bluemarble Posted April 30, 2021 #2776 Share Posted April 30, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, sfred said: I'll guess San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua? Google has several photos of the Cristo de La Misericordia which seem to match. Worth noting that's another port named for "Saint John" we've now seen on this thread. By my count that makes six in total. St John's, Antigua St John's, Newfoundland Saint John, New Brunswick St John, US Virgin Islands San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua Edit: Sorry @sfred, I missed your edit to your last post stating the same thing. Edited April 30, 2021 by bluemarble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted April 30, 2021 #2777 Share Posted April 30, 2021 10 minutes ago, bluemarble said: Edit: Sorry @sfred, I missed your edit to your last post stating the same thing. No worries! I lost several minutes during my edit to look up what comes after double, triple, quadruple, quintuple, to describe a set of six Cunard ports. But then I worried that I would be contrary to board guidelines for using an inappropriate word. 😃 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmeat Posted May 1, 2021 #2778 Share Posted May 1, 2021 7 hours ago, sfred said: I'll guess San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua? Google has several photos of the Cristo de La Misericordia which seem to match. If correct, that will make for our 6th Cunard St John/St John's/San Juan port. Well done sfred - another gold star - it is indeed San Juan Del Sur. There are so many ports on the 'new' list that I've never heard of let alone visited, but unless it bores our little group I still have a few 'new' contributions to make which we can cross off the list. How about this pair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted May 1, 2021 #2779 Share Posted May 1, 2021 4 hours ago, Palmeat said: Well done sfred - another gold star - it is indeed San Juan Del Sur. There are so many ports on the 'new' list that I've never heard of let alone visited, but unless it bores our little group I still have a few 'new' contributions to make which we can cross off the list. How about this pair? The sand and slope of the beach reminded me of Cane Garden Bay so on that similarity alone I'm going to opt for another island in the group, Virgin Gorda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted May 1, 2021 #2780 Share Posted May 1, 2021 19 hours ago, Colin_Cameron said: I've double checked and it it is (or WAS) a Cunard port, and it has been mentioned already but not seen. On 12/15/2020 at 8:13 AM, bluemarble said: One parting contribution from me for our game of identifying Cunard ships named for places that have been visited by Cunard ships. I'll wrap things up from me by adding Cuba. SS Cuba was launched in 1864 and remained in service with Cunard until 1876. Cunard ships have visited Havana, Cuba numerous times over the years. I've found references to Caronia, Carmania and Mauretania all having called there during 1929-1930. Caronia and Carmania each had weekly sailings between New York and Havana during that winter. I've also found a reference to Mauretania calling at Havana in 1956. I have a busy Sunday ahead tomorrow, so if okay I'll use tomorrow's guess tonight before heading to bed. As @Colin_Cameronmentioned, we read about this port back on @bluemarble's post 1905. This is Havana, Cuba. The statue is El Cristo de La Habana, on the north shore of the entrance to Havana harbor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare carlmm Posted May 1, 2021 #2781 Share Posted May 1, 2021 8 minutes ago, sfred said: This is Havana, Cuba. The statue is El Cristo de La Habana, on the north shore of the entrance to Havana harbor. You bet me by a few minutes, I was just checking my spelling. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted May 1, 2021 #2782 Share Posted May 1, 2021 1 minute ago, carlmm said: You bet me by a few minutes, I was just checking my spelling. Well done! Thanks! Sorry for jumping the queue this evening. I suggest joint credit to both of us for the identification. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmeat Posted May 1, 2021 #2783 Share Posted May 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Solent Richard said: The sand and slope of the beach reminded me of Cane Garden Bay so on that similarity alone I'm going to opt for another island in the group, Virgin Gorda. Sorry Richard, not Virgin Gorda. This is my favourite Caribbean beach where you can exchange moist currency for a soothing cocktail😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted May 1, 2021 #2784 Share Posted May 1, 2021 6 hours ago, Palmeat said: Well done sfred - another gold star - it is indeed San Juan Del Sur. There are so many ports on the 'new' list that I've never heard of let alone visited, but unless it bores our little group I still have a few 'new' contributions to make which we can cross off the list. How about this pair? 10 minutes ago, Palmeat said: Sorry Richard, not Virgin Gorda. This is my favourite Caribbean beach where you can exchange moist currency for a soothing cocktail😀 Okay, my final roll of the dice for this one: another of Tortola's neighbouring islands, this is Jost Van Dyke and that looks like White Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted May 1, 2021 #2785 Share Posted May 1, 2021 On 4/29/2021 at 6:16 PM, Solent Richard said: Okay, so it's been a long afternoon on the Frascati Superiore so my final offering for today, is... Maybe a little help is needed on this one. Obviously it's a port but its main attraction is as a focal point for excursions to this amazing site... