John Oram's photos with the keyword: 'Majesty of the Seas'

2020 was a year like no other for the cruise industry as the coronavirus pandemic gripped the world and, alongside aviation, it ground to a halt. Ships were left out of position and, in many cases, in the early stages, struggling to find a port to accept them. During the the long hiatus in operations which followed, movements were unusual and of potential interest to the photographer when circumstances permitted. Royal Caribbean Majesty of the Seas would not normally be seen at Southampton being more usually associated with short Caribbean cruises from, for example, Miami where I photographed her on 24 January 2014 She had arrived at Southampton from Berry Islands, Bahamas on 1 June 2020 reportedly on a crew repatriation trip. 5300_DSC_1686E

RCCL 'Majesty of the Seas' at Port of Miami prior to departure on a Bahamas cruise. Short cruises, especially to the Bahamas seem to feature at Miami with longer itineraries often starting from Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale) to the north. As a consequence, Miami sees more of the older ships with fewer balconies but this will begin to change with the February 2014 arrival of the NCL 'Norwegian Getaway' which I photographed in Southampton and which currently features on roadside billboards in South Florida. Today's shots at Miami were into sun. 200_P1000374C