Where in the world ?

[bluemarble]

3 minutes ago, North West Newbie said:

That looks like Donegal Town.

 

That is indeed Donegal. Well done.

 

While we're discussing a port in Ireland, I really should have included Ringaskiddy on our unseen ports list. I originally left it off that list thinking it was synonymous with Cobh. But I've since learned they are separate ports. An article from The Irish Times talks about QE2 alongside at Ringaskiddy and Royal Viking Sun docked at the deepwater quay in Cobh.

 

I know at least one contributor has mentioned they called at Ringaskiddy on QM2. If anyone has a photo of Ringaskiddy (separate from Cobh), I'll be glad to add it to our list of Cunard ports seen on this thread.

[sfred]

8 hours ago, ExArkie said:

Looks very much like the Penguin Parade on Phillip Island (Victoria). If that isn't the location, it's certainly the same penguin species.

 

It is indeed Phillip Island, VIC, Australia.  Well done!  Many years ago I was doing a project in Melbourne.  The wife came down to join me for a weekend break, and we drove out to Phillip Island to see the penguins.  The birds spend the day out at sea hunting their food, and then return to the beach and their nests at sunset.  It is quite a sight to see them emerge from the waves in the twilight and waddle across the sand.  Mrs. sfred is a big penguin fan.  We also went to see them in Puerto Madryn Argentina during our QV South America voyage (photos in posts #2184 and #2186).

[Solent Richard]

9 hours ago, sfred said:

 

  Mrs. sfred is a big penguin fan.  We also went to see them in Puerto Madryn Argentina during our QV South America voyage (photos in posts #2184 and #2186).

Excuse the digression folks but Solent Barbara is also a great penguin fan hence I included a colony visit for her whilst booking a private tour of the  the Falklands...

 

Edited June 29, 2021 by Solent Richard

[sfred]

50 minutes ago, Solent Richard said:

Excuse the digression folks but Solent Barbara is also a great penguin fan hence I included a colony visit for her whilst booking a private tour of the  the Falklands...

 

Thanks @Solent Richard.  They are quite cute birds.  🐧🐧🐧🐧

[ExArkie]

13 hours ago, sfred said:

 

It is indeed Phillip Island, VIC, Australia.  Well done!  Many years ago I was doing a project in Melbourne.  The wife came down to join me for a weekend break, and we drove out to Phillip Island to see the penguins.  The birds spend the day out at sea hunting their food, and then return to the beach and their nests at sunset.  It is quite a sight to see them emerge from the waves in the twilight and waddle across the sand.  Mrs. sfred is a big penguin fan.  We also went to see them in Puerto Madryn Argentina during our QV South America voyage (photos in posts #2184 and #2186).

We’ve done “the Little Penguin show” twice, in 1999 and in 2019. The Visitors Center and viewing stands were much improved during the latter visit.

 

There is also a good-sized little penguin colony at St. Kilda, much closer to Melbourne, and near Dunedin in New Zealand (where they are known as “little blue penguins”), but the spectacle is greater on Phillip Island.

[bluemarble]

Here are scans of a couple more photos I found in my archives, not taken during a cruise, showing another location on our unseen ports list.

 

[ExArkie]

I'll match that with one taken from the window of our room when we stayed there: Waterford Castle Hotel, Waterford, Ireland. In your top picture, we were in the front corner room on the top floor.

 

I have the same problem as mentioned earlier about McAfee virus protection not allowing downloads of the unseen ports list, so I cannot scan the list for the correct port name. There is a port in Waterford, but there are size limitations on using it. A little further out (20 - 30 km??) is Dunmore East, which has been a tender port for some cruises. Quite possibly, it was also identified as Waterford, even though technically it is not.

[bluemarble]

Well done, @ExArkie, that is the Waterford Castle Hotel and the corresponding port on the unseen ports list is indeed Waterford, Ireland. @Colin_Cameron found a call there by Royal Viking Sun and I found one there by Vistafjord.

 

Dunmore East is also on the unseen port list, so we are treating it as a separate port from Waterford. Dunmore East is listed on a 2005 QM2 itinerary.

[Palmeat]

I hope I'm not duplicating (again!!), but this place is still on the list. I haven't any photos of the port but there should be enough clues in the photos (taken in 2008) to identify it.

