Where in the world ?

[ExArkie]

7 hours ago, sfred said:

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.

 

Amazingly enough, I did an image search and something similar popped up - I rarely get positive results with image searches, so perhaps this being a Wikimedia Commons photo helped. 

 

What I found was the Vlaming Head lighthouse near Exmouth on Western Australia’s North West Cape. I haven't been to that part of the country, so cannot verify that from my own experience.

[sfred]

Correct on all details, well done @ExArkie.  Exmouth is a small town in northwest WA, population 2,514 in the 2016 census.  It is also the biggest town for several hundred kilometers in any direction in that part of Australia.  Mrs sfred and I stopped there overnight on a drive from Perth to Broome.  The sunset over the Indian ocean from the lighthouse was beautiful.

 

We've reached 150 pages on this CruiseCritic thread.  Another impressive milestone!

[bluemarble]

Now that we've reached page 150, this may be a good time to update our unseen Cunard ports list.

 

I've made some additions to this latest version of the list. Somehow I managed to miss a few ports listed on the itineraries for the current Cunard fleet. Add to that a port found in an old Cunard brochure. I've highlighted the additions to the list below in red.

 

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

 

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
Bangor, Northern Ireland
Baubau, Indonesia
Belawan, Indonesia
Biak, Indonesia
Bitung, Indonesia
Bodo, Norway
Bom Bom Island, Sao Tome and Principe
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
Christiansoe, Denmark
Christmas Island, Kiribati
Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela
Ciudad Trujillo, Santo Domingo
Collioure, France
Conflict Islands, Papua New Guinea
Daba Al-Hisn, Oman
Davao, Philippines
Deboyne Lagoon, Papua New Guinea
Delos, Greece
Desroches, Seychelles
Diego Suarez/Antsiranana, Madagascar
Djibouti, Djibouti
Drottningholm, Sweden
Dunmore East, Ireland
Easter Island, Chile
Esmeraldas, Ecuador
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
Guangzhou, China
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Gudvangen, Norway
Hakodate, Japan
Hanko, Finland
Haugesund, Norway
Hayman Island QLD, Australia
Heimaey, Iceland
Hodeidah, Yemen
Holsteinborg, Greenland
Homer, Alaska
Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Ilhabela, Brazil
Isle of Pines, New Caledonia
Isola di Ponza, Italy
Jakobshavn, Greenland
Jedda, Saudi Arabia
Jeju-do, South Korea
Kagoshima, Japan
Kahului, Hawaii
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
Kochi, Japan
Kristiansund, Norway
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
Larnaca, Cyprus
Lautoka, Fiji
Lome, Togo
Low Island QLD, Australia
Lyngseidet, Norway
Mahajanga, Madagascar
Majuro, Marshall Islands
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
Merok, Norway
Molokai, Hawaii
Molyvos, Greece
Montserrat, British Overseas Territories
Moroni, Comoros
Motril, Spain
Mtwara, Tanzania
Muara, Brunei
Nagoya, Japan
Nessebar, Bulgaria
Norheimsund, Norway
Nosy Komba, Madagascar
Ofotfjord, Norway
Olbia, Sardinia
Opatija, Croatia
Orpheus Island QLD, Australia
Oye, Norway
Palm Beach, Florida
Palm Island, St Vincent and the Grenadines
Palopo, Indonesia
Pekalongan, Indonesia
Pohnpei/Ponape, Micronesia
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Porlamar, Margarita Island, Venezuela
Porquerolles, France
Port Antonio, Jamaica
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Port Denarau, Fiji
Port Douglas QLD, Australia
Port Sudan, Sudan
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Porto Cervo, Sardinia
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
Ringaskiddy, Ireland
Rugen Island, Germany
Saipan, Mariana Islands
Sakaiminato, Japan
Salaverry, Peru
Samana, Dominican Republic
Sanary-Sur-Mer, France
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
Sibenik, Croatia
Sibolga, Indonesia
Skagen, Denmark
Skarsvag, Norway
Skiathos, Greece
Skopelos, Greece
Skyros, Greece
Sochi, Russia
St Malo, France
St Pierre, Newfoundland
Surabaya, Indonesia
Suva, Fiji
Symi, Greece
Syros, Greece
Takoradi, Ghana
Talcahuano, Chile
Tamatave/Toamasina, Madagascar
Tarawa, Kiribati
Tarragona, Spain
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Tianjin, China
Tobago Cays, St Vincent and the Grenadines
Tristan da Cunha, British Overseas Territories
Tunis (La Goulette), Tunisia
Tuticorin, India
Varna, Bulgaria
Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
Vitoria, Brazil
Vung Tau, Vietnam
Waingapu, Indonesia
Wilmington, North Carolina
Xingang, China
Yantai, China
Yatsushiro, Japan
Ytterdal/Eidsdal, Norway
Zamboanga, Philippines

