Cruise Talk: Absolutely Stunning Photo

Cruise Talk

Cruise News

Welcome to Cruise Talk the Internet's most popular discussion forum dedicated to cruising. Stop by Cruise Talk anytime to post a message or find out what your fellow passengers and industry insiders are saying about a particular ship, cruise line or destination.

>>> Reader Reviews
>>> CruisePage.com Photo Gallery
>>> Join Our Cruise Club.

Latest News...Carnival Cruise Line has officially begun construction on Carnival Destiny, the first vessel in its newly announced Ace Class, following a steel-cutting ceremony at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard in Italy. Scheduled to debut in summer 2029, the ship is the first of three next-generation vessels that will introduce a new architectural direction for the brand....

Latest News...Celebrity Cruises has outlined a significant refurbishment of Celebrity Reflection, introducing 13 new spaces and multiple redesigned venues as part of the line’s ongoing fleet-modernization program. The ship, the second Solstice Series vessel to undergo a full revitalization, will debut its updated features in March 2027 ahead of year-round Caribbean deployment from Fort Lauderdale...

Latest News...Holland America Line has named Zuiderdam as the next vessel to receive a major refit under the company’s multi-year Holland America Evolution program, the largest fleet update in its 153-year history. The ship will follow Oosterdam as the second of six vessels scheduled for extensive enhancements that introduce new stateroom categories, refreshed accommodations and expanded public spaces...

More Cruise News...

my profile | register | search | faq | forum home

»	Cruise Talk » Cruise Ships » Absolutely Stunning Photo

UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!

Author

Topic: Absolutely Stunning Photo

Cam J
First Class Passenger
Member # 24617

posted 01-18-2011 07:06 PM

Here

Cam J

[ 01-18-2011: Message edited by: Cam J ]

Posts: 503 | From: Belvedere, CA | Registered: Jun 2009 | IP: Logged

DEIx15x8
First Class Passenger
Member # 14958

posted 01-19-2011 12:27 AM

wow, thanks for sharing. That image is incredible, doesn't even look like it's real. Have to go look up pricing and itineraries on the QM2 for their now, lol.

Posts: 521 | From: Kutztown, PA | Registered: Apr 2008 | IP: Logged

dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 01-19-2011 12:50 AM

Is this an advertisment for Facebook?

ARGH! I am not joining Facebook so please someone tell me what I am missing in this absolutely stunning photo!

Posts: 5650 | From: Clarksburg WV | Registered: Apr 2003 | IP: Logged

Cunard Fan
First Class Passenger
Member # 7530

posted 01-19-2011 03:00 AM

quote:
Originally posted by dmwnc1:
Is this an advertisment for Facebook? ARGH! I am not joining Facebook so please someone tell me what I am missing in this absolutely stunning photo!

Its a picture on Cunards facebook page. Its to bad you can't see it because it really is beautiful. Its a picture of the QM2 sailing through the Norwegian Fjords. I have seen it in other places to. I will post it if I come accross it.

Posts: 2327 | From: Pasadena just north of Queen Mary | Registered: Sep 2006 | IP: Logged

jetwet1
First Class Passenger
Member # 6361

posted 01-19-2011 04:21 AM

It's a picture of the QM2 sailing past the Seven Sisters waterfall at Geiranger Norway, it really is stunning.

Posts: 608 | From: Las VEgas | Registered: Mar 2006 | IP: Logged

joe at travelpage
Administrator
Member # 622

posted 01-19-2011 11:28 AM

For those of you not on Facebook:

Posts: 29976 | From: Great Falls, Virginia | Registered: A Long Time Ago! | IP: Logged

dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 01-19-2011 11:32 AM

Thank you, Joe. It looks photoshopped.

Posts: 5650 | From: Clarksburg WV | Registered: Apr 2003 | IP: Logged

LeBarryboat
First Class Passenger
Member # 5308

posted 01-19-2011 01:10 PM

It is indeed a great photo....not sure how much photoshopping has been done. It's certainly rare for the weather to be so accommodating in this area.

Posts: 1955 | From: Minnesota | Registered: Jan 2005 | IP: Logged

ahrpd
First Class Passenger
Member # 6229

posted 01-19-2011 01:36 PM

Lovely pic but there's no way that bow wave is natural!!

Tony

Posts: 948 | From: gibraltar | Registered: Feb 2006 | IP: Logged

Globaliser
First Class Passenger
Member # 4153

posted 01-19-2011 03:03 PM

It reminds me of all the photos that were put together for this "competition": http://challenge.priorityclub.com/

Posts: 1869 | From: UK | Registered: Sep 2003 | IP: Logged

viking109
First Class Passenger
Member # 6280

posted 01-19-2011 03:07 PM

Very photoshopped. The edge of the rockface to the right where it meets the sky almost looks like it's been cut with scissors.

Posts: 499 | From: southampton | Registered: Feb 2006 | IP: Logged

Globaliser
First Class Passenger
Member # 4153

posted 01-20-2011 05:30 AM

I also wonder whether the scale is wrong. It looks wrong to me: my impression is that the ship is too small. This may be caused exacerbated by the fact that the ship image that's been put in looks like it's been taken at a different focal length: it's more "wide angle" than the landscape that it's been inserted into.

Trawling old threads, this is one real image of QM2 for comparison - although trying to do this reliably by eye is fraught with difficulty.

[ 01-20-2011: Message edited by: Globaliser ]

Posts: 1869 | From: UK | Registered: Sep 2003 | IP: Logged

lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 01-20-2011 12:57 PM

The bow wave looks real to me but the rest appears to have been enhanced/altered. I've seen videos of ships (Maxim Gorkiy as an example) on YouTube cruising in the fjord and they are moving along at a pretty decent speed.

