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Derek 30-11-25, 09:57 AM

Hi Dierk, great to know we will be at Altona again that will be convenient for a meet up. We have tickets for Miantuer Wunderland in the afternoon. But can be free in the morning and again after our visit to Minatuer wunderland. We are second sitting at Dinner so have to be on board by 19.00 latest. I will enquire if visitors are allowed on board ? See you soon
Dierk Bauer 27-11-25, 08:02 PM

Hi Derek, am glad that you could go out, taking photos again. Hope to taking breaks for this too from time to time Am looking forward meeting you again, did change an appointment with my "heart Doc" in order to be there... and your ship will be moored again in Altona, better than far off at Steinwerder Terminal.... Adnan did change the settings for our search engine, enabling us to view all now....Rick is with 746 pages TOP and Pete with 429 2nd, myself 3rd with 276
Derek 27-11-25, 12:53 PM

Hi Dierk, I have been out all morning taking photos, there has been several movements here this morning. God to know that u will have memory stick for me with images on. I will do my best to insert as many as possible as time allows. Take care and We will meet up again soon.
Dierk Bauer 26-11-25, 12:07 PM

Well, got my Covid-Shot yesterday, feeling a bil like getting cold, but have to be onboard CAP SAN DIEGO at 4pm meeting with all nightwatchmen + woman with our Lady boss re holiday planning next year... Best wishes to all, stay safe and take care
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Dierk Bauer 26-11-25, 12:01 PM

Hi Adnan. last msg for you on Shoutbox got lost again Wanted to inform you that I managed to copy the content of folder "Photos to be inserted" on a USB stick with the old timestamps.... as Derek will be in Hamburg on the 12 of Dec...if the North Sea is kind at this time of the year this Stick is for him, when we meet... So no worries re timestamps
Dierk Bauer 24-11-25, 11:43 PM

Thank you very much Derek and Hans, wishing you too a Good Night, am still on page 26, but managed to insert some other photos, being shown, when looking for Frits photos Stay healthy , safe and take care
Derek 24-11-25, 10:11 PM

Good evening Dierk, I managed to do a bit this morning but got sidelined after midday! Tomorrow we are out all day so will try and insert some more images on Wednesday from the Hardaker collection. best wishes and have a good night
Dierk Bauer 24-11-25, 04:06 PM

Got 14 pages of Pete`s postings left, but will not take too much time, as lots of postings used to be for our "guessing games" Best wishes from Hamburg to the South-West
Dierk Bauer 24-11-25, 04:03 PM

Thank you very much Hans, as nobody seems to visit us of our members , Forum or Facebook group, nobody can "hassle" us to move faster btw found some photos of yours, while searching for missing photos (your replies or Topic starters showing too) and inserted them, Ships name, location, but more important, the timestamp in Properties is identical with the date and time of your postings...So one can be sure, that no other photo is being inserted... At least when the timestamps compares
haroship 24-11-25, 03:31 PM

Hi Dierk, i'll take time to load up some pics
Dierk Bauer 24-11-25, 03:20 PM

Good evening Hans and Derek, best wishes from Hamburg
Dierk Bauer 24-11-25, 10:38 AM

Good morning Derek, I'm a member of Shipspotting.com, but maybe a good Idea to inform them why I'm "poaching" Frits photos... when I find them in our content, I use them... Best wishes from Hamburg
Derek 24-11-25, 10:28 AM

I will speak to guest services on board to see if you are aloowed on board asa visitor.
Derek 24-11-25, 10:28 AM

Good morning Dierk, I will try to dedicate a time slot each day for CR but time is getting harder to come by the nearer to Xmas we get. Tomorrow we are away from home all day visiting friends and also out to lunch on Wednesday. We set off for Hamburg on Ambition on the 10th of December. We will visit the Xmas markets in the morning. In the afternoon we have tickets for Miniatur Wunderland. Hopefully we will be able to meet up in the late afternoon before we go back to the ship for Dinner.
Dierk Bauer 24-11-25, 12:04 AM

I`m very grateful to all of you for your great assistance, am disappointed a bit, that no one did join us uptil now, but guess they have too much "on their plates"... Best wishes from Hamburg, stay Healthy and safe and take care.... Fond regards to Geraldine, do hope that she isn`t cross with you for spending so much time for us, especially if you got much "on your plate" too. Maibrid is afraid that I will "burn out", as I`m busy since August
Dierk Bauer 23-11-25, 11:58 PM

But as we got nearly 2 GB of photos, seperated in files ( 1-10 and A -Z) , we can tackle them one at a time....and we got no timeline to meet When this is finished, I can continue with my photos, but am inserting them, when I`m working on postings and finding some of my post. Guess it is doesn`t take too much time away and it is one task less to do later Did insert some of Hans photos too, could verify it by the timestamps and the described locations. so a bit of less work too for him