Europa 2

A short morning visit for the Europa 2 before heading to Sark for the afternoon. On entering service in 2013 she was named the Number 1 Cruise Liner in the world by the Berlitz Cruising Guide. The liner, built in St Nazaire, is an all-suite and all-balcony ship carrying just over 500 guests. It's the variation in the different types of liners that anchor off St Peter Port that make it so interesting, unlike ports that have the "weekly" turnaround.

Shortly after arriving tenders were running the short distance to the harbour with its landing area almost in the heart of St Peter Port. Jersey, in the background, is the largest of the Channel Islands.

The summer season is now well underway in Guernsey and with the recent good weather the beaches are busy and beach kiosks and cafes in St Peter Port are bustling. This one above the old harbour is visible from the liner landing area, and when seated here you have clear views of your liner, the harbour and other Channel Islands.

With the Guernsey Pilot just taken off the Europa 2 after her afternoon in Sark she sails down the south coast of Guernsey in glorious evening sunlight bound for Falmouth.