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Oceana Alongside City Cruise Terminal

M/S Oceana - Photographs

Southampton to Zeebrugge

The Weekender
18 - 20 April 2008

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Oceana's Atrium

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Also:- Other Ships & Ferries Spotted
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Oceana & About Decks

Oceana from Town Quay

Oceana alongside City Cruise Terminal, Southampton, taken from Town Quay in the wind & rain [Ventura in the distance] - 18 Apr 2008 [For more photos (15) see here]

Oceana at Zeebrugge

Oceana alongside at Zeebrugge - 19 Apr 2008 [For more photos (78) see here]

Oceana at Southampton

Oceana alongside City Cruise Terminal, Southampton, taken from Mayflower Park - 20 Apr 2008 [For more photos (46) see here]

Oceana Stove Pipes

Sports Court [Sky Deck 15] inside aft funnel casing. Tennis, football, cricket, basketball. Exhaust/Stove Pipes within fwd funnel area - 18 Apr 2008 [For more photos click Sports Court (21), Stove Pipes (26)]

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Interiors

Oceana Pocket Guide

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Other Ships & Ferries Spotted

Southampton Friday 18 April 2008

Ventura

Ventura alongside Mayflower Cruise Terminal readying for her Maiden Voyage departure. Unfortunately she left late & we didn't see her sail - 18 Apr 2008 [For more photos (24) see here & below]

Asian Majesty - Southampton

Asian Majesty alongside at Southampton and departing at 14:40 past QE2, with tugs Svitzer Sarah & Lyndhurst [27 Images] - 18 Apr 2008

Hurst Point passing Ventura

Hurst Point moves from berth 110 back to Marchwood Military Port past Ventura just prior to our departure. Tugs Svitzer Sarah & Lyndhurst [16 Images] - 18 Apr 2008

Well wishers waving us goodbye at Mayflower Park

Southampton Views from Oceana, Novotel, Carnival UK's new HQ [opening 2009], Band on the Quay, Wellwishers at Mayflower Park, run down Royal Pier & Town Quay [32 Images] - 18 Apr 2008

QE2 from Town Quay

QE2 from Town Quay at noon & from Oceana. She had arrived after her transat from NYC, the final leg of her last ever World Cruise [for Cunard] - 18 Apr 2008 [For more photos (18) see here]

Passing QE2

Sailing by QE2 17:20 After disembarking all pax her 8/9 day wet dock began.Note the scaffolding & poor state of her waterline after the WC [54 Images] - 18 Apr 2008

Whitchallenger

Other Ships spotted on Southampton Water as we sailaway inc. Anvil Point, Paola, Radio Rock [Timor Challenger], Adsteam Lyndhurst, Sir Percivale, Calshot [40 Images] - 18 Apr 2008

Keswick

Fawley to Nab - Tankers at Fawley, Calshot Spit & Pilot/Harbour Master boats. Keswick, Torm Saone, Stolt Dipper, Khawr Aladid, Elisabeth Knutsen, Tenax, Phenix & Thrax [78 Images] - 18 Apr 2008

Zeebrugge Saturday 20 April 2008

Fidelio

Fidelio - The World's Largest Car Carrier [along with her sisters Faust & Fedora] with Waterways 1 & Steindamm [57 Images] - 19 April 2008

Calibur

Calibur arriving at Zeebrugge 12:10 [20 Images] - 19 April 2008

Cervantes

Cervantes - Ro-Ro departing Zeebrugge @ 13:00 [20 Images] - 19 April 2008

Pauline

Trio of Cobelfrets - Pauline arrives at Zeebrugge 09:15 19 April 2008 & turns to berth. Celandine & Victorine alongside [67 Images] - 19 April 2008

Triton Highway

Triton Highway arriving at Zeebrugge 17:30 with tugs Union 5 & Union Coral assisting [35 Images] - 19 April 2008

Pride of York

Norsky arriving at Zeebrugge 12:15 with Pride of York alongside [34 Images] - 19 April 2008

CMA CGM Medea

Various other Ships & Vessels spotted at Zeebrugge; Hoburgen, Zeemeeuw, Eide Fighter, Al Areesh, CMA CGM Medea, Trout, Brugge & others [102 Images] - 19 April 2008

Zweedse Kaai

Views of the Cruise Dock [Zweedse Kaai], Port of Zeebrugge, as we sailaway aboard Oceana. Includes photos of the Bridge Wing [on arrival] & bow area/flagpole [33 Images] - 19 April 2008

Southampton Sunday 20 April 2008

Apex

Ships spotted during the early morning sail up Southampton Water. Fawley Tankers, Overseas Anitgmar, Undine, Paola, Apex, Tug Calshot & ss Shieldhall - 20 Apr 2008 [For more photos (37) see here]

Anvil Point, Hurst Point

Approaching Southampton Docks in early am mist 07:00-07:30, Red Squirrel [Red Eagle], Town Quay, Anvil & Hurst Point, Willpower, Williams Shipping Barge - 20 Apr 2008 [For more photos (54) see here]

Aurora & QE2 at Mayflower Terminal

Aurora & QE2 'Kissing' at Mayflower Terminal, bow on at 106 & 105 respectively; initially in the am mist but brightening up - 20 Apr 2008 [For more photos (19) see here]

Southampton Docks Line-up

Berths 101 - 106 Early am in Southampton. Aurora 106, Mayflower Cruise Terminal, QE2 [ wet dock] 105, Mogami Reefer 104, Helen 103 & Alexandergracht 102. A full line up [28 Images] - 20 Apr 2008

Mogami Reefer

Alexandergracht, Helen & Mogami Reefer alongside at Southampton [18 Images] - 20 Apr 2008

QE2 Funnel Painting

QE2 has her Funnel Painted under wet dock in Southampton 19 - 26 April 2008 - 20 Apr 2008 [For more photos (44) see here]

Boudicca

Boudicca arriving at Southampton & berthing at QEII Terminal, from Hythe Marina - 20 Apr 2008 [For more photos (53) see here]

Views from Hythe Marina

Views of Southampton Water from Hythe Marina; whole view of cruise ship terminals from 106/105 Mayflower Terminal to 101 City Cruise Terminal to 38/39 QEII Terminal [18 Images] - 20 Apr 2008

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Useful Information

Horizon [The Daily] - 18 & 19 Apr 2008

Zeebrugge Port Guide

P&O's Zeebrugge Port Guide - includes Bruges Oct 2007

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