WORLD NAVIGATOR arrives in LONDON
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- Опубликовано: 15 май 2024
- Cruise ship WORLD NAVIGATOR arrives in London on 15th May 2024.
WORLD NAVIGATOR was arriving at the end of an 8 day, one way cruise that started in Lisbon, Portugal. The last port of call was Honfleur, France.
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Cruise ship WORLD NAVIGATOR arrives in London on 15th May 2024.
WORLD NAVIGATOR was arriving at the end of an 8 day, one way cruise that started in Lisbon, Portugal. The last port of call was Honfleur, France.
Great video. Not many cruise ships travel up the Thames so good to see
Thanks for watching! 👍
These are the BEST audio comments on what one is seeing, Congratulations. Brilliant.
Thanks for your kind comments! 👍
Good detailed commentary. Very interesting, thanks.
Thanks for watching and thanks for the kind comments. 👍
Great to watch. This would be an amazing way to arrive in London.
Yes - I agree!
Apart from cruise ships (which are generally quite expensive!) the only way that members of the public can usually sail under Tower Bridge with it open is on the paddle steamer Waverley (which is the world's last sea going paddle steamer).
Although it is based on the River Clyde in Scotland, it operates day trips at different locations throughout the UK during the year. It is usually on the River Thames in late September / early October.
The sailings to London are usually sold out and Tower Bridge has to lift to let Waverley sail under. It is always the highlight of the sailing!
Thanks for the information.
The Waverley is a beautiful looking vessel, it's great that she has been preserved and maintained.
It must be an impressive sight seeing her sail under the Tower Bridge.
@@Kirribilli_ships Yes - she is about 77 years old now. She is well liked by all the crews and many of the other boats sound their horn as they pass (and she usually replies on her steam whistle!) She also whistles whenever she passes under Tower Bridge.
There was a Scottish folk song written about her a few years back by a group called The Clydesiders. It is called The Waverley Polka and they sing about her sailing down the Clyde to Rothsay!
@@ThamesShips That sounds like a great occasion.
Excellent Footage 👍
Thanks! 😃
So nice to ships coming up the Thames to London where canary wharf and saint Katherines dock was a hithe of activity in the 60s of a lot of merchant ships now of course most of them stop at the port of Tilbury Essex 😊😊
Yes - I agree. It is nice to see them sailing that far up the river 👍I will have to do one or two more videos of merchant ships. I used to do more of them but there are so many cruise ships at the moment that there is not enough time!
Great video! Where did it dock?
Thanks. It is alongside HMS Belfast. It is due away tomorrow evening.
I'm surprised at the apparent lack of lifeboats on "World Navigator"!
Yes - I was thinking that too. As far as I can see they only have one on each side. I know that they don't have more than say 350 to 400 people on board (including crew) so expect they have inflatable life rafts or buoyancy aids on board.
Police boat is a Botnia Targa. Looks like a Targa 32.
Thanks. Yes - I had a look and it is written on the side of the boat. 👍
Why is it going backwards?
When the cruise ships sail this far up the River Thames, the river is not wide enough for them to turn around.
If they sail up the river forwards, when they depart, they will have to reverse back down the river until they come to a part of the river that is wide enough for them to turn around.
Alternatively, (as is the case here), they can sail up part of the river backwards so that when they are ready to depart, they can just sail away forwards.
The red & green flag is the Portuguese flag,nothing to do with a pilot
@@jerryvandyke9216 Yes - I agree the red and green flag at the back is the Portuguese flag (as mentioned in the video it sails under the flag of Portugal).
However, in the video I also mention that it is the half white half red flag which is flying up near the radar scanners which indicates that the pilot is on board. This is the "H flag" that vessels fly as standard whenever there is a pilot on board.
Hah, pity the poor Tug Master with 300 plus "armchair admirals" watching his every move!
No pressure then!!
Great video. Not many cruise ships travel up the Thames so it's good to see
Yes - I agree! 👍👍