PRINCESSES DANAE & DAPHNE in Lisbon 2008-11-29

It is always nice to be able to see and photograph sister ships together and the thrill is even higher if we talk about beautiful classic ships, like PRINCESS DANAE and her sister PRINCESS DAPHNE, seen together in Lisbon at the Navalrocha shipyard today 29 November 2008.
Built in 1955 in Belfast and Newcastle-upon-Tyne for Port Line as PORT MELBOURNE and PORT SYDNEY they were converted for cruising in Greece in 1974-1976 when they were renamed DANAE and DAPHNE for Karras Cruises. They were later chartered and sold to Costa Cruises without change of name and sailed also inthe livery of Prestige Cruises but in the 1990s were sold to different operators and it was only this years that both sisters were reunited in the fleet of Classic International Cruises which had purchased the BALTICA in 1996 when she was renamed PRINCESS DANAE.
With the present troubles of Club Cruise, Lisbon-based Classic International Cruises is now one of the very few medium sized independent cruise ship operators. May she continue for many years with Mr. George P. Potamianos at the helm.
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CLASSIC TWIN SISTERS

The handsome sister ships PRINCESS DANAE and PRINCESS DAPHNE are docked in Lisbon at Rocha do Conde de Óbidos undergoing maintenance and repairs. The PRINCESS DAPHNE ex-OCEAN MONARCH was renamed this past week,and is scheduled to do two cruises for Vison Cruises departing Malaga on 27 and 27 December for Christmas and New Year cruises. Photographs taken today 29 November 2008.
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A VER NAVIOS DE SANTA CATARINA

Lá fomos ver navios do alto de Santa Catarina para manter vivas as tradições marítimas de Lisboa.
Atracado por fora na Ponta da Rocha estava o paquete PRINCESS DAPHNE, ex-OCEAN MONARCH, acabado de mudar de nome. No rio, entre a chaminé e o mastro do paquete, um veleiro e mais para jusante o ALENTEJENSE, na sua habitual derrota de Cacilhas para Belém. Na muralha interior da Ponta da Rocha, o navio científico Russo AKADEMIK SHATSKIY.
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PRINCIPE PERFEITO DE CASCO PINTADO

O lugre PRINCIPE PERFEITO que andava ausente do seu local habitual de atracação na doca de Alcântara, regressou hoje pelas 15h00, de casco pintado a aparentar manutenção acabada de fazer em doca seca. Talvez o nosso Amigo Rafael deixe aqui um comentário a contar novidades...
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LUZ INVERNOSA

Uma vida inteira a ver navios e a escrever sobres essas criaturas aberrantes de tanto flutuarem a que se convencionou chamar navios.
Diz o dicionário que a palavra "navio" vem do latim "navigium". Pois agora tem havido dias em que, distorcendo a raiz latina das tais criaturas, "navios, vistos nem um".
Navios sim, em caracteres de "word" de manhã à noite sempre que não há perturbações de outras criaturas com raízes náuticas diferentes. E no fim do dia com os dedos e lembrar que escrever demais é nefasto para a saúde - aí que me doem os dedos.
Navios sim em "pixeis" e jóta pégues com não sei quantas mil cores. Mas preciso de navios verdadeiros, de parar o computador e ir ver navios. Nem que seja "do Alto de Santa Catarina" (Do dicionário: "Ficar a ver navios [do Alto de Santa Catarina]", Fam., não obter ou alcançar o que se deseja, sofrendo uma desilusão, ficar sem nada.). Pobre Santa Catarina sem navios, sem nada... Áh mundo cruel!!!!!
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The QUEEN alongside Port Rashid, Dubai

The QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 docking into Port Rashid, Dubai minutes ago at the end of a 40-years long career started in November 1968 when she sailed down the River Clyde for sea trials.
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QE2 GOING INTO DUBAI

The QE2 going into the port of Dubai as seen from the ship's webcam
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QE2 underway from the bridge webcam

The QE2 bow seen from the ship's bridge webcam crossing the Sues canal on 21 November and today on the Persian Gulf...

