richwmn

Today is International Men's Day, National Adoption Day, and Women's Entrepreneurship Day
 

You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way. - Walter Hagen

Meal Suggestion for today - Pasta Bake with Sausage (Baked Ziti)
Drink of the Day - Sideline Sipper
Wine of the Day - San Gregorio Vyd Las Martas Garnacha
Destination of the Day - Kefalonia Island, Argostoli-Kiskardo, Greece

Today in History:
1805 Lewis and Clark Expedition, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, reaches the Pacific Ocean, first European Americans to cross the west

Ship Locations
 

At Sea Destination Philipsburg St Maarten, Netherlands Antilles eta 11-21
 

Avalon, Ca
 

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 08:00 - 15:00
 

Dry Dock - Palermo, Italy 00:00 - 23:59
 

At Sea Destination Panama City, Fuerte Amador, Balboa eta 11-20
 

Panama Canal, Colon, Panama 06:00 - 07:00 ,17:00 - 21:00
 

At Sea Destination San Diego, California eta 11-22
 

At Sea Destination Rio de Janeiro, Brazil eta 11-21
 

At Sea Destination Maputo, Mozambique eta 11-21

Eastern Hemisphere
 

Timaru, New Zealand 07:00 - 17:00
 

Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 06:00 - 18:00
 

1 hour ago, NCTribeFan said:

Does any OBC cancel out the spending or is it treated as a payment rather than an offset of expenses?

It doesn't matter how it is paid, spending is all that matters

Today is Apple Cider Day, Mickey Mouse Day, and National Princess Day
 

Turn up the lights. I don't want to go home in the dark. - O. Henry

Meal Suggestion for today - Indian Butter Chicken
Drink of the Day - Beam Ade
Wine of the Day - 2018 domaine Pellé menetou-salon morogues
Destination of the Day - Baie Comeau, Quebec, Canada

Today in History:
1626 St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated, replacing an earlier basilica on the same site and becoming the world's largest Christian basilica
1928 Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" released, first Mickey Mouse sound cartoon

Ship Locations
 

Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida 7:00-15:00
 

San Diego, California, San Diego, California19 Nov 08:00 - 18:00 07:00 ,16:00
 

Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida 7:00-15:00
 

Dry Dock - Palermo, Italy 00:00 - 23:59
 

Oranjestad Aruba, Netherlands Antilles 08:00 - 17:00
 

Cartagena Colombia 07:00 - 14:00
 

At Sea Destination San Diego, California eta 11-22
 

Punta del Este, Uruguay 10:00 - 18:00
 

Nosy Be Island, Madagascar 07:00 - 15:00

Eastern Hemisphere
 

Dunedin, Port Chalmers, New Zealand 08:00 - 18:00
 

At Sea Destination Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam eta 11-20
 

Today is National Take A Hike Day, International Students Day, and National Baklava Day
 

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.--Ernest Hemingway, The Garden of Eden

Meal Suggestion for today - Butternut Squash Mac 'N Cheese
Drink of the Day - Rum Breeze
Wine of the Day - Michaud Columbia Valley Sauvignon Blanc
Destination of the Day - Pichilingue (La Paz), Mexico

Today in History:
1558 Elizabeth I aged 25, ascends the English throne upon death of her half sister, Queen "Bloody" Mary
1869 Suez Canal in Egypt opens, linking Mediterranean and Red seas
1970 Douglas Engelbart receives the patent for the first computer mouse

Ship Locations
 

At Sea Destination Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida eta 11-18
 

At Sea Destination San Diego, California19 Nov 08:00 - 18:00 eta 11-18
 

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 08:00 - 14:00
 

Dry Dock - Palermo, Italy 00:00 - 23:59
 

At Sea Destination Oranjestad Aruba, Netherlands Antilles eta 11-18
 

At Sea Destination Cartagena Colombia eta 11-18
 

At Sea Destination San Diego, California eta 11-22
 

Buenos Aires, Argentina
 

Mamoudzou, Grande-Terre Island Mayotte 08:00 - 17:00

Eastern Hemisphere
 

Fiordland National Park, New Zealand 07:00 - 08:00
 

Kota Kinabalu, Borneo Malaysia Sabah 08:00 - 18:00
 

25 minutes ago, erewhon said:

Rich, it doesn't seem that long ago,  it was a pleasure meeting with you. Unfortunately we will not be here when you arrive on the Volendam, otherwise we could have  arranged to meet again.  Noordam is calling us!! 

