The small German cruise ship Europa was visiting Cowes today. In scenes reminiscent of the past, when some foreign liners (e.g. Hapag's Vaterland, French Line's Normandie, etc) would anchor at Cowes rather than navigate up to Southampton, the Hapag Lloyd ships always call at Cowes rather than Southampton or Portsmouth - I don't know whether the passengers do visit Cowes, which is a lovely town to spend half a day in, or whether they go down to Portsmouth or up to Southampton itself. Europa was actually anchored slightly to the east of East Cowes although not as far out as Alpha.
It's interesting that Hapag Lloyd cruise ship visits always coincide with bad weather - coincidence or just our crap climate?!
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| Europa anchored at Cowes (East Cowes) |
The car carrier Florida Highway was on her way out of Southampton
