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M.S. "DISCOVERY" today in Liverpool

May 16, 2013, 1:49 pm
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The Cruise Ship "DISCOVERY" visited Liverpool today for the second time this year, built in 1971 as the ISLAND VENTURE the ship joined C.M.V. in March this year








, photos taken today at the Cruise Terminal, 16.5.2013
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"CELEBRITY INFINITY" in Liverpool yesterday for the first time

May 18, 2013, 10:12 pm
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"CELEBRITY INFINITY" is a cruise ship owned and operated by CELEBRITY CRUISES, she was built in 2001 in France by CHANTIERS DE L'ATLANTIQUE, when delivered she was called INFINITY, after a major refit to her interiors in 2007 the ship was renamed "CELEBRITY INFINITY", she is 91.000 G.T., has a top speed of 24 knots and can accommodate 2170 passengers, the ship is registered in Malta. "CELEBRITY INFINITY" was in Liverpool yesterday for the first time, she will be visiting the city for another three times this year, on her last call, 1st September 2013 she will operate a turnaround cruise from the Liverpool Cruise Ship Terminal. Photos included were taken yesterday, 18.5.2013.
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Cruise Ships in Lisbon

June 1, 2013, 3:41 pm
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Lisbon is nowadays one of the main Cruise Ship destinations in Europe, the Portuguese Capital is visited during this time of the year almost on daily basis, and last week was no exception. Seen above on photos taken from the 23rd to the 30th of May, OCEAN MAJESTY one of the oldest cruise ships still afloat, built in 1966, the HANSEATIC, the brand new EUROPA 2 on her maiden voyage, AIDA VITA, COLUMBUS 2, OCEAN PRINCESS and FTI BERLIN.
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FUNCHAL and PRINCESS DANAE in Lisbon

June 2, 2013, 4:10 pm
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No trip to Lisbon is complete without a visit to see "FUNCHAL" and "PRINCESS DANAE", the ships are undergoing refits before resuming cruising service with their new owner/operator PORTUSCALE CRUISES, a newly formed Portuguese Company. This time the visit was rather special because local Maritime Historian and Photographer Luis Miguel Correia, a long time friend was available to join me. Before heading to see the laid-up ships we spent a few hours photographing the brand new EUROPA 2 on her maiden voyage, late in the evening we proceeded  for the laid-up ships, there was inevitably a special focus on FUNCHAL, one of our favourites, a ship that has been part of our lives for 50 years, listening to Luis Miguel Correia talk about FUNCHAL is the same that listening to David Attenborough talk about our Planet, no other Historian or Enthusiast knows the vessel like him, LMC knows every rivet of the ship, it is quite absorbing to listen to his lectures, we really don't want the moment to end. It is quite a challenge to the new company to make it work, the ships are over 50 years old, the current economical situation does not help, we wish this new adventure a successful and profitable career, the task is huge, PORTUSCALE's fleet is completed by the former ARION and ATHENA which will be renamed respectively PORTO and AZORES, the PRINCESS DANAE will be known as LISBOA. Photos taken 25.5.2013
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M.V. "PORTO" former ARION under refit in Lisbon

June 3, 2013, 8:39 am
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the new PORTUSCALE CRUISES "PORTO" is seen here in Lisbon under refit, the ship is one of the four vessels acquired by the newly formed Portuguese company from C.I.C., she was the ARION a ship built back in 1965 as the ISTRA, the other three cruise ships are FUNCHAL to keep the same name, the ATHENA to be renamed AZORES and the PRINCESS DANAE to be renamed LISBOA. "PORTO" is a classic passenger ship from the mid sixties, with only 5.900 G.T. she was completely rebuilt in 2000 when bought by her former owners C.I.C.. Photos were taken on the 29.5.2013, the day after she left the NAVALROCHA shipyard and is expected to resume cruising soon.
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"OCEAN MAJESTY" in Lisbon

