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We had a very similar cabin on the Zuiderdam and loved it, lots of shade as well. If I am on an itinerary that I have concerns with the sea I also book midship, but my heart is aft! Unless the seas are really tough you’ll be fine, always pack some meclizine!

It has been very nice to have a huge agency go to bat for us on a couple of occasions. If I had booked directly I would have had nowhere near the clout. Not to mention the rebates.

Good morning and thanks all! Wishing a good Shavout to all who celebrate, Gotta love redheads, my dear aunt was one until her mid nineties! I would love to go to Petra, thanks for the photos Sandi! @1ANGELCATsorry to hear of the loss of Fluff, hard to lose a faithful friend. @Nickelpenny happy retirement! Now a new chapter begins! @dfish one day at a time! Hope you’re more comfortable soon!i @luvteaching what great news! Hope DH gets stronger each day! @Denise Tsafe Travels!

Ooh! I’m drooling over those scones. Gotta love the wonderful British soups and scones. Interesting in Yorkshire, the cream is in the middle! No debating the Cornwall vs Devon issues🤷‍♀️😉 Glad you’re taking up the fish and chip challenge 😂 Happy and safe travels!

Oh what a wonderful adventure! Gotta love the dream liners! And washrooms you can turn around in. Only surpassed by the ones in the belly of an A 340. 🤷‍♀️(and with your Canadian roots I shouldn’t need to translate) I love hearing how you got to Yorkshire, it’s on our list again! And ooh mushy peas. So my candidate for best fish and chips is the f street station pub in Anchorage for halibut and chips, if you choose to take the challenge! enjoy! Love last minute cruises!

@dfish glad you are home! Let the healing begin!

Good morning and thanks all! @dfish glad the surgery was a success and hope you can get home soon! @ger_77 happy alternative birthday! With Our DGD, a Christmas Eve baby, we also celebrate when she’s a half, so July 24. We visited Gibraltar eons ago, so no digital photos.

Good morning and thanks all! We visited Morocco years ago, but not Agadir. Will always miss my dear brother! Gone too soon, at 30. Thinking of you @superoma Hope all goes as well as possible @dfish happy birthday Jack! @Heartgrove hope life settles @smitty34877

Exactly! It’s all about balance. Some things sound incredibly annoying and need to be fixed but they may or may not be deal breakers for others. I always like reading a variety of opinions, as everyone’s experiences may differ. I too think the good things need to be appreciated.

I’m so sorry to hear this! My brother suffered from the same tumour, but lived nearly a year after diagnosis. May you have time to be together, sending gentle hugs at this tough time!

Good morning, and thanks all! We have blue skies this morning, so grateful! Unfortunately not everyone is so lucky! Welcome home @marshhawk sorry you were ill, but glad you still enjoyed the cruise! @dfish good luck tomorrow, I hope it’s a reasonable time, mine was 05:49am! We’ve been fortunate to swim with some huge green sea turtles, Honu, in Hawaii and have enjoyed Half Moon Cay a few times.

Happy Victoria day, sadly we’re still in the smoke despite a brief reprieve late yesterday . I’ll only add a couple of photos form Geiranger

I am really enjoying your trip,too!

That puts a different spin for sure, you have the luxury of choice. I also spent nine days in Anchorage and so enjoyed that city, I also find Europe not too bad going if I can get a few hours of sleep, so much to explore there. im sure you’ll enjoy what ever you choose. I never tire of Europe! I also highly recommend Japan if you haven’t tried that. You could choose to go eastbound via Europe. Would be lovely to meet you onboard one day!

Oh I m so sorry to hear your news! My deepest condolences!

Late to the blog, but thanks for your wonderful descriptions. I’m touched you had your special song! I am so glad you are enjoying the cruise! @RuthC go for it, Maybe there’s some better flights if you stay a day after? I love the true inside passage inside Vancouver island, I think it holds its own with Norway, IMO you need to do both, they are both so lovely.

The west jet strike has been averted. When we cruise up to Anchorage we were shocked that it was about a 3 and one half hour flight to Seattle. It is a long way up there, that you don’t realize by ship. We agree it is well worth it!

Love it! I learned ages ago in the time of lire when we stayed near Chianciano Terme, the Ch was Kay sound and the Ci Ch, lol. I always think Chianti is a good reminder as most people pronounce it correctly but the S in bruschetta throws them off. But very few Italian restaurants here pronounce it correctly. Ciccheti is another fun one and of course Civitavecchia. Now then the next battle for me was Pitigliano with the silent g. And Aglianico😉🤷‍♀️

Good day and thanks all! Love museums, from a smaller jewel in Lisbon, the magnificent Hermitage seeing the treasury on our second visit, and the delightful Musee de Cluny and Marmottan in Paris. NYC is one of our favourite places. Great museums, the Met, the amazing Frick, the MOMA where DS had some of his work displayed. We have seen Julia Roberts and Helen Mirren on Broadway, DH worked in NYC with the NYPD after 911. Celebrated st Patrick’s day at the parade, lunch where Harry met Sally. We left our heart there.

No one can predict but they are cancelling flights right now. So you may have been wise.

Have fun! Will look forward to your impressions.

For those interested here are the CBC maps of the current fires, and how far the smoke has drifted. Although we are many hundreds of miles from most of the fires we are still severely affected. For size comparison, Alberta is a big province, five times bigger than England.

@cruisemom42 has mentioned one of the lines where I liked the itinerary. I go and look at ports listed on one of the big online agencies. It’s hard to get more than one or two new ones. Patmos is high on my list, but some cruises only spend a short time on that island. It is intriguing to me to try to visit the more unusual places that can be difficult to get to. We’ve spent many months in the Greek islands and love that area but it would take more than a lifetime to see it all.

After many med cruises, I would give my eye teeth for some unusual ports. I seem to only find them on the more high end cruises. Plus one!

SeaTac is the Seattle Tacoma airport. IMO There is no need to fly to Seattle for a Vancouver cruise