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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 05-10-2010 07:31 PM

Taken by me on the 8th May 2010 at Tilbury. See, the old girl can still attract a small crowd!

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SalamisFiloxenia (Tom...)
First Class Passenger
Member # 6702

posted 05-11-2010 07:18 AM

That is a small crowd, Malcom...

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LeBarryboat
First Class Passenger
Member # 5308

posted 05-13-2010 06:22 PM

I'd love to get on that ship.

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Cunardcoll
First Class Passenger
Member # 1226

posted 05-13-2010 07:32 PM

I 've seen her in Zeebrugge once and was lucky to have great weather as you can see here.

Jochen

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Cunardcoll
First Class Passenger
Member # 1226

posted 05-13-2010 07:35 PM

I also saw her CMV fleetmate Ocean Countess in Hull last week , pics will be online soon.

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Willem
First Class Passenger
Member # 3005

posted 05-14-2010 02:09 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Cunardcoll:
I also saw her CMV fleetmate Ocean Countess in Hull last week , pics will be online soon.

On 19 April I have visited Ocean Copuntess in Amsterdam and my photos are already on line.

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Cunardcoll
First Class Passenger
Member # 1226

posted 05-16-2010 05:31 PM

Here are a fes shots of Ocean Countess in Hull on 8 May 2010.

Jochen

Ocean Countess entering the lock

Ocean Countess as seen from the decks of Pride of York

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DAMBROSI
First Class Passenger
Member # 100

posted 05-17-2010 09:04 AM

Willem, do you have interior photos of MARCO POLO on your site?

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Willem
First Class Passenger
Member # 3005

posted 05-17-2010 10:54 AM

quote:
Originally posted by DAMBROSI:
Willem, do you have interior photos of MARCO POLO on your site?

No longer as I have deleted the 2007 photo-albums on the Kodak website.

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DAMBROSI
First Class Passenger
Member # 100

posted 05-17-2010 01:39 PM

Okay, thank you.

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