Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted December 19, 2016 Author #26 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Scubacruiserx2, great start to your review! I will be here to the end. :) Andrew Thanks Andrew , hopefully I will too !! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted December 19, 2016 #27 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Letting the cameras acclimate . Joe, what am I seeing in this picture? Which Canon DLSR and lenses? Norris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aprilsp88 Posted December 19, 2016 #28 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Love the story and pictures. Please carry on. So romantic and beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted December 19, 2016 Author #29 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Joe, what am I seeing in this picture? Which Canon DLSR and lenses? Norris Well hello Norris , making a list and checking it twice ? ;) Canon 6 D body Canon EF 17-40 f 4 L Canon EF 24-105 f 4 L Canon 270 EX Speedlite Black Rapid shoulder strap Photo taken with my Sony pocket camera which has the fastest lens Not pictured was my telephoto Canon EF 70 -300 f 4.5 L mounted on a Canon SL 1 backup body in a Clik Elite case I bought the EF lenses first , which I used with my crop sensor with the hope of a full frame in the future . The 6 D was the final purchase which I bought with a no interest loan . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted December 19, 2016 Author #30 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Love the story and pictures. Please carry on. So romantic and beautiful! Thank you aprilsp88 , and welcome to the Love Boat where there is romance ahead ! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted December 19, 2016 Author #31 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Anybody for parking lot tennis ? Deck the halls .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted December 19, 2016 Author #32 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Fun and games on the way to the beach it looks like the wind won this match looking back at our room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted December 20, 2016 #33 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Very nice pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky TGO Posted December 20, 2016 #34 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Thank you Tony , ( our SIL is also named Tony ) . Most of the photos shown here were taken with the camera , and it's time for a fresh batch . Now I know he will be a Great SIL. Congratulations again!!!! Anthony, aka Tony :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winncruiser Posted December 20, 2016 #35 Share Posted December 20, 2016 We love The Lago Mar---a fabulous place! Can't wait to be there in February. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennybenny Posted December 20, 2016 #36 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to all your updates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare perfect match Posted December 20, 2016 #37 Share Posted December 20, 2016 I think if I were staying in your suite I would not want to leave! :eek: I have bookmarked the hotel in case we decide we want to drive down to FLL a day or so before our next cruise. :D I can't wait for the rest of the story to unfold. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted December 20, 2016 Author #38 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Very nice pictures! Thank you easyboy , many to follow . :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted December 20, 2016 Author #39 Share Posted December 20, 2016 We love The Lago Mar---a fabulous place! Can't wait to be there in February. Sent from my iPad using Forums It was our first visit there and we loved it ! :) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted December 20, 2016 Author #40 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to all your updates! And thank you , but there may be many updates !! :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted December 20, 2016 Author #41 Share Posted December 20, 2016 I think if I were staying in your suite I would not want to leave! :eek: I have bookmarked the hotel in case we decide we want to drive down to FLL a day or so before our next cruise. :D I can't wait for the rest of the story to unfold. :cool: It was a beautiful suite , reminiscent of the one we had in the Driftwood Inn in Vero Beach , which our CC friend Gracie arranged for us . :) :D I have a lot of photos to edit , so on with the tale . ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted December 20, 2016 Author #42 Share Posted December 20, 2016 The beach is very wide here and we were in luck as it was low tide with the high tide line marked by some seaweed . The strong onshore wind had also brought stinging Portuguese man o' war to the beaches . You should stay away and leave these things alone ! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_man_o'_war It had also brought some wavelets for playing When I took this photo I thought that it was more snowbirds flying South , but it was a pod of pelicans . The viewing point of the Port Everglades inlet is about a 5 minute walk along the beach . My wide angle setting bent the condo toward the water and the spit of land that I would be using to photograph the cruise ships sail away from . