Princess Cruises Ship ROYAL PRINCESS 12 Night British Isles Cruise from Southampton 24/07/18
The Princess Cruises Ship 'Royal Princess' had arrived into Southampton's Ocean Cruise Terminal earlier today 24th July 2018 from Le Havre where she had embarked on a 12 Night round-trip British Isles Cruise. On this cruise she will also include a visit to (Liverpool) & ports in Ireland.
Before she could depart from the Ocean Cruise Terminal she had to wait for the container ship 'CMA CGM JULES VERNE' to pass by the entrance to Ocean Dock first and so eventually managed to depart from the Terminal at 18:09pm as she departed you can hear her sounding her horn twice with the theme tune to the Love Boat, then played it again as she passed the Red Funnel Vehicle Ferry 'Red Eagle' which had to give way to 'Royal Princess' her first destination port call on this current cruise is St Peter Port Guernsey Channel Islands.
Thames Rocket Powerboating on the River Thames with Red Letter Days
Embark on a real London adventure and hop aboard a Thames Rocket for an experience which offers the perfect combination of sightseeing and high-speed aquatic action! Head upstream, soaking in unique views of iconic London landmarks.
'Cradle of the Power Boat' - THE BRITISH POWER BOAT COMPANY, Hythe, Southampton
The British Power Boat Company was a British manufacturer of motor boats, particularly racing boats and later military patrol boats.
The company was formed on 30 September 1927 when Hubert Scott-Paine bought and renamed the Hythe Shipyard with the intention of transforming it into one of the most modern mass production boat building yards in the country. Together with his chief designer, Fred Cooper, the company produced many racing boats which won numerous awards around Europe, including Miss England II and Miss Britain III.
From 1930 the British Power Boat Company supplied seaplane tenders to the Air Ministry, commencing with RAF200, a 37-footer. The trials of this and other boats was carried out by T E Shaw on behalf of the Royal Air Force, and he and Scott-Paine worked together over the next few years. These tenders were powered by twin 100bhp Meadows petrol engines giving a maximum speed of 29 knots (some of the later ones were fitted with Perkins S6M diesels).
The company marketed its own modified Napier Sea Lion engines under the name Power Marine Engines.
On 3 August 1931 the factory burnt to the ground, but was rapidly rebuilt as the most modern and efficient boatyard in Britain. Motor Torpedo Boats with a hard chine were designed, built, and increasingly sold to the British Admiralty. Armoured target boats were also built for the RAF, proving very successful and cost-effective, together with tenders for Imperial Airways flying boats, and admiral's barges.
In 1939, due to the difficulties in obtaining British engines, Scott-Paine took PT-9 to the US to enable Elco to mass-produce PT boats using Packard motors.
During World War II the British Power Boat Company built large numbers of Motor Torpedo Boats, High Speed Motor Launches, and Motor Gun Boats (previously known as Motor Anti-Submarine Boats), being credited with saving the lives of over 13,000 service personnel.
All unfinished contracts were cancelled at the cessation of hostilities and the British Power Boat Company closed in 1946.
1700miles in a tiny speedboat - Part2
An attempt to take our small, four meter speedboat around the entire coast of the UK. The total journey is 1700 miles.
In this episode Charlie ( joins for a stint as we fit the new propellor and head out from Eastbourne towards Brighton. From there we venture on to the Isle of Wight for a night under the stars before taking a turn around the famous Needles. We cross open sea to the Dorset coast and stray into a military firing range. Unscathed we pop for lunch in Lulworth cove and then make the short hop to Weymouth where Chris is awaiting for us with the trailer.
Thanks to Emily, Jeremy and Monty for putting us up for the night and to Chris for picking us up in the trusty Landrover.
The weather is getting a bit nippy so we might need a bit more gear for the next stint... This is not the end.
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The boat is an old Avon SR4 Searider from 1977. I made a series about restoring it.
I filmed this episode on a selection of cameras. The 5D and old gopro are dead so at sea I used a gopro hero 8, a bit of filming on my phone, a One plus 6 and a Phantom 4 pro +. On land I also filmed with bit my my larger Panasonic S1. Not so keen to take this out in the salt water though.
