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Azores will commence "operations from Bristol Avonmouth on 26th January 2015 with a 30 night CMV maiden voyage to the West Indies.
Azores will also be sailing from Hull and London Tilbury with programme highlights including; the Solar Eclipse & Northern Lights, Seville Fiesta, Summertime Gardens & Medieval Cities and a Scottish themed Edinburgh Festival cruise, plus all the perennial favourites."
Pam
Athena now Azores in Olden 2012
Galaxy, Do you have any chance to take a photo of her with Black hull when she visits at Hellesylt on August 26 ?
[ 06-29-2014: Message edited by: Ocean Liners ]
http://www.portuscalecruises.pt/pt-PT/Portuscale-Cruises--The-discoveries-continue.aspx#.U7O5kmwU-Uk
It’s quite original/exotic!!!
Some nice overnights including the Edinburgh Festival and lovely cruises [there is one for the solar eclipse in March too].
Azores in Geiranger june 14......
[ 07-07-2014: Message edited by: Galaxy ]
Lets hope her appearence and service standards will be maintained to the same high standards as they are by her present portugese crew !.
Perhaps some not so good news for Portuscale. Last night in Australia's Cruise Weekly it was announced that FUNCHAL's Season downunder has been cancelled, due to "unforseen circumstances".
Calls at West Africa on her outward journey to Australia could now be restricted due to the Eloba outbreak which could also affect her earlier cruise to West Africa from Lisbon.
On her homeward cruise it was planed to make it an Ansac 100th anniversary cruise but the Turkish authorities have restricted the numbers attending the Gallipoli event and cruise ships will have to anchor some considerable way from where the event takes place.
This could also affect an Ansac cruise planned by Louis Cruises ..
The number are only limited on land for the ANZAC Day Centenary Commemorations. Cruise ships will anchor some 40km away and have a broadcast of the service, but this is the same for all.
There were also berthing-related issues in Funchal's intended home port of Geelong, where there is currently no proper berth for cruise ships (visiting ships tend to anchor in the bay). This would have been the first turnaround call for a ship of Funchal's size in the port. However, Portuscale were well aware of the problem.
It remains to be seen whether Portuscale will try again in 2015/16 or abandon the idea. A shame it didn't work out this time as they were offering a novel product.
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