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| Oriana (II), Oceana (II), Grand Princess & Independence of the Seas | |||||||||
| A big day for Southampton on the 9th May 2009. Not only were there four ships in (YES!!!!), but it was the first departure from the new Ocean Terminal in what we fondly nicknamed the naughty corner after Sea Princess was dumped there for repairs two years before. The times for forever changing for Grand Princess in QEII, Oriana in Mayflower, Indy in City with Oceana the first to use Ocean as they practised before the official opening on the 29th May. Also in and ruining shots were the Gruesome Twosome, Tokyo Car and Triumph, double parked for a three month lay-up. The marina was packed and the weather lovely. Geoff found us and sat beside me while someone behind was telling someone they knocked down the Ocean Terminal and rebuilt it. Hardly! | |||||||||
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| You would think Oceana would have priority but no. Up the end Oriana had cast off at 4.48pm and was moving at a snail's pace. Then as we waiting for things to happen with a former Princess, who herself threw her ropes four minutes later, the present one decided to cast off at 4.55pm! | |||||||||
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| (C) Copyright Patricia Dempsey 9th & 15th May 2009 Not to be reproduced without permission |
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