 

Edited June 30, 2021 by Palmeat

[Tonopah]

5 hours ago, Palmeat said:

I hope I'm not duplicating (again!!), but this place is still on the list. I haven't any photos of the port but there should be enough clues in the photos (taken in 2008) to identify it.

 

 

 

I think I got one! Christchurch NZ?

[bluemarble]

By my count we have now reached 475 ports/destinations identified on this thread. Let's see if we can somehow manage to keep this thread going long enough to reach 500!

 

Since several of you have mentioned McAfee is preventing you from downloading the attachment containing the list of Cunard ports not seen yet, I'll go ahead and paste that list here.

 

Cunard ports not seen yet on the "Where in the World?" thread

 

Aarhus, Denmark
Abaco, Bahamas
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
Aden, Yemen
Agadir, Morocco
Aghios Nikolaos, Crete
Aguilas, Spain
Aitutaki, Cook Islands
Akita, Japan
Al Jubayl, Saudi Arabia
Al Manama, Bahrain
Al Mukalla, Yemen
Alanya, Turkey
Almeria, Spain
Alotau, Papua New Guinea
Altea, Spain
Ambon, Indonesia
Anavilhanas Archipelago, Brazil
Angra dos Reis, Brazil
Anjouan, Comoros
Antofagasta, Chile
Anzac Cove, Turkey
Apra, Guam
Arendal, Norway
Bahia Blanca, Argentina
Balholm/Balestrand, Norway
Baltimore, Maryland
Bangor, Northern Ireland
Baubau, Indonesia
Belawan, Indonesia
Biak, Indonesia
Bitung, Indonesia
Bodo, Norway
Bom Bom Island, Sao Tome and Principe
Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Bornholm, Denmark
Brindisi, Italy
Cadaques, Spain
Cape York QLD, Australia
Cap-Haitien, Haiti
Carriacou, Grenada Grenadines
Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic
Castro, Chile
Cebu, Philippines
Ceuta, Spanish Morocco
Chan May, Vietnam
Chennai, India
Christiansoe, Denmark
Christmas Island, Kiribati
Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela
Ciudad Trujillo, Santo Domingo
Collioure, France
Conflict Islands, Papua New Guinea
Cooktown QLD, Australia
Daba Al-Hisn, Oman
Dalian, China
Davao, Philippines
Deboyne Lagoon, Papua New Guinea
Delos, Greece
Desroches, Seychelles
Diego Suarez/Antsiranana, Madagascar
Djibouti, Djibouti
Doha, Qatar
Drottningholm, Sweden
Dun Laoghaire, Ireland
Dunmore East, Ireland
Easter Island, Chile
Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Exmouth WA, Australia
Figueira da Foz, Portugal
Florianopolis, Brazil
Formentera Island, Balearic Islands
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Galveston, Texas
Georgetown, Ascension Island
Gilbert Islands, Kiribati
Glengarriff, Ireland
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Goa, India
Godthaab, Greenland
Gravdal, Norway
Grundarfjordur, Iceland
Guangzhou, China
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Gudvangen, Norway
Hakodate, Japan
Hammerfest, Norway
Hanko, Finland
Haugesund, Norway
Hayman Island QLD, Australia
Heimaey, Iceland
Hilton Head, South Carolina
Hodeidah, Yemen
Holsteinborg, Greenland
Holyhead, Wales
Homer, Alaska
Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Horta, Azores
Ilhabela, Brazil
Isle of Pines, New Caledonia
Isola di Ponza, Italy
Jakobshavn, Greenland
Jedda, Saudi Arabia
Jeju-do, South Korea
Kagoshima, Japan
Kanazawa, Japan
Kangean Islands, Indonesia
Karachi, Pakistan
Karpathos, Greece
Kerteminde, Denmark
Khasab, Oman
Khor Al Fa Kkan, UAE
Kingston, Jamaica
Kiriwina, Papua New Guinea
Kitakyushu, Japan
Kos, Greece
Kristiansund, Norway
Kuantan, Malaysia
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Kyrenia, Cyprus
La Digue, Seychelles
La Guaira, Venezuela
Labadie Shores, Haiti
Laccadive Islands, India
Lae, Papua New Guinea
Lamu, Kenya
