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Caught on the Beetham Tower West (http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/showthread.php?p=14254#post14254) Web Cam :)
About 1,000 US citizens were being given a mayoral welcome when their cruise ship berthed in Liverpool.
They are passengers on the 68,000-tonne Crystal Serenity, a five-star liner arriving at the docks on Saturday. continues (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/5180616.stm)....
Get onto this, they (the ship) have their own Web Cam!!
http://webcam.crystalcruises.com/cybridge.jpg
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(c)Doug Roberts
Paul D
07-15-2006, 07:06 PM
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/8281/crystalys8.jpg
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/7081/crystal1jo8.jpg
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/2748/crysal2yi8.jpg
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/4616/crystal3wy0.jpg
Here's my pictures from my second Mersey Ferry trip in a week but this time I was basking in the sun.:Colorz_Grey_PDT_16:
A.D.Williams
07-15-2006, 07:14 PM
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Good grief! Button up your shirt young man!
:Colorz_Grey_PDT_24:
A.D.Williams
07-15-2006, 07:15 PM
Fine pictures, Paul. She sails at 9 tonight I believe.
Pictures are superb Paul, thanks for sharing :PDT_Aliboronz_24:. Wish I was there. So when the Cruse Lines facility is built, these types of liners will be able to stop much nearer?
Terry
07-15-2006, 09:56 PM
Looks like thats the ONLY thing that will be sailing on that picture,lol sorry folks couldn't resist that,lol.:Colorz_Grey_PDT_16: Ship ahoy!.
What was it doing at the docks?
A.D.Williams
07-15-2006, 10:00 PM
What was it doing at the docks?
It's on a tour of Britain, Max.
Terry
07-15-2006, 10:07 PM
The Langs have certainly been in the news today,what with that luxury cruise liner docking & the wonderful news about Parr Street one could be forgiven for saying its been a good end to a Lang day!.
Sorry everyone but if i didnt say it someone else would have!.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
Taxi for Terry :celb (23):....................
MORE than 1,000 wealthy Americans were given a civic welcome as their five-star cruise liner docked in Liverpool this weekend.
The Crystal Serenity's arrival in the Mersey provided a glimpse of the impact of plans for a cruise liner platform at the Pier Head.
The ship towered above other vessels in the river as it berthed at 7am on Saturday.
The captain of the liner was presented with a replica cake of his ship by Liverpool's Lord Mayor Councillor Joan Lang.
Passengers were given complimentary postcards of Liverpool as they disembarked, which the Liverpool Culture Company then posted back to friends and family in the US.
Many took organised tours of the city, from around 8.45am.
The Beatles Story was among the attractions were also high on the agenda.
After presenting the five-foot long cake, Lord Mayor Cllr Lang said she hoped to see more large liners heading to the Mersey.
She said: "With more than 1,000 passengers and hundreds of crew members visiting Liverpool, we wanted to give them the best possible welcome, and I was delighted to be invited.
"The captain told me how much he and his passengers had been looking forward to visiting Liverpool.
"The Crystal Serenity is a beautiful ship, it looked spectacular, and it was a taste of what we can expect when the cruise liner platform is built.
"It is great to see large vessels like this heading back into the Mersey. We hope that everyone remembers their short stay in Liverpool and returns with their family and friends."
Passengers were ferried to shore at the Pier Head, from where shuttle buses for passengers and crew ran to the Albert Dock and the city centre throughout the day.
The Culture Company's 08 volunteers, who have been training to become cruise hosts, greeted passengers as they disembarked.
Angie Redhead, Culture Company cruise manager, said: "The Crystal Serenity is a five-star ship and we are going out of our way to provide all passengers and crew with a five-star service.
"Everyone who got off the ship was met by 08 volunteers who will be on hand all day to provide information and advice and will greet the visitors when they return from their trips."
The liner left Liverpool at 9pm on Saturday night.
Source (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=17396674%26method=full%26siteid=50061% 26headline=city%2ds%2dfuture%2dis%2dcrystal%2dclea r%2d-name_page.html)...