Host Hattie Posted January 5, 2021 Author #2026 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Santa Margherita 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted January 6, 2021 #2027 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Here's the status of our game to find month abbreviations within Cunard port names. Jan = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Mar = Marseille, France & Santa Margherita, Italy May = Chan May, Vietnam & Costa Maya, Mexico Jun = Juneau, Alaska Aug = Haugesund, Norway Sep = Sept-Îles, Quebec That leaves one port each for "Apr" and "Nov" that I've found. You won't find the "Nov" port listed as such in English language Cunard itineraries. The trick is to take advantage of the rule I mentioned for this game that allows you to use the local spelling for the port name. You will find the "Nov" port listed in itineraries on the Cunard-affiliated site for the port's country. The "Apr" port is on a Pacific island. You won't find it listed in Cunard itineraries since they only list the island name, not the name of the port where the ships dock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted January 7, 2021 #2028 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Ah, thanks for the hint. Genova Italy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North West Newbie Posted January 7, 2021 #2029 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Apra Harbor, Guam Island 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted January 7, 2021 #2030 Share Posted January 7, 2021 22 minutes ago, North West Newbie said: Apra Harbor, Guam Island Very good. I've also learned that Guam qualifies as a fourth "Aria" port in our previous game. Guam is in the Mariana Islands, along with Saipan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare carlmm Posted January 7, 2021 #2031 Share Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) What about Capri? I do not know about the English itineraries but at least it is listed in the port section. Edited January 7, 2021 by carlmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted January 7, 2021 Author #2032 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Capri was discussed a few posts ago, as far as I know Naples is the port of call with Capri as an excursion. Off topic but we were due to call at Capri with Azamara but it was cancelled due to a dispute over the use of tenders. The company paid for our ferry tickets from Sorrento instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted January 8, 2021 #2033 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Here's one more Cunard port word game question submitted for your consideration. I'm not sure if this is our most devious word game yet or if it will be solved quickly. No lists of port names to come up with this time. I’ll provide a lengthy list of names as part of the question. What do these names of Cunard ports, as well as some of the cities, excursion destinations, islands, states, provinces, counties, regions and countries served by Cunard ports have in common? Akita*, Alaska, Anchorage, Argyll, Bangkok, Bergen*, Berlin, Boston, Brazil, Brindisi*, Burnie, Cairns, Canada*, Capri, Charleston*, Chile, China, Cochin, Concord, Cork, Curacao, Cyprus, Devonport*, Esperance, Everglades, Fife, Flam, Genoa, Greece*, Guernsey, Hamburg, India*, Japan, Jordan, Lima, Madeira, Malacca, Manhattan, Manila, Manta, Marseille*, Morocco, Muscat, Nice, Olden, Panama, Paris, Penang, Philippines*, Portland*, Quebec*, Reunion, Russia*, Shanghai, Shetland, Sitka*, Spain*, Split, Tangier, Turkey, Valencia, Victoria, Wales, Wellington* *Ignore these names if you are in North America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted January 10, 2021 Author #2034 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I'm guessing everyone else is as completely stumped as I am @bluemarble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted January 10, 2021 #2035 Share Posted January 10, 2021 OK, I guess that last question of mine is pretty diabolical. Time for some hints. See if these help any. I've noticed the Channel Island of Jersey has a destination page on the Cunard website. On that basis, "Jersey" also qualifies for inclusion on that list of Cunard destinations that all have something in common. The Cunard excursion destination of Ghent in Belgium does not qualify for inclusion on the list. But if we use the alternate spelling of "Gent" for that city, then that name does qualify for inclusion. The Caribbean island destination of Grand Cayman does not qualify for inclusion on the list. But if we split that name into "Grand" and "Cayman" and if we could somehow still consider those to represent a Cunard destination, then those two separate parts of the island name would each qualify for inclusion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted January 10, 2021 Author #2036 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Thanks for the help, still not a clue here I'm afraid. Hopefully someone cleverer will be along soon ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted January 10, 2021 #2037 Share Posted January 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Host Hattie said: Thanks for the help, still not a clue here I'm afraid. Hopefully someone cleverer will be along soon ! I'll follow up with a more helpful clue in another day or two if no one figures it out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExArkie Posted January 10, 2021 #2038 Share Posted January 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Host Hattie said: Thanks for the help, still not a clue here I'm afraid. Hopefully someone cleverer will be along soon ! Best I can do is that they are all on earth. Not a particularly important commonality 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aulanis Posted January 10, 2021 #2039 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I have not been able to check this but are are they all words that can be used in Scrabble -maybe the ones in red cannot be (officially)used in North American Scrabble? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Colin_Cameron Posted January 10, 2021 #2040 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I was already working on the spellings, letter combinations, etc as the link. And the clues about Gent/Ghent, Grand and Cayman seem to suggest I’m not wasting my time. What I can’t figure out is why the location of the person answering the question is important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted January 10, 2021 #2041 Share Posted January 10, 2021 7 minutes ago, Aulanis said: I have not been able to check this but are are they all words that can be used in Scrabble -maybe the ones in red cannot be (officially)used in North American Scrabble? We have a winner! All of the destination names listed are words that can be found in the official Scrabble word list for English-language play for most of the world, known as the "Collins Scrabble Words" and also known as the SOWPODS list. For Scrabble play in the US and Canada, there is a shorter word list that does not include the destination names listed in red. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted January 11, 2021 #2042 Share Posted January 11, 2021 To keep this thread going a little longer, here's a return to Cunard port photos. I've run out of photos of ports we haven't already seen here before that were taken during Cunard voyages. But I haven't run out of photos of Cunard ports that happen to have been taken during cruises on other lines. So given the caveat that this photo was not actually taken during a Cunard cruise, which Cunard port that we haven't seen before on this thread is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l2luv2cruise Posted January 11, 2021 #2043 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Grand Cayman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Colin_Cameron Posted January 11, 2021 #2044 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I think that looks like Aruba 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted January 11, 2021 #2045 Share Posted January 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, Colin_Cameron said: I think that looks like Aruba Yes, indeed. That's Oranjestad, Aruba as seen from the Island Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted January 11, 2021 Author #2046 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Well I didn't think was a Cunard port but I've just seen a picture of QM2 there so try this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaldi Posted January 11, 2021 #2047 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Is it Sorrento? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted January 12, 2021 Author #2048 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Yes, an evening anchored off Sorrento from Azamara Journey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted January 12, 2021 Author #2049 Share Posted January 12, 2021 How about this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted January 12, 2021 #2050 Share Posted January 12, 2021 7 hours ago, Host Hattie said: How about this ? This looks like Giardini Naxos (for Taormina), Sicily. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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