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QE2 NO DUBAI

O paquete QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 chega esta tarde ao Dubai no final da sua última viagem ao serviço da Cunard. A chegada está prevista para as 17h00.
Os passageiros desembarcam no dia 27 pela manhã e nesse mesmo dia às 14h00 o navio será entregue oficialmente aos compradores
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LIVROS, LIVROS, LIVROS

Gosto de livros, com ou sem pó, e de livrarias, em especial se forem independentes, como a PÓ DOS LIVROS na Av. de Tomar em Lisboa, que escolhi para abrir uma nova secção com referências a livrarias que recomendo.
Dois critérios: serem boas livrarias e terem disponíveis os meus livros, já agora...
A Livraria PÓ DOS LIVROS é um espaço em que apetece estar e comprar. Para começar pode visitar aqui o blogue da PÓ dos LIVROS ...
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FUNCHAL REFIT IN LISBON

Images of the Portuguese passenger liner and cruise ship FUNCHAL photographed at Santa Apolónia, Lisboa, on 5 November, where she has been berthed since 13 October 2008 for an extended refit to comply with SOLAS 2010.
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OBRAS NO JARDIM DO TABACO

As perspectivas são de muitas obras portuárias em Lisboa, como se vê nas imagens obtidas a 3 de Novembro de 2008 junto à Doca do Jardim do Tabaco, que vai desaparecer para dar lugar ao novo cais avançado do terminal de cruzeiros da Capital.
O Porto de Lisboa necessita urgentemente desta obra, concluída depressa, Estação Marítima incluída, claro, mas aqui as coisas estão menos definidas, em parte com a ajuda dos estranhíssimos "Amigos de Lisboa" que não gostam de navios nem do Porto...
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OCEAN DREAM in Barcelona

Pullmantur's cruise ship OCEAN DREAM photographed at Barcelona on 26 October 2008 by Hans Hoffman.
The OCEAN DREAM was built in Denmark as theTROPICALE, the first new ship to join the Carnival fleet (in 1992).
She sailed under Costa colours 2001 - 2005 under the name COSTA TROPICALE, and 2005-2008 as P&O Australia PACIFIC STAR.
Thanks to Hans for sharing his beautiful pictures.
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Corveta JACINTO CANDIDO em Lisboa

Corveta NRP JACINTO CANDIDO saindo de Lisboa na manhã de 3 de Novembro de 2008.
Trata-se da segunda unidade do primeiro grupo de corvetas construídos em 1970 em Hamburgo (estaleiros Blohm & Voss) para a Marinha Portuguesa. Seguiu-se a construção de 3 mais 4 navios em Espanha. Das 10 corvetas, 7 ainda se encontram em serviço activo, devendo ser substituídos pelos navios da classe VIANA DO CASTELO, em construção nos estaleiros navais daquela cidade minhota.
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S. RAFAEL de entrada no Tejo 3-11-2008

S. RAFAEL, um dos três porta-contentores operados pela empresa Box Lines, do Grupo Sonae, que fazem a carreira das Ilhas.
O S. RAFAEL e o S. GABRIEL asseguram a linha dos Açores enquanto o APOLO faz a ligação Continente - Caniçal. Os navios têm bandeira alemã e estão fretados à empresa portuguesa.
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MOURARIA and the QE2

Two beauties in Lisbon on 13 November 2008: the famous QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 entering the port for the last time nd the Transtejo passenger ferry MOURARIA ex OTTENSEN on her way from Belém to Porto Brandão and Trafaria across the Tagus.
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ILHA DA MADEIRA em Lisboa 13-11-2008

Navio porta-contentores português ILHA DA MADEIRA entrando no porto de Lisboa a 13 de Novembro de 2008 numa das suas viagens regulares semanais entre Lisboa e o Caniçal.
O ILHA DA MADEIRA pertence à empresa Vieira & Silveira, um dos mais antigos armadores portugueses, cuja actividade remonta à década de 1930.
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QE2 no Tejo 13-11-2008

O QUEEN no Tejo pela última vez, antes largar para o Mediterrâneo...
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QE2 IN LISBON 13-11-2008

The QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 in Lisbon 13-11-2008 on her way to retirement in Dubai... For the aerial final photos I must thank the pilot Teresa Rodrigues for the invaluable support.
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QE2 in Lisbon final call 2008-11-13

It is over, she has arrived for the final call in Lisbon. The QE2 crossed the Tagus bar this morning at about 08h30 and by 10h00 she was tied up at the Alcântara cruise terminal...