The map I used in the animated sequence is from these guys
England to Spain Ferry Trip on MS Pont Aven
My ferry trip form Plymouth to Santander on Brittany Ferries MS Pont Aven and the things I noticed along the way. Also includes a 'look around' in Santander and I also travelled on to Bilbao by bus which took 1 hour 30mins. As usual there may be 1 or 2 errors in the video so double check any info yourself if you are planning a trip.
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Nynashamn to Gdansk ferry trip on MS Wawel
Denmark to Iceland ferry trip on MS Norrona
Port of Rotterdam - Port tour on MS Abel Tasman
Zeebrugge to Hull ferry trip on Pride of Bruges
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Wedding invitation by Jason Farnham
Jupiter One by Riot
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London to New York by Cunard's Queen Mary 2
A journey from London to New York using Cunard's Queen Mary 2 from Southampton to New York, showing ship, cabin, restaurants, bars & food, and the arrival into New York past the Statue of Liberty. For sailing dates, prices & practical info see
MV Britannia Cruise Ship Tour - P&O Cruise Line
English Captions Available!!!
MV Britannia is a cruise ship of the P&O Cruises armada. She was worked by Fincantieri at its shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy.
At 143,000 GT, Britannia is the biggest of eight ships as of now in administration with P&O Cruises and she is additionally the leader of the armada, taking the honor from Oriana. She authoritatively entered administration on 14 March 2015. what's more, was named by Queen Elizabeth II. Her first chief was Paul Brown.
Britannia highlights a 94 meters (308 ft) Union Flag on her bow, the biggest of its kind on the planet.
Britannia's first journey occurred 14–28 March 2015, and included visits to Spain, Italy and France.
Amid her mid year season, Britannia will sail to the Mediterranean, Norwegian fjords, the Baltic, Canary Islands and Atlantic Islands. In winter, the boat will cruise 14-night Caribbean agendas.
Insect and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway was recorded and demonstrated live on board as the last appear of the thirteenth arrangement, on 2 April 2016.
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Former Teal Flying Boat at Southampton
A former TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways - now Air New Zealand) Short Sandringham Flying Boat ZK-AMH named then, RMA Auckland, is now located at the Solent Sky Museum Spitfire City Southampton England. For history of this interesting aircraft visit Museum site. View more Videos on: youtube.com/airflownz
Introducing T5, a boat like no other
On the day that the America’s Cup race course and event dates were announced in Cowes, Isle of Wight, where the Cup began back in 1851, INEOS TEAM UK the British Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup also released the first official images of their test boat, known as T5, a small scale foiling mono-hull.
UK to Australia in an 18ft open boat - Australia The Hard Way
I recently read an incredible book about one man's adventure, attempting to take an 18ft open sailing boat from England to Australia in 1969. In it he mentioned a cameraman recording the voyage so I contacted him and asked him whether he still had the footage? The answer was 'incomplete, and without audio, but yes'. I asked whether he would be prepared to narrate it for me and he very kindly agreed. This then is his story - 'Australia The Hard Way'.
2019 Southampton Boat Show Highlights
We take a quick look at the highlights from this years Southampton Boat Show. Attended on 14th and 15th when the weather was incredible.
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Grande Harbour Hotel Southampton U.K. Port and Waterway - Red Funnel Leaving Port
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The ultimate in boating luxury makes waves at show
The ultimate in sailing luxury is on show in the English coastal city of Southampton.
Hundreds of exhibitors - including Sunseeker and Princess - are showing off their latest boats to potential buyers and allowing others the chance to dream.
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They're some of the most luxurious boats on the water.
Here at the international Southampton Boat Show, vessels like this Sunseeker 40-metre yacht, are on display to give visitors the chance to get up close and personal.
Standing at a little over nine metres high, the Sunseeker is the largest at the show.
It also has a very large price tag - 15 million pounds sterling (23.9 million US dollars).
The interior of the yacht sprawls across three floors and features a galley, spacious master bedroom and en-suite bathroom.
There's even a bar area where people onboard can raise a toast to a successful day's sailing - while the captain navigates from the high-tech control room.
When not moored for the night, the 40-metre yacht can reach speeds of up to 25 knots with its twin, fixed-pitch submerged propellers.
Managing Director of Sunseeker, Stewart McIntyre, says that even though this yacht is not the company's largest, it's proved to be a very popular model.
