Ships seen on a cruise aboard CMV's MAGELLAN. Departing Tilbury on 10th July 2015, the ship visited Amsterdam (11/7), passing IJmuiden and Beverwijk on the way, transited the River Elbe (12/7), passing Cuxhaven, Brunsbuttel and Stade before arriving at Hamburg. A night departure meant the River Elbe pilot station and anchorages were in view the following day (13/7) for the day at sea, rounding the Skaw in the evening. Helsingborg (14/7), where a trip across to Helsingor (Elsinore) was taken, before heading to Copenhagen later in the evening. Malmo and Landskrona observed on the way. Left Copenhagen late (15/7) heading up the Oresund. Final port, Aalborg (16/7), where the ship was center of attention, as it was 30 years since the ship had last left the port, following construction by Aalborg Vaerft. Having left Aalborg in the afternoon, Limfjord was left behind at Hals, were the inlet meets the Baltic, and headed up towards Skaw again, passing Frederikshavn and Skagen. Final day was at sea (17/7), arriving next morning at Tilbury (18/7). All photographs are copyright Krispen Atkinson, unless otherwise stated. Enjoy!

1. A few nights aboard
“Magellan”

2. Day 1 - Amsterdam
Day 2 - Hamburg
Day 3 – at Sea
Day 4 - Helsingborg
Day 4/5 - Copenhagen
Day 6 - Aalborg
Day 7 - Sea
Day 8 arrive at Tilbury
CMV’s Scandinavian Cities & Fairytales
cruise, departing Tilbury on 10th July

3. Magellan was purchased by her currently owners in Spring 2015.

4. She started life as Carnival’s
HOLIDAY, later traded for Ibero as
Grand Holiday before CMV took
over the vessel

5. The cruise started at Tilbury

10. Lifeboat drill

11. View from the cabin

14. Former HMS Wilton, now Lee-on-Sea Yacht clubhouse

15. Wreck of Richard Montgomery

19. 4am next morning, out on deck

26. Approaching the locks at IJmuiden

28. Shipspotting.com

32. Arrival at Amsterdam

48. Trawlerphotos.co.uk

59. Day 3, in the Elbe approaches

74. Welcome to Hamburg

91. Early morning Day 4, leaving River Elbe

92. Island of Helgoland in the distance

102. Arrival at Helsingborg

104. Landskrona (above) and Copenhagen (below) in distance

149. Late evening arrival at Copenhagen

169. Ferry URANIABORG seen at the Island of Ven, in Oresund

171. Along Limford, at Aalborg

184. Site of the former shipyard at Aalborg
(birthplace of Magellan, 30 years ago)

191. Back out into the Baltic

197. Frederikshavn, with Absalon in view

198. Color Fantasy at distance, returning to Kiel from Oslo

205. Somewhere off the Danish coast next morning

212. In the Thames Estuary

216. Svitzer London helps to berth Magellan at
Tilbury at the end of the cruise

217. All pictures © Krispen Atkinson,
unless otherwise stated.
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