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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 07-06-2009 03:49 AM

A very poor photo snapped on take-off from Athens of the Port of Piraeus; but can you name the 3 cruise ships. A virtual glass of bubbly is on offer, and a whole bottle to anyone who can name at least 5 of the 21 ferries including the day cruiser [not sailing at that time].

Pam

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Pascal
First Class Passenger
Member # 5510

posted 07-06-2009 05:24 AM

This airline should be sued for not washing their windows !

I see a R class ship, but for the rest I've no idea...

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 07-06-2009 05:33 AM

Yes, a bit of Windowlene would not have gone amiss. I am surprised you could even see that; I know what they are, so easy to tell, but doubt I could name them otherwise. It's Insignia.

Pam

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Pascal
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Member # 5510

posted 07-06-2009 05:51 AM

I've the feeling the ship next to the Insigna is the Aegean Pearl (or perhaps the Orient Queen)...

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 07-06-2009 06:12 AM

Yup, Orient Queen

one more to go & I thought she was the easiest.

Pam

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Cunard Fan
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Member # 7530

posted 07-07-2009 03:59 AM

One of the ships looks like a Raddiance Class ship.

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ahrpd
First Class Passenger
Member # 6229

posted 07-07-2009 05:27 AM

GOLDEN IRIS?

Tony

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Salaison
First Class Passenger
Member # 4722

posted 07-07-2009 09:57 AM

could one of them be... Long Jie...former "Sun Viking"

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 07-09-2009 03:09 PM

Costa Victoria was the 3rd.. Here with most of the ferries named.

Pam

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Pascal
First Class Passenger
Member # 5510

posted 07-09-2009 03:20 PM

Wow, I think the Costa Victoria was impossible to find.
But I should have recognized the Sardinia Vera.

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dougnewman
First Class Passenger
Member # 11349

posted 07-09-2009 04:10 PM

I'd never have guessed COSTA VICTORIA.

How is it that INSIGNIA looks bigger than her?

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ahrpd
First Class Passenger
Member # 6229

posted 07-09-2009 04:24 PM

Hi Pam

I hope you enjoyed your cruise - don't know what ship you were on - but we may have crossed paths at some point because I was on INSIGNIA at around the same time and disembarked on Wednesday 24th June at Piraeus, having stayed on board the previous night. I then stayed on in Piraeus till Friday 26th.

Not sure what day you flew back, but on Tuesday 23rd, OCEAN VILLAGE TWO was berthed at the Passenger Terminal, while on Wednesday 24th it was GOLDEN IRIS, MSC MUSICA on Thursday 25th and MSC ARMONIA on Friday 26th. COSTA VICTORIA did indeed call at Piraeus on the 25th, but she docked at the berth immediately astern of where INSIGNIA was.

All the best

Tony

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 07-09-2009 06:00 PM

Nothing as 'classy' as a cruise ship

I lived out of a rucksack for a week. Thanks for that, I took her off the schedules, which were correct in all other cases, but I did not go down & see that morning. I can see the funnel in the full sized pic, so should have realised; changed the pic now.

I went by you on 23rd on Blue Star Ithaki then. Got a few photos with OV2 & Cavorting Couples

Pam

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 07-10-2009 01:14 PM

Here you are, with Solstice by the entrance

More in the gallery

Pam

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