Cruise Ships and Liners

Regal Princess passing Calshot Spit outbound from Southampton on a 'Round UK' cruise., 19th July 2023.

Oceania Cruises Sirena passing Fawley outbound for Newcastle, Tyne on 13th June 2022.

Close up of Island Princess.

NCLs Norwegian Spirit seen at Cozomel,Mexico on 4th December 2009.

Pullmanturs Pacific Dream at Phillipsburg,St.Martin on 10th December 2009.This was Celebrity's first new ship when delivered in 1990 asHorizon.In 2005 she became Island Star.In 2009 she was transferred to Pullmantur and becmae Pacific Dream.In 2010 she aws given her original name of Horizon and in 2012 was transferred to Croisieres De France after a major refit.

Holland America Lines Cruise ship Westerdam departing Grand Cayman on 3rd December 2009.

Ventura at Kingstown, St.Vincent on 4th December 2008.

Boudicca at Bridgetown,Barbados on 5th December 2008

Ventura at Tortola,British Virgin Islands on 2nd December 2008.

Norwegian Spirit passing Calshot Spit outbound from Southampton bound for Le Harve on 11th October 2019.

P&Os new cruise ship IONA on her maiden arrival at Southampton on a vey wet early 16th May morning.

SAGA's Spirit of Discovery passing Battery Point, Portishead outbound from Royal Portbury Docks (Avonmouth) to Hugh Town, Scilly Isles on 21st June 2021.

Celebrity Silhoulette passing Calshot Spit outbound from Southampton on 23rd June 2018.

Oriana on her final cruise for P&O outbound from Southampton and passing Calshot Spit on her way to Norway on 22nd July 2019.

The delightful lines of the first cruise ship built for the British market,the one P&O no longer want and is leaving the fleet in August 2019,Oriana.She is seen approaching Calshot Spit and passing Red Funnels red Eagle on 5th October 2018 outbound from Southampton and bound for Cadiz and the Eastern Mediterranean.

Queen Mary 2 passing Calshot Spit outbound from Southampton on 12th July 2017.

Aurora outbound from Southampton passing Calshot Spit on 29th August 2016.

Enrico Costa departing Southampton.(scanned from a 35mm transparency).She was built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd., Newcastle | ex- Provence built for Société Générale des Transports Maritimes à Vapeur (SGTM), 1960 laid up, 1961 chartered to Costa Line and rebuilt, 1965 purchased renamed Enrico C, 1967 company restyled in Costa Armatori S.p.A., 1987 renamed Enrico Costa, 1994 sold to Starlauro renamed Symphony, 1995 sold to Mediterranean Shipping Co., 2000 sold to Golden Sun Cruises renamed Aegean Spirit, 2001 renamed Ocean Glory I, 2001 sold renamed Classica, 2001 scrapped at Alang.

Silver Wind passing under Tower Bridge bound for HMS Belfast on 20th July 2016.

RMS St.Helena passing under Tower Bridge en route from Tilbury to HMS Belfast on 7th June 2016.

Farewell St.Helena through the rigging 14th June 2016.

Adonia passing Calshot Spit outbound from Southampton on 2nd August 2015.

Emerald of the Seas passing Calshot Spit outbound from Southampton on 16th April 2016

Views of AIDAprima leaving Southampton at dusk of 27th April 2016.

Azamara Quest with tugs on at Berth 38/9 Southampton om 4th July 2015. with tugs on at Berth 38/9 Southampton om 4th July 2015.

Royal Caribbeans Legend of the Seas passing Calshot Spit on 19th August 2006 outbound from Southampton.

P&Os Arcadia passing Calshot Spit on 19th August 2006 outbound from Southampton.Note original stern arrangement.

Cunards Queen Elizabeth outbound from Southampton passing Calshot Spit on 16th June 2013.

Queen Mary 2 at Berth 38/39 Southampton Docks on 13th July 2012.

Southampton celebrated 175yrs of Cunard on 3rd May 2015 with the three Queens departing from Southampton together in line astern formation down Southampton Water.Queen Mary 2 is daparting the Ocean Terminal.