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted May 1, 2021 #2786 Share Posted May 1, 2021 On 4/29/2021 at 12:16 PM, Solent Richard said: Okay, so it's been a long afternoon on the Frascati Superiore so my final offering for today, is... 19 minutes ago, Solent Richard said: Maybe a little help is needed on this one. Obviously it's a port but its main attraction is as a focal point for excursions to this amazing site... Ah! This one is Semarang, Java, Indonesia with an excursion to the Buddhist temple at Borobudur. Once again your blog helped considerably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmeat Posted May 1, 2021 #2787 Share Posted May 1, 2021 52 minutes ago, Solent Richard said: Okay, my final roll of the dice for this one: another of Tortola's neighbouring islands, this is Jost Van Dyke and that looks like White Bay. Well done Richard - yes, it is White Sands Bay, Jost Van Dyke (and my clue was the Soggy Dollar Bar, famous for it's Painkiller cocktails. Glorious place. I've been to Semarang and visited Borobudur - but still didn't recognise the port from the perspective of your photo (my quayside photos look quite different!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare carlmm Posted May 1, 2021 #2788 Share Posted May 1, 2021 I guess, this one is rather easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted May 2, 2021 #2789 Share Posted May 2, 2021 20 hours ago, carlmm said: I guess, this one is rather easy. This one isn't quite as inscrutable as some of @carlmm's other port photos. The "rumo" logos on the rail cars indicate this is Brazil. I'm getting a match to the area around the grain terminal and Moinho Pacifico mill at Santos, Brazil. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare carlmm Posted May 2, 2021 #2790 Share Posted May 2, 2021 23 minutes ago, bluemarble said: This one isn't quite as inscrutable as some of @carlmm's other port photos. The "rumo" logos on the rail cars indicate this is Brazil. I'm getting a match to the area around the grain terminal and Moinho Pacifico mill at Santos, Brazil. Perfect, again, @bluemarble. Santos, used by many as a gateway to Sao Paulo, but worth a visit on its own right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare carlmm Posted May 2, 2021 #2791 Share Posted May 2, 2021 I post this port because it is on the list even though I am very surprised, almost cannot believe that a Cunard ship has ever docked. I will be very interested to learn about the details of ship and date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare carlmm Posted May 2, 2021 #2792 Share Posted May 2, 2021 On 5/1/2021 at 8:11 AM, Palmeat said: This one has not been identified, right? Somewhere on a river? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Colin_Cameron Posted May 2, 2021 #2793 Share Posted May 2, 2021 1 hour ago, carlmm said: I post this port because it is on the list even though I am very surprised, almost cannot believe that a Cunard ship has ever docked. I will be very interested to learn about the details of ship and date. I have a port in mind for this, but only because I had the same reaction to one port on the list. But I can’t find anything like a matching image or location. You’d think those lamp posts would be distinctive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmeat Posted May 2, 2021 #2794 Share Posted May 2, 2021 6 hours ago, carlmm said: This one has not been identified, right? Somewhere on a river? Hi Carl - no, not on a river I'm afraid. It's named on the latest list, but a very small dock, so unlikely to have been visited by Cunard's largest vessels. Definitely not a QM2 port of call! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted May 3, 2021 #2795 Share Posted May 3, 2021 On 5/1/2021 at 4:11 PM, Palmeat said: This is Valdez, Alaska. Google street view also has some photos taken during the wintertime, when it looks much colder than @Palmeat's photo. Another Alaska port! (This one actually in Alaska.) 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted May 3, 2021 #2796 Share Posted May 3, 2021 While we continue to search for @carlmm's latest, here is an easy one. It is on the list of ports and cruise-by's not yet seen. You won't even have to go too far down the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted May 3, 2021 #2797 Share Posted May 3, 2021 10 minutes ago, sfred said: While we continue to search for @carlmm's latest, here is an easy one. It is on the list of ports and cruise-by's not yet seen. You won't even have to go too far down the list. Does the 'Early Bird' catch the worm? 😁 I'll go for the Amalia Glacier on that basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted May 3, 2021 #2798 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Two from me to keep up the challenge... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted May 3, 2021 #2799 Share Posted May 3, 2021 1 minute ago, Solent Richard said: Does the 'Early Bird' catch the worm? 😁 I'll go for the Amalia Glacier on that basis. Definitely! Well done @Solent Ɍichard. Amalia Glacier, Chile. Photo taken during QV's cruise-by, on 24 February 2020. It was a cold, rainy, damp day which did the glacier no favours for showing off scenic beauty. But that sort of bleak weather is pretty common to that area of Chile. The following day, 25 Feb, we would do a cruise-by of Pio X glacier (seen in post #1168). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger88 Posted May 3, 2021 #2800 Share Posted May 3, 2021 These photos are so relaxing. The water, the shores, other ships. It all stacks up together and bring joy and relaxation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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