On August 27th 2012 our especially assigned drawing of Ibero Cruceros’ Grand Mistral, just one of a number of drawings which we have produced recently, was presented aboard the vessel.

Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester and Gavin Pamment, Photographer, Dream Designs Colchester took the opportunity to visit Harwich International Port to see the 47,000 tonne vessel berthed alongside the Cruise Terminal.

Whilst there Gavin took the chance to take a number of photographs of Harry and his newest drawing with the ship berthed directly behind.

Unfortunately we had been unable to arrange a visit aboard Grand Mistral to officially present the drawing. However whilst at Harwich International Port, Harry was lucky enough to meet two crew members outside the Cruise Terminal and asked them if they could possibly present the drawing of Grand Mistral to the Captain on our behalf.

Both the crew members were most helpful and friendly and agreed to take the drawing aboard with them. As our drawing was handed over to the two crew members they both thanked Harry for his kind gift with a firm hand shake and boarded the ship.

Harry and Gavin then decided to watch Grand Mistral depart from the Cruise Terminal at Harwich International Port, which was scheduled at 19:00. Due to a number of passengers who arrived late the ship did not depart from the Cruise Terminal until 20:15.

Unlike many of the other ships which call to Harwich International Port, Grand Mistral berthed bow first, so had to carefully maneuvers 180 degrees. Once the ship had turned Harry and Gavin swiftly made their way to Ha’penny Pier where they watched the ship past.

Harry and Gavin then watched Grand Mistral sailed past the Port of Felixstowe before heading out to sea knowing that our new drawing was aboard steadily sailing in to the distance. 

Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester said:

“It was quite an impressive sight to see Grand Mistral alongside the Cruise Terminal at Harwich International Port earlier this week and a pleasure to be joined by the newest member of the Dream Designs Colchester team, Gavin Pamment.”

He added:

“I was delighted to meet with the two crew members from Grand Mistral and was most grateful to them for kindly agreeing to take the drawing aboard as I was unable to visit the ship personally on this occasion, I do hope the Captain has indeed received the drawing and anticipate hearing from him shortly.”

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At Dream Designs Colchester we are delighted to be able to take this opportunity and officially announce to you, two of our latest forthcoming ship visits as well as another official drawing presentation.

We recently took the opportunity to contact the crew aboard Thomson Spirit to request permission to visit the ship and meet with the Captain to officially present our brand new especially assigned drawing of Thomson Spirit. 

During the summer of 2009, the staff at Harwich International Port were kind enough to agree to present our previously assigned drawing to the Captain of Thomson Spirit on our behalf. 

In return the Captain later invited us aboard the ship on August 28th 2009 where we had the chance to tour the ship and see our drawing which had been framed and displayed in the ship’s reception. We were also invited to visit the bridge although the Captain had disembarked the ship so he was unable to meet with us and join us for lunch aboard.

The crew aboard Thomson Spirit have been kind enough to accept our recent request and have granted us permission to visit the ship. In fact our staff have been given the chance to visit the ship not once but twice, first on September 1st 2012 followed by a second visit on September 12th 2012.

On September 1st 2012 Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester, and Gavin Pamment, Photographer, Dream Designs Colchester are set to visit Thomson Spirit, whilst the vessel is berthed alongside the Cruise Terminal at Harwich International Port. Whilst on board Harry and Gavin will have the privilege of meeting with the Captain, where the official presentation of our new drawing will take place. This will be followed by the chance to enjoy light refreshments before touring the ship’s various passenger amenities. 

On September 12th 2012 during our second planned visit to the ship, Harry and his parents will be joined by a group of Travel Agents as well as members of staff from Thomson’s Head Office and members of the Ocean Liner Society as well. 

Once embarked visitors will be invited on a complete tour of the ship’s passenger amenities, ending at reception. Harry will then be invited to see his brand new drawing of Thomson Spirit which will have been displayed alongside his previous drawing which was presented aboard by Harwich International Port in 2009. 

Harry and his parents along with the other visitors will then be invited to enjoy lunch aboard Thomson Spirit before disembarking the vessel later that afternoon.

Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester, said:

“We are very excited to be visiting Thomson Spirit again, not once but twice! All of our staff are incredibly thankful to the crew aboard Thomson Spirit for giving us such an opportunity.”

He added:

“This is a truly fantastic way for us to continue our connection and friendship with Thomson Cruises.”

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On August 19th 2012, Dream Designs Colchester had the opportunity to visit Royal Caribbean International’s 90,090 tonne, Jewel of the Seas, whilst the vessel was berthed alongside the Cruise Terminal at Harwich International Port.

This was in fact the second time that Dream Designs Colchester had visited Jewel of the Seas, the first being during the summer of 2009. Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester and his parents were invited aboard the vessel by the Master at the time, Captain James McDonald, after Mike Rawlings, Managing Director, Global Cruise Services (UK) Ltd presented our original drawing aboard the ship some weeks before.

Jewel of the Seas has been based at Harwich International Port during the summer months since 2004, but the vessel will not be returning to the United Kingdom in 2013. She will instead be replaced by her sister vessel, Brilliance of the Seas.

