Cunard’s Queen Victoria Crew Get Jurassic Cruise
Cunard’s Queen Victoria treated just her crew to a Dorset Jurassic coast cruise.
Queen Victoria passes two TUI cruise ships.
With the Covid-19 lockdown for cruise ships still in place in the UK the giant trans-Atlantic liner had to make do with just a very brief channel cruise. Allowing her crew at least an alternative vista for a few hours. As the ship has been in the bay for several months on and off.
Repositioning from a brief stop anchored within Portland Port. The just over 90,000 gross tonnage passenger ship travelled just a few miles to anchor yet again a two miles off Lulworth Cove.
Queen Victoria Joins Seven Other Cruise Ships
Joining seven other ships from a host of other cruise lines.
Queen Victoria passing two P&O cruise ships Britannia and Aurora.
Her sister ship, the Queen Elizabeth being one of them. Aurora and Britannia from the P&O line. Jewel of The Seas from Royal Caribbean. Plus, three ships from TUI, the Marella Explorer, Marella Explorer 2 and Marella Discovery.
Queen Victoria behind Jewel of the Seas.
The comings and goings in Weymouth Bay have generated an excellent trade with some of the commercial boat owners who have been ferrying tourists out the admire the many cruise ships dotted around the bay.
Queen Victoria joining the other ships.
Having over 12 decks for passengers the ship when full can carry just over 2,000 passengers. However, once clearance is given by UK and other governments it’s unlikely in the short-term that she will carry anywhere near that number. Until a workable vaccine to fight Coronavirus has been found.
Boat trip out to see the ship in Weymouth Bay.
Owned, by the Carnival Corporation. The ship is operated under the Cunard brand name. Yet another member of the Cunard club is the Queen Mary 2. And, a few weeks ago she too was in the bay. Making it a trio treat for the tourists heading out to look at the ships from close-up.
Queen Victoria with behind Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth.
Ship spotters should note that the Queen Victoria and the Queen Elizabeth can be picked out from the Queen Mary 2 as she has angled decks sloping down to her stern. Where the first two have a more vertical profile at the stern.
