Host Hattie Posted August 23, 2020 Author #26 Share Posted August 23, 2020 27 minutes ago, bluemarble said: Here's one of my photos. Where in the world is this? Valletta, Malta ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted August 23, 2020 #27 Share Posted August 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, Host Hattie said: Valletta, Malta ? Correct. That German frigate in the foreground didn't throw you off at all. That was QE in November 2012 on our "Holy Land Explorer" cruise. She wasn't originally scheduled to stop there on that voyage, but Valletta was added as a replacement port when calls at Israel and Egypt were cancelled because of unrest in those areas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted August 23, 2020 Author #28 Share Posted August 23, 2020 I hope you enjoyed your stop there, it's a beautiful harbour. My last visit there was on Azamara Journey so no use for this thread ! @DaisyDancer is that Narvik, Norway ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaisyDancer Posted August 23, 2020 #29 Share Posted August 23, 2020 It is Host Hattie, well done! It was last November on the Northern lights cruise - lots of snow and sunset at around 2pm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted August 23, 2020 Author #30 Share Posted August 23, 2020 I have to confess to a certain amount of checking your previous posts and using Google, hopefully that's not cheating ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted August 23, 2020 Author #31 Share Posted August 23, 2020 How about this ? Bonus points for getting both ships Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare carlmm Posted August 23, 2020 #32 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Alright, Fort St. Nicholas in Rhodes, and I would guess the Queen Elizabeth, bust somebody else may take the bonus points. 😃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted August 23, 2020 Author #33 Share Posted August 23, 2020 You're far too good at this ! I have to confess I don't get the bonus point either. I'll have to check the rest of the photos from the trip to see if I got a better photograph. Yes, Queen Elizabeth in Rhodes in October 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted August 23, 2020 #34 Share Posted August 23, 2020 17 minutes ago, Host Hattie said: You're far too good at this ! I have to confess I don't get the bonus point either. I'll have to check the rest of the photos from the trip to see if I got a better photograph. Yes, Queen Elizabeth in Rhodes in October 2013. I think that other ship in your photo is the Oceania Nautica. She was in Rhodes with QE on October 21, 2013 and it's a good match to the Nautica. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted August 23, 2020 Author #35 Share Posted August 23, 2020 16 minutes ago, bluemarble said: I think that other ship in your photo is the Oceania Nautica. She was in Rhodes with QE on October 21, 2013 and it's a good match to the Nautica. Correct again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted August 23, 2020 Author #36 Share Posted August 23, 2020 She's there somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted August 23, 2020 #37 Share Posted August 23, 2020 HH, I haven't been able to work out the location of your latest photo (yet), but after detailed forensic analysis 🙂 I've concluded that the second cruise ship to the right in the photo is probably the Marella Explorer. Do you have a way to verify that with another photo perhaps? Now I wish I could do a "ship intersect" to find out where QM2 and Marella Explorer have been at the same port in the past. The CruiseCal website used to support that function, but it no longer works along with most of that site's other functionality. Somewhat ironically, all three of the Cunard Queens and three of the Marella ships, including the Explorer, are currently laid up at the same location (Weymouth). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Germancruiser Posted August 24, 2020 #38 Share Posted August 24, 2020 (edited) Wonderful idea Host Hattie. This one is a fairly easy one to quess- taken from one of my favorite spots in ... ähem- yeah I love the spot where I took that photo some years ago. Must have been in 2002 or there abouts- since both Milli- Class ships ( Infinity and Summit) still showed their orginal livery. Edited August 24, 2020 by Germancruiser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Germancruiser Posted August 24, 2020 #39 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Well- that one is not only easy- it is quite obvious - but I love that picture: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted August 24, 2020 #40 Share Posted August 24, 2020 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Germancruiser said: Wonderful idea Host Hattie. This one is a fairly easy one to quess- taken from one of my favorite spots in ... ähem- yeah I love the spot where I took that photo some years ago. Must have been in 2002 or there abouts- since both Milli- Class ships ( Infinity and Summit) still showed their orginal livery. This one I know quite well. That's a view of the Havensight cruise port at Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands as seen from Paradise Point. Been to St. Thomas a couple times, once on QM2, although she docked across the bay to the west at Crown Bay. Edited August 24, 2020 by bluemarble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted August 24, 2020 #41 Share Posted August 24, 2020 36 minutes ago, Germancruiser said: Well- that one is not only easy- it is quite obvious - but I love that picture: I love that picture too. Hard to beat a photo of QM2 with the Manhattan skyline for a backdrop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted August 24, 2020 #42 Share Posted August 24, 2020 3 hours ago, bluemarble said: ... I've concluded that the second cruise ship to the right in the photo is probably the Marella Explorer. ... Or it could just as well be Marella Explorer's sister ship currently known as Mein Schiff Herz (previously Mein Schiff 2). The paint scheme in the photo does seem to match the previous Mein Schiff 2 a little bit better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Germancruiser Posted August 24, 2020 #43 Share Posted August 24, 2020 (edited) You are right bluemarble- it is the ex Mein Schiff 2 - now " Mein Schiff Herz" ( what a stupid name- but thats just my opinion) ! Havensight cruise port- indeed- taken from the top of Paradies Point. St. Thomas , esp. Paradies Point I will sure visit again some day- whenever that will be. Edited August 24, 2020 by Germancruiser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted August 24, 2020 Author #44 Share Posted August 24, 2020 7 hours ago, bluemarble said: HH, I haven't been able to work out the location of your latest photo (yet), but after detailed forensic analysis 🙂 I've concluded that the second cruise ship to the right in the photo is probably the Marella Explorer. I think at the time she was called Mein Schiff. I'll have a look if I have a better photograph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted August 24, 2020 #45 Share Posted August 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Host Hattie said: I think at the time she was called Mein Schiff. I'll have a look if I have a better photograph. Yeah, the more I study your photo the more apparent it becomes that the other ship is either Marella Explorer's previous incarnation as Mein Schiff / Mein Schiff 1 or else her sister ship which was previously known as Mein Schiff 2. Either way, a better photo would be good to help confirm that I've earned the bonus point for that one. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted August 24, 2020 Author #46 Share Posted August 24, 2020 While we're waiting does anyone want to try this one ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted August 24, 2020 #47 Share Posted August 24, 2020 19 minutes ago, Host Hattie said: While we're waiting does anyone want to try this one ? This one looks like QE2 at Naples, Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted August 24, 2020 Author #48 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Correct of course, are you going for the second ship bonus points this time ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted August 24, 2020 #49 Share Posted August 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Host Hattie said: Correct of course, are you going for the second ship bonus points this time ? I almost added a comment to my previous post that I'll take a pass on trying to identify the tall ship in that photo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted August 24, 2020 #50 Share Posted August 24, 2020 I don't want to lose track of Host Hattie's photo in post #36 above where we haven't identified the location yet. But in the meantime, here's my next contribution. Where in the world is QM2 this time? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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