Arcadia Cruise Ship Video, Port of Dover, 18 April 2020, UK

The P&O Cruises ship, MS Arcadia entering the English Channel through the Western Entrance of Dover harbour (Port of Dover) after arriving here from Southanpton three days ago.

The Southern Breakwater is on the left and Admiralty Pier on the right.

There are no passengers on board the MS Arcadia, of course, because of the Coronavirus Pandemic Lockdown:

The Arcadia returned to Dover just before 4 am the following day (Sunday, 19th of April, 2020).

MS Arcadia at Berth C

Instead of returning to the Eastern Arm Pier where she had previously been berthed, the ship moored at Berth C in the Cargo Area of the new Western Docks development.

Two photos of the passenger ship in her new position (taken from the Marina Pier) can be seen by clicking on the thumbnail to the left.

MV Arcadia was ordered by Holland America Line in 2000 as their fifth Vista-class vessel.

In 2003 she was allocated to Cunard Line to become their Queen Victoria.

Shortly before her launch the decision was made to transfer the ship to the P&O Cruises fleet. As a result, Arcadia has a Cunard-style mast similar to those found on RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 and RMS Queen Mary 2.

She also sports a modified Queen Elizabeth 2-style funnel, with cowling removed instead of the traditional P&O style funnel found on the purpose-built Oriana and Aurora.

The passenger ship Arcadia, along with Oriana, are adult-only ships. This real-time AIS map shows her current position:
 

 Click on the "X" in the Arcadia's information banner to see the satellite map behind

Ship Details:

Name:    Arcadia
Namesake:    The region of Arcadia (Greece)
Owner:    Carnival plc
Operator:    P&O Cruises

Identification:

    Call sign: ZCDN2
    IMO number: 9226906
    MMSI number: 310459000

Port of registry:     Hamilton, Bermuda
Ordered:    2000
Builder:    Fincantieri (Porto Marghera, Italy)

Cost:    USD 400 million
Yard number:    6078
Laid down:    12 July 2003
Launched:    26 June 2004
Acquired:    29 March 2005
In service:    April 2005

Status:    In service

The video was made during a permitted Covid-19 Lockdown bike ride.

A cycling route map and biometrics can be seen on this Polar Flow web page.

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Source: MV Arcadia