Where in the world ?

[bluemarble]

That is indeed Santa Margherita (aka Santa Margherita Ligure), Italy.

 

I have a few more webcam images (mostly distant view) of Cunard ships I can post. I'll wait until after your port day tomorrow in Trondheim before I post another, @sfred.

[Host Hattie]

Oops, I really should have got that one 

[bluemarble]

Here's another webcam view from my collection of a port we've already seen. This one is not as difficult as it may appear at first glance. This scene may not be immediately recognizable but there is enough information in the image to identify it.

 

[sfred]

So close....  and yet so far.  

[exlondoner]

Perhaps a missed Norwegian port. But I can remember what they were. Alesund?

[sfred]

2 hours ago, exlondoner said:

Perhaps a missed Norwegian port. But I can remember what they were. Alesund?

 

Close.  I think it is Andalsnes, Norway.   There are matching buildings on a street called Vollan between Strandgata and Jernbanegata.

 

If correct that implies the ship is QV.  Perhaps the recent voyage that @photosg was on? Although I think that voyage departed Andalsnes after dark so perhaps this @bluemarble webcam was taken on a summer voyage.

 

QM2 was southbound offshore of Alesund and Andalsnes earlier today but the forecast high winds and sea state did in fact result in a rather bleak day and missed port.  So near but so far.

Edited November 10, 2022 by sfred

[Colin_Cameron]

Beat me to it. 

 

Having been there here earlier this year I thought I recognised that little plaza in the foreground.

[bluemarble]

11 minutes ago, sfred said:

 

Close.  I think it is Andalsnes, Norway.   There are matching buildings on a street called Vollan between Strandgata and Jernbanegata.

 

If correct that implies the ship is QV.  Perhaps the recent voyage that @photosg was on.  Although I think that voyage departed Andalsnes after dark so perhaps this @bluemarble webcam was taken on a summer voyage.

 

1 minute ago, Colin_Cameron said:

Beat me to it. 

 

Having been there here earlier this year I thought I recognised that little plaza in the foreground.

 

Correct. That is Andalsnes and that image was captured during QV's most recent departure on 14 October 2022 at 17:42. I'm glad to hear the image is recognizable on it's own, @Colin_Cameron. I figured it might take some investigation into the location of the "Rauma Hotel". That image is courtesy of the folks at the Bakgården Thai restaurant in Andalsnes where the webcam is located.

[bluemarble]

Let's try this one. This is another webcam capture showing a port we've already seen with a small portion of a Cunard ship visible at the far left.

 

[babs135]

2 hours ago, bluemarble said:

Let's try this one. This is another webcam capture showing a port we've already seen with a small portion of a Cunard ship visible at the far left.

 

San Francisco ?

[bluemarble]

1 hour ago, babs135 said:

San Francisco ?

 

Sorry, no, that's not San Francisco, but I do see the resemblance.

[exlondoner]

1 minute ago, bluemarble said:

 

Sorry, no, that's not San Francisco, but I do see the resemblance.

It looks chilly and Norwegian.

[Lanky Lad]

I'm thinking Trondheim

[bluemarble]

7 minutes ago, Lanky Lad said:

I'm thinking Trondheim

 

That's correct, it is Trondheim. Well done.

 

Now would anyone like to identify the ship on the far right of the image? Hint: this is a very recent webcam capture and that ship on the far right is a relatively new ship.

 

[sfred]

15 hours ago, bluemarble said:

 

That's correct, it is Trondheim. Well done.

 

Now would anyone like to identify the ship on the far right of the image? Hint: this is a very recent webcam capture and that ship on the far right is a relatively new ship.

 

 

We're finally back home after the long flights from London.

 

I noticed AIDAbella also in Trondheim on the day that QM2 was there, 9 November, but AIDAbella was moored at the opposite end of town to the west of QM2, and is a very different colour and shape.

 

I didn't notice the ship in the webcam.  I've looked through my photos from the day but I don't have anything that covered that pier.  So at a rough guess based on the the hull colours I'll say one of the Hurtigruten ships?

[bluemarble]

18 minutes ago, sfred said:

We're finally back home after the long flights from London.

 

I noticed AIDAbella also in Trondheim on the day that QM2 was there, 9 November, but AIDAbella was moored at the opposite end of town to the west of QM2, and is a very different colour and shape.

 

I didn't notice the ship in the webcam.  I've looked through my photos from the day but I don't have anything that covered that pier.  So at a rough guess based on the the hull colours I'll say one of the Hurtigruten ships?

 

That is indeed a webcam capture from your recent visit to Trondheim on 9 November. That's a good guess the other ship is a Hurtigruten ship. That's what I thought at first too but the livery doesn't quite match Hurtigruten. I hadn't bothered to record the name of that other ship at the time so it took some detective work of my own yesterday to figure it out. It's a ship for a relatively new cruise line also operating Norwegian coastal itineraries similar to Hurtigruten.

[exlondoner]

58 minutes ago, bluemarble said:

 

That is indeed a webcam capture from your recent visit to Trondheim on 9 November. That's a good guess the other ship is a Hurtigruten ship. That's what I thought at first too but the livery doesn't quite match Hurtigruten. I hadn't bothered to record the name of that other ship at the time so it took some detective work of my own yesterday to figure it out. It's a ship for a relatively new cruise line also operating Norwegian coastal itineraries similar to Hurtigruten.

Havila? I had a flyer from them the other day. Can’t remember the name of the ship.

Edited November 16, 2022 by exlondoner

[sogne]

dont think we have had this a strait in all but name accessed partly by passaging another strait

[sogne]

On 8/23/2020 at 2:45 PM, bluemarble said:

Here's one of my photos. Where in the world is this?

 

Valetta

[sogne]

On 8/23/2020 at 2:45 PM, bluemarble said:

Here's one of my photos. Where in the world is this?

 

Valleta

[bluemarble]

11 minutes ago, exlondoner said:

Havila? I had a flyer from them the other day. Can’t remember the name of the ship.

 

That's correct. It happens to be Havila Capella although it could just as well have been her sister ship Havila Castor based on the evidence in the image. They both operate Bergen-Kirkenes itineraries.

[bluemarble]

8 minutes ago, sogne said:

Valetta

 

I think @Host Hattie beat you to that one by a couple years. 😉

 

That's the very first photo I contributed to this remarkable thread. Thanks for the memories.

[bluemarble]

12 hours ago, sogne said:

dont think we have had this a strait in all but name accessed partly by passaging another strait

 

I'm on the way to New York to join QM2 on Sunday for a Caribbean cruise. But that won't stop me from trying to identify a new “Where in the World?” photo from my hotel room.

I think this one is the Bosporus (Bosphorus). Turkey. I'm getting a pretty good match to Hidiv Kasri (aka Khedive's Palace) for that tower on the hill.

[sogne]

4 hours ago, bluemarble said:

 

I'm on the way to New York to join QM2 on Sunday for a Caribbean cruise. But that won't stop me from trying to identify a new “Where in the World?” photo from my hotel room.

I think this one is the Bosporus (Bosphorus). Turkey. I'm getting a pretty good match to Hidiv Kasri (aka Khedive's Palace) for that tower on the hill.

Correct, enjoy your cruise

[sfred]

6 hours ago, bluemarble said:

 

I'm on the way to New York to join QM2 on Sunday for a Caribbean cruise. But that won't stop me from trying to identify a new “Where in the World?” photo from my hotel room.

 

Best wishes for your QM2 voyage @bluemarble!