John Oram's photos with the keyword: Cunard

Although the Covid era brought changes to the usage of Southampton's berths, Cunard ships are not commonly seen on 101 at City Cruise Terminal. To find Queen Mary 2 port side to quay was an added bonus. 5300_DSC_3162CE

By early August 2021, the cruise industry was just about off its knees but was walking a little unsteadily as UK cruises and coastal deployments occupied some ships and most firms remained cautious about a restart of international cruises recently sanctioned by the government. The evening sun was a little restrained as the Cunard Queen Elizabeth passed Tradewind Voyages Golden Horizon upon which the hopeful light perhaps signalled a new golden age of cruising. 200_4_P1020522CE

As summer turned to autumn in 2020, most of the world's cruise ships remained idle, many along the south coast of the UK where, during the pandemic, I photographed them in three locations in addition to during port calls at Southampton and Portsmouth. Cunard Queen Mary 2 was seen from Babbacombe at Torbay. TZ70_P1020880CE

2020 was a year like no other in the life of the Port of Southampton and this picture reflects some of what that year meant as viewed from Mayflower Park. It is unusual to see a Cunard ship on 101 but that's where Queen Victoria was today, taking a break from other south coast resting places. Alongside were the bunker vessel Whitonia and the Veolia waste disposal vessel Seagreen, both well known to habitués of the port. My pictures usually show one or the other with a cruise ship but rarely both. In the background is P&O Arcadia on 106, also taking a break from short distance cruising between Hampshire and Dorset. A part of the background, starboard of Queen Victoria might go unremarked in photographs up until now but the slightly majestic Solent Mills is now undergoing demolition to be replaced by who knows what. There are, apparently, good reasons to demolish rather than preserve the building but it is sad to see it thus reduced. 5300_DSC_2160E

As cruise industry activity remained suspended during the coronavirus pandemic, no fewer than six ships could be found in Weymouth Bay. It was a magnificent but very sad sight. My photographs were taken from Osmington Mills. P&O's largest ship Britannia is seen flanked by Carnival Valor and Cunard Queen Mary 2 with Marella Discovery. 5300_DSC_1875E

As cruise industry activity remained suspended during the coronavirus pandemic, no fewer than six ships could be found in Weymouth Bay. It was a magnificent but very sad sight. My photographs were taken from Osmington Mills. Cunard Queen Mary 2 is seen with Marella Discovery. 5300_DSC_1874CE

As cruise industry activity remained suspended during the coronavirus pandemic, no fewer than six ships could be found in Weymouth Bay. It was a magnificent but very sad sight. My photographs were taken from Osmington Mills. Cunard Queen Mary 2 is seen with Marella Discovery. 5300_DSC_1870CE

As cruise industry activity remained suspended during the coronavirus pandemic, no fewer than six ships could be found in Weymouth Bay. It was a magnificent but very sad sight. My photographs were taken from Osmington Mills. P&O's largest ship Britannia is seen with Cunard Queen Mary 2 and Marella Discovery. 5300_DSC_1871E

This picture is part of a new series depicting Port Everglades, the busy port of Fort Lauderdale. As is usual with ports these days, access is not easy and viewpoints are limited. My pictures, then, are by no means all portraits, as I would prefer, but a record of the port at work. On berth 18, RCCL Serenade of the Seas was preparing for departure to Freeport, Grand Bahama. Dwarfed by the two cruise ships on berth 06 is the general cargo ship 'Oslo Bulk 9'. The Cunard Queen Victoria on berth 02 had arrived from Costa Maya and would depart to Port Canaveral. 200_3_P1040964CE

This picture is part of a new series depicting Port Everglades, the busy port of Fort Lauderdale. As is usual with ports these days, access is not easy and viewpoints are limited. My pictures, then, are by no means all portraits, as I would prefer, but a record of the port at work. The Cunard Queen Victoria on berth 02 had arrived from Costa Maya and would depart for Port Canaveral. Forward of the Queen, on berth 06, is the general cargo ship 'Oslo Bulk 9'. 200_3_P1040963C

This picture is part of a new series depicting Port Everglades, the busy port of Fort Lauderdale. As is usual with ports these days, access is not easy and viewpoints are limited. My pictures, then, are by no means all portraits, as I would prefer, but a record of the port at work. The Cunard Queen Victoria on berth 02 had arrived from Costa Maya and would depart for Port Canaveral. On berth 18 RCCL Serenade of the Seas is partially obscured by a dockside crane. The jib was raised later but the lighting would not have been ideal. Serenade of the Seas had arrived from Oranjestad and would depart for Freeport, Grand Bahama. 200_3_P1040961R

January is not the busiest month for cruise ships at Southampton and the weather which greeted the start of 2016 had, to say the least, been unsettled. Nevertheless, there were breaks in today's stormy rain and I arrived at the port at a good time for a visit planned to see three ships. Cunard's Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth had both arrived from Hamburg and were preparing for long cruises with first ports of call of Ponta Delgada and Madeira respectively. The rather smaller Saga Sapphire, seen here on berth 102, had arrived from Ponta Delgada and would depart for Madeira. In this picture, she is attended by the bunker vessel Skaw Provider. 200_2_P1080386C