ABC of Ports in Photos

[Eddie99]

Safaga - what a place!

We were there on a fabulous Thompson Red Sea cruise.  What a lot we saw.  The Safaga cement factory was not the highlight 😀

[zoe sproodle]

Omani warship in Salallah and Oceana Suez transit. I’m bound to have a few Southampton shots I’ll dig them out tomorrow, I’ve got Stavanger somewhere too.

[zoe sproodle]

Here’s one I found from Southampton just now, Oceana departing in August 2013. A friend sent me the picture, I’m on board somewhere.

[SeaJane]

Most of our photos are on OH’s iPad, but here’s one (I hope anyway!)  of Split from Arcadia last October.

[Ardennais]

St George's ( Granada),  Ventura January 2020.

 

 

 

[Ardennais]

St Vincent, Ventura January 2020

[Ardennais]

Santorini, Aurora 2015

[Snow Hill]

Santa Cruz de La Palma - Boxing Day 2013

 

Aurora in harbour, can't rember name of other ship

"Ye olde cruise ship" aka a replica of the Columbus's Santa Maria

This port was not on our original itinerary, High winds and rough seas prevented us getting in to Lisbon, so the captain found us this berth in La Palma in the Canary Islands. Santa Cruz was a wonderful town to stroll around in Boxing Day, The Guy in the purple shirt is Tom O'Connor who was on board as one the speakers, think it took him an hour to walk up the street, as people kept stopping to chat to him.

 

[Ardennais]

No ships in my photos of St Petersburg, Santander, Split, Stavanger and St Peter Port. 

[Snow Hill]

Stavanger Norway 2019

Azura peeking between house in old town

Back end of MV Zenith Pullmantur Cruises

 

[Adawn47]

11 minutes ago, Snow Hill said:

Santa Cruz de La Palma - Boxing Day 2013

 

Aurora in harbour, can't rember name of other ship

"Ye olde cruise ship" aka a replica of the Columbus's Santa Maria

This port was not on our original itinerary, High winds and rough seas prevented us getting in to Lisbon, so the captain found us this berth in La Palma in the Canary Islands. Santa Cruz was a wonderful town to stroll around in Boxing Day, The Guy in the purple shirt is Tom O'Connor who was on board as one the speakers, think it took him an hour to walk up the street, as people kept stopping to chat to him.

 

La Palma is our favourite of all the Canary Islands. We've seen Tom O'connor on a couple of cruises and he's lovely bloke. Very friendly and a real gentleman.

Avril

[Snow Hill]

Just now, Adawn47 said:

La Palma is our favourite of all the Canary Islands. We've seen Tom O'connor on a couple of cruises and he's lovely bloke. Very friendly and a real gentleman.

Avril

The odd thing is that before we booked the cruise we were planning to go to La Palma for Christmas, but after reading some reports on the hotel we decided against it, odd that we ended up there on Boxing Day. We should have gone to La Gomera as well, but the Saga ship docked there the day before couldn't get out due to strong winds.

Only 2 of the main islands left to visit now Fueurventura and El Hierro 

[zoe sproodle]

58 minutes ago, Snow Hill said:

Santa Cruz de La Palma - Boxing Day 2013

 

Aurora in harbour, can't rember name of other ship

"Ye olde cruise ship" aka a replica of the Columbus's Santa Maria

This port was not on our original itinerary, High winds and rough seas prevented us getting in to Lisbon, so the captain found us this berth in La Palma in the Canary Islands. Santa Cruz was a wonderful town to stroll around in Boxing Day, The Guy in the purple shirt is Tom O'Connor who was on board as one the speakers, think it took him an hour to walk up the street, as people kept stopping to chat to him.

 

Tom was on Arcadia a few years back and did a very entertaining show.  I passed him a plate at the breakfast buffet and while I’m sure others have better claims to fame I’m proud of that one!

[purplesea]

3 hours ago, bee-ess said:

Southampton - A few photos from the 175 Grand Event 2012 in appalling weather - We were on Oriana

 

 

 

We were on Oceana. As we were the last ship to sail out we watched all the other sail past.

[bee-ess]

2 hours ago, Eddie99 said:

Safaga - what a place!

We were there on a fabulous Thompson Red Sea cruise.  What a lot we saw.  The Safaga cement factory was not the highlight 😀

 

We were there for 2 days and had already been to Cairo and Luxor before so not the best port for us.

[bee-ess]

San Diego 2008

Sapphire Princess 

Radiance of the Seas

Oosterdam

 

[bee-ess]

Suez Canal 2012

Oriana and other ships

[bee-ess]

AidaMar in Stockholm 2018

 

[Elderflower]

Sydney, Australia - Oriana and Aurora - different cruises. One with a view from a helicopter. We do like helicopter trips.

 

[Elderflower]

Sydney, Newfoundland - Aurora.

 

[P&O SUE]

Last time we were on a cruise, June 2019 leaving Southampton on Sapphire Princess and passing Britannia

[bee-ess]

Skagway, Alaska 2007

Norwegian Star and Norwegian Pearl

Diamond Princess

[bee-ess]

Oriana in Stavanger 2013

 

 

[Izzywiz]

more amazing photographs of the S ports. I have to say that we have enjoyed our visits to both Salalah and Safaga. We are countryside people and always try to get out of the port areas so here are a few of our adventures.....I thought the coastline away from Salalah port was stunning

Splendour of the Seas, Salalah, Oman, the coast

[bee-ess]

St Peter Port, Guernsey

Eurodam 2009 

Eurodam 2009 

Oceana 2014

Oceana 2014

Town from Oceana 2014

Oceana leaving 2014

Queen Elizabeth 2018

Queen Elizabeth 2018

Queen Elizabeth 2018 taken from Herm Island