June 4, 2013, 2:04 pm
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"OCEAN MAJESTY" was built in 1966 by UNION NAVALE DE LEVANTE for the Spanish based company TRASMEDITERRANEA, her name was JUAN MARCH, the ship was operated on the service between mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands, today she is still cruising, she is in fact one of the oldest cruise ships still in service at 10.450 G.T., she can take 620 passengers, I have seen the ship a few times but never had the opportunity to photograph her so this was a first for me, a most enjoyable experience, she looks well looked after, "OCEAN MAJESTY" is registered at Madeira. Photos 23.5.2013
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M.S. "EUROPA 2" in Lisbon during her maiden voyage

June 6, 2013, 2:56 pm
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"EUROPA 2" is the brand new ship operated by HAPAG LLOYD, she was built in France by STX EUROPE at Saint-Nazaire, the ship is 42.830 G.T. can cruise at an average speed of 21 knots and has capacity for 516 passengers. "EUROPA 2"'s facilities include eight restaurants a 15 meter long swimming-pool, a spa, a gym, bars and a total of 251 cabins. The brand new passenger ship started her maiden voyage in Hamburg on the 11.5.2013, her ports of call during this momentous voyage were, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Honfleur, La Rochelle, Bordeaux, Bilbao, Leixoes and Lisbon where she arrived on the 24.5.2013, the day after she left the Portuguese Capital with new passengers for her second cruise, photos 25.5.2013
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"EUROPA 2" starting her second voyage in Lisbon

June 6, 2013, 3:09 pm
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"EUROPA 2" arrived Lisbon on the 24.5.2013 at the end of her Maiden Voyage, the day after she embarked new passengers and left the port about 6 pm at the start of her second cruise, for today's standards she is a small ship at 42.830 G.T., offering her guests luxurious facilities, she is operated by the Legendary HAPAG LLOYD. Photos showing the ship departing Lisbon, 25.5.2013







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HAPAG-LLOYD Expedition Cruise "HANSEATIC" in Lisbon

June 6, 2013, 11:28 pm
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M.V. "HANSEATIC" was built in 1993 in Finland and is used by HAPAG LLOYD EXPEDITION CRUISES Worldwide, her size, only 122 meters in length enables her to cruise rivers, Amazon being quite possibly the most famous, she is 8.378 G.T. and cruises at 14 knots, she is equipped with 92 cabins giving her a passenger capacity of 180 people. Photos taken in Lisbon, 24.5.2013
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SOUTHAMPTON and its Cruise Ships

June 9, 2013, 7:36 am
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Southampton is one of the most famous Ports in the World, steeped in Maritime History this Southern England City and its Port has been linked with Liners and Cruise Ships for more than 100 years, all the best known Passenger ships in the World have been associated with the Port, today regular Liner voyages are a thing of the past, exception for CUNARD's QUEEN MARY 2 and her regular service to New York, after a couple of decades of recession on the sector, today the Port is once again very busy with regular calls by today's passenger ships in the form of Cruise Ships, huge ships bigger than ever mark almost a daily presence at Southampton, it's becoming a routine to have four/five cruise ships in a single day. Yesterday with the sun shinning I've decided to go down south and photograph the ships in Port, ROYAL PRINCESS the brand new PRINCESS CRUISES vessel, arrived for the very first time at Southampton last friday, 7.6.2013 and after a couple of shakedown cruises and naming ceremony on the 13.6.2013, she will start  her maiden voyage on the 16.6.2013, she will head for the Mediterranean and Caribbean later in the year, other regulars were QM2, berthed at QUEEN ELIZABETH II terminal it's rightful place, MSC OPERA, CELEBRITY ECLIPSE and VENTURA completed the line up. In the next few days/weeks a selection of posts will be uploaded here to celebrate this SOUTHAMPTON FOR THE DAY EVENT. Photos 8.6.2013
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M.V. "CELEBRITY ECLIPSE" at Southampton

