Cruise Ships and Liners

Explorer of the Seas passing Calshot Spit outbound from Southampton bound for Le Harve on 11th October 2019.

Explorer of the Seas passing Calshot Spit outbound from Southampton bound for Le Harve on 11th October 2019.

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

Oriana on her penultimate cruise for P&O anchored off St.Peter Port on 21st July 2019

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

CMVs Magellan outbound from Portbury Docks on a British Isles Cruise passing Battery Point on the evening of 27th March 2018.

Enrico Costa seen across the Calshot Spit mud flats outbound from Southampton.(scanned from a 35mm transparency).

Odessa arriving at Southampton.The red Funnel ferry Norris Castle is in the foreground (scanned from a 35mm transparency)

AIDAprima passing Bramble Bank in the Solent in the early morning of 29th August 2016,inbound for Southampton

Hapag LLoyds Europa passing Battery Point,Portishead outbound from Avonmouth on 16th May 2016.

RMS St.Helena at the London Cruise terminal at Tilbury on 11th June 2016.

Hanseatic outbound from Avonmouth passing Battery Point,Portishead on 13th June 2016.She was built in Finland in 1991 as the Society Adventurer for Society Expeditions.She was laid up in the shipyard until 1993 and then chartered by Hanseatic Tours as Hanseatic until 1996 when the company was taken over by Hapag-LLoyd

Views of MSC Musica leaving Southampton on the evening of 27th April 2016.

Semester at Seas World Odyssey at Berth 38/39 Southampton on 9th September 2015.

Ocean Majesty berthed next to H.M.S.Belfast in Pool of London on 10th August 2015.Ocean Majesty was launched as Juan March for the Madrid based ferry operator Trasmediterránea. She was the first of two near identical Albatros-class sisters, the other being the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.[2] During her service with her original owners Juan March was mainly used to ferry passengers from Spain to the Balearic Islands. In 1985 Juan March was sold to the Sol Mediterranean and became Sol Christina.[3] She was not operated long by these owners, and was sold to become the Kyros Star of Opale Lines.

CMVs Magallan at the London Cruise Terminal,Tilbury on 10th july 2015.This is former Carnival cruise ship Holiday.

Southampton departures 12th July 2015.

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

The new P&O cruise ship Britannia seen passing Calshot Spit on 6th March 2015 inbound for Southampton on her delivery voyage from Italy

Crystal Symphony outbound from Southampton passing Calshot Spit on 15th June 2013.

P&Os Adonia outbound from Southampton passing Calshot Spit on 5th May 2014.

Saga Rose off Calshot Spit on 25th August 2009 ,inbound from Liverpool.

P&O 175th Birthday celebrations,Southampton 3rd July 2012.Oriana,Aurora,Arcadia and Ventura.

Dusk under a full moon at Calshot Spit on 9th September 2014 as Silver Whisper passes outbound from Southampton

Cruise ship Carnival Splendour joining Ventura at Grand Turk on 26th November 2008.

Cruise ship Carnival Splendour at Grand Turk on 26th November 2008.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Freedom of the Seas seen anchored off Grand Cayman on 3rd December 2009.

An aerial view of the small cruise ship Mega Star Aries at the Singapore Cruise Terminal on 2nd April 2009

The Gambling ship Long Jie at the Singapore Cruise Terminal on 3rd April 2009.The ship was first put into service in the year 1972. Along with her sister ships, the Song of Norway and Nordic Prince, the class comprised the first purpose built ships intended for Caribbean based cruise travel. Sun Viking cruised the Mexican Riviera on a 7 day itinerary out of L.A. in the early 1990s. Along with her sister ships, the Sun Viking was retired in the late 1990s by Royal Caribbean, but remains in service with other cruise lines.In 1998 the Sun Viking was sold to Star Cruises and renamed SuperStar Sagittarius. She was later renamed Hyundai Pongnae in 2003, sailing for the Hyundai Merchant Marine Company, before being renamed Omar III for Asia Cruises.The ship was renamed Long Jie in 2007.The Long Jie was put up for sale on June 10, 2010.After being dry docked in Singapore, the Long Jie was transformed into the Oriental Dragon, leaving Singapore on 24 March 2011 bound for Guangzhou, China.

An aerial view of the small cruise ship Mega Star Aries at the Singapore Cruise Terminal on 2nd April 2009