Guest 663- Registered: 20 Mar 2008
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Yes yet again an impressive sight from the front room window all three ships makes you feel you could Quite easily drop everything and sail away
hope your family enjoy their trip Vic.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Word is that that pop singer who likes to entertain you, one Robbie Williams esq, is on this exotically named Seabourn Sojourn this morning. He has just boarded. No doubt the crane you see in the picture is specially engaged to hoist Robbie's luggage aboard..or maybe even to hoist his entourage aboard. Robbie is off to do a concert in Rotterdam or Copehagen or somewhere north. This ship, not terribly huge but terribly posh and rather expensive...egad...sounds just right for me !!lol
but its on a first visit to Dover. So a very welcome newcomer.
On the other hand this one below, the MSC Opera, must be on one of its last visits to Dover...
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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I caught the other one this morning, but the name escapes me.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Its mentioned in the post above Colin..The Seabourn Sojourn...thats a picture of it there too...the closer up one.
Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I believe Twiggy boarded the Seaborn Sorjourn this afternoon to officially name the ship, her next port of call is Greenwich where Robbie is in concert
Guest 643- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Re post #62
MSC Opera has 9 more scheduled visits to Dover this year.
There's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok".
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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Sorry Paul, I see it now. They all look alike to me.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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This great whopper of a mystery ship passed up the channel last night. I was tipped off by Ray and Diana again who also spotted the Queen Mary a while back. Dont know what this ship is called. The visibility was poor so the picture quality is bad.
Also in today is the very large Holland/America line in the usual all black and white... Eurodam. Also in ..in its wake, is the minnow Spirit of Adventure. Visible now that the fog has cleared.
Guest 697- Registered: 13 Apr 2010
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I believe the cruise ship in PaulB's post is P&O's latest, Azura.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Well done with that info there Kevin. Its quite a ship but was hard to picture on the gloomy evening. However despite the gloom, Im sure if someone twisted my arm I could have managed a Pimms or two with the captain on the foredeck
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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saw the two cruise ships from st martins battery this afternoon, the difference in size is quite remarkable.
the large ones seem to be growing every year.
the two new ferries being built in finland will also dwarf our present super ferries.
is there a limit?
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I have photos of the small one passing the big one to park up with the tug helping it,all I need now is how I put them on to my pc then onto the Dover forum,I am now spending more time like Colin going round with my Praktica Dc 9001 with optical Lens taking photos.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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good on yer vic, always space for pictorial dover.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Disney Magic is now in, very attractive ship in the old Hollywood style. Long and sleek and fairly big. Not what I was expecting, was expecting her to be all white and modern, but I guess they have their own highly marketed style. It was already in and docked before I woke from my beauty sleep at 6am...and as its low down on the tide right now, well down behind the pier from my angle, so at the moment not able to get an effective shot. Could get a poor shot but we dont really want that. But will watch for a better situation later. Worth popping down to have a look.
OH paul please put a photo up, anyhow i will pop down and have a look
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Okay Melissa...I always give in to demands from wimmin..Im so weak lol!
Okay will follow with one shortly.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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To paraphrase Michael Caine for a minute... not a lot of people know this.. but the story is that one of the funnels is a fake..just to re-create the old Hollywood look. One is an actual funnel of course, the other is a teenage fun club..so there you are. Another gem from Doverforum. Make sure you send your teenage kids to the right funnel otherwise there could be a mishap ..such as incineration!! lol
Will try to get a better shot later.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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Now that looks more like a ship, and the s.s. France immediately springs to mind. Lovely picture there again Paul, and I`ll have to try and see that one today, though I`m out of town for much of the day.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Just added another one to it Colin but its low tide so not a good angle for me at the moment. Was hoping to get it coming in but it was already in and docked by 6am..honestly, theyve got no consideration! lol
Anyway hope Melissa will enjoy it. Good story that about the funnel.
Wow what a beauty. Thanks paul great photo as always