[sfred]

OK, it is a stretch to say that I've "been" to this unseen Cunard port, but I was on the ground there in the airport.  During an overnight international flight from Australia, a red warning light flashed on that said "land as soon as possible", and this port happened to be the nearest place.  We spent about 12 hours in the airport while engineers performed the necessary repairs and we were able to continue the flight. 

 

Here are public domain photos of the airport concourse, and also the port area.  Both pictures have clues that should enable an identification.

 

 

Edited August 10, 2021 by sfred

[bluemarble]

47 minutes ago, sfred said:

OK, it is a stretch to say that I've "been" to this unseen Cunard port, but I was on the ground there in the airport.  During an overnight international flight from Australia, a red warning light flashed on that said "land as soon as possible", and this port happened to be the nearest place.  We spent about 12 hours in the airport while engineers performed the necessary repairs and we were able to continue the flight. 

 

Here are public domain photos of the airport concourse, and also the port area.  Both pictures have clues that should enable an identification.

 

 

 

I've been slacking off on port identifications recently. I'll rectify that situation by saying I think this one is Saipan, Mariana Islands.

[sfred]

8 minutes ago, bluemarble said:

 

I've been slacking off on port identifications recently. I'll rectify that situation by saying I think this one is Saipan, Mariana Islands.

 

Correct!  The emergency diversion was on an overnight Qantas flight from Australia to Tokyo.  Saipan happened to be the closest landing place when the red light flashed on.

 

The airport photo has a display titled "From Aslito to Isely" which are names of airfields used in WW-2.  Aslito is now Saipan International Airport.

 

Unfortunately, with this scrape of the bottom of the barrel, I'm now out of places on our unseen list that I've been to. 

 

 

 

[exlondoner]

I am going to post a picture of somewhere I should have been, if the cruise hadn't been cancelled for Covid: this must provide a rich supply for a number of us.

 

[Host Hattie]

I have been to this port but I couldn't find any of my photographs so I have borrowed one from a friend who has been more recently !

[exlondoner]

Helpful flag there, HH. 😀

[exlondoner]

Is it Symi?

[ExArkie]

1 hour ago, exlondoner said:

I am going to post a picture of somewhere I should have been, if the cruise hadn't been cancelled for Covid: this must provide a rich supply for a number of us.

 

Norwegian Aviation Museum in Bodo, Norway

 

Identified by a friend who is a former Navy pilot (browsing CC this morning, with this post open on my phone when he showed up for coffee). He evidently knows the location and appearance of every aviation museum on the planet, based on his stories...

 

 

[exlondoner]

1 minute ago, ExArkie said:

Norwegian Aviation Museum in Bodo, Norway

 

Identified by a friend who is a former Navy pilot (browsing CC this morning, with this post open on my phone when he showed up for coffee). He evidently knows the location and appearance of every aviation museum on the planet, based on his stories...

 

 

 

He is, as you would expect, correct. We were hoping to visit, when calling there last year.

[Host Hattie]

1 hour ago, exlondoner said:

Is it Symi?

It is Symi, I thought it would be a bit mean to hide the flag.

