P&O Ships 'Ventura' & ' Britannia's' horn battle & SS Shieldhall Southampton 27/05/18

It was a clear blue sky with plenty of sunshine when two P&O Cruise Ships departed from Southampton Cruise Terminals today the 27th May 2018 the 'Ventura' & the 'Britannia'.
The 'Ventura' was the first to depart from the Mayflower Cruise Terminal exactly on time at 17:00pm which makes a very nice change for P&O. As she was approaching and passing town quay she blew her horn towards 'Britannia' which was in the Ocean Cruise Terminal and so the two ships gave a good horn blast at each other. The 'Ventura' then set off for her next cruise which is a 13 day round-trip cruise to Spain, Canary Islands & Portugal. Her first port of call is La Corunna.
After 'Ventura' had passed it was 'Britannia' to depart next just after 18:00pm she gave a good show on her ships horn as she departed the Ocean Cruise Terminal and the Steamship Shieldhall which had just docked alongside 48 berth then joined in with a blast on her steam horn and whistle in reply to 'Britannia' also the Red Falcon Car/Passenger Ferry which was just arriving from Cowes Isle of Wight gave a couple of toots with her horn as she passed town quay behind me.
All was good so I thought as 'Britannia' was leaving as she set off for her next cruise an 8 day round-trip to the Norwegian Fjords, she then suddenly started to reverse back to the cruise terminal the captain then announced that a passenger had been taken ill so a medical emergency was called for & the passenger had to be taken off and an ambulance was called to take the passenger to hospital, as a result of this the 'Britannia' was delayed by about 2 hours and finally got away from Southampton just after 20:00pm. Her first port of call is Stavanger in Norway.

[@ICON_Elevators]

Brittany’s horn sounds like it has a leak

[@almostkentish3042]

Shieldhall getting involved in the fun

[@buzzukfiftythree]

Great video Steve. Not sure I much like the visual appearance of P&O's Britannia. P&O seem to be acquiring some fairly ugly vessels these days, compared to the relatively sleek Arcadia and Oriana. Oh well, a sign of the times I guess. As a kid in the 1960s my Mum and Dad used to take me regularly to Gravesend (about 8 miles from where we lived) to watch the P&O liners (Chusan, Himalaya, Orcades, Arcada etc.) leave for the Australia and the far east from Tilbury, full of '£10 Poms' seeking a new life. It sparked in me a lifelong love of ships. Next trip is on the Queen Vic in July, leaving from the QE2 Terminal.

[@SteveCarrett]

Many thanks for your comment, P&O Ships do not have any real shape to them at all now not like in the past as you so rightly say and I agree with you totally. The latest P&O Cruise Ship that has just been announced and due to enter service in 2020 is another example of an ugly design and I do not like the new name of "Iona" either. In December of this year we will get a chance to see what the new ship would look like as the "AIDAnova" is the sister ship to the new P&O and this ship is coming to Southampton for a one off visit.

[@Unimedien]

I like these horn battles! Great! Big like. Greetings from Germany to Southampton by Unimedien.

[@SteveCarrett]

I always like a horn battle between cruise ships as they are departing from Southampton it makes the hairs on your neck stand up a great feeling. Greetings to Germany from Southampton....Steve.

[@Citycardriver]

That first P&O cruise ship liiks slanted while docked.

[@SteveCarrett]

It's just my camera angle nothing to worry about. Thanks for watching.

[@Citycardriver]

Ok@@SteveCarrett

[@Macintoshiba]

What is it with Captains and their need to have their Whistles blown at all times?

[@oceanlinerhub5765]

Macintoshiba It’s part of Maritime Salutes.

[@johnbockelie3899]

Note the red light ship on the dock.

[@TheAussieFloof]

So you're telling me that if you have a button in front of you that blasted a loud horn across the bay to say hello/goodbye to everyone you would not press it? I sure would lol