A Cunard cruise celebrated leaving Southampton tonight with a firework display.

A nearby barge set off the display just before Queen Victoria left QEII at 5.15pm tonight, with the fireworks lasting around 10 minutes.

The cruise will now head to Florida in the USA, Brazil, Argentina and more before arriving back in Southampton on March 28.

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Mariners were asked to keep a 200-metre exclusion zone around the barge during the display, and Queen Anne is expected to sail away from Ocean Cruise Terminal tonight too at 9pm.

Daily Echo Camera Club member Chris Hollis managed to snap some photos of Queen Anne as Queen Victoria departed behind.

See the full set of photos in the gallery at the top of the page.

Two other ships have set off fireworks when leaving Southampton over the last week - Arcadia on January 3 and Aurora on January 6.