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted December 20, 2016 Author #43 Share Posted December 20, 2016 As we neared the viewing area there a lot of small sailboats on the horizon This is the spit of land where I decided to take photos With the low angle and the sun in our face it was hard to take a good photograph of the 4 ships in port Better with some cloud cover . But who would be the first ship out of the port ? Emerging from the pack and a dream-like fog was the CB I thought that I heard one of the small boat sailors exclaim , Oh spit ! , or something like that . Here's a video clip and you can really hear the wind ripping : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted December 20, 2016 #44 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Joe, thanks for the camera info. It's a small world after all...no that Disneyworld song isn't stuck in my brain thankfully. I was just reading my Emerald Princess review from October 2015 where I mention upgrading my camera to a 6D. After my recent Alaska cruise where I used a rented Canon L Lens I added an F4 24-70mm L to my bag and will buy an F4 16-35mm L for my X cruise a month from now. For zoom shots I am taking along my EFS 55-250mm and as it only fits a crop-sensor camera I have to take my current camera, the T3i. I have rented a 6D for the cruise to confirm I want one before splurging. I get it a few days before I sail. I have done a lot of research via Youtube but want hands-on experience before committing to the spend. Your photos will help me in my decision. Are you happy with it so far? Norris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted December 20, 2016 Author #45 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Joe, thanks for the camera info. It's a small world after all...no that Disneyworld song isn't stuck in my brain thankfully. I was just reading my Emerald Princess review from October 2015 where I mention upgrading my camera to a 6D. After my recent Alaska cruise where I used a rented Canon L Lens I added an F4 24-70mm L to my bag and will buy an F4 16-35mm L for my X cruise a month from now. For zoom shots I am taking along my EFS 55-250mm and as it only fits a crop-sensor camera I have to take my current camera, the T3i. I have rented a 6D for the cruise to confirm I want one before splurging. I get it a few days before I sail. I have done a lot of research via Youtube but want hands-on experience before committing to the spend. Your photos will help me in my decision. Are you happy with it so far? Norris You're welcome Norris , and I also had a T3i ( which my DIL now uses ) . I have used it for at least 18 months and yes , I am still thrilled to use it ! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted December 20, 2016 Author #46 Share Posted December 20, 2016 A telephoto shot of the CB and a wide angle Ladies and gentleman , boys and girls , the Caribbean Princess . At this point waves of brown water began washing over my dry feet up to my knees ! Maybe I shouldn't have made that wisecrack about a magic pipe on the almost Live thread . This is the video clip : We will see you next week ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trystran72 Posted December 21, 2016 #47 Share Posted December 21, 2016 What a great place to watch the ships go by!! Loving the pics and video! Just returned from Ft. Lauderdale myself back to NY and am missing that lovely sunshine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare perfect match Posted December 21, 2016 #48 Share Posted December 21, 2016 A telephoto shot of the CB Since the CB is the next ship we are booked to sail on, I am loving all of your awesome photos of her, but the two in this post are my absolute favorites! With your permission, I would like to use them as wallpaper so I can look at them every time I log on and get excited about our upcoming cruise. The rays of sun shining through the clouds onto the ship in the first one is beautiful! The second one brings me back many years to my days of sailing small boats similar to the ones in your picture. While I spent many exciting days sailing those small boats, I am glad I never had anything even close to the size of the CB bearing down on me like that! :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted December 21, 2016 Author #49 Share Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) What a great place to watch the ships go by!! Loving the pics and video! Just returned from Ft. Lauderdale myself back to NY and am missing that lovely sunshine... It really was Kim , and it was our first visit there to see the ships come and go . So will you by having a white Christmas ? We miss Pat's parents and going to Michigan for a visit at Christmas time !! Edited December 21, 2016 by scubacruiserx2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted December 21, 2016 Author #50 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Since the CB is the next ship we are booked to sail on, I am loving all of your awesome photos of her, but the two in this post are my absolute favorites! With your permission, I would like to use them as wallpaper so I can look at them every time I log on and get excited about our upcoming cruise. The rays of sun shining through the clouds onto the ship in the first one is beautiful! The second one brings me back many years to my days of sailing small boats similar to the ones in your picture. While I spent many exciting days sailing those small boats, I am glad I never had anything even close to the size of the CB bearing down on me like that! :eek: Of course Nancy , you may use any of the photos and thank you for asking . Will this be your first Princess cruise ? We were quite surprised to see such small boats so far out to sea on a windy , bumpy day . When they came in it looked like several were in line and being towed by a powerboat with a line . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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