When the cruise ships Grand Princess and P&O’s Azura were together in port at Southampton on Saturday there was plenty of room for both – and Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas as well.
Azura was embarking 3,000 passengers at Ocean Terminal, while a mile away at the Mayflower Terminal the newly-refurbished Grand Princess was welcoming another 2,600 or so.
Today the two ships – and their passengers – are jostling for space in the Norwegian port of Stavanger (above). I hope the cloudy skies are not putting people off taking a boat trip along Lysefjord to see the spectacular Preikestolen, or Pulpit Rock.
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John Honeywell is a travel writer specialising in cruise ships and cruise travel. Winner of CLIA UK's Contribution to Cruise award 2017.
Hate to say it but your really have to hike Pulpit Rock to enjoy its spectacular nature, as you can’t really see anything much from the Fjord below.
Should be the same on 27th june when ventura, grand princess and ocean princess are all in together.