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Independence of the Seas Cruise

Royal Caribbean International (RCI)

Page 4: Tenerife  -  Wednesday 30th March 2011


Ship Name: Independence of the Seas  -  Ship Type: Passenger  -  Year Built: 2008  -  Length x Breadth: 339m x 38m
Dead Weight: 10600 t  -  Flag: Bahamas  -  Call Sign: C6WW4  -  IMO: 9349681  -  MMSI: 309374000



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This page is one of a series showing mainly shipping and other transport images from an 11 night cruise on Independence of the Seas in March 2011 to Vigo, Lisbon and the Atlantic Isles. We travelled in balcony cabin 7548, Deck 7 on the port side, adjacent to the forward end of the Royal Promenade. This page covers the visit to Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands.




 

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Independence of the Seas Cruise

Royal Caribbean International (RCI)

Page 4: Tenerife  -  Wednesday 30th March 2011

Ship Name: Independence of the Seas  -  Ship Type: Passenger  -  Year Built: 2008  -  Length x Breadth: 339 m X 38 m
Dead Weight: 10600 t  -  Flag: Bahamas  -  Call Sign: C6WW4  -  IMO: 9349681  -  MMSI: 309374000


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Our third port was to Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands. We were this last cruise ship to arrive that morning and MSC Fantasia, Costa Fortuna, Insignia and Prinsendam were already berthed.

We walked into the town and caught the new tramway (although they call it a metro) to the terminus at La Trinidad. the system has two routes. Route 1 is the main route of 21 stops that runs from the sea front at Intercambiador (by the main bus station), through the city centre and up the valley to La Trinidad in San Cristobel de La Laguna. Route 2 runs across Route 1 is a short route of 6 stops between Tincer and La Cuesta. It shares two stops El Cardonal and Hospital Universitario with Route 1. services are run by a fleet of Alstom Citadis trams and the whole system has a similar feel to that of Nice. La Trinidad was not the most salubrious part of a mainly very prosperous city, so we headed back down to Museo de la Ciencia where, as the name states, there is a science museum. After a brief visit we continued to Hospital Universitario from where we visited both branches to La Cuesta and Tincer, before heading back into the city.

I spent the afternoon on the ship photographing the ARMAS and Fred.Olsen ferries and the departures of all the other cruise ships before our own departure.




tranvia - metrotenerife


More images of metrotenerife


Tram 110 of metrotenerife on route 1 to La Trinidad at Fundacion
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th March 2011
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Tram 116 of metrotenerife on route 1 to La Trinidad at Fundacion
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th March 2011
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Tram 101 of metrotenerife on route 1 at La Trinidad
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th March 2011
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Trams 115 and 105 of metrotenerife on route 1 at Intercambiador
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th March 2011
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Tram 116 of metrotenerife on route 1 to La Trinidad at Fundacion
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th March 2011
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Tram 116 of metrotenerife on route 1 to Intercambiador at Fundacion
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th March 2011
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ARMAS Ferries

Volcan de Tauce (1995)

ARMAS ferry Volcan de Tauce at Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th March 2011
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ARMAS ferry Volcan de Tauce leaving Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th March 2011
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Volcan de Timanfaya (2005)

ARMAS ferry Volcan de Timanfaya at Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th March 2011
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Volcan de Tijarafe (2008)

ARMAS ferry Volcan de Tijarafe  passing Volcan de Timanfaya whilst leaving Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th March 2011
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ARMAS ferry Volcan de Tijarafe  leaving Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th March 2011
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Volcan del Teide (2011)

Volcan del Teide is a 2011 addition to the ARMAS fleet. Sister Volcan de Tinamar is under construction at Vigo


ARMAS ferry Volcan del Teide  arriving at Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th March 2011
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ARMAS ferry Volcan del Teide  arriving at Santa Cruz de Tenerife as Costa Fortuna leaves
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th March 2011
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ARMAS ferry Volcan del Teide  arriving at Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th March 2011
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Fred.Olsen Ferries

Bencomo Express

Fred.Olsen fast ferry Bencomo Express  at Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th March 2011
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Bentago Express

Fred.Olsen fast ferry Bentago Express  at Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th March 2011
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Cruise Ships

Independence of the Seas

 Independence of the Seas at Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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MSC Fantasia
MSC Fantasia at Tenerife
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MSC Fantasia leaving Tenerife
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Costa Fortuna

Costa Fortuna leaving Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th March 2011
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Insignia

Insignia (Oceana Cruises) is to be chartered to HAPAG-Lloyd in 2012 as the Columbus 2.

Insignia at Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th March 2011
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Prinsendam

More images of Prinsendam

Prinsendam at Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th March 2011
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Other Shipping

La Palma

For more information see:-  www.correillolapalma.com


La Palma - historic islands steamer under restoration as a working museum ship
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th March 2011
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Other Independence of the Seas Cruise Pages:- Southampton - sea day 1 - Vigo - Lisbon - sea day 2 - Tenerife -  Gran Canaria -  Madeira - sea day 3 - La Coruña - sea day 4 - Southampton












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