Palmeat Posted July 8, 2021 #3526 Share Posted July 8, 2021 15 hours ago, Colin_Cameron said: Arctic Circle - Yes Norway - Yes Greenland - No Holsteinsgborg - No No? - Yes 😄 I can't match the photo either, and I know where to start! It was taken nearly 30 years ago. I'm not sure but I think that may be the ship at anchor in the distance through that V in the rocks. Skarsvag - No No? - Correct, it's not. It looks very dull and overcast and I've had to tweek the pic to brighten it, but I remember it as a bright sunny day. My memory is not what it was. (It must have gone looking for my sensitive judgement) Norway -Yes Kristiansund - No, I'm afraid not. That's not bad going. More than 50% right.😄 It's the same ship in both photos. (if that is the ship between the rocks). The cruise line is defunct but the ship is still sailing. I've been on it three times in the last few years. So, two ports in Norway. One, north of the arctic circle and one not. Thank you @Colin_Cameron - I appear to have swept the board with my researched guesses, but have hopefully narrowed the options for greater minds😀. I'm flushed with unsuccess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted July 8, 2021 #3527 Share Posted July 8, 2021 On 7/7/2021 at 6:32 AM, Colin_Cameron said: Time for me to reveal what I've found for this one. A lot has changed along this waterfront in approximately 30 years, but there is still enough there that's the same to make an identification. I think this is Molde, Norway. 4 hours ago, Palmeat said: Thank you @Colin_Cameron - I appear to have swept the board with my researched guesses, but have hopefully narrowed the options for greater minds😀. I'm flushed with unsuccess. The additional hints your guesses generated did help, @Palmeat. I'm reasonably certain I've also figured out the "red shed" photo. I'll reveal that guess tomorrow if no one else figures it out before then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starboardhome Posted July 8, 2021 #3528 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Full disclosure - I consulted with Dr. Google this morning and I think, based on his/her advice the Red Hut photo is Mortsund, Norway. Unfortunately I don't see this name in the list of unseen ports, therefore I am probably wrong! I also cannot identify any ports in the vicinity of Mortsund that are on the unseen list. Over to you Bluemarble... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starboardhome Posted July 8, 2021 #3529 Share Posted July 8, 2021 I would like to resubmit my answer to the Red Hut photo. After further research my suggestion is: Lofoten Islands, Norway, of which Mortsund is a constituent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Colin_Cameron Posted July 8, 2021 #3530 Share Posted July 8, 2021 3 hours ago, bluemarble said: I think this is Molde, Norway. It is indeed. And it is/was the Crown Odyssey of Royal Cruise Line 53 minutes ago, Starboardhome said: Full disclosure - I consulted with Dr. Google this morning and I think, based on his/her advice the Red Hut photo is Mortsund, Norway. Unfortunately I don't see this name in the list of unseen ports, therefore I am probably wrong! I also cannot identify any ports in the vicinity of Mortsund that are on the unseen list. Over to you Bluemarble... Now I’m really impressed! You’ve done 99% of the hard work here. If I’m standing at the Lofoten Seafood Centre in Mortsund, and that is the ship between those rocks, what village (on the list) is she anchored off? Just noticed that there are two places on the list very close by, and the cruise pier for one is actually closer to the others and probably also behind the rocks in the photo. Does this one pic cross off two places on the list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted July 8, 2021 #3531 Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Starboardhome said: Full disclosure - I consulted with Dr. Google this morning and I think, based on his/her advice the Red Hut photo is Mortsund, Norway. Unfortunately I don't see this name in the list of unseen ports, therefore I am probably wrong! I also cannot identify any ports in the vicinity of Mortsund that are on the unseen list. Over to you Bluemarble... 17 minutes ago, Colin_Cameron said: It is indeed. And it is/was the Crown Odyssey of Royal Cruise Line Now I’m really impressed! You’ve done 99% of the hard work here. If I’m standing at the Lofoten Seafood Centre in Mortsund, and that is the ship between those rocks, what village (on the list) is she anchored off? Just noticed that there are two places on the list very close by, and the cruise pier for one is actually closer to the others and probably also behind the rocks in the photo. Does this one pic cross off two places on the list? That's excellent work @Starboardhome. I hadn't identified the precise location of the photo as Mortsund. I had only deduced the port after suspecting the photo was the Lofoten Islands and finding old Crown Odyssey itineraries that go there. The port I figured is one that shows up on early to mid 1990's "North Cape & Fjords" itineraries for Crown Odyssey. Those itineraries also include Molde, Norway from the first photo. That port is only a few miles to the northwest of Mortsund. But then as @Colin_Cameron has mentioned there's another Lofoten Islands port on our unseen ports list not far to the north of Mortsund. So perhaps we can indeed cross off two places on the list with this one photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted July 8, 2021 #3532 Share Posted July 8, 2021 21 hours ago, Essiesmom said: it’s an island. you can see the Southern Cross at night. EM Unfortunately I'm still lost. I've looked at all of the southern hemisphere unseen ports with "Island" in their names, but must have missed something. I'm fairly certain it is not any of the three remaining unseen islands in Australia (Hayman, Low, and Orpheus). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starboardhome Posted July 8, 2021 #3533 Share Posted July 8, 2021 I think it may be Rarotonga! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted July 9, 2021 #3534 Share Posted July 9, 2021 16 minutes ago, Starboardhome said: I think it may be Rarotonga! That's a very likely guess, @Starboardhome. I thought so too, based on recent port calls from QV. But I couldn't find any location in google maps that matched. I'm sure I've just missed somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starboardhome Posted July 9, 2021 #3535 Share Posted July 9, 2021 I was there in 2001 and this photo has a very slight resemblance to some of the photos I took. I also recall seeing the Southern Cross. It's pure guesswork on may part! Maybe I'll be lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted July 9, 2021 #3536 Share Posted July 9, 2021 It does not have island in its name. It is part of a nation of islands. EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starboardhome Posted July 9, 2021 #3537 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Rarotonga - does not have an island in its name Rarotonga - is part of a nation of islands (Cook Islands) Rarotonga - you can see the Southern Cross (in the night sky) Therefore my guess for today is......... Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea! It does not have an island in its name It is part of a nation of islands You can see the Southern Cross in its flag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted July 9, 2021 #3538 Share Posted July 9, 2021 On 7/7/2021 at 6:32 AM, Colin_Cameron said: To put the finishing touches on this one, I figure this photo represents Crown Odyssey at Gravdal, Norway on the Lofoten Islands. Gravdal appears on several itineraries for Crown Odyssey during the 1990's. The dock for Leknes, Norway, the other Lofoten Islands port on our list, is so close to Gravdal that it ought to be behind the hills toward the right of this photo as @Colin_Cameron has suggested. That works for me to count this one photo as adding both Gravdal and Leknes to our list of Cunard ports seen on this thread. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted July 9, 2021 #3539 Share Posted July 9, 2021 I'll add this public domain image today. This is another location on our unseen ports list I've visited but don't have my own photo to post. Not much of the port itself in this image to work with. The key will probably be to identify the ship and work from there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starboardhome Posted July 9, 2021 #3540 Share Posted July 9, 2021 It's the USS Constellation and the port is Baltimore 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted July 9, 2021 #3541 Share Posted July 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, Starboardhome said: It's the USS Constellation and the port is Baltimore Yes indeed, it is the USS Constellation at Baltimore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted July 10, 2021 #3542 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Rarotonga is not correct. Nor is Port Moresby. EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted July 10, 2021 #3543 Share Posted July 10, 2021 On 7/9/2021 at 12:16 PM, Essiesmom said: It does not have island in its name. It is part of a nation of islands. EM That implies Indonesia. Unfortunately there are 18 unseen ports in Indonesia on the list. I glanced through all of them (admittedly without a thorough search in each one), but could not find an exact match. The closest I could find to the general terrain was Bitung, so I'll submit that as my guess for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmeat Posted July 10, 2021 #3544 Share Posted July 10, 2021 I have been here, but have no photos so apologies for this 'stock' aerial view. It's not a particularly pretty place but acts as a gateway to a much more attractive area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmeat Posted July 10, 2021 #3545 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Ditto. Another place visited (not aboard a ship) but with no photos of my own to submit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starboardhome Posted July 10, 2021 #3546 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Palmeat - I do believe your two images are of UK ports. The first is Workington in Cumbria. The attractive area it provides a gateway to is the Lake District. The second is Holyhead in Wales, gateway to Snowdonia (now officially known by its Welsh name Yr Wyddfa) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted July 10, 2021 #3547 Share Posted July 10, 2021 7 hours ago, Palmeat said: Since this photo of Holyhead has been identified, I'll take on the task of identifying the ferries in the photo. Furthest left appears to be Irish Ferries Ulysses. The red funnels behind Ulysses probably belong to Stena Lines Stena Adventurer. Both of those ferries currently operate on the Holyhead-Dublin route. It was more of a challenge to identify the ferry to the right of center. That one appears to be the former Stena Lines HSS Explorer which I've learned used to operate a fast ferry service between Holyhead and Dun Laoghaire which ended in 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmeat Posted July 10, 2021 #3548 Share Posted July 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Starboardhome said: Palmeat - I do believe your two images are of UK ports. The first is Workington in Cumbria. The attractive area it provides a gateway to is the Lake District. The second is Holyhead in Wales, gateway to Snowdonia (now officially known by its Welsh name Yr Wyddfa) Well done @Starboardhome⭐. You are correct on both counts : Workington in Cumbria, England - gateway to The Lake District and Holyhead on the island of Anglesey in North Wales. I had thought these places might have lasted a bit longer, so congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmeat Posted July 10, 2021 #3549 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Here's somewhere on the list I have visited on business (but not as a tourist or aboard a cruise ship). Once again, no photos of my own. An interesting port of call for a Cunard ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted July 10, 2021 #3550 Share Posted July 10, 2021 4 hours ago, Palmeat said: Here's somewhere on the list I have visited on business (but not as a tourist or aboard a cruise ship). Once again, no photos of my own. An interesting port of call for a Cunard ship! A sunny warm winter Sunday morning dawning here in Brisbane, so a new turn in CruiseCritic. This is Sheerness England. I trust that all the cars at the BCA yard aren't waiting for an imminent Cunard arrival. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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