if you consider visiting Poland for a little spotting, and you have never been to Poland yet, and you are a bit hesitating...
- here is some kind of recommendation about the country (with several mentions of port cities Gdansk and Gdynia)
http://www.ybig.ie/forum/thank-you-poland_topic39633_page1.html( I understand the opinions are a bit affected by beer, but still... )
...and I do believe there are some Polish spotters here, who will be ready to give advice on vantage points, etc. if you ask on the forum...
some spotting places are provided here in Polish:
http://www.portalmorski.pl/info-wiedza/nie-przegap/31779-shipspotting-nie-tylko-na-najblizszy-dlugi-weekendPoland, obviously, is a choice for "little spotting", not a "big one" as can be experienced in Hamburg or Rotterdam, but still, there may be some interesting things to take photographs of, etc. ...
you may see a lot of ships spotted in Poland in Shipspotting - obviously...
but also here, in these galerries MOST pictures were taken in Poland:
http://www.portalmorski.pl/fotografiaharbour tours (usually 50 or 60 minutes long) are available in all major ports
Gdynia, Gdansk, Szczecin and Swinoujscie
choose "white fleet" excursion ships, avoid "ancient galleons" pseudo-replicas (boats shapes, equipment and rigging reduces visibility and photo opportunities)...
the biggest "open ship" opportunity this season (with MANY navy ships from various countries open to public) has already passed (
http://www.port.gdynia.pl/en/news/325-baltops-2012-w-porcie-gdynia see also:
http://www.portalmorski.pl/fotografia/inne/baltops-2012), however there are some "shiplovers' events" still to come...
Saturday, June 23 - 10:00-18:00 hrs - Gdynia
French frigate De Grasse "open ship"
Sunday, June 24 - 10:00-14:00 hrs - Gdansk
"open gates" of Gdansk Shiprepair Yard "Remontowa", one of the Europe's biggest repair and conversion yards...
SOME of the ships that will _LIKELY_ be present at the yard on that day:
TURCHESE 136/20 (length / breadth)
GREAT SWAN 170/25
NAVION EUROPA 265/43
CHRYSSA K 190/32
SAN BERNARDINO 106/16
MANZANILLO II 114/18
TYNDA 84/16
KYZIKOS 230/37
CARIBEAN MERMAID 142/24
GGS ATLANTIC 55/12
S/Y GEN. ZARUSKI 28/6 (old timer large sailing yacht under restoration)
SAFE CALEDONIA 91/61 (semi-sub floatel)
(obviously - you cannot board and tour the ships, but you may see them from a very short distance at least)It was a good event - at early part of "open gates" hours visitors could see Uglen in action (during lifting acommodation module and installing it on a semi-sub floatel)
Monday, June 25 - 13:00-17:00 hrs - Swinoujscie
ORP Arctowski - Polish Navy hydrographic vessel "open ship"
Swinoujscie, Wladyslawa IV quay
June 27-29 - Gdansk
Balt-Military-Expo
http://www.baltmilitary.pl/x.php/2,661/Invitation.htmlrumours: German frigate is expected in Gdansk, maybe available for tours ("open ship")
Friday, June 29 - 11:00-17:30 hrs - Gdynia
ferry Stena Spirit "open ship"
I am not 100% sure, but it is probable you will still be able to see (from the upper decks of the ferry berthed at its usual place at the terminal) the wreckage of the STS container gantry crane hit by THIS very ferry a few weeks ago... (if it is not hidden behind berthed containership) (see photos:
http://www.portalmorski.pl/fotografia/porty/wypadek-w-gdyskim-porcie)
Update: no, the actual operations of cutting and taking away the remains of the crane will commence on Monday, June 25 and by the day of Stena Vision "open ship" day there may be nothing left to see.
- forthcoming events for shiplovers' and maritime oriented people are announced (in Polish) here:
http://www.portalmorski.pl/info-wiedza/nie-przegap- sometimes interesting ship calls approaching are announced here:
http://www.portalmorski.pl/statki/zawiniecia- cruise ships calls in Gdynia and Gdansk are provided at the bottom of this post...
