 September 2008 Photographs			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
		Saga Rose - Ship Visit at Dover 2 September 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.
	coming	Braemar - First cruise post-stretch. Southampton, Lisbon, Cartagena, Palamos, Villefranche, Genoa, Bastia, Civitavecchia 13 - 24 July 2008			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.
	not started	Norwegian Jade - Mini-Cruise 11 - 13 July 2008 Southampton, Zeebrugge, Southampton			Tilbury - 4 October 2008 Marco Polo, ps Waverley, Norcape, Ark Forwarder & others at Tilbury
		Boudicca - Mini-Cruise 12 - 15 June 2008 Southampton - Rotterdam - St. Peter Port - Southampton Photographs			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
		Artemis - The Weekender - Southampton, Zeebrugge, Southampton 10 - 12 May 2008 Photographs - Video Clips			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.
		Oceana - The Weekender - Southampton, Zeebrugge, Southampton 18 - 20 April 2008 Photographs			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
		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			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:-			2007:-
		Boudicca - A visit to Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines' ms Boudicca at Southampton - 19 November 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
		Oriana - The Weekender - Southampton, Zeebrugge, Southampton 20 - 22 October 2007 Photographs - Video Clips			Queen of Scandinavia [DFDS] 'mini-cruise' 12 - 14 Aug 2007. Newcastle/Stavanger/Newcastle. Photos only
		Norwegian Gem - Dover, Amsterdam, Dover 6 - 8 October 2007 Photographs - Video Clips - Review			Opera Departs - 11 June 2007. Louis Cruise Lines' Opera departs for Piraeus. Sand Fulmar, Ibrahim G, Valentine & misc photos
	videos only so far	Queen Elizabeth 2 - 40th Anniversary Voyage [of her launch] Southampton, Newcastle, South Queensferry [Edinburgh], Greenock [Glasgow], Liverpool, Southampton 15 - 23 September 2007			Tilbury Landing Stage - 6 June 2007. Arielle, Symphorine, Equine, Celandine, Sluisgracht, Senya, Duchess M & misc photos
	coming	Black Watch - Southern Ireland Mini Cruise. Dover/St Peter Port/Waterford/Dover 24 - 28 August 2007			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
		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.			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:-			2006:-
		Costa Classica 23 - 30 December 2006 Jewels of The Emirates. Dubai, Muscat, Fujairah, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai			Dover/Calais/Dover aboard SeaFrance Rodin - 26 October 2006. Pride of Dover, Calais, Burgundy - SeaFrance Rodin, Manet, Renoir - Claymore & others
		Celebrity Century Taster Cruise 8 - 11 June 2006 Dover/Guernsey/Dover			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
		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			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
		MSC Monterey 10 - 17 April 2006 Mediterranean Sailing. Barcelona, Cannes, Livorno, Civitavecchia, Palermo, Tunis, Palma, Barcelona			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:-			2005:-
		Arcadia (IV) Ship Visit Oct 2005 at Southampton			Duchess of Scandinavia [DFDS] "mini-cruise" Harwich/Bremerhaven 25 - 27 Oct 2005
		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
		Westerdam - Eastern Caribbean 9 - 16 Jan 2005 Fort Lauderdale, Nassau [Bahamas], Philipsburg [St Maarten], Road Town [Tortola], Half Moon Cay, Fort Lauderdale
		2004:-			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:-			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
		2002:-			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:-			2001:-
		Arcadia (III) Iberia Jul 2001 - [Now Ocean Village] Southampton, Vigo, Lisbon, La Rochelle, [St Peter prot skipped], Southampton Cabin D 168, Interior Photos, Exterior Photos			P&O Port Guides [2001]:- Vigo, La Rochelle, St Peter Port, Lisbon
		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:-			2000:-
		Black Watch Baltic Aug 2000 Dover, Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, St Petersburg, Tallinn, Travemunde, Kiel Canal, Dover
		Pre 2000:-			Pre 2000:-
					Dana Anglia [DFDS] Harwich/Esbjerg1981 includes DBS Fyn, Halsskov & Korsør
		SS Southern Cross [RTW] 1965			Bolero [DFDS] "mini-cruise" Newcastle/Bergen with short stops at Stavanger & Kristiansand Apr 1977
					Index of Various Shots grabbed from Ships' Cams
					Figureheads Aboard Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines' Fleet

			Land Based
						Michigan - Ann Arbor Dec 2005
						Texas - San Antonio & Houston/Galveston June 2005
						San Francisco 2004
						Orlando 2002
						California 2002
						Niagara Falls 2001
			The UK
						Legoland 2000
						Millennium Dome 2000

Oliver Cromwell was born in Huntingdon on April 25th, 1599. To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Cromwell's birth, Huntingdon turned the clock back for the day, with a Street Market, sponsored by Huntingdonshire District Council and The Hunts Post. An excellent day was had by all. Please view my Cromwell pages for further information and photographs.

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