Britannia arriving Southampton on Friday

[Avalon]

No, not the old Royal Yacht, P&O's new giant cruise ship. Being escorted in by 3 fire tugs squirting their squirty things and "a flotilla of small craft". Anyone going? More details on Notice to Mariners from Southampton VTS.

 

[septiclecky]

Don't bother it's a hideous monstrosity with a union flag painted on the bow and blue funnels

 

[Elessar]

No, not the old Royal Yacht, P&O's new giant cruise ship. Being escorted in by 3 fire tugs squirting their squirty things and "a flotilla of small craft". Anyone going? More details on Notice to Mariners from Southampton VTS.

yep i'm going to be generally misbehaving with a gang of friends tomorrow

 

[mjf]

Lunch on Sunday

 

[Jurgen]

yep i'm going to be generally misbehaving with a gang of friends tomorrow

If it's during the day Alison is on the boat, sadly I'm not ��

 

[Barleycorn]

Don't bother it's a hideous monstrosity with a union flag painted on the bow and blue funnels

Surprised the paint sticks! Why can't our stupid government milk the EU for subsidies so we could actually be proud of a ship built here rather than letting Italy get all the benifits?

 

[burgundyben]

yep i'm going to be generally misbehaving with a gang of friends tomorrow

Came to work by boat, PT moored about 100ft from you. I'm leaving about 1300, will be in a rush as I have a dentist appt back in Hamble, might see you.

 

[SpottyDog5]

Yep, passed it this morning, nothing special just the usual floating block of flats disquised as gods waiting room.

 

[epervier]

Yep, passed it this morning, nothing special just the usual floating block of flats disquised as gods waiting room.

Roy, you've just given me a thought, the cost of a funeral is about 3-4 k if I know that I am coming near the end I could book a bargain cruise at lastminute.com a fortnights good living and stuffing m'face and croak it sometime during the cruise would they shoot me over the wall from under the flag inclusive of the cruise price?

 

[Nigelpickin]

Roy, you've just given me a thought, the cost of a funeral is about 3-4 k if I know that I am coming near the end I could book a bargain cruise at lastminute.com a fortnights good living and stuffing m'face and croak it sometime during the cruise would they shoot me over the wall from under the flag inclusive of the cruise price?

Reminds me of a couple of ash scatterings we did in the Solent with the Snort mast up!

 

[SpottyDog5]

Roy, you've just given me a thought, the cost of a funeral is about 3-4 k if I know that I am coming near the end I could book a bargain cruise at lastminute.com a fortnights good living and stuffing m'face and croak it sometime during the cruise would they shoot me over the wall from under the flag inclusive of the cruise price?

Pete, sounds like as great plan, just need need to smuggle a couple of hookers on board as well, to be sure you get the final "helping hand"

 

[epervier]

David,sounds like a great plan, just need need to smuggle a couple of hookers on board as well, to be sure you get the final "helping hand"

fixed that for you Roy,

you can call me anything you like, but not late for tea

 

[SpottyDog5]

fixed that for you Roy,

you can call me anything you like, but not late for tea

Bless you, I don't know why I always thought you were Pete, sorry bud don't tell your name..... Pike.

 

[MILLIE BOO TOO]

Entering the Solent


Slightly bigger than the Spinnaker

 

[KINGFISHER 9]

Not pretty is it?

 

[MILLIE BOO TOO]

Not pretty is it?

A rather large modern day Sealine, probably very nice on the inside though

 

[Avalon]

She is dead ugly in my view - berthed just across from us in Town Quay. And they painted the funnels the wrong colour too. Inside should be better though, will be seeing it on Wednesday.

 

[vas]

is that thing bigger than Costa Concordia ?

I'm asking as I saw the sistership of that in Volos (Costa whatever...) during the summer and was really shocked at the size. Was bigger than QE2 (which was also around this summer)

cheers

V.

 

[Wavey]

Concordia capacity was 3,780 passengers. Britannia is 3,600.

Looks like what it is. A floating Butlins

Not for me thanks.