Cruise ships in Weymouth Bay
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Was passing through Teignmouth earlier today and spotted 5 cruise ships. Stopped off at a parking point ( Labrador Bay) to get a better look. Saw a couple of people taking pictures and asked if they knew what cruise ships they were. Fortunately a well informed person appeared to tell us it was Marella Explorer2 ,Queen Mary and Queen Victoria and 2 P&O ones.
I'm staying in Torquay where we had 3 yesterday afternoon - the other Marella Exporer and 2 dutch ones that I've forgotten the name of.
Theses cruise ships seem to have been hanging around this area for months now - are they expected to go anywhere soon?
I'm staying in Torquay where we had 3 yesterday afternoon - the other Marella Exporer and 2 dutch ones that I've forgotten the name of.
Theses cruise ships seem to have been hanging around this area for months now - are they expected to go anywhere soon?
condor said:
Was passing through Teignmouth earlier today and spotted 5 cruise ships. Stopped off at a parking point ( Labrador Bay) to get a better look. Saw a couple of people taking pictures and asked if they knew what cruise ships they were. Fortunately a well informed person appeared to tell us it was Marella Explorer2 ,Queen Mary and Queen Victoria and 2 P&O ones.
I'm staying in Torquay where we had 3 yesterday afternoon - the other Marella Exporer and 2 dutch ones that I've forgotten the name of.
Theses cruise ships seem to have been hanging around this area for months now - are they expected to go anywhere soon?
P&O Arcadia and Ventura are off TeignmouthI'm staying in Torquay where we had 3 yesterday afternoon - the other Marella Exporer and 2 dutch ones that I've forgotten the name of.
Theses cruise ships seem to have been hanging around this area for months now - are they expected to go anywhere soon?
Insert Coin said:
I noticed Jewel of the Seas was missing today at Poole, looks like it’s gone for a spin to clear out the dpf before heading to Southampton.
Just off Weymouthhttps://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:...
The Mad Monk said:
I use the marine traffic app, you can find and follow just about anything that floats.You can even see a time stamped trail, you could see it went out to sea, spun round and went off to Southampton.
Insert Coin said:
I noticed Jewel of the Seas was missing today at Poole, looks like it’s gone for a spin to clear out the dpf before heading to Southampton.
Jewel is twin turbine 
one auxiliary for additional power / burning in port that was installed when they were a few years old due to the costs of the turbines running. Probably the funnest ships in the RCG to maneuver, very overpowered propulsion.
Insert Coin said:
So assume the aux single turbine is smaller and keeps things ticking over? (The dpf clearing was a joke)
She’s still there currently, I’ve just walked past, Anthem has sailed away so from a high of 7 or 8 ships Poole is now down to just Jewel.
From what i remember, i was last on the class in 2016, sailing Norway / Iceland on Serenade, each turbine was i think 25mw and one traditional diesel that was 9mw? She’s still there currently, I’ve just walked past, Anthem has sailed away so from a high of 7 or 8 ships Poole is now down to just Jewel.
It's actually a thing depending on how the ships setup to go out and "Clean the DPF" - we need to soot blow (well turbines don't) theirs also a few different things going on with the scrubbers (DPF in a sense)
Insert Coin said:
So assume the aux single turbine is smaller and keeps things ticking over? (The dpf clearing was a joke)
She’s still there currently, I’ve just walked past, Anthem has sailed away so from a high of 7 or 8 ships Poole is now down to just Jewel.
Jewel is on its way to Cadiz, it seems.She’s still there currently, I’ve just walked past, Anthem has sailed away so from a high of 7 or 8 ships Poole is now down to just Jewel.
eldar said:
A touch of normality? I've just set off from Tilbury on the first scheduled cruise in some 450 days.
A lot of people looking happy that they have employment again, and a similar number looking happy to be able to have a holiday again.
Great atmosphere
That's great to hear. Which ship are you on?A lot of people looking happy that they have employment again, and a similar number looking happy to be able to have a holiday again.
Great atmosphere
I'm scheduled to head back to work in a week.
L_G said:
There was a fair number of cruise ships leaving Southampton on Friday afternoon, haven't seen that in a long time
My sister and husband spent a night on a P&O ship at Southampton last Monday, an overnight 'static cruise' with around a third the total number of passengers. Intended to check out on-board Covid measures and train new crew before sailing she said - and sell cruises no doubt.Riley Blue said:
My sister and husband spent a night on a P&O ship at Southampton last Monday, an overnight 'static cruise' with around a third the total number of passengers. Intended to check out on-board Covid measures and train new crew before sailing she said - and sell cruises no doubt.
I hope your husband and your sister had a great time, its good to see the industry opening up again.eldar said:
A touch of normality? I've just set off from Tilbury on the first scheduled cruise in some 450 days.
A lot of people looking happy that they have employment again, and a similar number looking happy to be able to have a holiday again.
Great atmosphere
Leaving Tilbury will make anyone happy!A lot of people looking happy that they have employment again, and a similar number looking happy to be able to have a holiday again.
Great atmosphere
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