It's wonderfully wet here today and as I look out across Southampton Water I can see six cruise ships. They've been coming in and out of focus all morning, as bands of misty rain sweep across from the south west to obliterate the view and add to the romance. I love a damp day, as I've probably said before; a soft, misty day is so romantic, I somehow feel safe and protected.
The ships are certainly a sight to see and six in one day is probably something of a record for Southampton (I think five is the previous maximum), making for a very busy day in the city. The passenger total for the six ships is 16,290 - Grand Princess 3,100, Ventura 3,092, Celebrity Eclipse 2,852, Artania 2,388, Balmoral 1,778 and Crown Princess 3,080 - that's a lot of people coming and going.
The rain is clearing now, there are patches of blue sky, and the sun is breaking through, so it looks as though it just might be a fine evening when all those ships line up to leave port. Maybe I'll walk over to the marina in a while, to join the crowd and watch and wave and wonder. But first I'll take a picture...
From right to left in the picture, the ships are: Grand Princess (bound for Stavanger), Ventura (also bound for Stavanger), Celebrity Eclipse (bound for Zeebrugge), Artania (not sure where she's going), Balmoral (Gibraltar) and Crown Princess (Le Havre).
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