June 9, 2013, 2:00 pm
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"CELEBRITY ECLIPSE" is in my opinion one of the most beautiful cruise ships sailing today, she was introduced in 2010, built by the prestigious MEYER WERFT she has capacity for just over 2800 passengers and measures 122.000 G.T.. She was once again yesterday at Southampton and it was a real pleasure to photograph her at MAYFLOWER PARK at the City Cruise Terminal admiring her from the local Kiosk eating a bacon bap with some chips and changing some text messages with her number one fan, Andrew Cooke, was unforgettable, later registered her departure off Calshot, the last time I saw the ship was back in September last year off Livorno, you can check here. Photos 8.6.2013
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Brand new "ROYAL PRINCESS" at Southampton

June 11, 2013, 2:03 pm
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"ROYAL PRINCESS" is the new flagship of PRINCESS CRUISES, she measures 141.000 G.T. and can accommodate 3600 passengers, the ship was built in Italy by FINCANTIERI. The new mega cruise-ship arrived at the Port of Southampton last Friday, 7.6.2013 she will depart on her Maiden Voyage this Sunday, the 16.6.2013, for this historic voyage her ports of call will be Vigo, Lisbon, Gibraltar, Malaga and Barcelona, before her first voyage the ship will be named this Thursday, 13.6.2013 by the Duchess of Cambridge. "ROYAL PRINCESS" will be operated by PRINCESS CRUISES first in the Mediterranean before heading for the Caribbean. "ROYAL PRINCESS" will have a sister ship, named REGAL PRINCESS at the present under construction, both ships were ordered by PRINCESS in May of 2010, photos included show the new ship at her berth at the OCEAN TERMINAL on the 8.6.2013. There is in my opinion a certain element of elegance about the ship, despite her so called, "Block of Flats" appearance, which I tend to agree in most cases, so common to modern cruise ships, I have seen a lot worse and firmly believe that she will grow on many people in years to come.
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M.V. "ROYAL PRINCESS" departing Southampton on her maiden voyage

June 17, 2013, 10:27 am
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16.6.2013 Historic day for PRINCESS CRUISES and the city of Southampton. The brand new "ROYAL PRINCESS" departed on her maiden voyage, a trip that will take the ship to Barcelona with calls at Vigo, Lisbon, Gibraltar and Malaga, the new mega cruise ship looked amazing in the sunshine when she passed Calshot at about 5.30 pm, photos here included.
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CUNARD, CARNIVAL UK and "CUNARD QUEENS" departing Southampton

June 18, 2013, 6:08 am
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CUNARD was formed in 1840, the connection with Southampton has been of major importance, some of the greatest Liners have sailed from there and CUNARD ships homeport has only recently been changed to Hamilton, despite the changing of flag, today's CUNARD owned by the CARNIVAL GROUP is still based and operated from Southampton, an American-British company known as CARNIVAL UK monitors operations from Southampton. QUEEN VICTORIA above and QUEEN ELIZABETH below are seen here departing Southampton, these two ships are the youngest of this proud Shipping Company, QV was built in 2007 and QE three years later, as a keen photographer and observer it gives me great pleasure to note that enthusiasts and general public still admire these ships, they are for modern standards, ships with a clear elegant profile and of course the CUNARD livery does help the overall image. Photos QV, 15.6.2013 and QE 16.6.2013










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M.S. "ARCADIA" of 2005 leaving Southampton

June 23, 2013, 3:43 am
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I have been lucky enough to photograph the "ARCADIA" on regular basis during the last couple of years, here she is again departing Southampton on another cruise, she was built in 2005, the third passenger ship on the P & O CRUISES fleet to bear the name ARCADIA, named after a Greek Region, she is a fine vessel built by the prestigious FINCANTIERI in Italy, talking with a friend that traveled recently on the ship, she is in need of a refit, she has another one scheduled for December of this year. Photos 16.6.2013
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M.V. "CRYSTAL SYMPHONY" of 1995