- there are some museum nice ships to be seen:
-- Soldek in Gdansk (early post-war steam collier -
http://www.cmm.pl/stateks.php?main=hist&mid=15&lang=en_)
-- Dar Pomorza in Gdynia (
http://www.cmm.pl/statekd.php?main=hist&mid=29&lang=en_)
-- Blyskawica in Gdynia (II WW destroyer -
http://ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?ship_id=310)
some maritime museums:
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http://www.cmm.pl/osrodek.php?main=info&mid=112&lang=en_-
http://www.cmm.pl2013: Szczecin
Tall Ships Races fleet gathering
Sat 3 to Tues 6 August, 2013
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Swinoujscie (near Szczecin) may be accessed through:
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http://www.flughafen-heringsdorf.de- Ferries from Ystad and Trelleborg
Gdynia and Gdansk may be accessed through:
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http://www.airport.gdansk.pl/passenger- ferries (Finnlines) from Rostock and Helsinki
- ferries (Polferries) from Nynashamn
- ferries (Stena Line) from Karlskrona
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CRUISE CALLS GDYNIA
Pn - Mo, Wt - Tue, Śr - Wed, Cz - Thu, Pt - Fri, So - Sat, N - Sun
AIDA sol Włochy 71100 252,0 7,2 22.06 g.08:00 Pt 22.06 g.16:00
NAUTICA W-y Marshala 30277 181,0 6 27.06 g.08:00 Śr 27.06 g.16:00
AIDA blu Włochy 71304 253,3 7,2 28.06 g.08:00 Cz 28.06 g.16:00
Princess Daphne Portugalia 15 533 162,0 7,8 30.06 g.16:00 So 30.06 g.21:00
Saga Ruby Brytyjska 24492 191,1 8,65 30.06 g.07:00 So 30.06 g.15:00
Athena Portugalia 16144 160,1 7,6 01.07 g.14:30 N 01.07 g.21:00
Hamburg 15067 144,1 5,15 01.07 g.08:00 N 01.07 g.14:00
AIDA sol Włochy 71100 252,0 7,2 02.07 g.08:00 Pn 02.07 g.16:00
Europa Bahama 28437 198,6 6,1 03.07 g.08:00 Wt 03.07 g.19:00
MARINA W-y Marshala 66000 238 7,3 05.07 g.08:00 Cz 05.07 g.18:00
Vision Of The Seas Bahama 78340 279 7,6 05.07 g.11:00 Cz 05.07 g.18:00
AIDA blu Włochy 71304 253,3 7,2 08.07 g.08:00 N 08.07 g.16:00
DISCOVERY Bermuda 20 216 168,7 7,7 08.07 g.07:00 N 08.07 g.13:00
Princess Daphne Portugalia 15 533 162,0 7,8 11.07 g.16:00 Śr 11.07 g.21:00
AIDA sol Włochy 71100 252,0 7,2 12.07 g.08:00 Cz 12.07 g.16:00
Vision Of The Seas Bahama 78340 279 7,6 12.07 g.11:00 Cz 12.07 g.18:00
Birka Paradise Szwecja 34924 176,85 6,5 14.07 g.10:00 So 14.07 g.18:00
Grand Princess Bermudy 108977 289,5 8,52 17.07 g.08:30 Wt 17.07 g.18:00
AIDA blu Włochy 71304 253,3 7,2 18.07 g.08:00 Śr 18.07 g.16:00
Gann Niorwegia 6257 108,6 4,6 18.07 g.09:00 Śr 19.07 g.18:30
MARINA W-y Marshala 66000 238 7,3 19.07 g.08:00 Cz 19.07 g.18:00
Vision Of The Seas Bahama 78340 279 7,6 19.07 g.11:00 Cz 19.07 g.18:00
AIDA sol Włochy 71100 252,0 7,2 22.07 g.08:00 N 22.07 g.16:00
MARINA W-y Marshala 66000 238 7,3 25.07 g.08:00 Śr 25.07 g.18:00
Vision Of The Seas Bahama 78340 279 7,6 26.07 g.11:00 Cz 26.07 g.18:00
AIDA blu Włochy 71304 253,3 7,2 28.07 g.08:00 N 28.07 g.16:00