Due to the ever exceeding excellence of our drawing, as well as the fact Jewel of the Seas will not be returning in 2013, we took the decision to especially assign a brand new drawing of the ship in July 2012. We then took the opportunity to contact the crew aboard Jewel of the Seas to request permission to visit the ship to present the new drawing, before the ship leaves Harwich for the last time on August 31st 2012. Captain Stig Nilsen was kind enough to accept our request and granted us permission to visit Jewel of the Seas on August 19th 2012.

Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester was joined aboard Jewel of the Seas by his father, Brian Cotterill. Upon boarding the vessel at approximately 10:30, they were escorted to reception in the ship’s main centrum on Deck 4. A short while later they were meant to the Staff Captain, Thomas Roth, who officially welcomed them aboard.

Harry and his father Brian were then taken up to Deck 5 to Café Latte’-Tudes, which overlooks the ship’s impressive centrum, where they enjoyed a drink and pastry each, together with Staff Captain Thomas Roth.

After chatting for quite some time Staff Captain, Thomas Roth then invited Harry and his father to visit the bridge and escorted them there personally. Harry was then given the opportunity to unveil his brand new drawing of Jewel of the Seas to the Staff Captain and other Officers on the navigation bridge. 

They then took the opportunity to have a number of photographs taken together with the drawing on the ship’s bridge wing. Harry was also given the chance to sit in the command seat on the bridge, where he had sat some 3 years previously, during his first visit aboard on August 21st 2009.

Harry and his father then accepted the Staff Captain’s invitation to tour the ship’s passenger amenities with one of the Officers on the bridge. The complete tour of the ship from the upper pool decks, right down to the lower public decks, gave them the chance to admire the numerous restaurants, bars and lounges aboard Jewel of the Seas again, not the mention the more impressive areas, such as the centrum, theatre and main dining room.

Upon completing the tour of the ship, the Officer then invited Harry and Brian back to the bridge, where they took the opportunity to take a number of photographs from the opposite bridge wing, overlooking Harwich International Port and the Cruise Terminal.

At approximately 12:30, some 2 hours after boarding the ship, the Officer then escorted Harry and his father to the Promenade Deck on Deck 5, where they then disembarked the vessel.

Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester, said:

“My father and I had a truly wonderful time aboard Royal Caribbean International’s Jewel of the Seas on August 19th 2012, whilst the ship was alongside Harwich International Port. We were delighted when the Captain accepted our request and gave us the opportunity to visit the vessel again, before leave for the Caribbean on August 31st 2012.”

He added:

“It was a great honour for me personally to be able to meet with the Staff Captain, Thomas Roth and unveil to him my brand new drawing of Jewel of the Seas, which I am pleased to report is already displayed aboard the vessel!”

He concluded:

“This was a great opportunity for all of us at Dream Designs Colchester to continue our connection and friendship with Royal Caribbean International which started back in 2008.”

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On August 16th 2012, Dream Designs Colchester had the privilege of visiting Transocean Kreuzfahrten’s 20,700 tonne ship, Astor at Harwich International Port.

Previously on July 17th 2011, Astor visited Harwich International Port. Whilst the ship was berthed alongside the cruise terminal our previously especially assigned drawing of Astor was kindly presented aboard the vessel on our behalf by Harwich International Port.

After having our drawing presented aboard Astor on July 17th 2011, we were delighted that the vessel would be visiting Harwich International Port twice during 2012. We took the opportunity to contact Transocean Kreuzfahrten to request permission to visit their ship and officially present our new drawing to the captain and his crew.

Due to the ever exceeding excellence of our drawings our staff therefore took the decision to especially assign a brand new drawing of Astor. We were delighted when Transocean Kreuzfahrten accepted our request and granted us permission to visit Astor at Harwich International Port on August 16th 2012. 

Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester was joined by the newest member of the Dream Designs Colchester team, Gavin Pamment. They boarded Astor at approximately 10:30 where they were directed to reception. A short while after the Cruise Director’s Assistant arrived to welcome them aboard and escorted them to the Hanse Bar at the stern of the vessel.

Whilst outside the Hanse Bar on one of the ship’s sun terraces at the stern of the vessel Harry and Gavin enjoyed drinks and light refreshments together with the Cruise Director’s Assistant.

A short while later Captain Sergey Strusevych and the Cruise Director emerged together outside and greeted Harry and Gavin and then invited them both into the Hanse Bar. Harry was then given the opportunity to officially present his brand new especially assigned drawing of Astor to the Captain. In return Captain Sergey Strusevych presented Harry with a beautiful framed photograph of Astor. 

After the official presentation Harry and Gavin were given the opportunity to enjoy the remainder of their refreshments before they were met by the Assistant Shores Excursions Manager. They were then invited to tour the ship’s numerous passenger amenities, including the ship’s various bars and lounges, such as the Astor Lounge as well as the enchanting Spa Oasis, before ending the tour at the Waldorf Restaurant.

