The Alcântara Passenger Ship Terminal in Lisbon, back in June 1975, in one of my earlier pictures, showing three handsome ships, the then new ROYAL VIKING STAR, the Lloyd Triestino GALILEO GALILEI already tied up alongside the terminal building, and far off at the pilot station, the QUEEN ELIZABETH 2.
Since then, the dock has been totally reshaped, and the GALILEO has gone to the bottom of the Malacca Straits, while the RVS still sails in a rebuilt form as the BLACK WATCH. The QE2 is still going strong also, but looking very different from what she looked like as new...
Copyright photograph by L. M. Correia - 10 January 2007
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Yes over the years I have been able to photograph this ship with bow damage. I think Fred Olsen has strengthened the bow, has they have spent lots of money improving their two Royal Viking sisters...
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