The Arrival of P&O Arcadia - 5 July 2020

Coronavirus brought the cruise industry to a halt worldwide with ships idle in numerous locations. TUI's Marella Explorer 2 was one of three anchored off Bournemouth on Sunday 5 July 2020. This became four in the evening with the arrival, reportedly from Torquay of P&O Arcadia which moved to an anchorage just east of Marella Explorer the other TUI vessel present.

Marella Explorer 2 left Bournemouth on the afternoon of 6 July reportedly for the Nab anchorage. Arcadia later moved to the position previously occupied by Aurora which had sailed reportedly to Dover, leaving Bournemouth after Marella Explorer 2.

The movements are difficult to keep up with and my photographs are the result of a lot of shooting and editing. A combination of unsettled weather with endless variations of sun and cloud together with the time of day and the movement of individual ships at anchor creates a whole range of results with often far too much blue in the picture. The end products are the result of rather subjective judgements on colour.

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