Pam and I walked from Cheri Down park this morning of February 2020 to Jetty Park where we were fortuitous witnesses to the arrival of the Cunard ship Queen Victoria on an 84-day cruise around South America.
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I used my IPhone 7 to capture the event. Understanding the context of a ship’s arrival opens a whole new world. Standing on the pier I researched the voyage.
Here is the list of ports on the itinerary. These include the Caribbean, Central America and many of the same ports visited on the 2016 Oceania cruise Pam and I enjoyed from Lima, Peru to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
| Hamburg, Germany |
| Southampton, England |
| Kings Wharf, Bermuda |
| Port Canaveral, Florida |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Manaus, Brazil |
| Santarem, Brazil |
| Salvador de Bahia, Brazil |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Buenos Aires, rgentina |
| Puerto Madryn, Argentina |
| Ushuaia, Argentinia |
| Cape Horn, Chile |
| Punta Arenas, Chile |
| Puerto Montt, Chile |
| San Antonio, Chile |
| Coquimbo, Chile |
| Arica, Chile |
| Callao (Lima), Peru |
| Manta, Ecuador |
| Panama City, Panama |
| Panama Canal, Panama |
| Cartagena, Columbia |
| Willemstad, Dutch Antiles |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Ponta Delgada, Azores |
| Southampton, England |
| Hamburg, Germany |
Little did they or we know the happy voyage was destined to terminate and return.
Michael Stephen Wills Photography 
That ship is just a crazy size!
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It kept growing in size until it could not fit into the camera. Wow.
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I am so terrified of cruise ships haha
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With good reason. So many people packed together is the opposite of luxury and the system of lifeboats. Just when you need them, the ship can be listing to one side making half the boats useless. On the other hand, we went around South America on a “small” ship hosting 700 guests. It is very convenient visiting many locations, not having to unpack and always returning to a comfortable uncrowded place.
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84 days – wow, that’s a commitment. 🙂
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Yes, money and time. To learn the most there is a great deal of pre-trip preparations.
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Impressive to see, what a giant. Beautiful images!
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Thank You for the compliment, Matroos.
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Wow! I can’t get my mind around a ship that size. Thanks for sharing your photographs and the video.
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It needs miles of space to stop.
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