I agree that it doesn't seem that long ago. I'm sorry that we will not get to visit again, but understand that Noordam is calling. I hope y'all have a wonderful cruise

6 minutes ago, NCTribeFan said:

That was my only HAL sailing where I wasn't solo.  Did they give me credit for my cabinmate's spending?

2 minutes ago, crystalspin said:

Yes, pax 1&2 get credit for total purchasing for the cabin. A third person would get only Sail Days.

 Pax 1&2 get credit for all spending including the spending of Pax 3&4 if applicable. As @crystalspin said, any passengers over 1&2 do not get bonus days

FB tells me that 4 years ago today I was in New Zealand spending a great day with @erewhon on my first visit 'Down Under'. My third visit is coming up shortly, I really enjoy that area, particularly when it is winter here.

Since we are relating computer history -

After college classes on mainframes

1 - I built an Altair 8800A - the second of the home computer kits, the 8800 was first

2 - I was certified to repair Apple ][

3 - I was certified to repair the Osborne I

4 - I was certified to repair the original Macintosh

I went from no O/S (Altair) to CP/M to DOS 1.1, DOS 2.0, DOS 3.3 and all versions of Windows

I am currently using Linux and have since the pre 1.0 days

Today is Clarinet Day, International Day For Tolerance, and National Button Day
 

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.--Robert Fulghum, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

Meal Suggestion for today - Turkey Tetrazzini with Spinach
Drink of the Day - Hats Off Julep
Wine of the Day - D. H. Elliott 2030 California
Destination of the Day - Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France

Today in History:
1945 Founding of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
1959 "The Sound of Music" musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater, NYC

Ship Locations
 

At Sea Destination Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida eta 11-18
 

At Sea Destination San Diego, California19 Nov 08:00 - 18:00 eta 11-18
 

At Sea Destination Half Moon Cay, Bahamas eta 11-17
 

Dry Dock - Palermo, Italy 00:00 - 23:59
 

At Sea Destination Oranjestad Aruba, Netherlands Antilles eta 11-18
 

Oranjestad Aruba, Netherlands Antilles 08:00 - 23:00
 

At Sea Destination San Diego, California eta 11-22
 

Buenos Aires, Argentina 08:00 - 17 Nov 18:00
 

At Sea Destination Mamoudzou, Grande-Terre Island Mayotte eta 11-17

Eastern Hemisphere
 

At Sea Destination Fiordland National Park, New Zealand eta 11-18
 

At Sea Destination Kota Kinabalu, Borneo Malaysia Sabah eta 11-18
 

Today is America Recycles Day, National Bundt Day, and National Clean Out Your Fridge Day
 

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts -- Eleanor Roosevelt

Meal Suggestion for today - Healthy Miso Ramen with Chicken
Drink of the Day - Strawberry Daiquiri
Wine of the Day - 2018 Terra Nera
Destination of the Day - Isafjordur, Iceland

Today in History:
1948 Mackenzie King retires after 22 years as Prime Minister of Canada

Ship Locations
 

Oranjestad Aruba, Netherlands Antilles 07:00 - 16:00
 

La Paz, Baja California Mexico 10:00 - 19:00
 

St Thomas Island USVI, Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands 07:00 - 16:00
 

Dry Dock - Palermo, Italy 00:00 - 23:59
 

Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida 7:00-16:00
 

At Sea Destination Oranjestad Aruba, Netherlands Antilles eta 11-16
 

Nuku Hiva Island, Taiohae, Marquesas French Polynesia 08:00 - 17:00
 

Montevideo, Uruguay 08:00 - 18:00
 

Zanzibar, Tanzania

Eastern Hemisphere
 

At Sea Destination Fiordland National Park, New Zealand eta 11-18
 

Puerto Princesa, Palawan Island Philippines 08:00 - 23:00
 

23 minutes ago, Haljo1935 said:

Mr Charles did a beautiful job of that song, will also thank Mr Willie Nelson for writing it.

"Georgia on My Mind" is a 1930 song written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell and first recorded that same year by Hoagy Carmichael.

