From the Anthem to the Quantum
Pre-cruise trip
Lufthansa Boeing-747-8 flight to Frankfurt
We are not alone in the sky.
B-777 Austrian Airlines
A Tour of Meyer Werft in Papenburg
The Quantum left this shipyard just a few days ago.
The Anthem of the Seas (a sister ship to the Quantum) is under construction.
Meyer Werft is a unique shipbuilder.
Ships are built here in a gigantic assembly hangar. So all the works are done under the roof.
A disadvantage of this shipyard is location.
The ships have to be conveyed miles and miles down the River Ems before they rich open sea.
Both factor (the hangar size and location) put certain limits on the size of the ships.
Nevertheless, the Quantum of the Seas is the largest passenger ship ever built in Germany.
This gigantic gates will move to a side to give way to the ship when it is ready for floating out.
The artwork on the outer wall of the second (smaller) assembly hangar
This gallery leads to Meyer Werft Museum and Exhibition
This is how ships were launched in Meyer Werft a few decades ago.
The launch of the Homeric - one of the most famous ships built in Papenburg.
The Homeric - Westerdam
The Homeric is being stretched at Meyer Werft to become Holland America Westerdam.
After many years at sea as Westerdam and a few years as Costa Europa, this ship is now the Thomson Dream
Celebrity Horizon
NCL Star
Radiance of the Seas
Disney Dream
This installation gives an idea of how water slide looks like on the Disney Dream..
The general view of Myer Werft
Note the smaller assembly hangar (transverse) and the main assembly hangar (right hand side):
Papenburg shipbuilders...
Inside the smaller assembly hangar
Inside the Main assembly hangar:
The Anthem of the Seas
This is a unique photo by Meyer Werft: the Quantum of the Seas is floating out while separated parts of the Anthem of the Seas are waiting to get in:
An early morning flight from Bremen to London
Above Ipswich
London
Stansted Express from Stansted Airport to Liverpool Street Station in London
About 45 minutes
St. Paul's Cathedral
Inside the Dome
Unbelievable Views from the Dome of St. Paul's Cathedral
Cafe Paul - a Hidden Marvel near St. Paul's Cathedral
Classic London Buses
The New Classics
London Tube
Southampton
The Old Town Walls
Holyrood Church
Holyrood Church Video
The Old Town
Former White Star Line Office on Canute Road
A view of South-Western Hotel on Canute Road as seen in 1912 (Left), in 1999 (Middle) and in 2014 (Right)
South-Western Hotel
Afternoon Tea at South-Western Hotel
The Grapes
Queen Elizabeth 2 Mile
The Titanic Memorial Stone at Port of Southampton
Titanic Memorial at Queens Park
The Independence of the Seas at the City Terminal
The Quantum of the Seas will be here tomorrow at 06.00
The Quantum of the Seas is docking at Southampton at 06.00 November 2, 2014 to commence her Maiden Voyage to New York later that day
