Is the Ferry going to use it too or is it separate?
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Is the Ferry going to use it too or is it separate?
The ferry is going to get its own landing stange, Kev.
That's what I thought. The BBC Liverpool site have got it ferry wrong then: Liner docks at new ferry terminal
That article is wrong on so many levels!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kev
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Anybody know what time this leaves tonight?
Tomorrow, a second vessel, the Deutschland, owned by German cruise company Peter Dellimann, will arrive at 6am at the landing stage for a two-day visit as part of a European tour.:)
5:30pm.Quote:
Originally Posted by A.D.W
Thanks, Paul.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul D
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Some I took toay:
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Very nice indeed, AK1. Those 'dolphins' could do with a wash though!!
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Excellent views, gutted I missed the occasion.
One of mine from just before she set sail, taken with my phone.
Again, excellent Ged. It looks hooj!
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Originally Posted by Ged
More! More!
To be honest, I was there quite by accident and didn't have my camera but obviously did have my phone. My pics are not dissimilar to AK1's but his are better so enjoy those :PDT_Aliboronz_24:
I got there just a bit too late.
So pleased there's going to be another tomorrow, so I'll definitely be there then.
Great photos, folks.
I've got some old postcards I want to take "Now" shots of.
They'll be in "Old Liverpool".
Feel free to use my pic as you see fit Phil.
Thanks Ged.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged
I'll take you up on that!
Because yesterday's visit was an historical occasion, and I really should have "shifted my butt".
I know how you feel, it could easily have been me kicking myself because I sort of just stumbled upon it and thought 'hey, what the hell's that' I thought they'd built another building in record time when I saw the size of it from The Strand.
“This is going to make a big difference for Liverpool and the cruise industry.”Seven Seas Voyager captain Dag Dvergastein
He said: “Few cities in the world have arrival points in the heart of the city. You think of Sydney, Manhattan, Venice and now Liverpool.:D
Everyone I've spoken to have been saying how great it is :PDT11
THE QE2 leaves Southampton on Saturday for an historic “lap-of-honour” around Britain to celebrate the 40th anniversary of her launch by the Queen on September 20, 1967. Read
I can see this is going to be a very popular thread, nice pics.
Where those boats look really huge is when there is a central Atrium and you look down from the top deck, one I was on had the lifts in the atrium on the wall, it was a bit scary looked like you were standing on the edge of a 12 story building.:PDT_Piratz_26:Quote:
Originally Posted by Kev
Nice pics Phillip.:handclap:
Hearty looking pictures, PhilipG. I have just got back from Princes Dock and it was packed.
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Great pics Phil and A.D.W.
Thanks for the kind words, Ged.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged
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Brilliant A.D.W. I was down there yesterday.
A nice night pic, love the lights too
QE2 is due this Friday, but I noticed on Shipspotting.com that she is also due to return next October 2008 aswell.
http://www.shipspotting.com/modules/...d=3777&forum=2
Can't wait!
What time is she coming?
I want to go to New Brighton, and snap her as she comes in.
According to the Daily Post yesterday the QE2 is due at the CLT at 0700. HRH the Duke of Kent opens the CLT at 1130 followed by various speeches from Liverpool's great and good. There is a private reception at noon on the QE2 and a Gala concert at the Liverpool Cathedral at 1600 (invited guests only). Fireworks at 2245 and then the QE2 leaves the Mersey once more.Quote:
Originally Posted by PhilipG
Thanks, ADW.
Niight shots of the QE2 and fireworks!
Lovely.
World cruises to start at Pier Head terminal.
LIVERPOOL’S new cruise liner terminal was given a massive boost last night as it prepared to welcome the world’s greatest liner, the QE2.
The terminal has been built only as a port of call landing stage, but the region’s leading economic agency wants it upgraded into a full terminal within two years. It will mean world cruises can once again start from the historic Liverpool waterfront.
Northwest Regional Develop-ment Agency chief executive Steve Broomhead believes allowing liners to start and end cruises on the Mersey waterfront will enable the city’s tourism industry to take a giant leap forward.
Informal talks have already started about vital arrangements that will need to be in place before full cruise facilities are bestowed on the city.
Baggage handling, passport control and security checks will all be needed to switch from a simple port of call facility.
Cruises currently start on Merseyside, but they depart from Langton Dock where baggage and customs facilities are already available.
But that terminal, owned and run by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, is within a working docks system sur-rounded by heavy freight ter- minals, rather than the prest- igious Liverpool city centre arrival and departure which the cruise firms would prefer.
One possibility is to use the baggage handling and pass-port check controls at Liver-pool John Lennon Airport.
Cruise passengers would then be driven to the new £19m terminal alongside Princes Parade.
The yet to be built Mersey Ferry Terminal at the Pier Head could also accommodate smaller cruise handling, and there is scope for one of the large hotels to be used as a baggage handling centre.
Last night, Riverside MP Louise Ellman promised to ensure the Government backs the upgrade plan.
“The cruise liner terminal is already going to make a vast difference to Liverpool and Merseyside, but adding the city’s waterfront as a departure point will really up the ante. I will do all I can to make this happen.”
Mr Broomhead said: “The new terminal will be a lasting legacy for Liverpool’s Capital of Culture. There are already 23 ships booked in for visits. They will bring in thousands of visitors to our region.
“I want to see the terminal used as a full-blown cruise terminal and I believe that will happen in around two years’ time. I cannot see any obstacles to upgrading the facility. The cruise holiday sector is growing at a fast pace and Liverpool will be an attractive departure point.
“We have put in £10m – more than half of the cost – because we can see the enor-mous benefits of the cruise industry for Liverpool.”
Martin King, director of tourism at The Mersey Partnership (TMP) said: “The economic benefits of a full-blown cruise liner terminal could be immense.”
The QE2 will be arriving around 7am this morning and will remain tied to the new terminal until she sets sail at 3am tomorrow.
The Duke of Kent will be officially opening the new terminal at 11.30am today, and there will be a spectacular firework display at 10-45pm.
LIVERPOOL’S £19m cruise liner terminal is to be dismantled, just two weeks after its official opening. Read :PDT_Xtremez_42:
I wondered why the pedestrian walkway is resting at the car-park a bit to the North of the landing stage.
We knew this was going to happen,this is another non story by the Echo I'm afraid,this was already planned.