Posts: 7654 | From: Hollywood Hills/L.A. | Registered: Mar 2004 | IP: Logged

viking109
First Class Passenger
Member # 6280

posted 01-20-2011 04:48 PM

Not QM2, but here's a shot I took las summer on board Ventura as Costa Deliziosa overtook us at about 7.30am on the way into Flaam and grabbed all the tickets on the mountain railway.
Second shot later in the day as we were about to leave shot from the bow of Ventura

Posts: 499 | From: southampton | Registered: Feb 2006 | IP: Logged

dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 01-28-2011 01:37 AM

Just got my Cunard past guest mailer today and that picture showed up on the cover. It actualy looks better there than it did in the link posted above. The port bow wave still looks really, really fake though.

Posts: 5650 | From: Clarksburg WV | Registered: Apr 2003 | IP: Logged

dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 01-28-2011 01:40 AM

P.S. They also eliminated that 'escort boat' which really looked even more fake in that other picture.

Posts: 5650 | From: Clarksburg WV | Registered: Apr 2003 | IP: Logged

viking109
First Class Passenger
Member # 6280

posted 01-28-2011 09:22 AM

Just a small point, but would the ship actually be sailing at some speed with one of the tenders/lifeboats partially lowered.

Posts: 499 | From: southampton | Registered: Feb 2006 | IP: Logged

buddhaJoe
First Class Passenger
Member # 4356

posted 01-28-2011 08:14 PM

well it's been a while since I sailed past the 7 sisters
but this photo is a complete fake to me

as noticed the small boat speeding by is fake too

but anyway it doesn't matter anything,
does it?

b. Joe

Posts: 366 | From: De Goorn, small village in The Netherlands | Registered: Jan 2004 | IP: Logged

dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 01-29-2011 01:21 AM

quote:
Originally posted by buddhaJoe:
but anyway it doesn't matter anything,
does it? b. Joe

I think the underlying current of the conversation may be that CUNARD, with it's endless resources, should have been able to do better than this fake looking image. But as I mentioned on the current mailer it looks much better being cropped down to size.

Posts: 5650 | From: Clarksburg WV | Registered: Apr 2003 | IP: Logged

SalamisFiloxenia (Tom...)
First Class Passenger
Member # 6702

posted 01-29-2011 07:22 PM

You can't really use this to look down on them, name one cruise company that hasn't airbrushed or photoshopped some images... the ship is too small anyway.

Posts: 338 | From: weston super mare | Registered: Jun 2006 | IP: Logged

Sutho
First Class Passenger
Member # 6234

posted 01-30-2011 04:45 AM

Nothing beats the good old natural photos that have not been digitally altered, airbrushed, or changed in any way.

Cruise images are spectacular anyway without being altered.

All these are real and have not been enhanced or changed. I recon real photos give more inspiration for cruising over fake ones any day.

Posts: 1055 | From: Newcastle, Australia | Registered: Feb 2006 | IP: Logged

All times are ET (US)

Ultimate Bulletin Board^TM 6.1.0.3

VACATION & CRUISE SPECIALS

Check out these great deals from CruisePage.com

Royal Caribbean - Bahamas Getaway from $129 per person

Description: Experience the beautiful ports of Nassau and Royal Caribbean's private island - CocoCay on a 3-night Weekend Getaway to the Bahamas. Absorb everything island life has to offer as you snorkel with the stingrays, parasail above the serene blue waters and walk the endless white sand beaches. From Miami.

Carnival - 4-Day Bahamas from $229 per person

Description: Enjoy a wonderful 3 Day cruise to the fun-loving playground of Nassau, Bahamas. Discover Nassau, the capital city as well as the cultural, commercial and financial heart of the Bahamas. Meet the Atlantic Southern Stingrays, the guardians of Blackbeard's treasure.

NCL - Bermuda - 7 Day from $499 per person

Description: What a charming little chain of islands. Walk on pink sand beaches. Swim and snorkel in turquoise seas. Take in the historical sights. They're stoically British and very quaint. Or explore the coral reefs. You can get to them by boat or propelled by fins. You pick. Freestyle Cruising doesn't tell you where to go or what to do. Sure, you can plan ahead, or decide once onboard. After all, it's your vacation. There are no deadlines or must do's.

Holland America - Eastern Caribbean from From $599 per person

Description: White sand, black sand, talcum soft or shell strewn, the beaches of the Eastern Caribbean invite you to swim, snorkel or simply relax. For shoppers, there's duty-free St. Thomas, the Straw Market in Nassau, French perfume and Dutch chocolates on St. Maarten. For history buffs, the fascinating fusion of Caribbean, Latin and European cultures. For everyone, a day spent on HAL's award winning private island Half Moon Cay.

Celebrity - 7-Night Western Mediterranean from $549 per person

Description: For centuries people have traveled to Europe to see magnificent ruins, art treasures and natural wonders. And the best way to do so is by cruise ship. Think of it - you pack and unpack only once. No wasted time searching for hotels and negotiating train stations. Instead, you arrive at romantic ports of call relaxed, refreshed and ready to take on the world.

Holland America - Alaska from From $499 per person

Description: Sail between Vancouver and Seward, departing Sundays on the ms Statendam or ms Volendam and enjoy towering mountains, actively calving glaciers and pristine wildlife habitat. Glacier Bay and College Fjord offer two completely different glacier-viewing experiences.

More Vacation & Cruise Specials...