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| Two of the world's largest passenger vessels were in Southampton on the 14th June 2008. In the red corner we had Cunard's Queen Mary 2, once the biggest in the world. In the blue corner rival Royal Caribbean's brand new Independence of the Seas, sharing the record-breaking title with her sisters Freedom and Liberty. Also Sea Princess was tucked away in Mayflower Terminal. | |||||||||
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| Originally all three were due to sail at 5pm but Indy's time was brought forward fifteen minutes. Would she pass her liner/cruise ship rival or would Mary spoil the party? After all, in the previous season, Navigator and others were often listed for 4.45pm and never moved. Unfortunately I was on Boudicca in Guernsey so it was up to my dad to find out. Indy cast off just after the allotted time while Sea Princess did likewise just after 5pm. Then we got what didn't happen the only time Navigator passed - they blasted to each other! Indy's captain seems to be the least fussy who they blast too. If this keeps up he deserves a fan club! | |||||||||
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| (C) Copyright Kevin Dempsey 14th June & Patricia Dempsey 18th June 2008 Not to be reproduced without permission |
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