Delphin, Oceana

The liner season is well under way in Guernsey this month with 2 more visitors today, the Delphin, and the Oceana on a short two night cruise from Southampton and back again. The Delphin was built in 1974 as a car ferry for Black Sea traffic and converted to a cruise liner in the mid-80s.   She has had an eventful history including being on a dry dock that sunk, but all is well today.

Being a Bank Holiday weekend in Guernsey and a warm Sunday,  locals and visitors took advantage of the weather and headed over to the Island of Herm to enjoy the beaches and the peaceful atmosphere. The Herm Trident is returning to Guernsey on one of the last trips of the day with the passengers making the most of the open deck space to top up their tan.

From the heights above St Peter Port, known locally as the Blue Mountains, both liners with their guests on board prepare to leave for their next destinations; the Oceana to Southampton, and the Delphin to Le Havre.
The orientation plate on the wall shows distances to places visible from this viewpoint, although the trees do need cutting. Close by is Les Cotils teashop with a panorama over most of the Channel Islands and St Peter Port.