Rare DamianG Posted September 2, 2020 Author #451 Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) Before Kyle arrived we used to love going on the "Christmas Markets" cruises. Here's a few more Oslo photos: Edited September 2, 2020 by DamianG 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DamianG Posted September 2, 2020 Author #452 Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, zoe sproodle said: Forgive me for being a bit late but here's a few Ls & Ms: Ventura in Lisbon, the first port on our first cruise Oriana approaching Lisbon Oceana in La Palma, or could be Lanzarote, somewhere in the Canaries beginning with L anyway.... Muscat taken from Oceana Oceana is docked in La Palma on your photo. I just had to know so I looked up the tug boat 🤓 Edited September 2, 2020 by DamianG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted September 2, 2020 #453 Share Posted September 2, 2020 47 minutes ago, Son of Anarchy said: What a wonderful thread! It's made realise how few pictures I've taken in recent years of the ship in the ports we've visited. Note to self: Must take more pictures of the ship when we're in port! Same here. Frank's the photographer and takes loads of pictures in the ports , but hardly any of the ships. We only sail on two particular ships though, so maybe that's why. Avril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bee-ess Posted September 2, 2020 #454 Share Posted September 2, 2020 16 minutes ago, Adawn47 said: Same here. Frank's the photographer and takes loads of pictures in the ports , but hardly any of the ships. We only sail on two particular ships though, so maybe that's why. Avril Why not just post some photos of the ports. Lots of these photos don't have ships in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted September 2, 2020 #455 Share Posted September 2, 2020 17 minutes ago, DamianG said: Oceana is docked in La Palma on your photo. I just had to know so I looked up the tug boat 🤓 Glad I'm not the only one Damian🤓. I can't stand the not knowing. I had to research Nosy Be. Ahhh!! 😬 Avril 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted September 2, 2020 #456 Share Posted September 2, 2020 5 minutes ago, bee-ess said: Why not just post some photos of the ports. Lots of these photos don't have ships in them. Would love to, when I can get my grandson to show me how it's done.😁 They're on Frank's digital camera and his tablet, also many more are photographs. Avril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltybutnice13 Posted September 2, 2020 #457 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Aurora Oslo December 2005 Oriana Olden June 2011 Azura leaving Olden September 2013 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snibs Posted September 2, 2020 #458 Share Posted September 2, 2020 A few more for Oslo 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare P&O SUE Posted September 2, 2020 #459 Share Posted September 2, 2020 O is for Oslo, Sapphire Princess taken from the Opera House roof and, as we sailed out we passed Aurora. I also had a picture of a DFDS ferry! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoe sproodle Posted September 2, 2020 #460 Share Posted September 2, 2020 5 hours ago, Adawn47 said: Glad I'm not the only one Damian🤓. I can't stand the not knowing. I had to research Nosy Be. Ahhh!! 😬 Avril You can’t stand not knowing! How do you think I felt - I took the picture. I was there, wherever “there” was......! Joking aside thank you Damian for clearing up the La Palma/Lanzarote confusion. I was pretty sure it was La Palma but somehow the pics from that cruise have all got a bit disorganised. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermotsgirl Posted September 2, 2020 #461 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Oslo, Aurora, 2007 Oslo, Arcadia, 2014 Odessa, Azura, 2013 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DamianG Posted September 2, 2020 Author #462 Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Saltybutnice13 said: Aurora Oslo December 2005 Oriana Olden June 2011 Azura leaving Olden September 2013 Aurora Oslo 2005... We were on that cruise! Midway through summer 2005 we got a letter from P&O advising that they were putting on an extra "non-brochure" cruise as the scheduled refit for Aurora would finish early. This cruise would be unique as it would visit Northern European ports for the first time in Winter on a completely new schedule. It certainly caught our imagination and we had some savings so we shuffled our holidays then booked it. At the welcome onboard reception Captain Mark Symonds told the story of how he and his officers had plotted the course then submitted it to the powers that be for approval. Apparently the ports weren't used to receiving cruise ships in the Winter but were enthusiastic about the idea so everything was approved and the cruise went ahead. It may have been an embellished story but I loved it! I remember our excitement sailing away from Southampton in the cold darkness with a glass of mulled wine in hand and a brass band playing to see us off. Most of the ports put some entertainment on for the arrivals or sailaways and we had a fantastic cruise, further enhanced by some absolutely lovely table companions who we still remember fondly. A bit of serious thread drift on my part but I wanted to share the story and some extra photos: Edited September 2, 2020 by DamianG 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohnonotmeagain Posted September 2, 2020 #463 Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) Sapphire Princess in Oslo and a funny little ferry! Edited September 2, 2020 by ohnonotmeagain 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elderflower Posted September 2, 2020 #464 Share Posted September 2, 2020 10 minutes