L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland
Larantuka, Indonesia
Lautoka, Fiji
Leknes, Lofoten Islands, Norway
Lome, Togo
Low Island QLD, Australia
Lyngseidet, Norway
Mahajanga, Madagascar
Majuro, Marshall Islands
Malacca, Malaysia
Mamoudzou, Mayotte
Manfredonia, Italy
Mar del Plata, Argentina
Mariefred, Sweden
Marmaris, Turkey
Marstrand, Sweden
Mas a Tierra/Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile
Massawa, Eritrea
Mazatlan, Mexico
Molde, Norway
Molokai, Hawaii
Molyvos, Greece
Montserrat, British Overseas Territories
Mormugao, India
Moroni, Comoros
Motril, Spain
Mtwara, Tanzania
Muara, Brunei
Nagoya, Japan
Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Nessebar, Bulgaria
Nevis, St Kitts and Nevis
Norfolk (Newport News), Virginia
Norheimsund, Norway
Nosy Komba, Madagascar
Noumea, New Caledonia
Ofotfjord, Norway
Olbia, Sardinia
Opatija, Croatia
Orpheus Island QLD, Australia
Oye, Norway
Palm Beach, Florida
Palm Island, St Vincent and the Grenadines
Palopo, Indonesia
Patras, Greece
Pekalongan, Indonesia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Picton, New Zealand
Pitcairn Island, British Overseas Territories
Pohnpei / Ponape, Micronesia
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Porlamar, Margarita Island, Venezuela
Porquerolles, France
Port Antonio, Jamaica
Port Arthur TAS, Australia
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Port Denarau, Fiji
Port Douglas QLD, Australia
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Port Sudan, Sudan
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Portimao, Portugal
Portland, Maine
Porto Cervo, Sardinia
Portofino, Italy
Portoroz, Slovenia
Porto-Vecchio, Corsica
Praslin, Seychelles
Prickly Pear Cays, Anguilla
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
Puerto Chacabuco, Chile
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Pulau Bawean, Indonesia
Pulau Naira, Indonesia
Pulau Nias, Indonesia
Pulau Pangkor, Malaysia
Pulau Pelangi, Indonesia
Pulau Penuba, Indonesia
Punta del Este, Uruguay
Puri, India
Qingdao/Tsingtao, China
Qinhuangdao, China
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Rijeka, Croatia
Ringaskiddy, Ireland
Rockland, Maine
Rugen Island, Germany
Saipan, Mariana Islands
Sakaiminato, Japan
Salaverry, Peru
Samana, Dominican Republic
Sanary-Sur-Mer, France
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Marta, Colombia
Santana, Brazil
Santo Antonio, Portugal
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatemala
Sanya, China
Seogwipo, South Korea
Sepa Island, Indonesia
Sevastopol, Crimea
Seven Spirit Bay NT, Australia
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt
Sheerness, England
Sibenik, Croatia
Sibolga, Indonesia
Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Skagen, Denmark
Skarsvag, Norway
Skiathos, Greece
Skjolden, Norway
Skopelos, Greece
Skyros, Greece
Sokhna, Egypt
Sopot, Poland
St Malo, France
St Pierre, Newfoundland
St Raphael, France
Surabaya, Indonesia
Suva, Fiji
Symi, Greece
Syracuse, Sicily
Takoradi, Ghana
Talcahuano, Chile
Tamatave/Toamasina, Madagascar
Tarragona, Spain
Thessalonika, Greece
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Tianjin, China
Tobago Cays, St Vincent and the Grenadines
Tristan da Cunha
Tunis (La Goulette), Tunisia
Tuticorin, India
Varna, Bulgaria
Vava'u, Tonga
Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
Vitoria, Brazil
Vung Tau, Vietnam
Waingapu, Indonesia
Workington, England
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wrangell, Alaska
Xingang, China
Yantai, China
Yatsushiro, Japan
Ytterdal/Eidsdal, Norway
Zamboanga, Philippines

