We should have had the Artania pay us a visit today but with a southwest Force 6 to 7 she did not spend too long off the southeast corner of the island before heading for Cherbourg and Le Havre. It would have been an appropriate liner today in view of the recent happy event, as she was named Royal Princess by Diana, Princess of Wales, whose son Prince William and his wife, have just given birth to Princess Charlotte, fourth in line to the throne. This was the Artania on a visit to Guernsey in September 2012 when the weather was kinder.
What liner guests don't see is Guernsey when the tenders do not operate. At L'Eree this morning, the southwest corner of the island, the sea was rough and the sea pinks were hanging on tight as the wind blew but the sun shone.
Yesterday in the rain was not a good day to see the Queen Victoria. This was her on her maiden Round the World voyage as she docked in New York early one January morning in 2008. It was just after sunrise when she came up the Hudson to dock with that iconic skyline as a backdrop.
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