A to Z of Cruising in Photos

[Izzywiz]

Hi Avril, Royal Caribbean was very generous by game prize standards. Each time I answered a question I got a progressively more 'expensive' prize so it went from a key ring, via pen, Highlighter pen, notepad, tote bag, baseball cap, insulated mug and the 'million $' prize was a choice of a bottle of good quality champagne (no good to me because I don’t like alcohol) or a meal for 2 in one of the speciality restaurants. 

We take part in quite a lot of quizzes and some game shows and I really like the 'points mean prizes' concept that P&O, Fred Olsen, Celebrity and Oceania use rather than the trinket prizes given by some cruise lines. Our team came 2nd in an 18 day progressive trivia and lost by one point. Princess didn’t even give us a key ring for our efforts so we were a bit disappointed to say the least.

Loving this thread....

Isabel

[ann141]

Can I start the H

H is for

Hurricane!

High Buildings (New York)

Hearts (Keukenhof Gardens)

[grapau27]

H is for Hotel Hilton Molina Stucky which we stayed in pre- cruise.

This view from our port balcony on Splendour of the seas while sailing up the Giudecca canal back to Venice.

Edited September 19, 2020 by grapau27

[Adawn47]

2 hours ago, Izzywiz said:

Hi Avril, Royal Caribbean was very generous by game prize standards. Each time I answered a question I got a progressively more 'expensive' prize so it went from a key ring, via pen, Highlighter pen, notepad, tote bag, baseball cap, insulated mug and the 'million $' prize was a choice of a bottle of good quality champagne (no good to me because I don’t like alcohol) or a meal for 2 in one of the speciality restaurants. 

We take part in quite a lot of quizzes and some game shows and I really like the 'points mean prizes' concept that P&O, Fred Olsen, Celebrity and Oceania use rather than the trinket prizes given by some cruise lines. Our team came 2nd in an 18 day progressive trivia and lost by one point. Princess didn’t even give us a key ring for our efforts so we were a bit disappointed to say the least.

Loving this thread....

Isabel

Me too. I'm enjoying the pictures and seeing different places,  and remembering the ones we've seen. You must have been lucky enough to have seen every country in the world judging by your various photos. 

Avril

Edited September 19, 2020 by Adawn47

[purplesea]

H is for:

Horses and carriages outside the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg 

Hans Christian Anderson Statue in Copenhagen

Blue horse in Aruba

 

[grapau27]

12 minutes ago, Adawn47 said:

Me too. I'm enjoying the pictures and seeing different places,  and remembering the ones we've seen. You must have been lucky enough to have seen every country in the world judging by your various photos. 

Avril

I agree.

The beauty of cruising is the ability to see numerous new places in a short period of time.

[P&O SUE]

HoHo bus taken from another HoHo bus! (Lisbon)

[P&O SUE]

Hills in Lanzarote

[Ardennais]

Head - Cartagena, Spain

Headless statue - Olympia

Helicopter - medical evacuation Ventura

 

 

[zoe sproodle]

H for hovercraft, Hercules and The Human League.

..

[bee-ess]

Hitching a ride in Alaska

 

 

[bee-ess]

Hawaiian Luau

 

 

[bee-ess]

Rusting Hull on the way to Bequia

 

 

[bee-ess]

Hemmingways House in Key West

[ann141]

38 minutes ago, bee-ess said:

Hitching a ride in Alaska

 

 

You have some amazing wildlife photos!

[bee-ess]

Lobster Lunch on Hog Island, Grenada

[bee-ess]

Queen Hatshepsut's Temple near Luxor 

 

[grapau27]

H is for sealions Hitching a ride on pontoons in San Francisco.

[grapau27]

H is for Hotel Vincci Aleysa Benalmadena our favourite pre-cruise hotel when sailing from Malaga.

Edited September 20, 2020 by grapau27

[DamianG]

H is for:

 

Hell (Grand Cayman)

 

Houses (love the traditional style Norwegian houses)

Stavanger

 

Molde

Edited September 20, 2020 by DamianG

[purplesea]

Halloween pumpkins

[bee-ess]

Hong Kong Lights

[bee-ess]

Stormy day at Harbour Lights, Barbados

[P&O SUE]

10 hours ago, ann141 said:

You have some amazing wildlife photos!

Yes bee-ess should enter the Countryfile calendar competition next year!

[Izzywiz]

Absolutely stunning H photographs and such creativity from everyone. My DH is a passionate bird photographer and I got my wander lust from my Dad who backpacked all over Europe before the war and read me countless stories about exotic places so cruising and pre/post cruise tours are the perfect answer.

I'll start my Hs with birds....

 

Black-Headed Heron Gambia.

  Boat-Billed Heron Costa Rica

 Fascinated Tiger-Heron Costa Rica

Yellow-billed Hornbill South Africa

We were lucky to find a bird sanctuary near Montego Bay, Jamaica, where our MSC ship docked and were delighted to have the opportunity to feed the hummingbirds.....an unforgettable experience...

 

 

 White-tailed Sabrewing Hummingbird

Black-throated Mango Hummingbird

I'm not sure what this one is called