Aboard Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines' Black Watch Southern Ireland 24 - 28 August 2007 Click here for the Video Clips of Black Watch Please click on the links below to view my Photo Albums [15 Photos in each Section, unless otherwise stated] Interior PhotosPorts & other Vessels Spotted

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Exterior Photographs

Black Watch alongside at Dover's Cruise Terminal Two 20:00 - 24 Aug 2007	Black Watch at anchor off Dunmore East, Waterford - 26 Aug 2007
An Air/Sea Rescue display by the Dunmore East RNLI with RNLB Elizabeth and Ronald. A beautiful day with Black Watch as the backdrop - wonderful - 26 Aug 2010	Black Watch at anchor off St Peter Port, Guernsey - 27 Aug 2007
Black Watch's foredeck with 'dent' [later being repaired in Dover], Bell being polished, Mast, 'Name', and Bridge Wings from above 24 - 28 August 2007	Black Watch's wrap around promenade. Stern Pool & Exercise Pools on Lounge Deck. Various photos taken during our trip 24 - 28 August 2007
Around Black Watch's Upper decks. Bridge Deck aft with figurehead, Marquee Deck with Bar, Pool & Jacuzzis, Sun Deck with figurehead; above to Golf Nets 24 - 28 August 2007	Around the stern decks and funnel in the evening and night time aboard Black Watch 24 - 28 August 2007

Interior Photographs

Main Deck 5 midship - Reception Desk, Excursion Desk, Future Cruise Sales, 2 Shops, Photo Gallery, Inormation Boards [forecasts, itinerary, crew detail - Black Watch 24 - 28 August 2007	Lounge Deck 6 - Model of Black Watch in the Braemar Room 24 - 28 Aug 2007
Lounge Deck 6 - Neptune Lounge Aft, Pipers' Bar stb, The Braemar Room stb mid, Glentanar Restaurant mid - Black Watch 24 - 28 August 2007	Lido Deck 7 Artwork surrounding the midship wide hallway and that up and down the fwd stairwell - Black Watch 24 - 28 Aug 2007
Lido Deck 7 - Casino Area , Dalreoch Card Room [models of ss Norway 1901 & Black Watch 1938] & Library, Internet Room - Black Watch 24 - 28 Aug 2007	Cabin 7011, fwd stb [La Palma Suite] Plenty of room for 3, large bathroom, sitting area with sofa bed & separate twin/double bed sleeping area. Tea/Coffee/biscuits/mini bar/safe - Black Watch 24 - 28 Aug 2007
The Observatory - Marquee Deck [9] Fwd with super views and evening pianist - August 2007	Various hallways stairwells and lift lobby areas around Black Watch 24 - 28 August 2007
Misc Items Cabin Service Menu, Deck Plans, Pocket Guide, Junior Cruiser Information, Itinerary. Webcam grabs from Guernsey. Black Watch 24 - 28 August 2007

Ports & Other Vessels

Dunmore East from aboard Black Watch and ashore. The lighthouses [Dunmore East & Hook Head], harbour and coastline. LOTHIAN ROSE II a trawler waiting to be scrapped, RNLI Lifeboats - 26 Aug 2007	Waterford Theatre Royal, Bust of William Vincent Wallace [Christchurch Cathedral behind], Bishop's Palace & more - 26 Aug 2007
St Peter Port - not many photos; the QEII Marina, Castle Cornet from above, a few of the local ferries, tug PRINCETON, REVELATION II [wind turbine yacht] - 27 Aug 2007	To/From Waterford All these photos were taken through coach windows along the journey. Banners for the Tall Ships Race 2011, Memorial to SS FORMBY & part view of INGLEBY CROSS - 26 Aug 2007
Other vessels seen at either Dunmore East 26 August or St Peter Port, Guernsey 27 August 2007 [One distant view of Lizard Lighthouse as we sail by]	hd1 & Condor 10 depart St Peter Port 13:00 with Black Watch in view. Condor Vitesse just caught berthing at 16:30 and hd1 again departing at 18:00 - 27 Aug 2007
Island Sky Alongside at Dover's Cruise Terminal Two - 08:00 28 Aug 2007	Dover Harbour & P&O Ferries' Pride of Dover & Pride of Kent - Dover Castle on the cliffs - A view of the inside of Dover's No1 Cruise Terminal and some propellers on pallets - 28 Aug 2007

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For anyone interested in the History of Fred. Olsen Lines look no further than Anthony Cooke's "The Fred. Olsen Line and its Passenger Ships" (Dec2007). A comprehensive history, well illustrated, of the many passenger vessels, cruise ships along with the ferries & cargo liners, owned by the company since 1848. Pictures of many of these ships adorn the bulkheads of Balmoral, more specifically in the Morning Light Pub [named after Olsen's largest sailing vessel] & Card Room. The Olsen Figureheads/Gallionsfigurer have a chapter to themselves. Practically every Olsen ship from BAYARD 1936 to BLENHEIM 1970 had a bronze figurehead or bow decoration; many of which were removed & saved from the ships when sold on or scrapped, with one even salvaged from a wreck. Some of these are displayed aboard the current cruise ships, Black Prince, Black Watch, Boudicca, Braemar & Balmoral, others are in Scotland, England, Norway & on La Gomera.