"Queen Elizabeth", "Celebrity Eclipse", "Aurora" & "Azura" depart from Southampton - 31/08/2013

The first of three busy days for Southampton Docks with four cruise ships in on Saturday 31st August 2013. Three of the ships were Carnival UK-owned with P&O Cruises' "Aurora" at the 'Mayflower' Terminal & "Azura" at the 'Ocean' Terminal plus Cunard's "Queen Elizabeth" at the 'QEII' Terminal. The fourth ship was Celebrity Cruises' "Celebrity Eclipse" at the 'City' Terminal. The first ship to leave the docks was "Queen Elizabeth" having departed at 16:30 heading for Lisbon, Portugal. "Celebrity Eclipse" followed on behind having started moving at 16:24 heading for Bergen, Norway. "Aurora" was next at 16:29 heading for St. Peter Port, Guernsey and finally "Azura" brought up the rear at 16:56 heading for Stavanger, Norway. Viewed from Hythe Marina.