Oceana and Emerald Princess

With over 5,500 guests on board the Emerald Princess and Oceana, St Peter Port harbour was a busy place to be today. Tenders were running all day with Emerald Princess calling on the services of the Herm Trident, and Oceana coping on her own. Once the morning mist cleared the sun shone all day so the guests could enjoy their time ashore, before leaving in the early evening for Southampton.

St Peter Port gives plenty of photo opportunities with the old harbour forming the sea front of the capital. These guests from the Emerald Princess are enjoying themselves, but seem oblivious to the German gun position on the left from the Occupation.

Tenders always seem busy at lunchtime, even on a full day's stay.  This one returns to the Emerald Princess as the Condor Vitesse heads north on her fast passage to Weymouth. Both liners have been chasing one another on a 7 day cruise from Southampton to Spain, the Gironde in France, and then via Guernsey back to Southampton.