Rare rafinmd Posted January 13, 2021 #876 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Today's sunrise is from my 2019 Prinsendam Grand South America and Antarctica cruise. January 13 was a sea day from Manta to Salavery: Roy 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted January 14, 2021 #877 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Today's sunrise is from my 2018 Crystal 2-ship world cruise. Sometimes the sun really plays hide and seek and I found the light conditions on the promenade deck more interesting than the sunset. On January 14 the Crystal Serenity was waved off a call to Puerto Caldera: Roy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted January 15, 2021 #878 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Today's sunrise is from my Cunard transatlantic prelude to my 2016 Crystal Symphony Antarctica cruise. July 15 on Queen Victoria was a sea day between Porto Delgada and Port Canaveral: Roy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted January 15, 2021 #879 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I just love the middle of the ocean pictures Roy! Thanks for the reminder! ~Nancy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted January 16, 2021 #880 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Today's sunrise (actually sunset) is from land and my very first from 2020. It was taken from Amtrak's Southwest Chief on the way from Chicago to Los Angeles and original Queen Mary, Crystal Serenity, and an all too brief stay on Queen Mary 2: Roy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted January 17, 2021 #881 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Today's sunrise is from yet another trip, this one from Baltimore. I was on the Grandeur of the Seas January 14-23 of 2017. On January 17 we were in Port Canaveral, Roy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWIVince Posted January 17, 2021 #882 Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) In the spirit of sunrises and staying local for a while, a member of a local emergency scanner notification group on Facebook posted a really beautiful 360-degree panorama of our historic downtown at sunrise, from part of our central park a few days after it snowed. I thought it was pretty cool and reminded me of this thread a lot. https://www.facebook.com/FredScanner/photos/10159273486954345 Be sure to scroll around and see the full circle. (Apologies to anyone that doesn't use Facebook and may not have full access to the panorama -- this isn't my content so I can't post it any other way.) Vince Edited January 17, 2021 by BWIVince 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted January 17, 2021 #883 Share Posted January 17, 2021 2 hours ago, BWIVince said: In the spirit of sunrises and staying local for a while, a member of a local emergency scanner notification group on Facebook posted a really beautiful 360-degree panorama of our historic downtown at sunrise, from part of our central park a few days after it snowed. I thought it was pretty cool and reminded me of this thread a lot. https://www.facebook.com/FredScanner/photos/10159273486954345 Be sure to scroll around and see the full circle. (Apologies to anyone that doesn't use Facebook and may not have full access to the panorama -- this isn't my content so I can't post it any other way.) Vince It wouldn't scan for me but I was able to right click on the image and rotate it by sliding my mouse. Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWIVince Posted January 17, 2021 #884 Share Posted January 17, 2021 13 minutes ago, rafinmd said: It wouldn't scan for me but I was able to right click on the image and rotate it by sliding my mouse. Roy My results were really similar, but the plug-in seemed to work differently on different devices of mine. It didn't scan on any of them though, I had to click or drag it to scroll around as a common denominator. Vince 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted January 18, 2021 #885 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Today's sunrise is from my 2018 2-ship world cruise. On January 18 the Crystal Serenity was at sea from Acapulco to Puerto Vallarta. Roy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisr Posted January 18, 2021 #886 Share Posted January 18, 2021 18 hours ago, BWIVince said: In the spirit of sunrises and staying local for a while, a member of a local emergency scanner notification group on Facebook posted a really beautiful 360-degree panorama of our historic downtown at sunrise, from part of our central park a few days after it snowed. I thought it was pretty cool and reminded me of this thread a lot. https://www.facebook.com/FredScanner/photos/10159273486954345 Be sure to scroll around and see the full circle. (Apologies to anyone that doesn't use Facebook and may not have full access to the panorama -- this isn't my content so I can't post it any other way.) Vince I absolutely love your town. Great restaurants, boutiques and so much history nearby. Maryland is a great state. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted January 19, 2021 #887 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Today's sunrise is from my 2017 "Close to home" Grandeur of the Seas cruise. On January 19 we were in Nassau. Roy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted January 20, 2021 #888 Share Posted January 20, 2021 A few days ago I posted a sunrise from Grandeur of the Seas arriving in Port Canaveral. Today's is from the same location, a year earlier, and from Queen Victoria approachng her final port of call on my segment. From Port Canaveral it was onto Port Everglades and onward to Antarctica. Roy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenzSailing Posted January 20, 2021 #889 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Weather report: Here in Chevy Chase the day started cloudy and gloomy. Then around midday, the sun came out and the birds started singing. It is a glorious afternoon this 20th of January, 2021. