Rare Solent Richard Posted April 30 #1 Share Posted April 30 This post was recognized by LauraS! "Thank you for generously sharing your time at sea with everyone at Cruise Critic! See your post featured on our: Click: Cruise Reports page. When you return, please consider submitting it to the site for publication as well: Click: Write a Review" Solent Richard was awarded the badge '"Live from...."' A weather check across the Sooent from our balcony lifter our hearts for a good day….. …so lunchtime finds us meeting up with old friends at Southampton’s Harbour Hotel’s 6th floor HarBar waiting for our Sunseeker taxi service…. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted April 30 Author #2 Share Posted April 30 Cunard have the goody bags…. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted April 30 Author #3 Share Posted April 30 (edited) @Bell Boy and myself are on the Champagne before the lines are cast… Edited April 30 by Solent Richard 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted April 30 Author #4 Share Posted April 30 Just parked up in Cowes for tea before heading to Bembridge for our first sight 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchanan101 Posted April 30 #5 Share Posted April 30 5 hours ago, exlondoner said: Surely some of that is easily verifiable? Either QV is or is not longer than Arcadia? QV - 293m, Arcadia - 285m. the length of a bowsprit. If cruise ships had bowsprits 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchanan101 Posted April 30 #6 Share Posted April 30 4 minutes ago, buchanan101 said: QV - 293m, Arcadia - 285m. the length of a bowsprit. If cruise ships had bowsprits And QA - 323m, Nieuw Statendam - 297m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted April 30 #7 Share Posted April 30 3 minutes ago, buchanan101 said: And QA - 323m, Nieuw Statendam - 297m. Hmm. I didn’t realise that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchanan101 Posted April 30 #8 Share Posted April 30 Just now, exlondoner said: Hmm. I didn’t realise that. Sister ships supposedly, but QA is longer than the 3 Holland America ones (and will probably look better for it). More passengers obviously - 2996 v 2666 nominal (or 3353 v 3214) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare D&N Posted April 30 #9 Share Posted April 30 Is that Bellarina? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Puss Posted April 30 #10 Share Posted April 30 4 hours ago, Solent Richard said: A weather check across the Sooent from our balcony lifter our hearts for a good day….. …so lunchtime finds us meeting up with old friends at Southampton’s Harbour Hotel’s 6th floor HarBar waiting for our Sunseeker taxi service…. Wonderful hotel with a great view!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted April 30 Author #11 Share Posted April 30 Just parked up in Cowes for tea before heading to Bembridge for our first sight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted April 30 Author #12 Share Posted April 30 Here she is…. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare Solent Richard Posted April 30 Author #16 Share Posted April 30 Spot the police escort… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poole Boy Posted April 30 #17 Share Posted April 30 7 minutes ago, Solent Richard said: Well from the outside, she looks like a Cunard ship 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted April 30 #18 Share Posted April 30 Just now, Poole Boy said: Well from the outside, she looks like a Cunard ship It’s amazing how that black hull improves the look of a ship. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted April 30 Author #19 Share Posted April 30 Fire boat welcome… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted April 30 Author #20 Share Posted April 30 passing Calshot…. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted April 30 Author #21 Share Posted April 30 And a meeting with Ventura… 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted May 1 Author #22 Share Posted May 1 14 hours ago, D&N said: Is that Bellarina? Good morning @D&N. Yes it was. Here's @Bell Boy posing with my wife before boarding 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted May 1 Author #23 Share Posted May 1 In case anyone was wondering what was in those Cunard 'Goody' Bags..... ....there were some nice pieces of memorabilia... including a Cunard Champagne stopper and the Queen Anne Commemorative Coin. Plus the real bonus, a new Cunard pen attached to the note book.😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted May 1 Author #24 Share Posted May 1 14 hours ago, Cruise Puss said: Wonderful hotel with a great view!! Certainly is. We've had many a Cunard pre or post cruise get together there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted May 1 #25 Share Posted May 1 I assume the experience has even more enhanced your hopeful anticipation of the maiden voyage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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