[Colin_Cameron]

1 hour ago, bluemarble said:

Let's see if we can somehow manage to keep this thread going long enough to reach 500!

I know things are slowing down a bit but that doesn't seem like too much of a challenge when there are still places like Philadelphia and Kuwait City on the list.

 

This, is neither of those.

[bluemarble]

3 hours ago, Colin_Cameron said:

I know things are slowing down a bit but that doesn't seem like too much of a challenge when there are still places like Philadelphia and Kuwait City on the list.

 

This, is neither of those.

 

No, this is neither of those, but it is Horta, Azores.

 

Good to see you still have photos to contribute, @Colin_Cameron. I may have to resort to posting public domain photos of places on the list I've visited, since it's doubtful I'll be able to find any more of my own photos.

[sfred]

Inspired by the location of @Palmeat's latest port contribution, here is a public domain photo of a port I actually have been to on a ship (the one in the photo actually), although I haven't been there on Cunard.  I've blocked out some giveaway hints on the ship, but can remove some of them if needed. 

 

[ExArkie]

1 hour ago, sfred said:

Inspired by the location of @Palmeat's latest port contribution, here is a public domain photo of a port I actually have been to on a ship (the one in the photo actually), although I haven't been there on Cunard.  I've blocked out some giveaway hints on the ship, but can remove some of them if needed. 

 

If I am not mistaken, which I frequently am, that looks like the ferry we took from the North Island to the South Island in New Zealand. I will hazard a guess at Picton being the port (many thanks for posting the list, as I now can tell which ports are missing), as that was the terminus from our start in Wellington. 
 

I do not recall exactly what the port in Picton looked like, but we had lounge access on the ferry and there was free-flowing NZ wines, so perhaps that is understandable.

 

[sfred]

Well done, @ExArkie.  It is indeed Picton, New Zealand, the south island terminal of the interisland ferry from Wellington.  Here is the original photo without the blackout edits, which show the name of the ferry, the ferry line, and a .nz website address.  I've previously taken this ferry Arahura to Picton.  It can be the most pleasant ride, or alternatively a very uncomfortable one as the sea between the north and south island can be quite rough.

 

[Palmeat]

17 hours ago, Tonopah said:

I think I got one! Christchurch NZ?

Well done @Tonopah - Christchurch NZ is correct⭐

[Colin_Cameron]

14 hours ago, bluemarble said:

 

No, this is neither of those, but it is Horta, Azores.

 

Good to see you still have photos to contribute, @Colin_Cameron. 

Well Done. Horta, it is.

 

Somehow I had missed this on the list earlier. I've also spotted another couple of ports that I may be able to find scannable prints of.

[Starboardhome]

One of the "not yet seen ports".....viewed from QM2

[ExArkie]

If we may be allowed to have more than one "to be identified" port photo circulating at a time, it turns out that I did have a picture of one of the unseen ports - I just didn't realize it. This was taken in 2010, so allow for some differences (I don't think there are any significant ones) in the building. Apologize for the hazy character; I was using a zoom on a relatively humid day.

 

We were not on a ship for this trip, aside from the harbor ferry, but our then-college-age son was on the one in the picture. Extra credit if you can identify what he was doing on it. 

[bluemarble]

47 minutes ago, ExArkie said:

If we may be allowed to have more than one "to be identified" port photo circulating at a time, it turns out that I did have a picture of one of the unseen ports - I just didn't realize it. This was taken in 2010, so allow for some differences (I don't think there are any significant ones) in the building. Apologize for the hazy character; I was using a zoom on a relatively humid day.

 

We were not on a ship for this trip, aside from the harbor ferry, but our then-college-age son was on the one in the picture. Extra credit if you can identify what he was doing on it. 

 

Absolutely no problem circulating another unidentified port photo, @ExArkie.

 

I'm getting a match to the Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center in Norfolk, Virginia.

 

The ship is the Explorer which I've learned sailed for a study-abroad program called "Semester at Sea" from 2004 to 2015. My guess is your then-college-age son was participating in that Semester at Sea program in 2010.

Edited July 1, 2021 by bluemarble

[Starboardhome]

QM2's Maiden Call into this port.....

[Starboardhome]

My third and final contribution to the "not seen yet" ports, viewed from QM2. Thank you to bluemarble for posting the list of unseen ports.

[bluemarble]

Thank you very much for joining our game with your three QM2 port photos, @Starboardhome. Much appreciated. And two of your photos even show a Cunard ship per the long-ago-abandoned original premise for this game. Well done.

 

I've used up my guess for today, but rest assured I'll be trying to identify these photos of yours to have one ready for tomorrow. There aren't that many ports listed on QM2 itineraries we haven't identified yet.

[ExArkie]

4 hours ago, bluemarble said:

 

Absolutely no problem circulating another unidentified port photo, @ExArkie.

 

I'm getting a match to the Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center in Norfolk, Virginia.

 

The ship is the Explorer which I've learned sailed for a study-abroad program called "Semester at Sea" from 2004 to 2015. My guess is your then-college-age son was participating in that Semester at Sea program in 2010.

Correct on all counts, of course. Semester at Sea was truly a life-changing experience for our son.