June 23, 2013, 1:09 pm
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M.V. "CRYSTAL SYMPHONY" is a beautiful cruise ship built in 1995 by KVAERNER MASA-YARDS in Finland, she is owned and operated by CRYSTAL CRUISES and measures 51.044 G.T., the ship cruises at 19 knots and has accommodation for just over 900 passengers. "CRYSTAL SYMPHONY" is very similar to an older sister originally named  CRYSTAL HARMONY when built in 1990, today she is the ASUKA II. There is a third ship, the CRYSTAL SERENITY built in 2003 with a G.T. of 68.870 tons also operated by CRYSTAL CRUISES. Last time I saw this rather lovely ship was back in 2000 when she was visiting the French Normandy Port of Honfleur. Photos included showing the SYMPHONY departing Southampton, from Calshot beach, 15.6.2013
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Two former R-CLASS Cruise Ships in Lisbon last month

June 30, 2013, 10:09 am
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Two former R-CLASS passenger ships were in Lisbon last month, seen here above is the "COLUMBUS 2" built for RENAISSANCE CRUISES as the R ONE in 1998, she is 30.277 G.T. and can accommodate just over 800 passengers, she is operated today by HAPAG-LLOYD. Photos 28.5.2013




 "OCEAN PRINCESS" was built as the R FOUR in 1999, both these sister ships were delivered by CHANTIERS DE L'ATLANTIQUE at Saint-Nazaire, both ships cruise at 18 knots, their passenger capacity is also very similar, photos of OCEAN PRINCESS taken 29.5.2013
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S.S. "EMPRESS OF BRITAIN" of 1931

July 3, 2013, 1:33 pm
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"EMPRESS OF BRITAIN" built by JOHN BROWN at Clydebank in 1931 is considered to be one of the most remarkable Passenger Liners of the 20th century, she was a little over 42.000 G.T. with a beautiful profile with three massive funnels, she was capable of a service speed of 24 knots and was operated by CANADIAN PACIFIC on the Southampton to Quebec service. During her maiden voyage on the 27.5.1931 she achieved the impressive top speed of 25.72 knots, reaching Quebec from Cherbourg in just over five days, despite her speed her fuel consumption was very low and she was considered to be a very reliable ship, because of her speed she could sail from Southampton once a fortnight. During the winter months she used to do around the world voyages that would take about five months visiting 80 ports. In 1938 she brought back to the UK the Royal Family from Halifax, her last commercial trip was on the 2.9.1939, on her arrival at Quebec she was requisitioned by the Government to become a troopship. It was during her war career that she met her end, when en route from Cape Town to Liverpool, via Suez, she was attacked off the coast of Ireland and set ablaze by a German bomber on the 26.10.1940, two days later she was torpedoed by a U32 and sunk.
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CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES will celebrate D-DAY 70th Anniversary next year with "DISCOVERY"

July 4, 2013, 9:41 am
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"DISCOVERY" will join the 70th Anniversary D-DAY Celebrations next year with a cruise departing Bristol Avonmouth on the 1.6.2014. The Cruise Ship operated by C.M.V. will visit Honfleur, St. Peter Port at Guernsey and Cherbourg, where excursions are available to visit the Allied Landing Areas and the D-DAY Museum at Arromanches, on the morning of the 6th of June 2014 "DISCOVERY" will join the fleet of craft sailing off the Coast of Normandy, a Ceremony will be held to remember those who lost their lives 70 years ago, this six nights cruise will end at Bristol Avonmouth on the 7.6.2014. Photos of "DISCOVERY" above taken at Liverpool during the ship's last call, 16.5.2013
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The beautiful Italian Liner "CONTE DI SAVOIA" of 1932

July 4, 2013, 12:24 pm
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S.S. "CONTE DI SAVOIA" was built in Italy in 1932 by CANTIERI RIUNITI DELL'ADRIATICO at Trieste, famous for building some of the most beautiful Italian Ocean Liners. "CONTE DI SAVOIA" was completed in 1932 and left on her maiden voyage to New York in November of that year, photo above, she was 48.500 G.T and had a very impressive top speed of 27.3 knots. This beautiful ship was the first one to have gyroscopic stabilizers fitted to try and reduce the rolling during Transatlantic Crossings on the North Atlantic, she had capacity for 2.200 passengers. "CONTE DI SAVOIA" was lost during WWII in September of 1943.
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