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I didn't know that! Interesting

Nice info, not that I asked what the reason was, you don't say, just mention "the reason" I know as @gatour said its a registration of convenience, which is understandable. The main question was are there rules about that and specifically do they have to return to the home port ever?

As I get close to my next cruise, cruising dominates my thoughts when my mind wanders which is often. I believe all of Royal's ships, at least the ones I have been on are registered in the Bahamas. Am I wrong? (Not my main question) 🙂 ) I do I know Voyager is indeed registered here. I took this photo on my first ever cruise back in 2006. This brings me to my main question. On May 4th Voyager stops in Nassau on her way from Galveston to Barcelona. I will be back on Voyager for the first time next April, so I plan on catching her on teh PZTV webcam when she stops here. That led to my real question, does a ship have to return to her registered port every so often to keep that registration valid? To the best of my memory, Voyager hasn't been back in Nassau since I got off of her back in May of 2006. I don't claim this as fact.

@Steelers0854 Enjoy your sea day will watch your arrival in the morning.

That's rarely heard of these days 43 years in 2 weeks.

Congratulations, I loved our librarians, I recently went on a 45 year reunion tour of our high school and the biggest disappointment was the Library. What use to be 10s of thousands of books is now a multi-media facility.

I stumbled on this post the day before your last day! What's up today! I've avoiding work and researching my cruise!

Ha, I have been kidding my fellow cruisers giving how many seconds till we cruise, but I haven't converted my employment to work hours yet - 328

I work for a recognizable Fortune 50 company. In my 17 years here they have done the same thing every year! They predict they will make (our division) 90 million in profit. When they only make 85 million in profit they lay people off. That is usually proceeded by a request for Voluntary termination where they offer you one week of severance for every year you have been there. I have been there , as mentioned 17 years and I have 10 weeks to go. Where is that #$%$% offer!

I know I am revisiting a lot of old posts, but I am getting so close. I have been a volunteer helping run the Columbus Marathon for a few years, I will expand that now. I also am keeping a part time job that I really love, just 20 hours a week and 5 day weekends every week! My new industry is dominated by younger people and their is a real need for older people like myself. The kids seem to like me and I do help people. I just have to remind my new employer (part time 3 years now) that I am doing this for fun and can walk away, or to another location easily. While I consider myself very middle class all of these kids working hard for a living call me "Big Money" as I go on cruises, work but don't have to, and we go on trips when the mood strikes.

This message is 9 months old, I hope your doing well, this has/will work out well for me, I am keeping a fun/rewarding job for 2 days a week.

I'm sure I responded to this thread in the past, but now its getting real. Retirement cruise on Wonder of the seas is only 38 days away! When I get back from the cruise, I will have 18 work days left, but I won't be working too hard on those last days! I don't feel bad saying that , my full time working career ends with 17+ years at an evil corporate giant that I fell into and just waited out the time. (Now that time is almost over!) I will continue to work part time a couple of days a week at a job I love. For now between this cruise and camping, this is a party season!

I sympathize with your wife,. IN 2011 I was training for my first marathon, and I did 10 miles a day on Allure's track. I've had to retire from marathoning after 7 of them, but I'll probably still get down there for a walk occasionally.

6 weeks from now I will be on my port side balcony enjoying this view, love the scenery coming into St Thomas and St Martin. Thanks for getting up early, it was fun to watch via the port webcam.

I think you will be ok with 2pm, I didn't see that much tearing down until about 3pm.