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Monday 2 November 2009

Ocean Village Two Farewell Cruise - Part 3 - A Special Visit

Hi from onboard Ocean Village Two

Since you last heard from me, Ocean Village Two has had a surprise visit. During the evening of Wednesday 29th, October Captain Vago received the news that Ocean Village Two would receive a visit from a very special guest... The UK Naval ship HMS Cornwall would be coming alongside at 6.00am on Thursday 30th October to say hello.

By 5.45am Deck 12 was full of passengers and in the distance under the rising sun we could see HMS Cornwall heading towards us. Tracey Clegg, our onboard Entertainment and Retail Director, explained that HMS Cornwall (with over 250 crew members) is currently the flagship coordinating the multi-national task force off the coast of Somalia.


As the ship approached, Tracey announced a helicopter would also be making an appearance to wish everyone well. Then from nowhere, the Lynx helicopter appeared by the side of the ship. The sound was incredible and we could see the pilot and crew waving down at everyone onboard. The helicopter circled us about 4 times and stayed for about an hour so the passengers could take their memento photos.


This unexpected visit has made this final cruise of Ocean Village Two feel even more special than ever.

Paul

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Thanks for posting this.

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