carlmm

28 minutes ago, sogne said:

now this   an important submarine base in WW2 also a maiden call

Is it Constanta / Konstanza, Romania? ;)

One from a sunny day.

2 hours ago, bluemarble said:

 

We have covered this port before, but we have covered many ports more than once on this thread, so don't be too concerned about that. We haven't previously seen the terminal buildings at this port, so this is an entirely different angle.

 

I think this is Cadiz, Spain.

2 hours ago, Host Hattie said:

I posted Cadiz last time and I didn't recognise this 😂

🙂 It is Cadiz, perfect.

And thanks for the encouragement.

3 hours ago, Host Hattie said:

I'm running out of photos as well !

I'll try some more even if I have lost track which ports were already covered.

Thus here the first two photographs of the same port.

There was a time when Cunard did not post a dress code a all.

Why?

Everybody just knew what was the socially right behaviour.

For most part, nobody looked for a loophole to flaunt the (at that time unwritten) rules.

Now it looks like people even must be told in writting (and of course in every available media) that you do not run in a bathing suit through a buffet or lounge area.

What is so difficult about decency?

Wonderful!

I am glad Cunard returns to the Mediterranean in the Summer.

All this cold weather cruises to the North, brrr. Great that there is a finally a choise of sunny weather cruises again.

Is any information about pricing available?

Will it be allowed to combine two of the 7 nighters?

10 minutes ago, Lanky Lad said:

Caronia, and could be St Peter Port.

  Full points!

This was the same "Flavour of France" cruise as the previously posted Honfleur.

44 minutes ago, LewiLewi said:

 Cunard can establish new health regulations requiring those with infectious diseases “the common cold and cough is an infectious disease”, to either absent themselves from public areas or wear a mask to contain the virus. 

How do my fellow cruisers weigh in on this issue?

If you permanently ban people with the common cold you can finally close down all cruise lines - and many more businesses.

On average every person has three to four common colds every year. Thus if everybody on a roughly 100 day cruise had one, it just is very much the statistic average.

2 hours ago, Host Hattie said:

Or this one

 ? Alicante ?

5 hours ago, schattenfell71 said:

What do you think?

 

Sounds good!

Even though a balcony is certainly not a must as there are many open deck areas, it will just be nice to have one. With your solution it might also become a natural meeting point eg for breakfast.

As the proximity of the two cabins is most important for you, this is a clever solution for bringing down the premium price.

2 minutes ago, Host Hattie said:

I don't think I have posted this one yet, mainly because it's a terrible photograph !

Okay, while I think about yours, also something for you

32 minutes ago, carlmm said:

 

The first one is Sydney - thanks to the Opera House.

And the second one is Hobart, I would say.

55 minutes ago, sfred said:

@sogne beat me by a few minutes.  A significant clue is the Kjosfossen on the glass in front of the railroad carriage.

 

I'm running low on new pictures also, but here are two from me for today.  There's a big clue within the first image of QV arriving at dawn.  The second picture is also QV, at a separate port later on in the same voyage.

 

 

The first one is Sydney - thanks to the Opera House.

39 minutes ago, Ride-The-Waves said:

It does meet the needs of their customers

Whow, just reading the entries here and so many reviews, I wonder how you can get that opinion.

Quite a lot of customers did report just a few posts above that their needs are not met. 

" based on the ship's popularity and premium pricing."  Popularity?

Unfortunately the rational lays apperantly more in all the advantages for Celebrity and "They didn't need IV to be resounding success and loved feature, they just need it to not be hated TOO much."

2 minutes ago, bluemarble said:

 

I'm also going to claim the ship spotting points for this one. The other ship in this photo is the Celebrity Reflection. I submit as evidence this capture from the PTZtv Port Everglades webcam I found in my archives from that day.

 

 Perfect again, and thank you for the photo. I had not seen a picture of the Queen Victoria in the port from the outside before.

1 hour ago, bluemarble said:

 

I've finally figured this one out. It's Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The date is March 17, 2020. This was the last port of call for QV on her 2020 World Voyage before returning to Southampton without boarding any new passengers there and cancelling the subsequent scheduled call at the Azores.

 

Edit to add: I should have figured this out sooner from that clue about leaving at lunch time. I posted at the time that I had I just watched QV's departure on the Port Everglades webcam. That post was at 1:24pm Florida time.

Most perfect!

Indeed I hoped the lunch time remark might help.

Not only that no new passengers were boarding, absolutely nobody, who steped ashore, was allowed back. This meant no excursions and even no passport controls which is very unusal for an American port. Also no new staff and no new entertainers were boarding thus there was a lot of improvisation during the last days.

5 hours ago, Colin_Cameron said:

with the blue railings it's towards the back of QV or QE.

More clues wanted?

Here is a photo taken when leaving at lunch time.

1 hour ago, Colin_Cameron said:

Two days later. But I'll leave the identification for someone else.

Okay, thank you. It's Valencia.

1 hour ago, Colin_Cameron said:

with the blue railings it's towards the back of QV or QE.

Very good!

41 minutes ago, Host Hattie said:

OK, I'll give it a wild guess, QE2, Southampton, November 11th 2008, final sailing.

You have got the idea. 

None of these is correct, but indeed a "last" is involved, no Cunard ship has called there ever since.

23 hours ago, carlmm said:

 

14 hours ago, Host Hattie said:

I know it's only been 8 hours for this but I think we're going to need a clue.

Good morning! This is a clue: For full points we need ship, port, date and significance.

12 minutes ago, Colin_Cameron said:

Yes. There is a Cunard ship in this photo.

 A divine ship, yet one or two?  And where?

2 hours ago, Colin_Cameron said:

✔️  And the ship?

I'll give it a try: Sagafjord?

34 minutes ago, Host Hattie said:

How about this one ?

This is Messina, Sicily.

7 minutes ago, Host Hattie said:

I had to crop this or it would have been even easier !

 

Quite a traditional and important port for Cunard and White Star and  .... 😉