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Última atracação em Lisboa

O QE2 atracando em Lisboa esta manhã, 13-11-2008, na primeira escala da viagem final de entrega aos Árabes. A chegada ao Dubai é já a 27 de Novembro.
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ADEUS QUEEN ELIZABETH 2

Há sempre uma última vez. Vai ser amanhã. O navio mais famoso da actualidade escala Lisboa no decurso da última viagem.
O Royal Mail Ship QUEEN ELIZABETH 2, um amigo de Lisboa ao longo de 39 anos de escalas desde 28 de Abril de 1969, quando atracou na Rocha no cruzeiro pré-inaugural, de chaminé branca a espalhar modernidade.
O QE2 que agora termina a mais longa carreira de um navio da companhia Cunard é considerado um dos mais bem sucedidos navios de passageiros do século XX. Vai estar atracado em Alcântara e larga pelas 18h00 para o Mediterrâneo e Golfo Pérsico com chegada ao Dubai a 28 de Novembro. (Foto do mais recente quadro do QE2 existente a bordo, representando o QUEEN com a flamula de retirada de serviço)...
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Pedido de Ajuda

Recebemos o seguinte pedido de ajuda ligado a um antigo capitão do LUTADOR. Alguém ajuda?

I am trying to locate the Captain of the Fishing Vessel LUTADOR from Averio His name was Dennis Ramos I believe,I sailed with the Lutador in 1994 & would like to catch up with Dennis can you help me ? Kind Regards
Dave Cunliffe
Access Engineering
198 Queen Street
Withernsea
East Riding Of Yorkshire
HU19 2LG
Tel/Fax: 01964 612 956
Mobile: 07775 862 910

www.access-platform-repairs.co.uk
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Contratorpedeiro DOURO (1936-1959)

Lançamento à água do Contratorpedeiro DOURO no estaleiro da Rocha, em Lisboa, onde foi construído pela Sociedade de Construções Navais.
Não sabemos se se trata do primeiro ou segundo navio igual do mesmo nome saído destes estaleiros na década de 1930, tal como aconteceu com o TEJO, pois foram ambos cedidos à Colômbia e substituidos por construções novas com os mesmos nomes.
Último dos cinco navios da classe VOUGA, entrou ao serviço em 1936 e conservou-se em serviço activo até 1959.

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MARCO POLO 2008-11-02

The cruise ship MARCO POLO leaving Lisbon on 2 November 2008. Built in 1965 in East Germany as the Soviet liner ALEXANDR PUSHKIN she is now one of the few survivors of the once large Soviet passenger ship fleet.
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AIDAdiva and AIDAcara at Barcelona

The Italian flagged, German marketed cruise ships AIDAdiva and AIDAcara alongside the World Trade Centre cruise terminal at Barcelona on 9 October 2008
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Barcelona Cruise Shipping

Barcelona shipping scene full of cruise ships and cruise ferries on 9 October 2008. A busy port with a glimpse of the beautiful COSTA VICTORIA , THOMSON SPIRIT and the cruise ferry EXCELSIOR in the photos...

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GRAND CELEBRATION at BARCELONA

GRAND CELEBRATION, one of 10 cruise ships & ferries at Barcelona on 9 October. A busy port despite the grey cloudy weather and the stormy seas awaiting us all...
Built in Sweden as CELEBRATION for Carnival Cruise lines of Miami and transferred to the Portuguese flag (Madeira register) this year when she was transferred to the Spanish Ibero Cruceros company.
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QE2 farewel to Lisbon

In five days time the QE2 pays farewel to Lisbon. On 13 November she calls here for the final time on her way East to Dubai where she is going to be converted into a static hotel platform, going South with no return voyage.
My memories of her maiden call in Lisbon, on 28 April 1969, on her shake down cruise are still so vivid. How could have sliped away so many years in between?
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