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Princess Cruises
Page 7: Gibraltar - Tuesday 1st November
2011
Sea Day
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Sea Day 6 -
Thursday 3rd November 2011
Southampton -
Friday 4th November 2011
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This page is one of a series showing mainly shipping
and other transport images from a 14 night cruise on Grand Princess in
October2011 from Southampton to the Mediterranean. We travelled in balcony
cabin C316, Deck 10 on the port side. This page covers our seventh and final port of
call Gibraltar.
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Princess Cruises
Page 7: Gibraltar - Tuesday 1st November
2011
Sea Day
5 -
Wednesday 2nd November 2011
Sea Day 6 -
Thursday 3rd November 2011
Southampton -
Friday 4th November 2011
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Our seventh and final port of call was Gibraltar. We
first visited Punta Europa (the most southerly point of Europe) on a service
bus (town buses are free apart from route 5!). Due to a brain malfunction,
images of the lighthouse were unusable. I realised this as soon as we got on
the bus to return, but the weather was still misty and I decided to try
again another time.
At 12:30 we did the dolphin tour on the lovely
Brixham Belle run by Dolphin
World. As we returned from the dolphin trip
Adventure of the Seas
passed close by.
The 'Great British Sailaway' on
Grand Princess was
embarrassing. Hideous. Passengers were a lot better behaved than those on
Aurora a couple of years back however (as observed from Queen
Victoria). The town centre in Gibraltar is still rather unpleasant -
Margate on the Med. An
espresso in a town cafe was even worse than the ship's attempts, which
were barely
Starbuck's level at best.
Grand Princess at Gibraltar
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
Grand Princess leaving Gibraltar -
embarrassing
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
Adventure of the Seas arriving at Gibraltar
- Seen from Brixham Belle
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
Adventure of the Seas at Gibraltar - Seen from
Grand Princess
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
Dolphin Cruise on Brixham Belle
Brixham Belle arriving at Gibraltar after a
dolphin cruise
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
Dolphins seen from the Brixham Belle cruise
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
Brixham Belle cruise
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
Adventure of the Seas arrived as we returned from the cruise
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
Brixham Belle on a
later dolphin cruise, seen from Grand Princess as we departed
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
A passenger ferry currently operates between
Algeciras and Gibraltar using the small Punta Europa Segundo. The
winter service is only two return trips and it was not possible to sail on
her.
Punta Europa Segundo arriving at Gibraltar
from Algeciras
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
Punta Europa Segundo arriving at Gibraltar
from Algeciras
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
Punta Europa Segundo leaving Gibraltar for Algeciras
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
Punta Europa Segundo leaving Gibraltar for Algeciras
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
Punta Europa Segundo leaving Gibraltar for Algeciras
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
Punta Europa Segundo leaving Gibraltar for Algeciras
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
Punta Europa Segundo leaving Gibraltar for Algeciras
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
Punta Europa Segundo leaving Gibraltar for Algeciras
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
The attractive old Gibraltar ferry terminal from which Punta
Europa Segundo leaves for Algeciras
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
Atlas arriving at Algeciras
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
Banasa , still retaining much of her
Fred.Olsen livery, arriving at Algeciras
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
Eurovoyager arriving at Algeciras
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
Ibn Batouta leaving Algeciras
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
Le Rif leaving Algeciras
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
Le Rif leaving Algeciras
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
Passio per Formentera
(Balearia)
Passio per Formentera arriving at Algeciras
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st November 2011
The freighters we passed on the final two sea days were all
to far away to photograph, but I looked out and saw this dramatic rainbow
passing through a distant CMA CGM container ship and took these two images during
the the few minutes that the rainbow lasted.
Rainbow passing through a CMA CGM container ship on
the final sea day off Ushant
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd November 2011
There are 5 bus routes in Gibraltar. Routes 1-4 serve
the town and are operated by smart blue Dennis Darts of Citibus. These are
free to travel on by residents and visitors. Route 5 is run jointly by
Citibus and other operators using a motley collection of maroon single and
double deck buses obtained second hand from around the world. Route 5 takes
you to the Spanish border and fares are payable.
A selection of Gibraltar bus images, some taken in
2004
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd November 2011 and 13th
April 2004