They were then invited to enjoy a delicious lunch in the Waldorf Restaurant. The 4 course lunch consisted of an appetising soup, which was followed by a light potato dish, before the scrumptious turkey breasts and potato salad and lovely ice cream desert.

Upon finishing their lunch Harry and Gavin then spent the remainder of their time aboard Astor viewing the ship’s amenities for themselves, before disembarking the vessel at approximately 14:30. 

Late that evening Harry and Gavin took the opportunity to observe Astor once again from the Cruise Terminal at Harwich International Port. They then later watched the vessel set sail from Ha’penny Pier located on the seafront of the historic town of Harwich, and waved farewell to the ship, Captain Sergey Strusevych and his crew.

Gavin Pamment, Photographer, Dream Designs Colchester, said:  

“ It was a pleasure to be able to join Harry aboard Transocean Kreuzfahrten’s Astor at Harwich International Port last week. As my first ever visit aboard a cruise ship I was overwhelmed by the magnitude of the vessel and the friendliness of the crew on board.”

Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester, said:

“I was delighted that Gavin and I had the chance to visit Transocean Kreuzfahrten’s elegant and classic ship Astor. We both had a most enjoyable time aboard the vessel and were honoured and privileged to meet with Captain Sergey Strusevych to officially present my new drawing of Astor.”

He added:

“ I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the staff at Transocean Kreuzfahrten and the Captain and crew aboard Astor. We hope to continue our connection and friendship with Transocean Kreuzfahrten and look forward to visiting Astor again in the not too distant future.”

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At Dream Designs Colchester we are delighted to have this opportunity to be able to inform you about yet another of our forth coming ship visits and official drawing presentations.

Due to our continued commitment and hard work, we have been able to secure a visit aboard Jewel of the Seas at Harwich International Port on August 19th 2012.

With help from some of our contacts at Global Cruise Services UK (Ltd) we were able to get our request sent directly to the ship and we have now been granted permission to visit the ship and meet with the Captain whilst on board.

In 2009, Global Cruise Services UK (Ltd) were kind enough to agree to present our original drawing of Jewel of the Seas to the Captain on our behalf. Sometime later we were invited aboard the vessel to meet the Captain and had the chance to meet with him personally on the navigation bridge, before being taken on a tour of the ship.

We recently took the decision to assign a brand new drawing of Jewel of the Seas, which we plan to officially present to the Captain of the ship during our visit aboard. Since our original drawing was presented aboard Jewel of the Seas on our behalf some 3 year ago, the quality of our drawings has improved dramatically and Dream Designs Colchester has transformed as a business.

Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester, said:

" I am truly delighted that the Captain has granted us permission to visit Jewel of the Seas again and officially present him with our brand new especially assigned drawing."

He added:

" My parents and I really enjoyed our visit aboard the ship on August 21st 2009 and we are very excited to be given the opportunity to step aboard the ship again."

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At Dream Designs Colchester we are delighted to have this opportunity to inform you about one of our latest forthcoming visits.

For quite sometime, Dream Designs Colchester has been corresponding with TransOcean Kreuzfahrten and we've now arranged a visit to their graceful ship, Astor.

We will be visiting Astor at Harwich International Port on August 16th 2012 and whilst on board we will be presenting one of our world famous drawings to the Captain of the vessel.

On July 6th 2012, Harwich International Port were kind enough to agree to present our previously assigned drawing of Astor to the Captain on our behalf. During our visit aboard Astor we will be presenting the Captain and his crew with a brand new especially assigned drawing!

Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester, said:

" We are very excited to have been given the opportunity to visit Astor and we're really looking forward to stepping aboard the ship. We are of course delighted to also be meeting with the Captain to present our brand new especially assigned drawing of Astor. "

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At Dream Designs Colchester we are extremely proud to have this opportunity to share with you some truly fantastic news!

We recently took a moment to get in touch with Keith Maynard, Entertainment Director, Queen Mary 2 to see if our especially assigned drawing was displayed aboard the ship. We're delighted to inform you that it is indeed on display!

Keith Maynard, Entertainment Director, Queen Mary 2, said:

" The picture looks fantastic up in the Youth Zone and gets lots a great comments! "

Our especially assigned drawing of Queen Mary 2 which is now proudly displayed in the Youth Zone aboard the ship, was officially presented to Captain Kevin Oprey on June 6th 2012. Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester was invited to the Navigation Bridge on the occasion of his 18th Birthday along with his father Brian Cotterill, during their cruise aboard the vessel, where the drawing was presented to the Captain.

Keith Maynard, Entertainment Director, Queen Mary 2, was kind enough to send us a number of photographs of our drawing of the ship on display as requested.

Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester, said:

" I am positively delighted that my newest drawing of Queen Mary 2 has been displayed aboard the vessel. It was great to be able to meet with Captain Kevin Oprey and Keith Maynard aboard during our voyage in June 2012."

He added:

" Dream Designs Colchester has always had a close connection with Cunard Line and what better way to continue it! With our new drawing now proudly displayed aboard Queen Mary 2, we now have a drawings displayed aboard each of Cunard Line's famous three Queens. "

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