…Naming (March 2015) ** 33: Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing New York – Southampton (January 2015) 32: Queen Mary 2 Caribbean (December 2014) 31: Queen Mary 2 Bruge Christmas Market (December 2014) 30: MSC Armonia (post stretching dry dock) (November 2014) ** 29: Seabourn Sojourn “Autumn Isles” Mediterranean (October 2014) ** 28: Crystal Cruises “European Cachet” (Rome to Southampton) (August 2014) ** 27: MSC Lirica Mediterranean (June 2014) **…
…lizabeth 2 to Dubai, rather than finding a way to enable the ship to be in Southampton or Liverpool which are the traditional homes of Cunard. 4. By 2012 all of the Cunard ships were registered in the Bahamas, and now show “Hamilton”, which is the Capital, on the Stern of the ships versus “Southampton”. It is the first time that Cunard has no ships registered in the United Kingdom. It was claimed that this was largely driven to enable Cunard to be…
…pton – you can actually go from Hamburg as well, but largely speaking it’s Southampton – and New York. So, the rest of it is up to seven days at sea. So in terms of worrying about different ports and all the complexities of that, a crossing is going to give you a magnificent, cultured, unique experience with lots of dressing up, lots of entertainment and all sorts of things to do. It’s also cruising between two really big, well-established embarka…
…go when on the P&O Ship Arcadia when travelling back from the Caribbean to Southampton. It was really fascinating and so decided to do it on the Queen Elizabeth. Something I recommend you do if one is on offer. It started with the Executive Chef, James Abhilash, standing on the very grand sweeping staircase in the Britannia Dining Room giving some key facts about the kitchen and introducing his key Chefs. Here are some of the key Kitchen & Food Fa…
…een Victoria) to be in port in their old home port, and home of Cunard, in Southampton. The event created a huge buzz and excitement, and Cunard fans packed the city and port to see the shops arrive in the early morning. They were also there for the fireworks and the planned fly past by the Red Arrows as all 3 left in the evening on various cruises. Due to the poor weather, Cunard fans saw all of this – except the fly past as that had to be cancel…
… Queens Grill Suite 8006 on QE2 VIDEOS SHOWING HOW ROUGH THE SEA WAS ON THE CROSSING: Video tour of the QE2 we made of the ship This takes you through most of the interiors and also the decks WATCH A SLIDESHOW OF ALL MY PHOTOS OF THE CROSSING Qe2 Transatlantic 2004 Slideshow: Gary’s trip to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom was created by TripAdvisor. See another Southampton slideshow. Take your travel photos and make a slideshow for free….
…enery, beaches and sailing. You can get there from Portsmouth (closest) or Southampton. There are fast catamaran crossings for passengers and then the ferry that takes about 200 cars / trucks and takes about an hour. The company is called Red Funnel and they are very organized. The crossing leaves on the hour from Southampton and on the half hour from the island. It is best to book online and print off the pass. You need to arrive between an hour…
…ments to the whole ship over the public address system both before we left Southampton, and on the Crossing itself. The concern has been driven by the fact that incidents of Norovirus are up globally, across land and sea, by a staggering 60% in the last year. Also it is very topical for two reasosn: A sister cruise line to Cunard (P&O) that also operates out of Southampton, has seen outbreaks on 2 of their ships in the week before our departure. A…
…here cruises start and end are Barcelona, Venice, Genoa, Civitavecchia and Southampton. Although, some lines allow you to join or leave at other ports on the itinerary making Mediterranean cruises flexible and varied. Some considerations when planning include: • Sail from ports already within the Mediterranean rather than places like Southampton or Hamburg requiring sea days to get into the region. • Large ships are limited on the ports they can g…
…On 10 March 2015, P&O’s massive 3,575 passenger ship Britannia was named in Southampton by Her Majesty The Queen. It was a ceremony with lots of pomp and marching bands. Here are some images I captured of the event as well as a video I made of her naming the ship. To see all my photos , including some of the celebrities there, see my Britannia Naming Ceremony Flickr Album. See my photos of the arrival of Britannia in Southampton…
…ons for photographs and videos taken along the way: Cunard Queen Victoria (Southampton to Sydney via the Panama Canal) Southampton Ponte Delgaga Port Canaveral Fort Lauderdale Aruba (De Palm Island Highlights Video,) Panama Canal Guatemala Los Angeles San Francisco (Photos, Time-lapse Sail in under Golden Gate Bridge,) Honolulu (Harbour time-lapse video from day to night,) Lahaina Samoa Auckland (Time-lapse video arriving in the city,) Wellington…
