Rare Solent Richard Posted March 26, 2020 #1 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Queen Victoria arriving back at Southampton as seen from our balcony 12 minutes ago, nose to nose with RRA Mounts Bay.... ...and passing Cowes... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted March 26, 2020 Author #2 Share Posted March 26, 2020 They're obviously not too keen on getting in, even the Red Funnel ferry is overtaking them... ***** 😈 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austcruiser84 Posted March 26, 2020 #3 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Very sad. Mournful return, eerie almost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog747 Posted March 26, 2020 #4 Share Posted March 26, 2020 I read she is to go to Portland Dorset to anchor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poole Boy Posted March 26, 2020 #5 Share Posted March 26, 2020 In Southampton until at least March 28th when the last passengers will disembark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuker Posted March 27, 2020 #6 Share Posted March 27, 2020 13 hours ago, Solent Richard said: They're obviously not too keen on getting in, even the Red Funnel ferry is overtaking them... ***** 😈 13 hours ago, Solent Richard said: They're obviously not too keen on getting in, even the Red Funnel ferry is overtaking them... ***** 😈 Nice, if sombre, pictures, Solent Richard. With the help of Google Maps and some orientation, I'd say you were in or near Lee-on-Solent when you popped these photographs? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted March 27, 2020 Author #7 Share Posted March 27, 2020 6 hours ago, Canuker said: Nice, if sombre, pictures, Solent Richard. With the help of Google Maps and some orientation, I'd say you were in or near Lee-on-Solent when you popped these photographs? Good morning Canuker. Spot on. Right on the waterfront. I even flew to Cunard House Flag to welcome all my friends onboard home... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longton Posted March 27, 2020 #8 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Great pictures, Richard, thanks. And what a lovely day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted March 27, 2020 Author #9 Share Posted March 27, 2020 A quote from one of my fb groups..."Are we making history at dinner time in Britannia Restaurant tonight"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggiemou Posted March 27, 2020 #10 Share Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) I also was around at the time of Queen Victoria’s arrival back into the Solent waters. I was waving to passengers onboard from my vantage point on the ISLE OF WIGHT. Good to see her arriving mid morning makes a change and a chance to get some photos. Edited March 27, 2020 by maggiemou Add photos. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted March 28, 2020 Author #11 Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) 22 hours ago, maggiemou said: I also was around at the time of Queen Victoria’s arrival back into the Solent waters. I was waving to passengers onboard from my vantage point on the ISLE OF WIGHT. Good to see her arriving mid morning makes a change and a chance to get some photos. Well done MaggieMou. Together we had her covered - especially with so many of our good friends onboard. Edited March 28, 2020 by Solent Richard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuker Posted March 28, 2020 #12 Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) Astonishing! Solent Richard and maggiemou: here are each of the first two pictures in the series you have both published above. Look carefully and you will see that you are both taking pictures of each other, and at almost exactly the same moment in time. Maggiemou, you were in or near East Cowes (I think?), with your camera aimed across the Solent (Spithead?) towards Lee-on-Solent. And Solent Richard, you were the exact opposite. And the positioning of the same two vessels in each picture mean that you must have taken these pictures easily within about a minute of each other. Astonishing! Take a look: Edited March 28, 2020 by Canuker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare carlmm Posted March 29, 2020 #13 Share Posted March 29, 2020 No I know how it looked from the outside - thank you for posting. Being on board, it was a strange and different return than from any “normal” cruise. Yet, the sun and the blue sky helped to make it rather comforting. The green nature, the sandy beaches and the bright houses were a welcomed change from the grey of the North Atlantic. From this point on it was all about “last”. Last show, last dinner, lunch, tea, breakfast, drinks, …. – last not only for our cruise but for the unforeseeable future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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