IONA BALMORAL & QUEEN MARY 2 DEPARTURES SOUTHAMPTON 15/02/25

Last evening on the 15th Feb 2025 saw the departures of the 'Iona','Balmoral' & the 'Queen Mary 2' from their Cruise Terminals. The P&O Cruise Ship 'Iona' was the first to make her departure from the Ocean Cruise Terminal about 17:45pm (5:45pm), she is doing a 7 Night Cruise to Northern Europe. Following the 'Iona' a litte while later was the Fred Olsen Cruise Lines 'Balmoral' from the City Cruise Terminal at roughly 18:30pm (6:30pm) & she is doing a 22 Night One-Way cruise from Southampton to Puerto Limon and then a further 45 days round-trip Cruise to the Rainforests and Ruins of Central America before arriving back in Southampton on the 1st April. Last ship to make her departure was Cunard's Ocean Liner the 'Queen Mary 2' from the QEII Cruise Terminal just before 19:45pm (7:45pm) and was nearly 3 hours behind her original sailing time of 17:00pm (5:00pm) due to stores still being loaded on board. She is doing a 14 Night cruise Around the Canary Islands.