Detail of the replica of a 9th century AD Viking ship, Oseberg, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Lynch's Bed and Breakfast guesthouse in tourist resort town of Kilkee, County Clare, West of Ireland

Lynch's Bed and Breakfast guesthouse and Marrinan bar in tourist resort town of Kilkee, County Clare, West of Ireland

Omo river in Ethiopia

A Marquesan "warrior" smiles at the camera at a cultural event for passengers on the Aranui 5 (Aranui Cruises) passenger cargo ship, Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific

A Marquesan "warrior" performs a traditional dance at a cultural event for passengers on the Aranui 5 (Aranui Cruises) passenger cargo ship, Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific

Mermaid playing the guitar, decoration on the hull of a ship, La Magdalena peninsula, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, Europe

Museumshafen, museum harbour, with Christmas lights, North Sea resort of Carolinensiel, Wittmund region, North Sea, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Spanish tiles in the port, azulejos, Altea, Costa Blanca, Spain

Ship, night shot, Christmastime, Woerthersee Lake, Velden, Carinthia, Austria, Europe

Golden sailing ship as a weathervane, old town, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Santa Claus figure on the bow of the historic ship "Margaret" in the Fleth canal in Buxtehude, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe