sogne Posted January 20, 2023 #4451 Share Posted January 20, 2023 2 hours ago, sfred said: Thanks @sogne. @bluemarble, I presume Cabot Strait, Canada will be a new cruise-by? If so, my count makes this number 601. Does that agree with your number? I don't think there's been a new port since we reached 600 in late November. I am running out unless I search my old print photos from my working life for ports etc that Cunard have visited. However this year we have at least two new ports on our booked cruises. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted January 20, 2023 #4452 Share Posted January 20, 2023 3 hours ago, sfred said: Thanks @sogne. @bluemarble, I presume Cabot Strait, Canada will be a new cruise-by? If so, my count makes this number 601. Does that agree with your number? I don't think there's been a new port since we reached 600 in late November. @sogne contributed a photo of Denmark Strait in post #4375 from December. Since we've been counting other straits, I'll go ahead and count "Denmark Strait, Iceland" as number 601 on our seen list. That would make Cabot Strait number 602. I've been recording the specific Canadian provinces in our list but I'm not sure what to use for Cabot Strait. @sogne, is the land in your latest photo on the coast of Newfoundland or Nova Scotia? I'll use that to determine which province to record for Cabot Strait on our list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sogne Posted January 21, 2023 #4453 Share Posted January 21, 2023 8 hours ago, bluemarble said: @sogne contributed a photo of Denmark Strait in post #4375 from December. Since we've been counting other straits, I'll go ahead and count "Denmark Strait, Iceland" as number 601 on our seen list. That would make Cabot Strait number 602. I've been recording the specific Canadian provinces in our list but I'm not sure what to use for Cabot Strait. @sogne, is the land in your latest photo on the coast of Newfoundland or Nova Scotia? I'll use that to determine which province to record for Cabot Strait on our list. Newfoundland 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted January 21, 2023 #4454 Share Posted January 21, 2023 This may be a good time to post updated lists of the ports/cruise-by locations we've seen on this thread and Cunard ports we haven't seen yet. As always, I'd like to encourage everyone to contribute photos you may have showing any of the unseen ports or different perspectives of ports we have seen already. Where in the World 2023-01-21.txt Cunard ports not seen yet 2023-01-21.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted January 21, 2023 #4455 Share Posted January 21, 2023 I ran across this photo in my archive files, and realised it can be another "reverse" view of an already seen port. The previous photo contributed here was of the Cunard ship from the port. This one is the port from the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted January 21, 2023 #4456 Share Posted January 21, 2023 12 minutes ago, sfred said: I ran across this photo in my archive files, and realised it can be another "reverse" view of an already seen port. The previous photo contributed here was of the Cunard ship from the port. This one is the port from the ship. Good to see another contribution. I'll defer identifying this one for now to give others (especially those in the UK) a chance at it. I believe I identified this one after a bit of a struggle the first time around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted January 22, 2023 #4457 Share Posted January 22, 2023 23 hours ago, sfred said: I ran across this photo in my archive files, and realised it can be another "reverse" view of an already seen port. The previous photo contributed here was of the Cunard ship from the port. This one is the port from the ship. We're at the 24-hour mark for this contribution from @sfred so I'll go ahead and identify it now. The triangular structure to the right of center and to the left of the bridge was the key to identifying this one. I think this is Aomori, Japan. That same triangular structure was also the key to identifying this port the first time around. That's the Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center seen mostly side-on in this earlier view. On 9/22/2020 at 4:15 AM, sfred said: And finally, with this photo I'm afraid I've reached the end of my port+ship photos. I saved it for last because I thought it might be too hard. But having seen the detective skills on display in this thread, perhaps it is easier than I thought. QE moored at pier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted January 22, 2023 #4458 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Absolutely correct @bluemarble. Both photos were taken on QE's call to Aomori on 7 May 2019, after departure from Tokyo and before our transpacific to Alaska. While the cherry blossoms were already gone in Tokyo, they were in full display in the parks of Aomori, and we had a very pleasant day roaming the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sogne Posted January 23, 2023 #4459 Share Posted January 23, 2023 On 1/21/2023 at 8:17 AM, bluemarble said: This may be a good time to post updated lists of the ports/cruise-by locations we've seen on this thread and Cunard ports we haven't seen yet. As always, I'd like to encourage everyone to contribute photos you may have showing any of the unseen ports or different perspectives of ports we have seen already. Where in the World 2023-01-21.txt 12.77 kB · 2 downloads Cunard ports not seen yet 2023-01-21.txt 5.13 kB · 7 downloads this is certainly a different perspective of a well known port also what was the occasion and where exactly is this location? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted January 23, 2023 #4460 Share Posted January 23, 2023 2 hours ago, sogne said: this is certainly a different perspective of a well known port also what was the occasion and where exactly is this location? That is indeed an interesting new perspective on a well known port. At first I thought it might be the crowd at St. Nazaire for the launch of QM2. But that turned out to be a dead end. Then I remembered another event where large crowds gathered to watch a Cunard ship (actually three Cunard ships). That was the Three Queens meeting in Liverpool to celebrate Cunard's 175th anniversary in May 2015. From your previous posting history, we know you were on QE for that event. But I was having trouble proving that shot is actually from Liverpool because I couldn't find any images showing that ramp descending to water level along the Liverpool waterfront. I was doubting my identification. Then I found this page from the Liverpool Echo which clinched the deal. 25 pictures that recall the Three Queens celebrations a year on Take a look at picture 11. That's an excellent match and its caption reads: "Cunard 175th celebrations on the River Mersey. Crowds line the Wirral waterfront" Further research along the Wirral waterfront helped narrow down the precise location. I believe what we are seeing here is the Monks Ferry slipway in Birkenhead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted January 23, 2023 Author #4461 Share Posted January 23, 2023 I thought it was probably taken that day, people were dressed for late May in the UK ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted January 23, 2023 #4462 Share Posted January 23, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, bluemarble said: I believe what we are seeing here is the Monks Ferry slipway in Birkenhead. That location apparently also goes by the name Priory Wharf jetty, Birkenhead. Making sure I have the location identified precisely. 😀 Edited January 23, 2023 by bluemarble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted February 18, 2023 #4463 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Here is an alternative view of an existing port. Although, at a significant stretch of our definitions, it might be considered a new port. Explanations to follow once identified. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted February 18, 2023 #4464 Share Posted February 18, 2023 An additional view 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted February 18, 2023 #4465 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Perhaps a little home-field advantage, @sfred? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Colin_Cameron Posted February 18, 2023 #4466 Share Posted February 18, 2023 I think @bluemarble has it. I think that qualifies as a "new" port, if not a new port. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted February 18, 2023 #4467 Share Posted February 18, 2023 For the record, @sfred has shown us photos of QE's call yesterday at the new Brisbane International Cruise Terminal. I was hoping he would be able to post some shots of that visit, especially since Brisbane was not originally on any of QE's itineraries this season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted February 18, 2023 #4468 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Here's another image from my webcam collection showing a Cunard ship arriving at a port we've already seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted February 18, 2023 #4469 Share Posted February 18, 2023 11 hours ago, Colin_Cameron said: I think @bluemarble has it. I think that qualifies as a "new" port, if not a new port. 4 hours ago, bluemarble said: For the record, @sfred has shown us photos of QE's call yesterday at the new Brisbane International Cruise Terminal. I was hoping he would be able to post some shots of that visit, especially since Brisbane was not originally on any of QE's itineraries this season. Brisbane is of course correct. When I read here on Cruise Critic last week that QE would be coming to Brisbane, I had to go over for a look. It was QE's first time back in Brisbane since April 2020, when she stopped in for provisioning after leaving Gladstone for the shutdown period in Manila. It was also the first use by Cunard of the new Brisbane cruise terminal. QM2 will be arriving here on 8 March, but QE's rescheduled itinerary enabled her to be the first. Two other pictures from yesterday's call. We had a nice summer day for QE's passengers - sunny and around 32 or so. What we need to decide now is whether Brisbane's new cruise terminal qualifies as a "new port" in our game. Brisbane has already appeared here, in @bluemarble's post 954 back on 29 September 2020. That contribution was a webcam of a QM2 visit to the previous cruise ship pier, a very unsightly industrial facility at the Grain terminal on Fisherman Island. There is some precedent in our game for different locations at the same port being counted individually. Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Bayonne are three different locations in the NY/NJ area. Stavanger and Mekjarvik in Norway are counted separately. So perhaps Brisbane (Cruise terminal) should be counted separate from Brisbane (Grain terminal). On the other hand, we haven't counted the various Southampton terminals separately, perhaps because they are nearby to each other. While the new Brisbane terminal is separate from the Grain terminal, on opposite sides of the Brisbane River, they are only a few hundred meters.apart - the width of the river. So it could go either way, I guess. What should be the official ruling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted February 18, 2023 #4470 Share Posted February 18, 2023 15 minutes ago, sfred said: Brisbane is of course correct. When I read here on Cruise Critic last week that QE would be coming to Brisbane, I had to go over for a look. It was QE's first time back in Brisbane since April 2020, when she stopped in for provisioning after leaving Gladstone for the shutdown period in Manila. It was also the first use by Cunard of the new Brisbane cruise terminal. QM2 will be arriving here on 8 March, but QE's rescheduled itinerary enabled her to be the first. Two other pictures from yesterday's call. We had a nice summer day for QE's passengers - sunny and around 32 or so. What we need to decide now is whether Brisbane's new cruise terminal qualifies as a "new port" in our game. Brisbane has already appeared here, in @bluemarble's post 954 back on 29 September 2020. That contribution was a webcam of a QM2 visit to the previous cruise ship pier, a very unsightly industrial facility at the Grain terminal on Fisherman Island. There is some precedent in our game for different locations at the same port being counted individually. Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Bayonne are three different locations in the NY/NJ area. Stavanger and Mekjarvik in Norway are counted separately. So perhaps Brisbane (Cruise terminal) should be counted separate from Brisbane (Grain terminal). On the other hand, we haven't counted the various Southampton terminals separately, perhaps because they are nearby to each other. While the new Brisbane terminal is separate from the Grain terminal, on opposite sides of the Brisbane River, they are only a few hundred meters.apart - the width of the river. So it could go either way, I guess. What should be the official ruling? I think we may have counted different terminals in London. What have we done about Lisbon? Anyway, it’s lovely to see the pictures of the new terminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted February 18, 2023 #4471 Share Posted February 18, 2023 My original thinking was the new terminal isn't really a different port. But the precedents we've set in New York and London are good reasons to count two ports for Brisbane as well. I think the deciding factor for me is that the address for the new Brisbane International Cruise Terminal is "1 Cruise Terminal Drive, Pinkenba QLD" (aka "Luggage Point"). On the other hand, the address I'm seeing for the Grain Terminal across the river is "8 River Dr, Port of Brisbane QLD" (aka "Fisherman Island"). That's a good enough reason for me to count two ports for Brisbane as suggested, @sfred. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted February 18, 2023 #4472 Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, bluemarble said: Here's another image from my webcam collection showing a Cunard ship arriving at a port we've already seen. Hilo Bay, on the big island of Hawaii. The webcam is at the Pacific Tsunami Museum. Perhaps taken on QV's recent call during her 2023 world voyage? The white weather observation tower in the centre of the webcam photo was the key feature that I found in a google search. When I then found the webcam, interestingly the live stream broadcast today has similarly stormy weather to this photo. Edited February 18, 2023 by sfred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted February 18, 2023 #4473 Share Posted February 18, 2023 24 minutes ago, bluemarble said: My original thinking was the new terminal isn't really a different port. But the precedents we've set in New York and London are good reasons to count two ports for Brisbane as well. I think the deciding factor for me is that the address for the new Brisbane International Cruise Terminal is "1 Cruise Terminal Drive, Pinkenba QLD" (aka "Luggage Point"). On the other hand, the address I'm seeing for the Grain Terminal across the river is "8 River Dr, Port of Brisbane QLD" (aka "Fisherman Island"). That's a good enough reason for me to count two ports for Brisbane as suggested, @sfred. Great, thanks. I will record them as Brisbane (Cruise terminal), and Brisbane (Grain terminal) in my dataset. Port number 28 for Australia, and 603 in total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted February 18, 2023 #4474 Share Posted February 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, sfred said: Hilo Bay, on the big island of Hawaii. The webcam is at the Pacific Island Tsunami Museum. Perhaps taken on QV's recent call during her 2023 world voyage? The white weather observation tower in the centre of the webcam photo was the key feature that I found in a google search. When I then found the webcam, interestingly the live stream broadcast today has similarly stormy weather to this photo. Correct on all points. That is indeed a very recent webcam capture showing QV's arrival at Hilo on 12 February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare babs135 Posted February 19, 2023 #4475 Share Posted February 19, 2023 This one should be obvious, but on the basis we're accepting Brisbane, maybe this should be classed as 'new'? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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