Living vicariously through the Port Everglades webcam

[V'sGirl]

I confess that I am addicted to the Port Everglades webcam and satellite. I keep the full page view on my computer when I'm at home. Any other webcams out there with views as good?

[edmusic]

V'sGirl wrote: I confess that I am addicted to the Port Everglades webcam and satellite.

Me too! Reminds me of how great our HAL cruise was. Check out this photo (click on it to make it larger): This is a photo of me and my wife waving to our two adult children back home in Los Angeles while we were on our sail-away. I called my son on my cell phone and told him to go to the PortFever web site to see if he could see us on the ship. I told him where to look and as we passed by the hotel with the webcam, we started waving furiously at the camera and they zeroed in on us for at least 20 seconds. My son took his camera out and took of photo of us on the monitor. Pretty cool that our kids could see us waving to them live from 3000 miles away while talking to them at the same time!

[sail7seas]

I love to look at Maasdam on the web cam when she is in Bar Harbor, at anchor, during the Canada/New England cruises. I especially like she's at anchor vs. docked. :)

 

[sail7seas]

Me too! Reminds me of how great our HAL cruise was. Check out this photo (click on it to make it larger): This is a photo of me and my wife waving to our two adult children back home in Los Angeles while we were on our sail-away. I called my son on my cell phone and told him to go to the PortFever web site to see if he could see us on the ship. I told him where to look and as we passed by the hotel with the webcam, we started waving furiously at the camera and they zeroed in on us for at least 20 seconds. My son took his camera out and took of photo of us on the monitor. Pretty cool that our kids could see us waving to them live from 3000 miles away while talking to them at the same time!

 

 

That is fabulous!!!! :)

[Cruiser from MS]

I love to watch the webcams also. My husband thinks I crazy, it just reminds me how much I enjoyed my cruises...

[LordSpain]

Bar none the Port Everglades webcam is the best because it incorporates sound, but the others I have bookmarked on my browser are:

 

New York Harbor Webcam: http://www.nyharborwebcam.com/

 

Port Canaveral Webcam: http://www.portcanaveralwebcam.com/

 

San Diego Harbor: http://live6.truelook.com/face/newface.jsp?func=live&name=/ecodb/1amnorth/camera1&pan=-95.30463&tilt=-14.655356&panfov=22.849657&tiltfov=17.81001&overlay=default&skin=default&useapplet=true&time=1221166948593&width=640&height=480&quality=65&catalogname=catalog&zoom=2.0437944&vfmap.x=303&vfmap.y=74

 

Midtown Manhattan Cruise Terminal: http://wirednewyork.com/webcam3/

 

New York Harbor from the cam on Statue of Liberty: http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/statueofliberty/

 

I need to get a life!

 

 

Bruce

[sail7seas]

Here is Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

http://www.novascotiawebcams.com/halifax/waterfront.html

 

Bar Habor, Maine

 

http://www.geddys.com/geddycams/harborcam/

 

Panama Canal

 

http://www.pancanal.com/eng/photo/camera-java.html

 

[worldspan]

There is also a St Maarten pier webcam

 

http://www.st-maarten-island-guide.com/cruising/harborview

 

This one is particularly cool because you can also see people swimming at the beach across the harbour.

 

Worldspan

131 cruises strong

[mamaofami]

I love watching NY and Port Everglades. It helps build my anticipation for my cruise. Several years ago, Inn Lady and I were on the same roll call watching the Noordam leave from NY for the Caribbean every week or so. We finally met when we both sailed the Noordam.

[innlady1]

It appears that the www.newyorkharborwebcam.com and the www.portcanaveralwebcam.com are operated by Lou from the www.portevergladeswebcam.com!

As I recall, I think I read that on his Port Everglades site a while ago....seems he's "branched out"!

Love those webcams!

[ASIWISH]

There is also a St Maarten pier webcam

 

http://www.st-maarten-island-guide.com/cruising/harborview

 

This one is particularly cool because you can also see people swimming at the beach across the harbour.

 

Worldspan

131 cruises strong

 

OOOH, I like this one!!

[sail7seas]

It appears that the www.newyorkharborwebcam.com and the www.portcanaveralwebcam.com are operated by Lou from the www.portevergladeswebcam.com!

 

As I recall, I think I read that on his Port Everglades site a while ago....seems he's "branched out"!

 

Love those webcams!

 

 

 

Yes, Sheila, I think you're right.

He can operate them remotely.

[ASIWISH]

I love the Port Everglades WebCam. I have several monitors in my home office, and one is always full screen to the WedCam... LOVE IT!!!!

 

I would love to know how it's operated! Last month (HAS IT BEEN A MONTH ALREADY?????), Nancy and I were waving and my whole family watched it! I couldn't really see much on the balcony because of the distance.... Does someone monitor it from the balcony, from an office... what type of equipment is used..? how much of a time commitment is it? How much does it cost to operate each year?

 

I am so appreciative of the effort.... How wonderful!!!!

[ASIWISH]

Yes, Sheila, I think you're right.

He can operate them remotely.

 

REALLY? Wow!!!

[edmusic]

Love the St. Maarten web cam. VERY high quality video!

Thanks for sharing it.

[V'sGirl]

Edmusic, your picture, and the story behind it, is the coolest thing I've seen in a while! It's wonderful to know that I'm not alone in my obsession, and also to find out about the other great sites.