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Being transferred from the cruise ship, anchored in the lagoon, to a shuttle to get on land at Santorini. Because of the nature of the volcanic rock, the lagoon is the sunken caldera of the ancient volcano, it is not safe for the ships to land directly alongside the volcanic rock. Santorini is one of the islands of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea, Greece.
This picture was taken on 4 July, 2013, Sig...
Comments (18)
Gee! just because that volcanic rock could slice a ship's hull like a piece of rotten fruit in no time flat, shouldn't stop a cruise ship from going where it wants to... ;-} Great capture
the Enterprise found some 'hidden' rocks off San Diego and carved a hell of a gash in the hull. the captain was relieved of command for that screw up.
Cool, great capture!
my nephew has been on that route, but not one of his favorite places. he is in the Caribbean now headed for Belize. he wants the cruise to Australia, but many other employees want the same thing.
Cool comment Mike. Well, on 5 April, 2007 the Captain of the 'Sea Diamond' realized that he was no match with the rocks after he made contact and sank his ship with the loss of life of two passengers!
A lovely action capture and that looks like a great cruising ship.
Santorini is a beautiful place and it doesn't surprise me that a tender needs to bring you ashore.
@npauling: The good thing about this ship was it wasn't so big. We actually met, dined, and had our picture taken with the captain.
You say it wasn't so big! It looks quite large to me. I think I would agree with you that I would prefer a smaller sized cruise ship if I were ever to afford such a luxury. I am not all that fond of crowds.
@SunriseGirl: This ship was about 16,000 tons. By today's standards it is downright tiny. Just about all modern cruise ships operating out of North America are 100,000 tons or larger. And at the beginning and at the end of each cruise it looks like an Army is deploying. Very organized, but also very obvious that it is all about money, that is making money for the cruise line. I don't need 4,000 passengers to have a good time.
I wish to visit Athens and the greek islands too. It sure was a very nice trip :-) Very nice cruise ship !
cool shot
Great capture my friend !
Very beautiful looking capture!
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
Fascinating! My brother loves cruises, but they don't appeal to me.
I believe every harbor has its own captain who brings ships into port. I've seen a huge container ship just off Port Angeles, waiting while a tug brings the local captain alongside. He climbs a ladder up the side of the container ship, takes command, and sails the ship into Seattle or Tacoma for unloading. They don't let strangers do that, I guess. It's an interesting system, and I bet it's a job that pays VERY well!
@autietk: Yes Tara. Standard procedure no matter where on goes, but here I guess they couldn't justify it since it isn't a real harbor, but still, the tugs that ferried us on shore acted as local pilots. That cruise ship that sank a few years ago with the loss of two passengers? I would liked to have seen the legal findings of that disaster!
nice