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Yeah, kinda but I did add "sorry" 😉

To all of you, going through this cold/freezing streak, stay safe and warm! Not such a bad day down here in So Cal, sorry 😉

En ook aan jou en je familie een Vrolijk Kersfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuw Jaar gewenst, Ton! / And also to you and your family Merry Christmas and Happy New Year wishes, Tony 🙂

Morning Lenda; that's another interesting one; USS Coronado (LCS-4), a US Navy Independence-class trimaran littoral combat ship. She's no longer active, having been decommissioned on September 14 of this year at her home port of San Diego

Morning Tony, what you saw in Key West was the USNS Spearhead TEPF-1, a somewhat futuristic looking expeditionary fast transport twin-hull catamaran of the US Navy and the lead ship of the Spearhead class. There are current twelve EPF's in service, three more under construction and one on order She officially belongs to the US Navy's Military Sealift Command. The Navy-owned ships carry blue and gold stack colors, are in service with the prefix USNS (United States Naval Ship), rather than in commission (with a USS prefix), have hull numbers as an equivalent commissioned ship would have with the prefix T- and are primarily civilian crewed by either civil service mariners or contract crews. The EPF is able to transport US Army and US Marine Corps company-sized units with their vehicles, or can be reconfigured to become a troop transport for an infantry battalion. The EPF has a flight deck for helicopters and a load ramp that will allow vehicles to quickly drive on and off the ship. The ramp is suitable for the types of austere piers and quay walls common in developing countries.

Please walk over / do not telephone to the front office with your supporting paperwork and request to have a meeting with the guest relations manager (no one below) and plead your case/ask to have her/him explain what happened to your original booking of the fam. cabana. Follow that up by asking her/him what the ship/HAL can do for you to make the situation better and take the bad taste out of your mouth. Plan B is to request a similar meeting with the hotel general manager. Good luck to you!

Distant Lands Asia - A Taste of Indonesia, Baby! Enak Sekali 😋

A mosh pit on HAL! Seattle, are you listening?...........😬

If you still want to send your "Alligator" Christmas card to the culinary staff on Nieuw A, I suggest you place the card inside an envelop with a note explaining the background/why you are sending it, and address it to: Executive Chef ms Nieuw Amsterdam / Holland America Line 4100 NW 142nd Street, Unit 106 Opa Locka, FL 33054 Upon arrival there, the staff will transport the mail and/or packages to Nieuw A's berth in Port Everglades, the next time she's in port. Crew mail goes to the Crew Officer's office who will distribute it to the various departments

That pic with Capt. Buckens and Oprah was taken when she performed her Godmother duties on Nieuw Statendam! I hear ya, but Capt. Albert, the HAL historian, is/was just not a lecturer but, as Traveling Fleet Master, gave onboard courses to crew - That has come to a stop also since Covid

Not a problem; happens to me daily! 😉

BB King's All-Star band on Nieuw Amsterdam Rolling Stone Rock Room Band on Koningsdam

So, in a nutshell, Captain Albert Schoonderbeek, not to be mistaken with Capt. Werner Timmers 😉, is still AWOL

Love both those rooms and the bands that play in them and, by the looks inside/trying to find a seat. so do many others. The vocalists and musicians in both bands are really good and I grew up with disco 😉

Thanks, but he wasn't it working, right?

Nieuw A is currently doing Carib cruises home ported out of Ft. Lauderdale. Your best bet is to send the post card to the Holland America port agent in Ft. Lauderdale/Port Everglades attn. Nieuw Amsterdam's executive chef (either Bitta Kuruvilla or Darran Salisbury) in big bold letters on the envelop. I'm sure, upon receipt, the chef will be more than happy to display it to his culinary team. incl. the Lido guys and gals with your best wishes Let me see if I can get that mailing address for you. I used to have it when working 'cause my lovely spouse used to sent me small gift packages there, but I have misplaced that address. Will get back to you!

He's been back home in the UK as opposed to taking on his duties onboard one of the dam ships This was his post one year ago this month My blog is still in limbo as far as daily posts are concerned as I am still at home. I have not been able to obtain an L visa from the USA embassy in London yet as they are on reduced capacity and HAL Marine operation is also not ready to let me start hopping from ship to ship again.

Love the kilt on your boy! Smart lookin' kids!

Loyalty pins are awarded for 2-Star, 3-Star, 4-Star and 5-Star Mariners. In addition, we recognize our most loyal Mariners through the awarding of a special medallion — a Bronze Medallion for guests sailing with us for a total of 100 days, Silver Medallion for guests sailing with us for a total of 300 days, Gold Medallion for guests achieving 500 days, and our highest level Platinum Medallion for those guests who have joined us for 700 or more days.

Just a suggestion. A good way to see San Diego is via the Old Town Trolley which is basically a hop on/hop off ride. You don't have to get off and instead stay on/seated for your ill foot, and complete the circuit. The closest stop by the B-Street cruise terminal is right in front, Stop C on the map https://www.trolleytours.com/san-diego?phta=sdtrolleylocal&gclid=Cj0KCQiA-oqdBhDfARIsAO0TrGFh6WlJjD-u5V-aYM6NIQpWOhS1mlRoaVDYARqaaxLRoVk1EqpXRqIaAl1nEALw_wcB#map-section https://www.trolleytours.com/san-diego/map

This is the current Royal Goedewagen tegel /tile for the Pinnacle class - This latest series came out in 2021/2022 and depict sea monsters below the ship class. The corner ornamentations refer to the crown of the Statue of Liberty in New York. The crown consists of seven points symbolizing the seven continents and oceans. I haven't seen them being handed out yet however The remaining two "R"-class ships The Vista class The Signature class

Hope it's the 29 Dec segment! Would like to be there to throw confetti at you ! 🙂 We're 38 days shy of the gold

Don't doubt you a bit however, on her current voyage which appears to be a somewhat short charter, she shows a bit of a different track. Not that important anyway! 😉 https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=9156527

That's very cool because I know someone aboard her that day also and we're doing a similar thing, maybe not lunch, but a get together to chat over a Margarita and some chips & salsa in the PM 😉

You sure about that one? 🤪 https://www.cruisemapper.com/ships/Discovery-Princess-2157?tab=itinerary#itinerary