ago, DamianG said: Aurora Oslo 2005... We were on that cruise! Midway through summer 2005 we got a letter from P&O advising that they were putting on an extra "non-brochure" cruise as the scheduled refit for Aurora would finish early. This cruise would be unique as it would visit Northern European ports for the first time in Winter on a completely new schedule. It certainly caught our imagination and we had some savings so we shuffled our holidays then booked it. At the welcome onboard reception Captain Mark Symonds told the story of how he and his officers had plotted the course then submitted it to the powers that be for approval. Apparently the ports weren't used to receiving cruise ships in the Winter but were enthusiastic about the idea so everything was approved and the cruise went ahead. It may have been an embellished story but I loved it! I remember our excitement sailing away from Southampton in the cold darkness with a glass of mulled wine in hand and a brass band playing to see us off. Most of the ports put some entertainment on for the arrivals or sailaways and we had a fantastic cruise, further enhanced by some absolutely lovely table companions who we still remember fondly. A bit of serious thread drift on my part but I wanted to share the story and some extra photos: Fantastic photos! Glad forum is working again, I'll be able to post mine too now. Nothing as good as these though. Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elderflower Posted September 2, 2020 #465 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Oporto - both of Oriana on different cruises. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elderflower Posted September 2, 2020 #466 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Olden, the first one from a helicopter over the glacier, the ship was the Seabourn Pride. The second one we were on Oriana 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elderflower Posted September 2, 2020 #467 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Oslo - no ship in sight but we were still on Seabourn Pride. Not so many ports starting with 'O' but there have been some great photos on here. Pat 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esprit Posted September 2, 2020 #468 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Oslo seems to be a popular port destination! Emerald Princess in 2014. We had amazing weather for the whole of that Baltic cruise. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann141 Posted September 2, 2020 #469 Share Posted September 2, 2020 8 hours ago, Izzywiz said: these are my other Os.... Diamond Princess, Osaka, Japan. Diamond Princess, Otaru, Japan (2) Diamond Princess, Otaru, Japan. My Japanese rainbow ice cream was delicious! I will have to visit so I can try one of those ice creams!! 🙂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elderflower Posted September 2, 2020 #470 Share Posted September 2, 2020 7 hours ago, DamianG said: It sounds like your “Z” is going to trump mine! I’m looking forward to seeing those photos! Sadly DamianG, search as I might, I cannot find any for Zanzibar, despite us visiting three times. I have hunted through old photo CDs copied when old computers died but have not found them. I certainly did not take such a prolific number of photos in the early 2000s as my camera only had small SD cards and I was new to the digital photo game. I will keep searching though. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplesea Posted September 2, 2020 #471 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Olden Oceana in 2012 - P&O's Grand Event Ventura 2013 Azura 2013 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elderflower Posted September 2, 2020 #472 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Olden really is very beautiful. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann141 Posted September 2, 2020 #473 Share Posted September 2, 2020 32 minutes ago, DamianG said: Aurora Oslo 2005... We were on that cruise! Midway through summer 2005 we got a letter from P&O advising that they were putting on an extra "non-brochure" cruise as the scheduled refit for Aurora would finish early. This cruise would be unique as it would visit Northern European ports for the first time in Winter on a completely new schedule. It certainly caught our imagination and we had some savings so we shuffled our holidays then booked it. At the welcome onboard reception Captain Mark Symonds told the story of how he and his officers had plotted the course then submitted it to the powers that be for approval. Apparently the ports weren't used to receiving cruise ships in the Winter but were enthusiastic about the idea so everything was approved and the cruise went ahead. It may have been an embellished story but I loved it! I remember our excitement sailing away from Southampton in the cold darkness with a glass of mulled wine in hand and a brass band playing to see us off. Most of the ports put some entertainment on for the arrivals or sailaways and we had a fantastic cruise, further enhanced by some absolutely lovely table companions who we still remember fondly. A bit of serious thread drift on my part but I wanted to share the story and some extra photos: Wonderful photos.Thank you for posting them 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shopaholic6 Posted September 2, 2020 #474 Share Posted September 2, 2020 O is for ... Oslo!! Navigator of the Seas - 2018 🙂🙂 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 2, 2020 #475 Share Posted September 2, 2020 9 hours ago, DamianG said: Before Kyle arrived we used to love going on the "Christmas Markets" cruises. Here's a few more Oslo photos: Fab photo's. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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