The MV Princess Daphne cruise ship crossing in front of the Southern Breakwater in Dover Harbour, Kent, UK, just after mid-day on Monday, 10th of May, 2010. The MV Princess Daphne is on its way to the Admiralty Pier's CT1 berth in the Western Docks.

The ship's last port of call was Cadiz (Spain) and she is en route to Kiel, Germany, to begin a 2010 series of summer cruises calling at Gdansk (Poland), Klaipeda (Lithuania), Riga (Latvia) Tallinn (Estonia), St. Petersburg (Russia), Helsinki (Finland), Stockholm (Sweden), and then back to Kiel (Germany).

Dover Harbour's Western Entrance is on the right of the ship with the English Channel beyond..

Ship`s details:

Gross Tonnage: 15.833ton
Length: 162,37m
Breadth: 21,34m
Draught: 7,80m
Main Engine: 2 Doxford 67 LB 6, (2x6600 BHP)
Propellers: 2 FP
Cruising speed: 16 Knots
Electric Current: 380 / 220 V/ 50 Hz
Stabilizers: Sperry
Decks: 7
Lifts: 2
Passenger Cabins: 241
Passenger Capacity: 479 Low Beds
Total Berths: 593 and:

IMO: 5282627
Callsign: CQSD
Flag: Madeira (Portugal)

Ex-names: Port Sydney, Akrotiri Express, Daphne, Switzerland, and Ocean Monarch.
Owned by Classic International Cruises of World Cruises Agency.

More info on the original MV Princess Daphne Cruise Ship before the Southern Breakwater, Dover Harbour webpage.

John Latter / Jorolat

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