Where in the world ?

[sfred]

23 hours ago, Colin_Cameron said:

It is Magdalenefjorden. As is obvious this isn’t one of the current fleet. it was Caronia in 2002 and this WAS our port. We all tendered ashore where “The Most Northerly Bar In The World” had been set up and had a barbecue lunch on the beach.

 

I’ll see if I can upload the video to the Cruise Video thread. I think it’s still on VHS.

 

23 hours ago, bluemarble said:

 

Excellent! Great to learn about different experiences such as this from cruises on the former Cunard ships. I've managed to find Caronia itineraries from 2003-4, but not earlier. Magdalenefjorden definitely qualifies as a new port to add to my list. And now I know the true northernmost Cunard port. Thanks for posting that photo.

 

And here would be the most southerly place (a cruise-by in this instance rather than a port, but I read that on earlier voyages QV has put tenders ashore to drop supplies to the lighthouse keepers).

 

 

A slightly closer picture of the lighthouse.  Apologies for the gloomy weather, although it is very rarely any better, and often quite worse.  We were lucky to have calm seas on the day.

 

[Lanky Lad]

3 minutes ago, sfred said:

 

 

And here would be the most southerly place (a cruise-by in this instance rather than a port, but I read that on earlier voyages QV has put tenders ashore to drop supplies to the lighthouse keepers).

 

 

A slightly closer picture of the lighthouse.  Apologies for the gloomy weather, although it is very rarely any better, and often quite worse.  We were lucky to have calm seas on the day.

 

Would that be Cape Horn then?

[Lanky Lad]

This is not a new port.

 

 

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8 minutes ago, Lanky Lad said:

Would that be Cape Horn then?

 

Correct.  Unless Cunard starts Antarctica voyages, this will be the most southerly Cunard place.

 

 

[bluemarble]

3 hours ago, Lanky Lad said:

This is not a new port.

 

 

 

I figured this might be Liverpool, but I couldn't get this photo to match the Liverpool skyline as hard as I tried. That was until I figured out we are looking from Liverpool across the Mersey to Birkenhead. My research tells me that prominent structure toward the right is the Woodside Ventilation Station for the Queensway Mersey Tunnel. This port is Liverpool.

[l2luv2cruise]

11 hours ago, bluemarble said:

Here's another webcam image I found in my archives. I thought I was out of images of new ports to contribute, but we haven't seen this port here yet.

 

Is it Melbourne?

[bluemarble]

1 hour ago, l2luv2cruise said:

Is it Melbourne?

 

Sorry no, it isn't Melbourne.

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17 hours ago, bluemarble said:

Here's another webcam image I found in my archives. I thought I was out of images of new ports to contribute, but we haven't seen this port here yet.

 

 

Hi @bluemarble.  The port is Fremantle WA.  I'm surprised we didn't have this port prior to now.  But a search for Fremantle in this topic didn't produce any hits, so I guess not. 

 

I don't have any good photos of Fremantle in my collection, despite embarking QM2 there in February 2018 for a pleasant domestic trip back to Sydney.  Must have left my phone in our cabin that day.

[bluemarble]

That is indeed Fremantle. That webcam image was from several years ago. As you know, QM2's last call to Fremantle earlier this year ended up being the last call of her 2020 world voyage (for most passengers). Here's hoping her next call to Fremantle is under more pleasant circumstances.

[bluemarble]

Here is a QE bridge webcam image showing sunset at another port we haven't seen here yet. Since there isn't much to go on in this image, here is a hint. This is another "last" for Cunard. This image is from several years ago and shows the last time QE called at this port. Her next scheduled call less than a month later was canceled during the voyage. A call to this same port by QV less than two weeks after that was also canceled. No Cunard ships have been back to this port since.

 

[Colin_Cameron]

19 hours ago, bluemarble said:

Here's another webcam image I found in my archives. I thought I was out of images of new ports to contribute, but we haven't seen this port here yet.

 

I really should have got this one. My excuse is that I never got to see that side of the terminal. Having travelled all the way to Fremantle this was as far as we got before having to head home again...

 

[Lanky Lad]

11 hours ago, bluemarble said:

 

I figured this might be Liverpool, but I couldn't get this photo to match the Liverpool skyline as hard as I tried. That was until I figured out we are looking from Liverpool across the Mersey to Birkenhead. My research tells me that prominent structure toward the right is the Woodside Ventilation Station for the Queensway Mersey Tunnel. This port is Liverpool.

You are correct.  I thought it might catch people out being the view from Liverpool.

[Colin_Cameron]

Again, not a new port.

 

[Lanky Lad]

1 hour ago, Colin_Cameron said:

Again, not a new port.

 

I think that is Cadiz

[Lanky Lad]

Here is my offering for today. 

 

 

[Colin_Cameron]

4 minutes ago, Lanky Lad said:

I think that is Cadiz

Correct.

 

How about this. Sailaways from what I'm fairly sure is a new port for this thread.

[exlondoner]

It looks oddly like Plymouth. Did they ever go there?

[Host Hattie]

A sail in

[bluemarble]

3 hours ago, Lanky Lad said:

Here is my offering for today. 

 

 

 

I think this one is Cape Town, South Africa. Looks like it could be the view from Signal Hill.

[bluemarble]

4 hours ago, Colin_Cameron said:

Correct.

 

How about this. Sailaways from what I'm fairly sure is a new port for this thread.

 

I'm going with Invergordon, Scotland as the port for this one. Looks like these views may be from the vicinity of Cromarty, Scotland.

[Lanky Lad]

59 minutes ago, bluemarble said:

 

I think this one is Cape Town, South Africa. Looks like it could be the view from Signal Hill.

Correct on both counts. I was on the hop on hop off bus.

[exlondoner]

7 minutes ago, bluemarble said:

 

I'm going with Invergordon, Scotland as the port for this one. Looks like these views may be from the vicinity of Cromarty, Scotland.

 

Havent we already had Invergordon?

[Host Hattie]

6 minutes ago, exlondoner said:

 

Havent we already had Invergordon?

@bluemarble is keeping the list, I'm sure he can let us know !

[bluemarble]

Just now, Host Hattie said:

@bluemarble is keeping the list, I'm sure he can let us know !

 

Yes, we did mention Invergordon previously as the port connected with @exlondoner's photo which we identified as QE meeting HMS Queen Elizabeth in Moray Firth. Those photos of @Colin_Cameron's are closer in to Invergordon, so maybe that's the thought there.

[carlmm]

On 9/30/2020 at 6:21 PM, carlmm said:

One more tender port.

 No idea after nine days?