Bremen and Azura

The Azura spent a rather soggy wet day in Guernsey on her arrival from Zeebrugge with Alfie Boe on board as the 'star turn'. Some of her guests spent a even soggier day by going for a RIB ride which picked them from the pontoon and took them back directly to the tenders. The RIBs take locals and visitors for high speed rides out to see seals and puffins off the Island of Herm, as well as longer rides to Sark and Les Hanois  Lighthouse.

Some guests who would probably prefer not to get wet on a tender ride were those who on the boutique German liner Bremen which arrived from Jersey and she wasted no time getting her Zodiacs into the water. She is currently on a cruise of Europe's Heritage from Tenerife to Hamburg, next port Rouen. Autumn will see her head south to South America and Antarctica via the Corinth canal.

Dwarfed by the Azura, the Bremen is not outshone in her destinations, the Arctic and Antarctica, where she will feel at home in with her ice hardened hull. She has the highest ice classification for passenger vessels.
With a length of 366ft compared to the Azura's 951ft and her 155 guests compared to over 3,000 on the Azura the cruise experience must be somewhat different.