Where in the world ?

[North West Newbie]

27 minutes ago, exlondoner said:

Here is somewhere I have been, and on a trip from a Cunard cruise. We stopped here for coffee and cake, I think. 

 

 

That looks like the Sofitel Grand Sopot Hotel, so I shall say Sopot, Poland

[exlondoner]

Quite right. A quite splendid hotel in a delightful resort.

[Yaldi]

This one is on the current list, the only one remaining I can fulfil from my own collection.

 

In the spirit of the thread, I’ve redacted the lettering on the arm of each crane because it proclaims the location.

 

 

 

 

[bluemarble]

2 hours ago, Yaldi said:

This one is on the current list, the only one remaining I can fulfil from my own collection.

 

In the spirit of the thread, I’ve redacted the lettering on the arm of each crane because it proclaims the location.

 

 

 

 

 

I'm getting a good match to these cranes at Sokhna, Egypt. And that appears to be a Cunard ship in the photo as well (QM2).

[Yaldi]

3 hours ago, bluemarble said:

 

I'm getting a good match to these cranes at Sokhna, Egypt. And that appears to be a Cunard ship in the photo as well (QM2).

Yes on all counts. 🙂 I’ve attached the original for the record.
 

To complete the narrative the photograph was taken on Queen Mary 2 during the evening of the call in Sokhna 18th April 2012.

[exlondoner]

Another place I've been to, but by train from London. Cunard has taken me nearby, however.

 

[bluemarble]

6 hours ago, exlondoner said:

Another place I've been to, but by train from London. Cunard has taken me nearby, however.

 

 

I think this is Syracuse, Sicily (not the one in New York to revive that joke).

 

The closest I've been to this port was also on a Cunard cruise. That was a shore excursion to Taormina from Messina during a QE cruise.

[Host Hattie]

I've been trying to find my photographs of Syracuse so thanks for posting this @exlondoner. That's an impressive train journey ! We did fly when we visited.

[exlondoner]

It is indeed Syracuse, a truly fascinating place with a church that is actually a Greek temple. We went by train in 1980, when there was no tunnel: it took two days, but was a wonderful experience. I have been to both Catania (a dump) and Messina with Cunard, and certainly one of those calls offered a trip to Syracuse.

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2 hours ago, bluemarble said:

 

Syracuse, Sicily (not the one in New York to revive that joke).

 

😃😄😄

[exlondoner]

This is another place I visited long ago, not by Cunard or even by the ferry, on which many people arrive. Yet again I reached the country, though not the port, by train.

 

 

[Host Hattie]

That's Patras, Greece

[exlondoner]

Indeedy. I think that is the last of the missing ports that I have actually visited one way or another. But I do have a bizarre near miss.

[Host Hattie]

That sounds intriguing !

[exlondoner]

I'll try and find a photo.

[exlondoner]

In 2008, on her final visit to this area, QE2 was supposed to make a maiden call at this place. Despite having more than a year's warning that she would need a tug, they failed to organise one. So we didn't go.

 

[North West Newbie]

3 hours ago, exlondoner said:

In 2008, on her final visit to this area, QE2 was supposed to make a maiden call at this place. Despite having more than a year's warning that she would need a tug, they failed to organise one. So we didn't go.

 

 

Grundarfjordur, Iceland, perhaps?

[exlondoner]

Absolutely right. We went to Isafjordur instead, which I think is my least favourite port, not helped by it being a cold, damp Sunday.

[exlondoner]

Just out of interest, were you on that cruise too?

[Essiesmom]

I was on that cruise.  Always wondered why the port was changed.  EM

[North West Newbie]

12 hours ago, exlondoner said:

Just out of interest, were you on that cruise too?

 

No I wasn’t and regrettably I never sailed on QE2. My love affair with Cunard began in 2011 on QM2.

[bluemarble]

Here's a rather devious public domain image of a place on our unseen ports list I've visited although not on a cruise.

 

[North West Newbie]

2 hours ago, bluemarble said:

Here's a rather devious public domain image of a place on our unseen ports list I've visited although not on a cruise.

 

 

That looks like the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse so, Rockland, Maine?

[bluemarble]

24 minutes ago, North West Newbie said:

That looks like the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse so, Rockland, Maine?

 

Exactly right. That is indeed Rockland, Maine.

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The last several port photo contributions have been lighthouses, so I will continue that theme for this unseen Cunard port.  The lighthouse and radar structure is a short drive on an unsealed dirt road from the port and town.  Photo is from wikimedia commons, but I have been to the lighthouse to watch the sunset before staying overnight in the town.