bluemarble Posted August 17, 2023 #4851 Share Posted August 17, 2023 Now is a good time to post an updated honor roll listing all those who have contributed 50 or more posts to this amazing thread. It's been almost a year since I posted the last one and we have a new member to add now. @NE John's recent post was his 50th post here earning him a spot on our list. Since the previous roll call I posted last August, @sfred has passed 600 posts, @exlondoner and @Colin_Cameron have each passed 300 posts, and @sogne has passed 100 posts. @sogne is the big mover on our latest list, moving up from 11th to 8th place. Well done everyone. Let's see how much longer we can keep this thread going with additional contributions even if they are only different perspectives on ports we've already seen. Only 149 more posts needed to reach 5000 total posts. Contributor Posts bluemarble 1304 sfred 689 Host Hattie 375 exlondoner 350 Colin_Cameron 313 carlmm 270 Solent Richard 222 sogne 177 Palmeat 175 Lanky Lad 129 Essiesmom 120 Ray66 88 ExArkie 76 North West Newbie 71 Yaldi 67 NE John 50 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted August 17, 2023 #4852 Share Posted August 17, 2023 40 minutes ago, bluemarble said: Now is a good time to post an updated honor roll listing all those who have contributed 50 or more posts to this amazing thread. It's been almost a year since I posted the last one and we have a new member to add now. @NE John's recent post was his 50th post here earning him a spot on our list. Since the previous roll call I posted last August, @sfred has passed 600 posts, @exlondoner and @Colin_Cameron have each passed 300 posts, and @sogne has passed 100 posts. @sogne is the big mover on our latest list, moving up from 11th to 8th place. Well done everyone. Let's see how much longer we can keep this thread going with additional contributions even if they are only different perspectives on ports we've already seen. Only 149 more posts needed to reach 5000 total posts. Contributor Posts bluemarble 1304 sfred 689 Host Hattie 375 exlondoner 350 Colin_Cameron 313 carlmm 270 Solent Richard 222 sogne 177 Palmeat 175 Lanky Lad 129 Essiesmom 120 Ray66 88 ExArkie 76 North West Newbie 71 Yaldi 67 NE John 50 I’m glad to chime in (especially with Nessebur) and thank you @bluemarblefor the running the show. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted August 17, 2023 #4853 Share Posted August 17, 2023 Well, it is pretty easy to guess where this is, but doesn’t it look like Dorset? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted August 17, 2023 #4854 Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 hour ago, exlondoner said: Well, it is pretty easy to guess where this is, but doesn’t it look like Dorset? I won't give away the location, but I'll add these webcam images which I believe are showing the same location which indeed is not Dorset. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted August 17, 2023 #4855 Share Posted August 17, 2023 36 minutes ago, bluemarble said: I won't give away the location, but I'll add these webcam images which I believe are showing the same location which indeed is not Dorset. Cliffs of Gijon, Spain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted August 17, 2023 #4856 Share Posted August 17, 2023 🎶 There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Bilbao 🎶 Hmmmm... Doesn't sound right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted August 17, 2023 #4857 Share Posted August 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, sfred said: 🎶 There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Bilbao 🎶 Hmmmm... Doesn't sound right. Yes, indeed. My webcam captures are very recent (from this afternoon Bilbao time). I presume @exlondoner's photo is almost as recent from the current QV cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanky Lad Posted August 17, 2023 #4858 Share Posted August 17, 2023 I have had a slight technical issue, I have a new laptop and all the pictures are on my old one. However, I found this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanky Lad Posted August 17, 2023 #4859 Share Posted August 17, 2023 A two for one offer on Cunard ships 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted August 17, 2023 #4860 Share Posted August 17, 2023 15 minutes ago, bluemarble said: Yes, indeed. My webcam captures are very recent (from this afternoon Bilbao time). I presume @exlondoner's photo is almost as recent from the current QV cruise. Those cliffs must extend along the northern coast of Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted August 17, 2023 #4861 Share Posted August 17, 2023 I am going to recuse myself from identifying you latest photo, @Lanky Lad, since I believe I was also on board on that occasion and have some similar photos of that event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted August 18, 2023 #4862 Share Posted August 18, 2023 8 hours ago, bluemarble said: Yes, indeed. My webcam captures are very recent (from this afternoon Bilbao time). I presume @exlondoner's