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In The Harbour: M/S Marina

Hello all! The format for "This Week in the Harbour" is going to be a bit different going forward. Rather than showcasing the ships in one long post, I'm going to do shorter posts highlighting each individual ship. This week, we're going to start with the first cruise ship of the St. John's season that arrived on May 26th. This was the MS Marina.

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In The Harbour: September 6th-September 11th

As anyone who follows my Twitter will know, this week was the start of cruise ship season. We had three large ships in - one on Sunday, one on Monday and one on Wednesday - which flooded downtown and the surrounding areas with tourists from all over the world.

M/V Balmoral

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Over the Waves: SS Florizel

NOTE 2018: I posted an updated copy of my Florizel article here for the centenary commemoration of the wreck.

In 1909, the Red Cross line, owned by Bowring Brothers commissioned the construction of their flagship vessel, the SS Florizel. She was built to replace the SS Silva, and would act as passenger vessel, troopship, and sealing ship. The Florizel lead a proud career until the fateful night when she sank off the coast of Cappahayden. She has a bunch of stories to tell, but right now, let's look at her stats.

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