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OceanVoyager
First Class Passenger
Member # 5585

posted 09-26-2009 01:14 PM

...wish I was one of them!!
Oh to be onboard right now...

Brgds,
Andrew

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eroller
First Class Passenger
Member # 1649

posted 09-26-2009 01:29 PM

Great pics Andrew!

First choice is QM2.

Ernie

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 09-26-2009 03:01 PM

Shame we couldnt have the same photographer in NYC today, there were 6 scheduled cruise ships, albeit spread across NYPT, Bayonne, and Brooklyn.

-Queen Victoria
-Carnival Triumph
-Costa Atlantica
-Explorer of the Seas
-Caribbean Princess
-Saga Ruby

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 09-26-2009 03:17 PM

Great images Andrew! Three of the best looking passenger ships around today. Thank goodness Ventura was'nt around

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Trish
First Class Passenger
Member # 14123

posted 09-26-2009 03:52 PM

Costa isn't leaving until tomorrow. It's a little difficult since the 6 are docked in 3 different locales. But I'm going to go down by the VNB and see if I can make it through the 2 hour wait to get the other 5.

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eroller
First Class Passenger
Member # 1649

posted 09-26-2009 05:48 PM

quote:
Originally posted by dmwnc1:
Shame we couldnt have the same photographer in NYC today, there were 6 scheduled cruise ships, albeit spread across NYPT, Bayonne, and Brooklyn.
-Queen Victoria
-Carnival Triumph
-Costa Atlantica
-Explorer of the Seas
-Caribbean Princess
-Saga Ruby

The only ship on the list I would go out of my way to see is SAGA RUBY. What a beauty!

Ernie

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NAL
First Class Passenger
Member # 1102

posted 09-27-2009 03:15 AM

As beautiful as Saga Ruby is today, she doesn't hold a candle to the way she looked in the mid 70's in her original livery [Norwegian America Line] and without all the "add-ons." I loved her funnel and its colors.

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Trish
First Class Passenger
Member # 14123

posted 09-27-2009 10:58 AM

shutterfly pics of 9/26/09 - hopefully this works

minus QV -- by the time Saga came down it was already dark, cold, after 7 and there was still not an inkling of QV.

1 NCL Dawn from 2 weeks ago and 2 videos.

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 09-27-2009 01:29 PM

THANKS Trish. Wonderful pictures!

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OceanVoyager
First Class Passenger
Member # 5585

posted 09-27-2009 03:35 PM

Nice pics Trish, good to see the Caribbean Princess again (we had part of our honeymoon on her).

Thanks for sharing.
Brgds,
Andrew

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Trish
First Class Passenger
Member # 14123

posted 09-27-2009 10:28 PM

thanks. I've got a new camera with a more zoom so it's much more fun to play with. I almost went for Costa but she didn't leave until after 7 and sunset...maybe next time.

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DEIx15x8
First Class Passenger
Member # 14958

posted 09-27-2009 11:20 PM

I mentioned in another thread that I was going to Cape Liberty on Saturday and I took about 150+ pictures. I posted a few of them to my Flickr for everyone to check out:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37196586@N00/sets/72157622345125269/
I've got some really nice pictures of the Explorer in port and heading out, the Caribbean Princess in port (surprisingly clear and nice view for how far away it is) and heading out, the Triumph heading out, and a dredger that pulled in immediately (it moved in so fast that as soon as the Explorer started pulling away from the dock they were swinging around to go in) after the Explorer left.

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DEIx15x8
First Class Passenger
Member # 14958

posted 09-27-2009 11:28 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Trish:
shutterfly pics of 9/26/09 - hopefully this works
minus QV -- by the time Saga came down it was already dark, cold, after 7 and there was still not an inkling of QV.
1 NCL Dawn from 2 weeks ago and 2 videos.
[ 09-27-2009: Message edited by: Trish ]
[ 09-27-2009: Message edited by: Trish ]

Nice pictures. It's cool to see the clearance they had as they passed under the Verrazano Bridge. From my angle the clearance was impossible to tell as I could never figure out when they were actually under, beyond, or in front of the bridge. From my pictures I can declare the clearance what ever I want as some show them clearing by a mile and others show them hitting, lol.

I'm glad to hear the Saga Rose did not arrive till 7. I was there from 4:45-5:45 and have been regretting not waiting another 20 minutes to see her (the Triumph took about an hour to arrive after departing) but if she did not arrive for over an hour I'm glad I left. I'm not sure what happened with the Queen Victoria because she should have arrived around 7. Anyone know what happened? Sounds like maybe the Saga Rose could have had an issue that delayed her and subsequently the Victoria.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 09-28-2009 03:20 AM

All lovely photos everyone, thanks. Quite a day

QV cancelled her call at Newport due to the weather and stayed overnight in NYC instead. Anyone would have had a long, cold, damp wait.

Pam

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Salaison
First Class Passenger
Member # 4722

posted 09-28-2009 09:40 AM

I'm surprise Costa Atlantica is across the Atlantic already...

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 09-28-2009 10:21 AM

She's doing a series of New England cruises before going down to Fort Lauderdale in early November. I thought that was unusual as I don't remember Costa having done that in recent years. Or have I just not noticed?

Pam

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Salaison
First Class Passenger
Member # 4722

posted 09-28-2009 03:19 PM

quote:
Originally posted by PamM:
She's doing a series of New England cruises before going down to Fort Lauderdale in early November. I thought that was unusual as I don't remember Costa having done that in recent years. Or have I just not noticed?
Pam

Actually Pam you're right they haven't done that in recent yrs, cause i have been monitoring them..

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Waynaro
First Class Passenger
Member # 3484

posted 09-28-2009 05:06 PM

Great pictures Andrew. Thanks for sharing. AURORA looks great even after all these years.

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 09-28-2009 11:24 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Waynaro:
Great pictures Andrew. Thanks for sharing. AURORA looks great even after all these years.

Even though she is only 9-years-old she was one of the last goodlooking large cruise ships built. W/the way things are going in the industry, there probably won't be another until the new Disney ships come online.

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Trish
First Class Passenger
Member # 14123

posted 09-29-2009 02:58 PM

LOL DIEx -- I loved seeing the photos from your angle. Thanks.

I think Carnival got a late start as well. Typically its 1/2 hour down to the Statue of Liberty. I think Saga was delayed as well. It took her a good 40 minutes to get from the edge of the Hudson down to the pier where I was. Glad I didn't stick around any longer waiting for QV. But the funny thing is that I didn't see her on webcam Sunday afternoon. Does anyone know what time she left? (just curious)

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Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 09-29-2009 04:30 PM

Thanks for all those pictures from Southampton and New York.

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Trish
First Class Passenger
Member # 14123

posted 10-11-2009 09:41 AM

Truimph/Jewel/Ruby docked in NY --can't figure out how to work posting an image

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pattycakesusa/4000323335/in/photostream/

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 10-11-2009 02:48 PM

Trish, Save or Download the image to a common album or source that doesnt require a password or special access, like Cruise Talk photo albums page (or flickr?). After you have Saved or Downloaded the image, right click on the image, find the Properties, and cut and paste the Properties source address URL between [IMG] and [/IMG], these are called UBB codes. That works for me.

For instance see the one that Ernst posted above? Hit Reply with Quote button (as if you would to reply to Ernst's post) and see the 'source address' of the image bracketed between the UBB Codes [IMG] and [/IMG]? That's what it should look like before you post a picture in a thread. Hope this helps.

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