AIDA sol Włochy 71100 252,0 7,2 01.08 g.08:00 Śr 01.08 g.16:00
Vision Of The Seas Bahama 78340 279 7,6 02.08 g.11:00 Cz 02.08 g.18:00
AIDA blu Włochy 71304 253,3 7,2 07.08 g.08:00 Wt 07.08 g.16:00
Athena Portugalia 16144 160,1 7,6 07.08 g.14:30 Wt 07.08 g.21:00
MARINA W-y Marshala 66000 238 7,3 08.08 g.08:00 Śr 08.08 g.18:00
Birka Paradise Szwecja 34924 176,85 6,5 11.08 g.10:00 So 11.08 g.18:00
AIDA sol Włochy 71100 252,0 7,2 11.08 g.08:00 So 11.08 g.16:00
MARINA W-y Marshala 66000 238 7,3 14.08 g.08:00 Wt 14.08 g.18:00
Hamburg 15067 144,1 5,15 15.08 g.10:00 Śr 15.08 g.18:00
Delphin Malta 16214 156,3 6,2 16.08 g.08:00 Cz 16.08 g.18:30
AIDA blu Włochy 71304 253,3 7,2 17.08 g.08:00 Pt 17.08 g.16:00
COSTA PACIFICA Włochy 114147 290,2 8,3 19.08 g.08:00 N 19.08 g.18:00
AIDA sol Włochy 71100 252,0 7,2 21.08 g.08:00 Wt 21.08 g.16:00
Mein Shiff Malta 76998 262,5 8,5 24.08 g.14:00 Pt 24.08 g.24:00
NAUTICA W-y Marshala 30277 181,0 6 27.08 g.08:00 Pn 27.08 g.16:00
AIDA blu Włochy 71304 253,3 7,2 27.08 g.08:00 Pn 27.08 g.16:00
MARINA W-y Marshala 66000 238 7,3 28.08 g.08:00 Wt 28.08 g.18:00
Saga Ruby Brytyjska 24492 191,1 8,65 29.08 g.07:00 Śr 29.08 g.15:00
COSTA PACIFICA Włochy 114147 290,2 8,3 30.08 g.08:00 Cz 30.08 g.18:00
Europa Bahama 28437 198,6 6,1 30.08 g.08:00 Cz 30.08 g.18:00
AIDA sol Włochy 71100 252,0 7,2 31.08 g.08:00 Pt 31.08 g.16:00
Mein Shiff Malta 76998 262,5 8,5 03.09 g.14:00 Pn 03.09 g.24:00
AIDA blu Włochy 71304 253,3 7,2 06.09 g.08:00 Cz 06.09 g.16:00
Delphin Malta 16214 156,3 6,2 10.09 g.08:00 Pn 10.09 g.18:30
Hamburg 15067 144,1 5,15 12.09 g.08:00 Śr 12.09 g.18:00
Saga Ruby Brytyjska 24492 191,1 8,65 12.09 g.07:00 Śr 12.09 g.15:00
DISCOVERY Bermuda 20 216 168,7 7,7 13.09 g.08:00 Cz 13.09 g.13:30
AIDA blu Włochy 71304 253,3 7,2 16.09 g.08:00 N 16.09 g.16:00
NAUTICA W-y Marshala 30277 181,0 6 24.09 g.08:00 Pn 24.09 g.16:00
CRUISE CALLS GDANSK
g. is hrs
23.06.2012 g.07:00-18:00 SEABOURN PRIDE BAHAMAS
26.06.2012 g.08:00-18:00 STAR FLYER MALTA
30.06.2012 g.07:00-18:00 INSIGNIA* MARSHALL
06.07.2012 g.13:00-21:00 ISLAND SKY BAHAMAS
11.07.2012 g.08:00-18:00 CLIPPER ODYSSEY BAHAMAS
20.07.2012 g.08:00-14:00 ISLAND SKY BAHAMAS
21.07.2012 g.07:00-18:00 SEABOURN PRIDE BAHAMAS
24.07.2012 g.08:00-13:00 ISLAND SKY BAHAMAS
30.07.2012 g.07:00-14:00 ALBATROS BAHAMAS
31.07.2012 g.07:00-18:00 INSIGNIA* MARSHALL
04.08.2012 g.08:00-17:00 STAR FLYER MALTA
11.08.2012 g.19:00 / ISLAND SKY BAHAMAS
12.08.2012 g.18:00
21.08.2012 g.12:00-20:00 DEUTSCHLAND GERMANY
21.08.2012 g.08:00-21:30 ASTOR BAHAMAS
29.08.2012 g.09:00-23:30 ALBATROS BAHAMAS
30.08.2012 g.08:00-18:00 SEABOURN PRIDE BAHAMAS
02.09.2012 g.08:00-21:00 NATIONAL G. EXPLORER BAHAMAS
04.09.2012 g.09:00-21:00 AMADEA BAHAMAS
10.09.2012 g.07:00-23:50 BREMEN BAHAMAS
17.09.2012 g.07:00-18:00 SEABOURN PRIDE BAHAMAS
18.09.2012 g.07:00-18:00 NATIONAL G. EXPLORER BAHAMAS
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