PORTSMOUTH/GOSPORT A UNIQUE MINI-CRUISE

This is without a doubt one of the most beautiful mini-cruises in the world, where else can you almost touch the two margins of the water, seeing historic ships, witness a world of shipping, navy ships, cruise ferries, sailing craft and the occasional cruise ship, not to mention the beauty of Portsmouth or Gosport from the solent it only takes 4 minutes, but it´s worth every penny, photos taken on the 7th July

PORTSMOUTH, THE WATERFRONT CITY AGAIN

Earlier in the month I took the night crossing with LD LINES from Portsmouth, I head a few hours to wonder around this magical place and decided that I have enough material to do a blog about the waterfront city, it will come soon

"MEDUSA" AT HASLAR MARINA

I did a post about the preservation of the "MEDUSA", here she is looking beautiful at the Haslar Marina in Gosport, 7th July 2011

BRITTANY FERRIES CRUISE FERRIES AT PORTSMOUTH LAST WEEK

Seen her in all their splendour are the cruise ferries MONT ST MICHEL, BRETAGNE and NORMANDIE from BF, photos taken 7th July 2011

HMS ILLUSTRIOUS ARRIVING AT HER HOME PORT

7th of July I was back at Portsmouth to travel to France, it was again amazing this is an incredible place for shipping, the HMS ILLUSTRIOUS was back at her home port and as usual the crowds were there to greet her, the photos were taken from Gosport

"SD SALMOOR" AT PORTSMOUTH

The "SD SALMOOR" is a salvage and mooring vessel, she was built in 1985, ships tasks include laying and maintenance of underwater targets, navigation marks and mooring, photos taken at Portsmouth end of June

BBC News - Ice patrol ship, HMS Protector joins the navy fleet

BBC News - Ice patrol ship, HMS Protector joins the navy fleet Photos of the ship at Portsmouth 23rd June

DLSRT A UNIQUE REMARKABLE PROJECT

Truly remarkable the work of this organization, please click image above to find out, 24th June 2011

PRAISE FOR THE RESTORATION OF HMS "MEDUSA"

Please click image to learn about the restoration of this old vessel, Southampton 24th June 2011

CALSHOT ACTIVITIES CENTRE

The Calshot Activities Centre is one of the largest Outdoor Adventure Centres in the UK, historic hangars accommodate a climbing complex, a dry ski slope and an indoor velodrome, for all information of the activities taking place at the Centre please visit www.3.hants.gov.uk/calshot

photos taken 24th June 2011

"CALSHOT SPIT" PRESERVED AT SOUTHAMPTON

Please click image for an update on the preserved CALSHOT SPIT, photo 24th June 2011

CALSHOT CASTLE

Calshot is of course a place full of history, not just a fantastic local for ship spotting, the Castle was built by Henry VIII in 1540 to guard the entrance for Southampton water, today the castle is owned by English Heritage, photo taken on the 24th June 2011

BRITTANY FERRIES "BRETAGNE" LOOKING LIKE A CRUISE SHIP

the BRETAGNE seen here from the NORMAN SPIRIT on the 23rd June looks like a cruise ship, these ships are no longer commonly ferries, the word ferry means a way of transport to the same destination time after time, the QUEEN MARY 2 when doing the transatlantic to New York is also a ferry, but BRITTANY FERRIES has already a reputation for quality of service, they are proper cruise passenger ships, the level of service is similar to cruise ships, and they are looked after like cruise ships, Ok the majority of the cabins are smaller but if you upgrade you will be surprised, I challenge BRITTANY FERRIES to reduce the size of the company´s logo both on the funnel and hull and the resemblance will be even greater

CRUISE SHIP BALMORAL OFF CALSHOT

Photo taken on the 24th June 2011 of the FRED OLSEN cruise ship "BALMORAL", she is off Calshot, for further pics of this vessel please visit my CRUISE SHIPS AND LINERS BLOG

HISTORIC "CALSHOT" AT SOUTHAMPTON

The CALSHOT is an historic ship built in 1929, she is still preserved today, click images to find out about the vessel`s history, photos 24th June