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWIVince Posted January 20, 2021 #890 Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 hour ago, KenzSailing said: Weather report: Here in Chevy Chase the day started cloudy and gloomy. Then around midday, the sun came out and the birds started singing. It is a glorious afternoon this 20th of January, 2021. We actually had a heavy snow squall this morning before everything cleared up after 9:00am. The clear, sunny, afternoon is the most inspirational afternoon I've felt in months. The whole house is bright, and warm, and hopeful with sun streaming in all the windows. Vince 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted January 21, 2021 #891 Share Posted January 21, 2021 My next couple of sunrises will be the last from their respective cruises. I disembarked Queen Victoria in Fort Lauderdale but did not catch a sunrise then but did see it QV's second morning in Port Canaveral. We did not have significant snow in Columbia yesterday but I did see a few white specs in a mulch bed in front of my house. Roy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted January 22, 2021 #892 Share Posted January 22, 2021 As indicated yesterday, this will be another final sunrise photo from one of my cruises. January 22, 2017 was my last sea day on the Grandeur of the Seas before disembarking in Baltimore the next day: Roy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted January 23, 2021 #893 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Today's sunrise is the first shipboard one of 2020. The Crystal Serenity was headed west toward Australia on what turned out to be a somewhat stormy morning. Roy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted January 24, 2021 #894 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Today's sunrise is the first from yet another cruise. On January 23, 2015 I boarded MS Maasdam in Port Everglades and the next morning arrived in Key West. Roy 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenzSailing Posted January 25, 2021 #895 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Vince, For a while now I've had a matter of vague curiosity rolling around in my head, and I've realized you're uniquely positioned to shed some light on the matter. Way back in the before time, we had booked a week long vacation for September 2020 in Las Vegas. For obvious reasons we cancelled it, IIRC, in the May timeframe. In prep for the trip, I purchased a book on LV dining ratings written by a local. He prefaced the book with some general rules about LV, one of which jumped out at me: "Las Vegas is not a gambling town, Las Vegas is a convention town." Now I think there's a bit of hyperbole in that first clause, but the second is undoubtedly true. So I've been wondering, as a convention town, when will LV be truly "back"? My SWAG: four to six years. Another guess, cruising will be substantially back before convention magnets like LV are. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAV Posted January 25, 2021 #896 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Ken, before Vince comments in depth on the convention aspect, I have seen several reports lately that say weekends in LV are trickling back nicely. Which I assume to be SoCal residents making short getaways. But that midweek remains pretty much a ghost town, which I attribute to the lack of convention business. Just my novice view while we wait for Vince’s always informative analysis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted January 25, 2021 #897 Share Posted January 25, 2021 It's been a while since I posted a photo from my 2019 Prinsendam Grand South America cruise. On January 25 we were at sea from Robinson Crusoe Island to Castro, Chile: Roy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted January 26, 2021 #898 Share Posted January 26, 2021 It's over a week since I posted a sunrise from my 2018 Crystal 2-ship World Cruise. On January 26 the Crystal Serenity was at sea from Los Angeles to Maui. We had a bit of ice overnight but there was a thin layer of snow underneath that made cleaning the car off a lot easier. Roy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim9310 Posted January 26, 2021 #899 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Memories of a HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY! [Sydney harbour ferry boat race on Jan 26, 2015] 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenzSailing Posted January 26, 2021 #900 Share Posted January 26, 2021 18 hours ago, BEAV said: Ken, before Vince comments in depth on the convention aspect, I have seen several reports lately that say weekends in LV are trickling back nicely. Which I assume to be SoCal residents making short getaways. But that midweek remains pretty much a ghost town, which I attribute to the lack of convention business. Just my novice view while we wait for Vince’s always informative analysis! Beav, Yes, that's completely consistent with everything I have read about the current state of LV. The thing is, if you're trying to keep an eight room BnB afloat, weekends might do the trick. But those resorts are enormous, multi-part engines of commerce and, much like a cruise ship, I don't think they're built for cruising at 20% of capacity(or in this case, three nights out of seven.) But yes, we must wait for the shaman of event planning to check-in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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