Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/08/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The musings are pretty much on the mark. On our Alaska cruise last year I mentioned to my wife that we could just tack on an extra thousand for bar tabs, wine, restaurants, extras. When we checked out it was $998, and we're not big spenders. It is pretty well thought out, not unlike the wedding industry. But, we both enjoyed the trip thoroughly (Alaska in May, one of the first cruise ships out and with the company of fellow Luggers). Ken -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Nathan Wajsman Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2013 10:32 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 2/8/2013: Marseille panorama Thanks, Douglas. No, we always docked. The best places were in Naples and in Palma (where I am now) where the dock is close enough to the port entrance to walk, or there is a free bus provided by the port to take you out of the port. In Livorno and Civitavecchia the dock is so far from the port entrance and the train stations (which you need to go to Florence and Rome, respectively) that your only option is to cough up $12 per person for the bus provided by the cruise line. I have posted some general impressions here: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/a-week-with-norwegian-cruise- lines/ Cheers, Nathan On 3 Aug 2013, at 16:22, Douglas Barry wrote: > Echo that, Nathan. Marseille is a very interesting place, especially approaching it by sea. Did you end up docking miles away or was the ship moored offshore & you came and went to the ship by tender? I ask this because some of the large cruiseliners in Dublin don't even bother docking and just sit out in Dublin Bay and send tenders in and out. Apparently the queues can be very tedious. > > In an amusing incident, a few days ago, one of the tenders from the Oriana got lost in a sudden sea fog and had its tender permit suspended. The ship then had to up anchor & dock in Dublin port which no doubt cost the company a lot more! > > Douglas > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" > <photo at frozenlight.eu> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera > Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net> > Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2013 12:34 PM > Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 2/8/2013: Marseille panorama > > >> Marseille, yesterday's port of call, turned out to be a wonderful city (I had never visited before). This is a 9-image panorama of the old harbour from the St. Victor monastery on a hill overlooking the port: >> >> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=2675054135 >> &k=SRFKQkK&lb=1&s=XL >> >> For added pleasure, choose the original size and scroll across. I took the pictures handheld and stitched them using Photoshop CS3. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Image licensing: >> http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman >> Blog: >> http://www.nathansmusings.eu/ >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman Blog: http://www.nathansmusings.eu/ _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information