The River Mersey - Liners (2008)
Mersey - Liners |
Liners that visited:
Black Prince
Delphin Voyager
Grand Princess
Maasdam
MS Astor
Saga Rose
Seabourn Pride
QE 2
Queen Elizabeth 2
On Friday 3rd October I saw the QE2 for probably the last time :-(
The QE2 has visited the city several times in the past...(2004) (2007)
Seabourn Pride
I saw the German 5-star cruise ship berthed in September. Her maiden voyage was in 1988.
Dimension 135 * 19.6 * 5.2 with a tonnage of 9,961.
Delphin Voyager
While in Birkenhead in August I spotted a funnel that I didn't recognise. I went to the waterfront and saw the compact cruise ship berthed at the Liverpool Cruise Terminal.
Dimensions 174m * 24m * 6.8m with a tonnage of 21,884.
Maasdam
On July 26th I spotted the cruise ship berthed at Liverpool. Unfortunately by the time I had picked up my camera and driven to Birkenhead it had left.
Grand Princess
On July 5th I saw the cruise ship berthed at the cruise terminal. Note the size of the tug Broklebank and the Liver Building.
Dimensions 290m x 36m x 8.8m.
On July 29th the cruise ship again berthed at the cruise terminal, but this time she faced the sea.
Saga Rose
On June 5th the cruise ship berthed at the cruise terminal. In July the ship returned and berthed in Liverpool's extensive docks. A couple of years ago my wife to be saw the ship when she anchored Mid River.
MS Astor
MS Aster berthed at the cruise terminal on May 20th.
She was built in Jan 1987, 20606 tons and dimensions 176 * 22 * 6.2 metres.
Black Prince
The ship has visited the Mersey several times this year. Sorry no picture for this year yet. In 2006 I took several pictures.
Related Topics
The River Mersey - Royal Navy
The River Mersey - Other Shipping
Tugs
Shipping Cross Reference
The Mersey River Festival
The Albert Dock
Queen Elizabeth II Dock
Wallasey / Birkenhead Docks
Places of Interest
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