Crystal Symphony & MSC Opera

Unexpected visitor to St Peter Port today was the Crystal Symphony. She arrived from St Helier after being unable to launch tenders due to the weather in Jersey. The ship arrived at the Lower Heads buoy at breakfast time and after picking up her pilot headed for the anchorage. The past 6 days have been spent visiting Ireland and this afternoon she will head for the end of her cruise in Dover.

There must have been a lot of phone calls being made for tour buses and guides to enable the surprise guests to enjoy their unexpected visit to Guernsey. The sun shone on the liner as she passed the islands of Herm and Jethou, not too sure if it would continue for the rest of the day.  In a few hours time the  MSC Opera will join her in Guernsey.

Once the MSC Opera arrived the anchorage seemed busy with the two liners, the tenders, as well as the B-Gas Lydia awaiting orders for her next sailing. Although the MSC Cruise Liners have been frequent visitors to these waters they will disappear next year when MSC leaves Britain in 2015 and the MSC Opera will spend next summer with cruises out of Venice.

Shortly after the MSC Opera dropped anchor the St Peter Port lifeboat was alongside for a medical evacuation.