Hamburg to Southampton.

Tweet

After spending a lovely day in Hamburg and all the German passengers had boarded we made our way 70 miles down the Elbe river back to the sea to head back to Southampton where the official start of the World cruise started. We had a day to explore Southampton & caught the bus to the centre of the town. There is a lot of history in & around the town including the original walls from Roman & Saxon times although much of the walls date back to the 13th Century. There are quite a few timbered buildings from the 15th Century & of course the Titanic Museum. Many of the staff on the Titanic were local people 549 to be exact who perished when it hit an iceburg & sank. There is a Titanic walk visiting the memorials and museum. After a bit of shopping we returned to the ship left our stuff in the cabin & headed for the Queens Ballroom where a Military band marched & played music for 30 minutes to mark the start of the World cruise. At 6PM the ship was untied & we set off on our world Voyage at the same time as the Queen Mary. Our ship, the Queen Victoria, led the way down the river to the English channel. There was a massive firework display celebrating our departure. We were crossing the North Atlantic & would reach New York 9 days later.