Where in the world is HAL?

[RetiredMustang]

35 minutes ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

Funchal

 

Winner - Funchal, Madeira!   Here is the ship that was moored in front of Prisendam.  For valuable extra points, what was her name when she was a HAL ship?

 

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

9 minutes ago, RetiredMustang said:

 

Winner - Funchal, Madeira!   Here is the ship that was moored in front of Prisendam.  For valuable extra points, what was her name when she was a HAL ship?

 

 

In her previous life she was the Noordam.  We sailed on her 11 times for a total of 132 days.

 

BTW,  we were on that cruise with you.

[bennybear]

.   Where is Hal in port with this beauty who is sailing today?  

 

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

44 minutes ago, oaktreerb said:

Not the right answer and I did respond with a clue.  This was in my Mexican Riviera photos from 2014.  I’ve never been to Bermuda.  Whose flag is being flown?  

Costa Rica.  Entering Puntarenas

 

I realised that is probably an incorrect answer as my mind omitted Mexican Riviera cruise.

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[Copper10-8]

36 minutes ago, oaktreerb said:

Not the right answer and I did respond with a clue.  This was in my Mexican Riviera photos from 2014.  I’ve never been to Bermuda.  Whose flag is being flown?  

 

Besides the Dutch and the HAL house flag, kinda hard to tell

[oaktreerb]

10 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said:

 

Besides the Dutch and the HAL house flag, kinda hard to tell

Here are the photos before and after the photo in question

Edited September 27, 2020 by oaktreerb

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

Any guesses where the Amsterdam is docked?

 

[Copper10-8]

3 hours ago, bennybear said:

How about this bridge?

 

Boğaziçi Köprüsü aka Bosphorus Bridge connecting Istanbul's European with her Asian half 

 

Disregard; Dave got it!

Edited September 27, 2020 by Copper10-8

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

Just now, oaktreerb said:

 

I'll try again.  Huatulco. Mexico

[Copper10-8]

1 minute ago, oaktreerb said:

 

 

Thanks, that would be Mazatlan, Mexico

[oaktreerb]

Just now, Copper10-8 said:

 

Thanks, that would be Mazatlan, Mexico

Yea.  Good job.

[oaktreerb]

2 minutes ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

I'll try again.  Huatulco. Mexico

Copper got it from the additional clue....Mazatlan.

[Copper10-8]

1 minute ago, oaktreerb said:

Yea.  Good job.

 

 

Climbed El Faro once to get a pic up there for my pop, the lighthouse lover  - The waiting cabby was not a happy camper! 😉 

[Copper10-8]

8 minutes ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

Any guesses where the Amsterdam is docked?

 

 

Yep, that's Seattle, Smith Cove, Pier 91

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

3 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said:

 

Yep, that's Seattle, Smith Cove, Pier 91

 

Correct and a winner.  I told my DH that if anybody could guess correctly from that angle, it would be you.  We were extremely lucky to have such a clear day when we took the harbor and canal cruise there.

[RetiredMustang]

27 minutes ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

 

In her previous life she was the Noordam.  We sailed on her 11 times for a total of 132 days.

 

BTW,  we were on that cruise with you.

 

Yes, Noordam III.  She was our first HAL ship, in 1996, but sadly we only did two cruises on her.

[Copper10-8]

24 minutes ago, bennybear said:

.   Where is Hal in port with this beauty who is sailing today?  

 

 

That's one of the Mein Schiff's, never good to compare a Dutchman with a German 😉 And that looks like Cartagena, Colombia

[RetiredMustang]

7 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said:

 

Yep, that's Seattle, Smith Cove, Pier 91

 

Beat me to it, but I would have scored zero points, since I live about 15 miles from Smith Cove.

 

Dave

[RetiredMustang]

Where is Maasdam docked?

 

 

Dave

[1ANGELCAT]

1 hour ago, Copper10-8 said:

 

In post #699 Angelcat stated "arriving in Bermuda"

 

This may have been taken on a Mexican Riviera cruise, but this most definitely looks like a photo of a Stephen Card painting. I have never been to the Mexican Riviera but I know I’ve seen this before.

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

4 minutes ago, RetiredMustang said:

 

Yes, Noordam III.  She was our first HAL ship, in 1996, but sadly we only did two cruises on her.

She was our second HAL ship in 1999.  Our first was the Ryndam in 1998.  After the Ryndam, the Noordam was one we did not think we'd sail on again.  Then in 2002 and 2004, we had a chance to to a TA, plus other cruises added on, out of Tampa.  We ended up licking the ship a lot.

[Copper10-8]

12 minutes ago, RetiredMustang said:

Where is Maasdam docked?

 

 

Dave

 

Cairns, Queensland, Oz

[oaktreerb]

9 minutes ago, 1ANGELCAT said:

This may have been taken on a Mexican Riviera cruise, but this most definitely looks like a photo of a Stephen Card painting. I have never been to the Mexican Riviera but I know I’ve seen this before.

Maybe.  If the painting was on the Veendam at that time I suppose it could be a photo of the painting..  It’s been 6 years since we took this cruise and the photo is in our photo stream between those photos I posted later.  We took a land and sea excursion that day so I thought it could have been taken then.  Interesting!

[RetiredMustang]

23 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said:

 

Cairns, Queensland, Oz

 

Winner!  (You are hard to stump ... but I'll keep trying.)  

 

Dave

[Copper10-8]

1 minute ago, RetiredMustang said:

 

Winner!  (You are hard to stump ... but I'll keep trying.)  

 

Dave

 

I remember that shore-side gangway and the opening into the terminal. The ship - also Amsterdam - had to stop on a dime to get it all to fit in place, kinda like Quebec City, Seward and Vancouver 😉