It's 40 metres, a hundred and thirty-two feet, its our current second biggest boat and we have one bigger than this, a hundred and fifty-five feet in production, he explains.
But, yes, we've sold an excess of twenty of these boats in the last four years and it's a very, very popular model for us.
While this level of luxury may be beyond most people's pockets, McIntyre says the joy of seeing such boats such at the show are part of the enjoyment.
It's always an interest to see, 'God, who owns that? who's bought that?' and a bit of intrigue about the whole thing of luxury assets, says McIntyre.
But the Southampton Boat Show isn't all about luxury, a whole host of boats from dinghies to speed boats are here - with some using more traditional forms of sailing than others.
From binoculars and boat repairs, to sails and sterns, the boat show is billed as one of the world's most prestigious events of its kind and a one-stop-shop for any sea-faring fan.
The PSP (sponsor) Southampton Boat Show is now in its 45th year, this boat show started with thirteen boats here in Mayflower Park in Southampton and has grown into an internationally renowned event, says Howard Pridding, the chief executive officer of the British Marine Federation.
It's one of the largest on-the-water boat shows in Europe and we've got over 600 exhibitors here and nearly three hundred boats on the water.
Event organisers, the British Marine Federation, are celebrating their centenary at the show and Pridding says that - despite the high price tags - it's an event that anyone can enjoy.
Boat shows are different thing to different people. They are, there are buying forums, so people do come here to buy. If they're not buying a new boat, they might buy the equipment for the boat to upgrade a boat, says Pridding.
But some people just come for a good day out and to dream, you can actually get on the water for a few hundred pounds at a boat show. There's everything here from canoes up to luxury power boats.
Among more than 100 boats making debuts, around 30 of the models - by names including Sunseeker and Princess - are making their first world appearance.
One such brand debuting their latest sea-faring creations at the event are British yacht manufacturers Fairline Boats, who are unveiling two new additions to their luxury range among eight yachts on display.
The Fairline Squadron 48 is the second in a trio of new models to be launched from the company's revamped manufacturing facility in Corby, UK.
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Red Funnel Ferry Tour - Southampton to Isle of Wight
Taking the Red Funnel Ferry from Southampton to East Cowes (Isle of Wight!). During Walk The Wight, you can get a discount on these ferries! Journey times: Red Jet 23-25 minutes. Vehicle Ferry 55-60 minutes. Freight Ferry 70 minutes.
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Address: Terminal 1, Dock Gate 7 (Royal Pier), Town Quay Road, Southampton SO14 2AL, United Kingdom
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Red Funnel is the original Isle of Wight Ferry service, and our terminal at Southampton is the gateway to and from the Island. We operate over 35 ferries to the Isle of Wight every day, with crossing times as short as 23 minutes for our Hi-Speed Service.
Below you'll find a selection of links to help you plan and book your ferry to Isle of Wight, including Vehicle Ferry and Red Jet Service timetables, fares and ticket information, and details of our routes and how to find us. There is also info on our on-board facilities, current service status, and information on our fleet.
East Cowes is a town and civil parish[4] to the north of the Isle of Wight, on the east bank of the River Medina next to its neighbour on the west bank, Cowes.
The two towns are connected by the Cowes Floating Bridge, a chain ferry operated by the Isle of Wight Council.
East Cowes is the site of Norris Castle, and Osborne House, the former summer residence of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The Prince had a major influence on the architecture of the area, for example on the building of St Mildred's Church in nearby Whippingham, which features distinctive turrets imitating those found on a German castle.
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THE BRITISH POWER BOAT COMPANY - 'The Boatyard Legacy' by Stan - World War Two - Hythe, Southampton
They were known as the 'Spitfires of the sea' and formed a crucial part of the Allied war effort. (Mail Reporter, 9 February 2010)
Now two of the last remaining fully operational World War II motor boats have been saved thanks to a £580,000 grant.
The high-speed boats, which were the fastest of their type, proved vital to Britain's wartime sea campaign.
HSL 102 and MGB 81
One, a MGB 81, is an example of the vessel which was active during the U.S. landing at Omaha beach during D-Day.
MGBs - Motor Gun Boats - were small in size and their high speed made them difficult targets for German E-boats. They were used extensively in the Mediterranean to sink German and Italian ships.
