Where in the world ?

[ExArkie]

I feel I am somewhat limited on contributing here. We have only done transatlantic on Cunard (how hard is it to identify New York and Southampton?) and not a lot of anything else, even on other lines. It did occur to me that there was one TA that stopped a few places. This photo - apologize for the mediocre quality, it was at (or  just past)  sunset and foggy - was an unscheduled departure port for this trip. 

[bluemarble]

21 minutes ago, sfred said:

Milford Sound, New Zealand?

 

Well done. I captured those QE webcam images on December 26, 2019 when the itinerary states "Fiordland National Park, New Zealand".  I couldn't say for sure which sound(s) those images are showing. The timestamps on the images indicate the first one was captured about 7:30am local NZ time while the second one was captured about 3:00pm.

[Ray66]

1 hour ago, ExArkie said:

I feel I am somewhat limited on contributing here. We have only done transatlantic on Cunard (how hard is it to identify New York and Southampton?) and not a lot of anything else, even on other lines. It did occur to me that there was one TA that stopped a few places. This photo - apologize for the mediocre quality, it was at (or  just past)  sunset and foggy - was an unscheduled departure port for this trip. 

 

Ponta Delgarda, The Azores?

[carlmm]

2 hours ago, bluemarble said:

 

We have covered this port before, but we have covered many ports more than once on this thread, so don't be too concerned about that. We haven't previously seen the terminal buildings at this port, so this is an entirely different angle.

 

I think this is Cadiz, Spain.

 

2 hours ago, Host Hattie said:

I posted Cadiz last time and I didn't recognise this 😂

 

🙂 It is Cadiz, perfect.

 

And thanks for the encouragement.

[bluemarble]

Here are a couple more webcam captures taken a few hours apart, but this time from QM2, and once again this is not a port per se. Where is QM2 in these shots?

 

   

[Host Hattie]

The Suez Canal ?

[bluemarble]

34 minutes ago, Host Hattie said:

The Suez Canal ?

 

Correct. That was QM2's northbound transit of the Suez Canal on April 19, 2012 as she was nearing the end of her world voyage.

[carlmm]

One from a sunny day.

[sogne]

On 9/23/2020 at 12:05 AM, bluemarble said:

 

I'm going with Odessa, Ukraine for this one. Both for the Battleship Potemkin reference and from matching elements of the photo.

correct

[sogne]

now this   an important submarine base in WW2 also a maiden call

[carlmm]

28 minutes ago, sogne said:

now this   an important submarine base in WW2 also a maiden call

 

Is it Constanta / Konstanza, Romania? ;)

[ExArkie]

13 hours ago, Ray66 said:

 

Ponta Delgarda, The Azores?

We didn't actually stop in the Azores on that trip. This photo was from the departure day in Europe, but not from the port at which we were originally scheduled to depart.

 

[sogne]

12 hours ago, carlmm said:

 

Is it Constanta / Konstanza, Romania? ;)

correct subs still important there

[bluemarble]

This photo shows QE sailing off into the distance after departing port a couple hours ago. Rather than identifying the port this time, identify the landmark shown in the foreground of this photo.

 

[l2luv2cruise]

The Nab Tower Lighthouse.

[bluemarble]

2 minutes ago, l2luv2cruise said:

The Nab Tower Lighthouse.

 

Correct. I took that photo from QM2 after we both departed Southampton on June 24, 2018. We were headed back to New York while QE was starting a cruise to France, Northern Spain and Guernsey.

[exlondoner]

The three forts are for sale, I believe. If anyone wants to,buy them, they'd be able to get lovely photos of ships.

[Host Hattie]

A nighttime arrival

[Lanky Lad]

54 minutes ago, Host Hattie said:

A nighttime arrival

Alexandra?

[bluemarble]

54 minutes ago, exlondoner said:

The three forts are for sale, I believe. If anyone wants to,buy them, they'd be able to get lovely photos of ships.

 

Now that you mention it, I took pictures of two of those forts during that same June 24, 2018 departure from Southampton. No Mans Fort and Horse Sand Fort, I believe. Didn't manage a photo of Spitbank Fort.

 

 

 

I'll have to check my piggy bank. Tough decision--buy a cruise ship or a fort. I'll have to think that one over. Or maybe buy one of each and have a cruise ship I can sail up to my fort!

[Host Hattie]

11 minutes ago, Lanky Lad said:

Alexandra?

No

[exlondoner]

I'm  not completely confident I know,where this is. But still, someone may know

 

[Ray66]

2 hours ago, exlondoner said:

I'm  not completely confident I know,where this is. But still, someone may know

 

 

 

It could be La Coruna. It looks like the Roman lighthouse - the Tower of Hercules.

[Lanky Lad]

1 hour ago, Ray66 said:

 

It could be La Coruna. It looks like the Roman lighthouse - the Tower of Hercules.

I am sure you are correct Ray

[sogne]

this port claims to have a perhaps dubious connection with a famous medieval explorer