photo is almost as recent from the current QV cruise. Indeed, our departure from Bilbao yesterday evening. And very nice too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted August 18, 2023 #4863 Share Posted August 18, 2023 8 hours ago, NE John said: Those cliffs must extend along the northern coast of Spain. They do. Interestingly, just outside Bilbao, as in Dorset, they change to sandstone, for a while, then back to white, then a reddish colour, as if in Devon: all fascinating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaldi Posted August 18, 2023 #4864 Share Posted August 18, 2023 10 hours ago, Lanky Lad said: A two for one offer on Cunard ships 🙂 You are on Mary and Elizabeth ahead? This is quite a sneaky one because my thinking was immediately Liverpool, crane colours fit, two Cunard ships together would fit for 2015, but then I realised you are on the reconfigured upper part of Mary. So with the headland on the port side ruling out Liverpool or other candidate Lisbon I will say Halifax NS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sogne Posted August 18, 2023 #4865 Share Posted August 18, 2023 10 hours ago, Lanky Lad said: A two for one offer on Cunard ships 🙂 Halifax NS July 19 QE were were on QM2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sogne Posted August 18, 2023 #4866 Share Posted August 18, 2023 another port not visited by Cunard in recent years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sogne Posted August 18, 2023 #4867 Share Posted August 18, 2023 21 hours ago, exlondoner said: Well, it is pretty easy to guess where this is, but doesn’t it look like Dorset? no Old Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted August 18, 2023 #4868 Share Posted August 18, 2023 39 minutes ago, sogne said: another port not visited by Cunard in recent years Salerno, Italy on the Amalfi coast. QE will be nearby in Naples on 20 September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted August 18, 2023 Author #4869 Share Posted August 18, 2023 2 hours ago, sogne said: another port not visited by Cunard in recent years What are we counting as recent? We were there on Queen Elizabeth in 2013 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted August 18, 2023 #4870 Share Posted August 18, 2023 16 minutes ago, Host Hattie said: What are we counting as recent? We were there on Queen Elizabeth in 2013 ! Somewhat oddly to my thinking anyway, the only calls to Salerno I have documented for the current Cunard fleet are three calls by Queen Elizabeth, all during 2013. Those calls were 11 Sep 2013, 17 Oct 2013 and 8 Nov 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted August 18, 2023 Author #4871 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Maybe a problem at Naples at the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted August 18, 2023 #4872 Share Posted August 18, 2023 (edited) 41 minutes ago, Host Hattie said: Maybe a problem at Naples at the time? That's a good thought. The 2013 Cunard brochure has Naples listed for QE on those three dates, so it does appear to be a change that was made after the itineraries were originally published in the printed brochure. I do have calls to Naples documented on 15 Oct 2013, 20 Nov 2013 and 2 Dec 2013 which are as published in the brochure. Edited August 18, 2023 by bluemarble 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted August 18, 2023 #4873 Share Posted August 18, 2023 17 minutes ago, bluemarble said: That's a good thought. The 2013 Cunard brochure has Naples listed for QE on those three dates, so it does appear to be a change that was made after the itineraries were originally published in the printed brochure. I do have calls to Naples documented on 15 Oct 2013, 20 Nov 2013 and 2 Dec 2013 which are as published in the brochure. Oops, I didn't catch the fine print in the 2013 brochures. The three Salerno dates are listed in the 2013 brochure as "Naples (tours from Salerno), Italy ". So it does appear now they were all originally planned to be calls to Salerno. The other three calls to Naples I cited above are just listed as "Naples, Italy" in the 2013 brochure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanky Lad Posted August 18, 2023 #4874 Share Posted August 18, 2023 10 hours ago, sogne said: Halifax NS July 19 QE were were on QM2 11 hours ago, Yaldi said: You are on Mary and Elizabeth ahead? This is quite a sneaky one because my thinking was immediately Liverpool, crane colours fit, two Cunard ships together would fit for 2015, but then I realised you are on the reconfigured upper part of Mary. So with the headland on the port side ruling out Liverpool or other candidate Lisbon I will say Halifax NS. You are both of course correct. @bluemarble you were indeed on this trip 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted August 22, 2023 #4875 Share Posted August 22, 2023 These two previously seen ports should be rather easy. PORT 1 From the ship, a famous landmark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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