The other boat, a HSL 102, is the only surviving example of the 100 class high-speed launch which was used at RAF Calshot, near Southampton, to retrieve shot-down airmen from the sea.
During the war, the HSL vessels saved a total of 10,000 airmen of various nationalities.
The saved HSL 102 also featured in the film Enigma with Kate Winslet in 2001.
Now the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) has provided the money to enable the Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust (PNBPT) to purchase the two boats.
MGB 81
The MGB 81 is an example of the vessel which was active during the U.S. landing at Omaha beach during D-Day
Despite an original life expectancy of 20 years, they have both been restored and are on display at Gunwharf Quays Marina in Portsmouth.
It is hoped that one of the boats will be available for charter to enable the public to experience their power.
Peter Goodship, chief executive of the PNBPT, said: 'These unique craft are a legacy to the heroism of those who crewed them during World War Two.
'Both boats made significant contributions to the war effort and saved the lives of many sailors and airmen.
'The Trust is grateful to all those who contributed, especially the National Heritage Memorial Fund, without which this would not have been possible.'
Crewing the boats, which were built at Hythe, near Southampton, was said to be like riding on a massive petrol bomb, as they held 3,000 gallons of fuel and would simply explode if they were shot.
MGB 81
Lieutenant James Shadbolt, a veteran of Royal Navy's 8th Motor Gunboat Flotilla, said: 'I'm delighted these two motorboats will now be safeguarded.
'Organisations like the National Heritage Memorial Fund and other generous donors play such a vital role in protecting our precious heritage and those of us who particularly cherish these boats are very grateful.
'It's wonderful to know that future generations will be able to experience first-hand these extremely exciting machines, just as we did as young men during the war.'
Bob Bewley, director of operations at NHMF, said: 'The purchase of these boats is an important part of a continuing success story and just what the NHMF was set up to do - to defend the most outstanding parts of our national heritage at risk as a memorial to those who have died for the UK.
'These gunboats are so integral to our rich seafaring history.
'They can now join other great British naval achievements, such as Nelson's HMS Victory and the Mary Rose, which have been saved thanks to the unique ability of the NHMF to act quickly as the fund of last resort over the past 30 years.'
The boats were designed and built by the British Powerboat Company, which later went on to build the famous Supermarine Spitfire.
The company's founder, aviation and powerboat pioneer Hubert Scott-Paine, along with T.E. Shaw, known as Lawrence of Arabia, pioneered these fast manoeuvrable craft for British military use. Shaw undertook the testing of the HSL prototype.
After the war, the saved MGB 81 was disposed of by the Royal Navy. In late 1945, it was sold to a private owner, achieving notoriety for being 'arrested' as part of a smuggling operation in 1958, and was then sold for scrap.
Later, it became an accommodation barge for a sailing school and spent some years as a houseboat before restoration in 1988.
During a two-month period, the HSL 102 is recorded as saving 38 men from the North Sea, including the crews of two German bombers.
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P&O Azura cruise DRONE chase / Norway / Stavanger 4.7.2017.
P&O Azura cruise DRONE chase / Norway 4.7.2017. approaching Stavanger/NORWAY
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Year built 2010 / Age : 7
Flag state Bermuda
Builder Fincantieri (Monfalcone, Italy)
Class Grand
Building cost USD 680 million
Owner Carnival Corporation & PLC
Operator P&O Cruises UK
Speed 24 kn / 44 kph / 28 mph
Length (LOA) 289 m / 948 ft
Beam (width) 48 m / 157 ft
Gross Tonnage 115055 gt
Passengers 3096 - 3737
Crew 1226
Passengers-to-space ratio 31
Decks 18
Cabins 1557
Decks with cabins 9
Last Refurbishment 2015
Christened by Darcey Bussell
History - construction & ownership
P&O Cruises is based at Carnival House in Southampton, UK, operated by Carnival UK and owned by Carnival Corp. & plc. This British-American cruise line was originally a constituent of Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company. P and O Cruises is the world's oldest cruise line, having operated the first passenger ships in early 19th century. It is sister company of P&O Cruises Australia. P and O Cruises was de-merged from P&O group in 2000, and became a subsidiary of P&O Princess Cruises, which in 2003 merged with Carnival Corp. to form Carnival Corp. & plc. PO Cruises currently operates eight ships with a total guest capacity of 14,970 and 5% market share of worldwide cruise lines. Its most recent ship, mv Britannia, joined the fleet in March 2015.
