MS Balmoral Cruise Ship nearing the Prince of Wales Pier, Dover Harbour, Kent, UK

From left to right behind the MS Balmoral passenger ship are the White Cliffs of Dover, the Eastern Arm pier, and Eastern Entrance to the English Channel and the Southern Breakwater:



From Valletta, Malta; going Bergen, Norway.

Photo taken from the Prince of Wales Pier.

Ship details:

Name: 1988-1996: Crown Odyssey, 1996-2000: Norwegian Crown, 2000-2003: Crown Odyssey, 2003-2007: Norwegian Crown, 2007 onwards: Balmoral
Owner: 1988-1992: Royal Cruise Line, 1992-2004: Norwegian Cruise Line, 2004-2006: Crown Odyssey Ltd, 2007 onwards: Balmoral Cruise Ltd
Operator: 1988-1996: Royal Cruise Line, 1996-2000: Norwegian Cruise Line, 2000-2003: Orient Lines, 2003-2007: Norwegian Cruise Line, 2007 onwards: Fred Olsen Cruise Lines
Port of registry: 1988-1990: Pireus, Greece, 1990 onwards: Nassau, Bahamas
Builder: Meyer Werft, Papenburg, West Germany
In service: 7 June 1988
Call Sign: C6II4
IMO: 8506294
MMSI: 308785000

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MS Balmoral Cruise Ship nearing the Prince of Wales Pier, Dover Harbour

Also see:

MS Balmoral Cruise Ship berthed at the Admiralty Pier, Dover Harbour
MS Balmoral Cruise Ship crossing Dover Harbour at Daybreak
MS Balmoral Cruise Ship at Sunrise, Western Entrance, Dover Harbour
MS Balmoral Cruise Ship crossing Dover Harbour at Sunrise
MS Balmoral Cruise Ship and Syros Tanker, Admiralty Pier, Dover Harbour
Celebrity Constellation and Balmoral Cruise Ships, Admiralty Pier, Dover Harbour
MS Balmoral Cruise Ship, Admiralty Pier, Dover Harbour, from the Western Heights

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