13-14-15/04/2004 : My voyage to Cherbourg

[Yann Ferries]

Exceptionally, this post is in English and French :

English version :

13-14-15/04/2004 : My voyage to Cherbourg :

Queen Mary 2 and ferries of Cherbourg

*Thank you very much to Jean-Baptiste (Sonny9Anderson) for his welcome and all information on the Port of Cherbourg that I learned thanks to him!
*Large a thank you to Dan (one of the administrators of the forum Brittany Ferries Enthusiasts) for his assistance concerning the creation of page Internet with my pics of my voyage to Cherbourg

1.Report :

~Tuesday April 13, 2004 :

*15h00: Appointment with Jean Baptiste (one of my correspondiants in Cherbourg) to carry out a tour of the Port of Cherbourg: harbour station, quay de France, Citée de la Mer... . Description of the work of Jean Baptiste in the Port of Cherbourg.
Tour of the port was very enthralling and very informative, thanks to an excellent guide.

~Wednesday April 14, 2004 :

*7h00: Arrival of Queen Mary 2 in Cherbourg under the sun. It was splendid!!!
*8h15: Queen Mary 2 berths at the Quay de France in Cherbourg.
*During the day: I saw in the Port of Cherbourg many ferries: Coutances, Bretagne, Pride of Cherbourg, Cherbourg Express, European Diplomat, Normandy, Victor Hugo and Barfleur. (see my pics).
I have to admire during all the day Queen Mary 2.
I travelled by a small high-speed motorboat in the marina to approach Queen Mary 2.
*23h15: Queen Mary 2 leaves the Quay de France.
*23h50: The largest steamer of the world leaves Cherbourg. It was fantastic!!!

*French hour.

2. Pics :

You can found my pics of my voyage to Cherbourg on the following site:

http://bfe.m5photos.co.uk/Yann/ (Is the first 16 photographs)

If you want others photographs of Queen Mary 2 and the ferries of Cherbourg taken by my care, to hesitate not me contact me, here my address email: yannferrie@yahoo.fr

3. To finish :

Queen Mary 2 is really one of the most beautiful ship of the world. I was very glad to see it in Cherbourg and thus to look at the arrivals and the departures of the ferries of Cherbourg. I was very delighted to meet Jean Baptiste.


All your comments, your remarks, your questions are the welcomes!!!



French version :

13-14-15/04/2004 : Mon voyage à Cherbourg :

Queen Mary 2 et ferries Cherbourgeois

*Merci beaucoup à Jean-Baptiste pour son accueil et pour toutes les informations sur le port de Cherbourg que j’ai apprises grâce à lui !

*Un grand merci à Dan (un des administrateurs du forum Brittany Ferries Enthusiasts) pour son aide concernant la création de la page internet avec mes photos de mon voyage à Cherbourg.

1. Compte-rendu :

~Mardi 13 Avril 2004 :

*15h00 : Rendez-vous avec Jean Baptiste (un de mes correspondant de Cherbourg) pour effectuer un tour du port de Cherbourg : gare maritime, quai de France, Citée de la Mer, … .
Description du travail de Jean Baptiste dans le port de Cherbourg. Tour du port très passionnant et très informatif avec un excellent guide.

~Mercredi 14 Avril 2004 :

*7h00 : Arrivé du Queen Mary 2 à Cherbourg sous le soleil. C’était splendide !!!
*8h15 : Le Queen Mary 2 accoste au quai de France à Cherbourg.
*Pendant cette journée : j’ai vu dans le port de Cherbourg beaucoup de ferries : Coutances,
Bretagne, Pride of Cherbourg, Cherbourg Express, European Diplomat, Normandy, Victor Hugo
et Barfleur. (Voir mes photos). J’ai admirer pendant toute la journée le Queen Mary 2.
J’ai pris une petite vedette dans le port de plaisance pour approcher le Queen Mary 2.
*23h15 : Le Queen Mary 2 quitte le quai de France..
*23h50 : Le plus grand paquebot du monde quitte Cherbourg. C’était fantastique !!!

2. Photos :

Vous pouvez retrouvé mes photos de mon voyage à Cherbourg sur le site suivant :

http://bfe.m5photos.co.uk/Yann/ (c'est les 16 premières photos)

Si vous voulez d'autres photos du Queen Mary 2 et des ferries Cherbourgeois prises
par mes soins, n'hésiter à me contacter, voici mon adresse émail : yannferrie@yahoo.fr

3. Conclusion :

Le Queen Mary 2 est vraiment un des plus beau navire du monde.
J’ai été très content de le voir à Cherbourg et ainsi de regarder les arrivées et les départs des ferries cherbourgeois.
J’ai été très ravi de rencontrer Jean Baptiste.


Tous vos commentaires, vos remarques, vos questions sont les bienvenues!!!

Minor editing by Micheil

[Rod]

Godd idea to put 2 versions, french one helped me to understand english one, and english one helped me for the french one.

[Normandie]

"Wearing of Cherbourg" what´s that ??
OK, there are some words what I really don´t understand in that travel report.

I would also be more interested in some details like what did you learn from Jean Baptiste. You mention details, but not give any info, and it would be of course more interesting and exciting to read than every exact time you did what and whom you have to thank for.

Of that very interesting info about the port you got, please let us all know, too !
That motorboat you used for the port, was that an regular excursion boat or did you have to rent that ?
Have there been also many other enthusiasts ?

[Paul]

Translators again...!

It's taking the french word "port" meaning to wear, rather than "port" as in harbour.

[Normandie]

WTF I don´t understand what "to wear" has to do with a port, ok I just know that i better wear my jeans before going to port But after all this don´t make a sense to me. Those damn translators !!!! > OK makes me angry & thought we agreed not to use them.

[Matts]

Two versions - good idea. I think it must have been edited since because port= wearing has disappeared ;D I would like to know too what you found out about Cherbourg and more of the details. Seems very interesting potentially!.

[Normandie]

In the spirit of this thread.. alot of thanks to whoever has corrected the travel-report And about automatic-translators, I just have to tell now, my good old 300 pages German-English dictionary did not yet give me mis-information ! A total put-off is the modern technology in comparison to that.

Interesting would be especially, what you learned at the tour you got from J. Baptiste in the harbour-station.

[Nick]

Yann,

Excellent reports and good pics. well done

Nick ;D

[Yann Ferries]

---I am learned much informations. I propose to you to contact Jean Baptiste for any answer which you want to learn on the wearing of Cherbourg.
~Jean Baptiste: sabotjb@wanadoo.fr

2. That motorboat you used for the port, was that an regular excursion boat or did you have to rent that ?

---Yes, was a regular escursion.

3. Have there been also many other enthusiasts ?
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---With share Jean Baptiste, I am learned that Phil K was present in Cherbourg during the morning of Wednesday April 14, 2004. But I is not seen

Greetings,

Yann Ferries

[Phil K]

Yes Yann, I arrived very early on Pride of Cherbourg at 0530 French Time! Myself and Jim did think about staying to see Queen Mary 2, but we were worried that we may get caught in traffic and then not make it to Ouisterham in time to travel on Caen Express back to Portsmouth. Also, I had already seen QM2 as she set sail for her maiden voyage from Southampton.