The 115,055-ton, 3,100-passenger cruise ship Azura is the second vessel of this size for P&O Cruises (the first was sister ship Ventura, which was released in 2008). The design of the ship is orientated to the traditional passengers of the fleet. Azura was the first in fleet to introduce an open air cinema and 18 single staterooms. The wide cinema screen called SeaScreen is placed in front of the funnel.
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Cabin grades number: 35
Total number of cabins: 1557 (of which 28 Suite, 882 Balcony, 440 Inside rooms, 18 single occupancy cabins)
Dining Rooms: Meridian Restaurant, Oriental Restaurant, Peninsular Restaurant
Restaurants and food bars: Verona Food Court (buffet & Italian Trattoria), Seventeen (specialty), Sindhu (Indian, by A. Kochhar), Glass House (wine bar & specialty, by Olly Smith), Poolside Grill & Pizza.
Lounges & Bars: Playhouse (theater), Malabar (& piano), Java Coffee (patisserie), Manhattan (NYC-themed nightclub), Casino, Breakers Bar (sports), Blue Bar (wine), Terrace Bar, Planet Bar (observation), Brodie’s Pub, Karmala Room (meeting room, enrichment), Ivory Suite (chapel).
Amenities: Complimentary 24-hour Room-Service, Internet/WiFi access, supervised kids programme, laundry/self-serve laundromats.
Entertainment - Retreat (adults-only area), Oasis Spa & Fitness, 4 swimming pools with poolside bars (Terrace /adults-only, Aqua, Coral, Oasis), 6 jacuzzis, SeaScreen (outdoor cinema), duty-free shops, combined sports court, four Golf Net cages, deck games, teens/kids venues (Game On /arcade, Apartment 16, Beach Hut, Frontiers, The Hub, Sea Bed).
ms Azura P&O cruise ship is one of the line's largest vessels, and one of the largest cruise ships on the UK market, along with the fleetmates Ventura and the P&O's newest ship Britannia. Azura is in the Grand-class (with only one sister - Ventura). The ship's godmother is Darcey Bussell, a ballet dancer. Azura's Inaugural Cruise (maiden voyage) started on March 31, 2010 from the shipyard Monfalcone (Italy) to Southampton England.
MS Azura was designed to appeal more to the line's mostly British passengers. The vessel offers a huge selection of balcony staterooms (almost 900 of them, divided into 10 different categories). The ship also features 18 single occupancy cabins, spa cabins (with direct access to the Spa complex), huge-size Atrium with a dance floor in it, open-air theater (large movie screen in front of her funnel), a total of 11 dining places.
Azura ship during winter offers Caribbean cruises from Bridgetown Barbados, also operated with fly cruise deals from UK (Southampton, England). P&O UK's flight and cruise deals to Caribbean are additionally inclusive of discounted airfare to and from Barbados.
Princess Cruises Ship SEA PRINCESS makes a very rare visit to Southampton 25/07/18
The Princess Cruises Ship 'Sea Princess' arrived early this morning 25th July 2018 into Southampton's Ocean Cruise Terminal for an estimated arrival time of 07:00am, she has called here as a one way 55 day Cruise from Auckland New Zealand to Southampton, this is a very special visit for this cruise ship to appear here and is an extremely rare sight to see.
Her last port call before Southampton was Lisbon in Portugal and she is due to sail out of Southampton again later tonight at 11:00pm for a 58 Night World Cruise heading South to Brisbane Australia via different ports such as Cork in Ireland, Reykjavik Iceland, Quebec Canada, New York, Miami Florida, Costa Rica, Lima Peru, Easter Island Chile, Tahiti, Auckland New Zealand, Sydney Australia & finally to arrive in Brisbane Australia on the 22 Sept she is normally based in Australia.
Speed boat fun
London bound
MTB102 shows off her speed.
Motor Torpedo Boat, launched in 1937, shows it still has its pace in 2016, seeing off two Royal Navy patrol boats in a show of speed in the North Sea.