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Loading the Luggage
Posted by Jason Politte (Conway, AR, United States) on 9 February 2012 in Business & Industry and Portfolio.
[Cruise Series]
Jan. 23, 2012 - Our high vantage point allowed a great view of all the luggage and workers who were loading it onto the ship. Hard though I tried, I just couldn't spot our cases anywhere in those crates.
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The beginning of the Cruise Series can be found on February 6, 2012.
Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Nice shot Jason, perhaps yours are the ones under cover !!
9 Feb 2012 8:30am
tataray from france, France
Ohhhh... avant de lire, j'ai cru des poubelles !..))
Où sont les tiens ?...
9 Feb 2012 9:12am
Stephen from Canberra, Australia
Incredible bird's eye view - perhaps your cases were first onboard!
9 Feb 2012 9:55am
grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
Oh no, gone on that tramp steamer just down the dock. Interesting and almost abstract viewpoint. Though wouldn't it be easier just to carry your own luggage on?
9 Feb 2012 11:13am
@grouser: Ha ha - the poor Balmoral. :-)) It would be a lot easier, but I'm afraid boarding a ship is a lot like boarding an airplane. The luggage has to be checked to make sure nothing's coming on board that shouldn't be.
Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada
The loading of luggage on a large ship is a wonderous thing to watch! Incredibly it mostly gets to where it belongs! Nicely captured Jason! ;-)
9 Feb 2012 12:44pm
B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States
This made me smile because I remember seeing a view like this on our cruise, and we tried to spot our bags too. ;-)
9 Feb 2012 2:09pm
CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom
I hope you are going to Fiji, 'cos that's where your cases are going!
9 Feb 2012 2:16pm
Francisco Romero from Carbajal de la Legua, Spain
Excellent capture from this point. I always get a little nervous when I see my luggage away.
9 Feb 2012 3:41pm
Nicou from Switzerland
quelle vue plongeante sur ces benne superbe couleur et effet de grandeur comme elle sont si petites.
bravo et amitié
9 Feb 2012 4:10pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
A great shot from high up. Lots of luggage for a big ship. At first, I thought they were carts but, I see they are pallet/crates that are loaded by forklift. A very interesting shot, Jason.
9 Feb 2012 4:13pm
RBL from Oxford, United States
Great vantage point, the car and the fork lifts really puts your height into perspective,
very color shot! And thank you for your kind comment today!
9 Feb 2012 5:12pm
Joyce from Montana, United States
CKElliot is a card. [..you didn't go to Fiji did you?] Those long containers look like trash receptacles. Yikes, what if those little fork lift operators got distracted for just one second and.... What a bore this blog would be without all the smartypants followers and their chatter. :D
9 Feb 2012 6:04pm
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
A great overhead shot that shows all the various square and rectangular formations spotted throughout this compo. I just couldn't spot our cases anywhere in those crates. A good reason to carry your camera with you. Plus you don't know how hard they'll be throwing, er loading, your cases. :-)
9 Feb 2012 6:52pm
Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States
Great angle! It is amazing how they keep it all straight!
9 Feb 2012 7:03pm
Ainsley from Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Really interesting, you never really consider the logistics involved in loading a cruise liner! hope they don't make a mistake and load those bins and leave the luggage! Good docu shot.
9 Feb 2012 7:10pm
Rick from Toronto, Canada
Not something you see every day, to say the least, and a very cool vantage point.
9 Feb 2012 8:27pm
Phil David Morris, 2012 from Saskatoon, New York, Canada
Amazing to think of by what magic you came across your luggage in your room.
This looks a mess, enough to make a supervisor start to cry. Superb photo.
9 Feb 2012 11:42pm
@Phil David Morris, 2012: Thanks Phil! You wouldn't believe how amazing the staff are onboard these ships. They're all top-notch and do their jobs very well. Given that, it's not so hard to believe that, even though this does look like a mess, all the luggage gets to where it's supposed to go.
Laurie from Prescott, United States
A rare shot and rather frightening when you think of your stuff amidst all of that. Great framing and I love the spots of color in contrast to the gray background. Wonderful, Jason!
10 Feb 2012 4:51pm
