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Aurora Cruise 2006
 
Pearls of the Adriatic R612 - August 2006
Page 1: Southampton-Gibraltar
 
 
This one of a series of pages showing images from an Aurora cruise to the Adriatic taken in August 2006, with the emphasis on the shipping and other transport encountered. The Cruise Itinerary is shown below.
 
 
Itinerary:-
Fri 04 August 2006 Southampton - Depart: 6.00pm
Sat 05 August 2006 - At Sea
Sun 06 August 2006 - At Sea
Mon 07 August 2006 Gibraltar - Gibraltar: 8.00am-1.00pm
Tue 08 August 2006 - At Sea
Wed 09 August 2006 Messina - Sicily: 12.30pm-6.00pm
Thu 10 August 2006 Corfu - Greece: 8.00am-6.00pm
Fri 11 August 2006 Korcula - Dalmatia: 8.00am-6.00pm
Sat 12 August 2006 Venice - Italy: 8.00am-5.30pm
Sun 13 August 2006 Dubrovnik - Dalmatia: 9.00am-5.30pm
Mon 14 August 2006 Katakolon - Greece: 8.30am-6.00pm
Tue 15 August 2006 - At Sea
Wed 16 August 2006 Palma - Majorca: 1.00pm-11.00pm
Thu 17 August 2006 - At Sea
Fri 18 August 2006 - At Sea
Sat 19 August 2006 - At Sea
Sun 20 August 2006 Southampton - Arrive 7.00am
 
 
 
Other Aurora Pages:-
Aurora 2000 Page 1 - Postcards
Aurora 2000 Page 2 - Photographs - Aurora's arrival at Southampton from the builders
Aurora 2000 Page 3 - Photographs - Aurora's exterior and open decks
Aurora 2000 Page 4 - Photographs - Aurora's interiors
Aurora 2000 Page 5 - The Third Maiden Voyage - Aurora's first completed cruise
Aurora Cruise 2006 - Part 1
Aurora Cruise 2006 - Part 2
Aurora Cruise 2006 - Part 3
 
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Pearls of the Adriatic R612
 
Page 1: Southampton-Gibraltar
 
Southampton
Fri 04 August 2006: Southampton - Depart: 6.00pm
 
 
Aurora left Southampton at 17:00hrs, followed out by the Artemis.
 
 
Artemis and Aurora (left) at the Eastern Docks
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Artemis at the City Cruise Terminal, Eastern Docks
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Aurora at the Mayflower Cruise Terminal, Eastern Docks
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Refuelling tanker Whitchallenger and Aurora at the Eastern Docks
The harbour launch is Wilventure II
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Car carrier Maersk Willow at the Eastern Docks
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Wightlink (ex?) catamaran at Southampton with names painted out
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Ocean Scene on a harbour tour
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Ocean Scene on a harbour tour
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Southampton Royal Pier
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Remains of Southampton Royal Pier
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Remains of Southampton Royal Pier
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Tallinn-registered Vudi at the Eastern Docks
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Artemis at the City Cruise Terminal, Eastern Docks
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Artemis at the City Cruise Terminal, Eastern Docks
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Artemis at the City Cruise Terminal, Eastern Docks
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Artemis at the City Cruise Terminal, Eastern Docks
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Great Expectations leaving Southampton Town Quay for Hythe
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Steamship Shieldhall at Southampton
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Hartland Point and Eddystone at Marchwood Military Port
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Hartland Point and Eddystone at Marchwood Military Port
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Red Falcon in Southampton Water
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Red Jet 3 in Southampton Water
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Passing Calshot Spit
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Red Jet 3 crossing the Solent
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Solent Cat off Cowes, Isle of Wight
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Jenny M off Cowes, Isle of Wight
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At Sea
Sat 05 August 2006
 
Saturday was spent crossing the Bay of Biscay at around 21.5 knots. Many freighters were overtaken.
 
 
Cecilia in the Bay of Biscay
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Opor Porto in the Bay of Biscay
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Mostly it was just blue sea and sky
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At Sea
Sun 06 August 2006
 
Sunday was spent cruising off the coast of Portugal, with speed now reduced to 19 knots.
 
 
Northern Fortune off Portugal
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Gibraltar
Mon 07 August 2006 - Gibraltar: 8.00am-1.00pm
 
 
Aurora at the Gibraltar cruise terminal
The grey Levantine cloud often forms over the Rock when easterly winds blow
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Aurora at the Gibraltar cruise terminal
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The port of Gibraltar from the cable car
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The port of Gibraltar from the cable car
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The port of Gibraltar from the cable car
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The cable cars
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Barbary 'Apes'
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Military tunnels under the Rock
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Military tunnels under the Rock
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Military tunnels under the Rock
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The 100 ton gun
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The 100 ton gun
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Excursion boat Estrella, which has been out of use in Gibraltar for many years. Estrella was built as Hein Godenwind for the Hamburg-based HADAG in 1960. In 1969 she sailed between Copenhagen and Malmo as the Kobenhavn for Centrumlinjen (still 50% owned by HADAG).
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Gibraltar Port Authority launch escorting Aurora from berth
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A flight of RAF Tornado jets had been based at Gibraltar since the start of the problems in Lebanon.
They ran training missions throughout the day.
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The Rock of Gibraltar as we departed for Messina
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The Rock of Gibraltar as we departed for Messina
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Boughaz (1988- )
 
Boughaz was built as the Viking 5, the sixth and last of the Meyer-built Papenburg sisters. She was delivered to Viking Line partner Sally in 1974, for the Stockholm-Helsinki route. From 1981-83 Viking 5 was used by Sally UK on their Ramsgate-Dunkerque route as The Viking, then from 1983-84 as the Sally Express of Vaasanlaivat/Vasabåtarna. In 1984 she was sold to Fred Olsen, and served as the Bolette until 1988, when she became the Boughaz of COMARIT, a Fred Olsen subsidiary.
 
 
COMARIT ferry Boughaz arriving at Algeciras.
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COMARIT ferry Boughaz arriving at Algeciras, with an Acciona fast ferry leaving.
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COMARIT ferry Boughaz leaving Algeciras.
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Acciona fast ferry Alboran arriving at Algeciras, with other COMARIT and COMANAV ferries in port.
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Limadet ferry Ibn Batouta (ex-Sealink) arriving at Algeciras.
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Limadet ferry Ibn Batouta (ex-Sealink) arriving at Algeciras.
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Limadet ferry Ibn Batouta (ex-Sealink) arriving at Algeciras.
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At Sea
Tue 08 August 2006
 
Tuesday was spent cruising off the coast of Africa between Gibraltar and Sicily, at speeds up to 24 knots.
 
 
Container ship CMA CGN Elbe.
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