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    I have hinted at the all you can drink alcohol, coffee (including specialty coffees) mock-tails, etc. since I hurt my foot I wasn’t able to get better pictures but these will give you an idea. The lounge has a very expensive coffee/hot chocolate machine making excellent drinks at a push of a button. It also has a tea making station with an instant hot tap and many selections of both tea bags and loose tea. The bar includes Remy-Martin, high end Scotch selection, champagne, etc. The dining room has a wine wall.
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    Thank you for following along and participating. I’m glad that, not only could I enjoy a second river boat vacation, that I could share the experience!
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    Arrived home Wednesday night after a 2.5 hour flight delay. Now real life begins! But before that emerges from the darkness as it is only 3:45 in the morning, I thought I would include the Scenic Enrich program. I couldn’t go, even if I hadn’t hurt my feet as it was an exclusive viewing of Dutch Masters projected on every surface of the old Gas Works building in Amsterdam. My vestibular issues would have had me on the floor…again!
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    Once per cruise Scenic includes a “Scenic Enrich” experience which is a private function just for Scenic guests. It is an art, music or cultural experience so could be a private classical concert or vocal performance but in our case it was an exclusive viewing of the Dutch Masters art exhibition in the historically significant Amsterdam gas works. Art was projected onto all room surfaces so I could not go with my vestibular issues. Here’s what my husband had to say: Scenic provided our cruise with exclusive access to the Fabrique des Lumieres show in Amsterdam. Fascinating display though at times kinda disorienting
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    Well it has come to an end. In about 10 hours we will depart the Scenic Jade for the final time. Here are departure instructions.
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    We are a bit wet and cold but the gardens were spectacular! It is a very windy, rainy day below 10 C or about 47 degrees F.
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    I get to get off the boat today! Woohoo! It is wet, windy and cold but hopefully the rain will stop by the time we get to Keukenhof Gardens. It’s 7.9 C or 46.2 F at the moment. Brrr
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    I believe it is only 1 bag of laundry once per voyage unless you are in the top suite.
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    Even reading our information sent by email a month before departure, Scenic pushes the suites and ties and cocktail outfits. Seasons may have some effect but on this cruise I would say nobody went by Scenic’s dress guidelines for dinner attire..
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    Regarding dress code. During the day it is casual. At dinners most change but not all. During the 3 more formal dinners we had (Portobellos, Table La Rive, and the dinner cooked by Chefs Lynn and Laura) only noticed a few blazers on men, one tie. Most men wore dress shirts or short sleeve button up shirts. Women wore everything from pants and sweater/blouse to yoga pants and sweater. Dresses would not be out of place. I only saw one sequin top.
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    In this case, we were tied up at the dock in low tide. here is inside a lock
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    We were given poppies on our Seine cruise but not this one. In fact, when I knew we were going to France I contacted the Royal Canadian Legion and got a number of small fabric flags and brought poppies from home. We placed them at various cemeteries in Normandy.
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    This difference goes to Scenic: toilet paper, unless HAL has upped their ply level from 1. Scenic uses quilted toiled paper that is soft and is 2-3 ply.
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    So yesterday was a very important day for DH and I. I had 3 uncles in WWII and they were all in this area. One was hurt just outside of Arnhem, just before reaching “The Bridge Too Far”. DH went to the Airborne Museum, the bridge and the commonwealth cemetery. We actually docked in Nijmegen which is between the airborne museum and Arnhem . Here’s what he said about each: Today we visited the Airborne Museum in Oosterbeek located within the former Hotel Hartenstein which was the British headquarters for Operation Market Garden, the unsuccessful attempt to take the bridges around Arnhem in hopes of establishing a quicker route to Berlin. We then visited the Commonwealth cemetery in Osterbeeken.So sombre, peaceful. Blessed are they for their sacrifice. May they rest in peace. This is the Bridge in Arnhem that was one of the primary objectives in Operation Market Garden.
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    He very much enjoyed Ghent but his knees…not so much! It was a 2.5 hour circuit walk with 1 hour to shop. The cobblestones made it a rough go but he loved seeing it. He didn’t see anything of Arnhem. We docked in Nijmegen which is not far. His goal was the Airborne Museum as I had 3 uncles in WWII and one was wounded just outside the “Bridge too Far”.
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