[rakkor]

Here's one of the missing list, sorry about the quality but it's a screenshot from a video of a sailing holiday we took here several years ago

 

 

[rakkor]

Video upload didn't work

 

Edited August 12, 2021 by rakkor

[bluemarble]

On 8/12/2021 at 1:38 AM, rakkor said:

Here's one of the missing list, sorry about the quality but it's a screenshot from a video of a sailing holiday we took here several years ago

 

 

 

I think we might need a hint for this one, @rakkor.

[rakkor]

We were on the Ferry to Volos after our sailing holiday, so on a cruise, but just not one you dream of

Edited August 14, 2021 by rakkor

[bluemarble]

On 8/12/2021 at 1:38 AM, rakkor said:

Here's one of the missing list, sorry about the quality but it's a screenshot from a video of a sailing holiday we took here several years ago

 

 

 

1 hour ago, rakkor said:

We were on the Ferry to Volos after our sailing holiday, so on a cruise, but just not one you dream of

 

Ah, that hint about Volos helps considerably. I had been looking at this port, but apparently not close enough given all the other candidates to look at. Even after that hint it took some effort to match a few of the features in this image to other available online images.

 

I think this one is Skiathos, Greece.

[sfred]

I had been working my way down the list of unseen ports, looking at Med or Caribbean places which I thought likely for a sailing holiday.  I looked at 2 or 3 places each time, but I hadn't gotten as far as "S" in the list.  It was a difficult challenge - all the usual clues of flags, signs, cranes, buildings, or ships were missing or blurred.  Good contribution, thanks @rakkor.  Best wishes for your upcoming QE trip.

[bluemarble]

Oh, sorry @sfred. I should have let that one go a little longer before requesting a hint to allow you to work further through the alphabet. I bailed after making it through all the prime suspects without finding a match. I had taken a pretty hard look at Skiathos before giving up on it and moving on. Of course the hint about Volos put Skiathos back at the top of the list to investigate again. Even then I found it wasn't a slam dunk to verify.

[sfred]

5 minutes ago, bluemarble said:

Oh, sorry @sfred. I should have let that one go a little longer before requesting a hint to allow you to work further through the alphabet. I bailed after making it through all the prime suspects without finding a match. I had taken a pretty hard look at Skiathos before giving up on it and moving on. Of course the hint about Volos put Skiathos back at the top of the list to investigate again. Even then I found it wasn't a slam dunk to verify.

 

No problems at all, @bluemarble.  I definitely wasn't getting anywhere fast, and there were too many possibilities, especially with numerous potential locations within each port   I was on the verge of waving the surrender flag.  My main comfort is that your identification wasn't one of the locations that I had examined but then discarded.

[bluemarble]

Let's give this one a try. This is another public domain image of a city on our unseen ports list I've visited but not on a cruise. I think this is the last place on the unseen ports list I can claim to have visited.

 

[bluemarble]

Something tells me we might have a few new Cunard ports starting tomorrow. Well just some sail-by calls from QE's current "Scottish Islands" itinerary. QE has been reporting a destination of "Claggain Bay Anchor" on AIS since her departure yesterday. One site I've found lists her itinerary for the next few days as follows.

 

Mull of Kintyre Scenic Cruising

Isle of Mull Scenic Cruising

Lock Tuath, Tobermory Scenic Cruising

Isle of Arran Scenic Cruising

 

I think I've seen Isle of Mull listed as a sail-by call on past Cunard itineraries. I don't recall seeing any of the others mentioned.

[rakkor]

11 hours ago, bluemarble said:

 

 

Ah, that hint about Volos helps considerably. I had been looking at this port, but apparently not close enough given all the other candidates to look at. Even after that hint it took some effort to match a few of the features in this image to other available online images.

 

I think this one is Skiathos, Greece.

Correct

[sfred]

8 hours ago, bluemarble said:

Let's give this one a try. This is another public domain image of a city on our unseen ports list I've visited but not on a cruise. I think this is the last place on the unseen ports list I can claim to have visited.

 

 

This doesn't feel like it should be hard, as there are numerous distinctive buildings, palm trees, and what looks like a Marriott logo.  But unfortunately I can't find a match.  I've tried Galveston, Palm Beach, Kahului, Santo Domingo, Mazatlan, and several others.  Perhaps someone else will recognise it?