Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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Same with me, not knocking Dover and hope it didn't come over that way but just an observation on the competition and the advantages they have.
Now if Dover could start doing some of those cruises that are shown on late night tv
Keith Sansum1
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Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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Keith, agreeing with you and getting on well with Vic on the parish council, my reputation is shot!
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i can here the boys putting there coats on now
i did warn you ray
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Another nice sunny morning in Dover to greet the return of the Aida Mar. A regular visitor. This is the ship that a few short weeks ago had to abort her attempt at getting into the Port due to adverse weather. No such problem today..its a bit hazy but the seas are flat calm.
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Still a bit misty so not good for picture quality..but some traffic in today. Another lovely Costa one..the Costa Romantica, plus The Braemar and another smaller one with glam appeal, looks like its just nipped back from the Monaco GP..The Seabourn Pride.
Guest 697- Registered: 13 Apr 2010
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The Costa ship is actually now called the Costa neoRomantica. She underwent a saubstantial redesign earlier in the year to add new baclony cabins and public areas. She will be a regular caller this summer, having taken on the schedules of the larger Costa Magica which took up the schedule of the Costa Concordia in the Med.
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The Costa neoRomantica- the balconies amidships and on the top forward deck were added during her refit.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Well done Kevin once again with all that info. Fascinating re the extra decks Ive just been taking a look in reality, you did a great job there with the picture as all quite grey earlier. Ah yes I remember the Costa Magica well..another beauty.
Guest 718- Registered: 28 Jun 2011
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I'll reserve my opinion on the appearance of the Costa - and my definition of the word "ship".
Seabourn Pride.......... she's in a completely different league - but have you seen their prices?
Brian Dixon
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talking of ships,there has been a strange one ancored [parked up] of shasphere beach all day.
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Thanks Kevin, some great up to date information on the Costa ship above with pic too
John, lovely pic of The Seabourn Pride, she really is a stunner
Guest 673- Registered: 16 Jun 2008
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Some more photos of yesterdays three cruise ships. Other views on the link below courtesy of my old chum Marconista (need to register), including the 1981 built German research vessel FALKTOR which was anchored off Shakespeare beach. The ferry departing is the Spirit of France, note that the Spirit of Britain went back to Rauma some time ago and now has the same funnel exhaust extensions so the two can no longer be distinguished from one another.
http://www.doverferryphotosforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2654
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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nice pictures ed brian mentioned the one anchored off of the shakespeare beach.
do wew know what it was researching?
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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nat/geo survey ship,so i found out this morning.it will be hanging around for another day or two [2] then off to the pasific to do a survey there.
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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nope no idea what that is brian
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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cor blimy kieth you are slow today.
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