(from Wikipedia)

Along with many others, Willie Nelson did record his version of the song

I also found this interesting information about the song

https://news.wgcu.org/section/artsandculture/2023-09-14/georgia-on-my-mind-song-of-the-day-for-september-15

for @aliaschief, final Jeopardy

Today is International Girls Day, Children's Day, and National Pickle Day
 

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end -- Seneca

Meal Suggestion for today - Ham and Potatoes au Gratin
Drink of the Day - Coconut Old Fashioned
Wine of the Day - Ghostrunner Ungrafted red
Destination of the Day - Timaru, New Zealand

Today in History:
1856 American Gail Borden is issued a patent for technology related to his invention of condensed milk
1896 Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation
1960 Ray Charles' single "Georgia On My Mind" reaches #1

Ship Locations
 

Kralendijk Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles 07:00 - 17:00
 

Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico Riviera 07:00 - 17:00
 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 12:00 - 22:00
 

Dry Dock - Palermo, Italy 00:00 - 23:59
 

At Sea Destination Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida eta 11-15
 

At Sea Destination Oranjestad Aruba, Netherlands Antilles eta 11-16
 

At Sea Destination Nuku Hiva Island, Taiohae, Marquesas French Polynesia eta 11-15
 

At Sea Destination Montevideo, Uruguay eta 11-15
 

Zanzibar, Tanzania 08:00 - 15 Nov 17:00

Eastern Hemisphere
 

Burnie, Tasmania Australia 09:00 - 19:00
 

Manila, Phillipines
 

1 hour ago, aliaschief said:

Now who won Jeopardy? Goodnight my friends. B.

The professor in the right position, but I don't remember his name.

Today is National Hug a Musician Day, National Pupusa Day, and Sadie Hawkins Day
 

It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value. - Arthur C. Clarke

Meal Suggestion for today - One Pot Coconut Curry Beef Stew
Drink of the Day - Peach On The Beach
Wine of the Day - 2018 MacMurray Estate Vineyards Central Coast Pinot Noir
Destination of the Day - Dublin, Ireland Dun Laoghaire Harbour

Today in History:
1980 US spacecraft Voyager 1 sends back 1st close-up pictures of Saturn during its fly-by

Ship Locations
 

Willemstad Curacao, Netherlands Antilles 07:00 - 23:00
 

At Sea Destination Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico Riviera eta 11-14
 

Puerto Plata-Amber Cove, Dominicana 07:00 - 15:00
 

Dry Dock - Palermo, Italy 00:00 - 23:59
 

At Sea Destination Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida eta 11-15
 

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 09:00 - 17:00
 

At Sea Destination Fangatau, French Polynesia
 

At Sea Destination Montevideo, Uruguay eta 11-15
 

At Sea Destination Zanzibar, Tanzania eta 11-14

Eastern Hemisphere
 

Melbourne, Victoria Australia 08:00 - 17:00
 

Manila, Luzon Island Philippines 08:00 - 23:59
 

Today is National French Dip Day, World Pneumonia Day, and National Happy Hour Day
 

Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die. - Mel Brooks

Meal Suggestion for today - Creamy Ham and Potato Soup
Drink of the Day - Blue Margarita
Wine of the Day - Granite Hill Cellars Pinot Noir
Destination of the Day - Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec, Canada

Today in History:
1990 The World Wide Web is first proposed by CERN computer scientists Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau

Ship Locations
 

At Sea Destination Willemstad Curacao, Netherlands Antilles eta 11-13
 

At Sea Destination San Diego, CA eta 11-13
 

At Sea Destination Puerto Plata-Amber Cove, Dominicana eta 11-13
 

Dry Dock - Palermo, Italy 00:00 - 23:59
 

At Sea Destination Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida eta 11-15
 

Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida 07:00 - 15:00
 

Papeete, French Polynesia
 

Port Stanley, East Falkland Island 08:00 - 17:00
 

At Sea Destination Zanzibar, Tanzania eta 11-14

Eastern Hemisphere
 

At Sea Destination Melbourne, Victoria Australia eta 11-14
 

At Sea Destination Manila, Luzon Island Philippines eta 11-14
 

Veteran's Day

Today is Angola Independence Day, Origami Day, and National Education Day
 

Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. - Albert Einstein

Meal Suggestion for today - Stovetop Mac and Cheese with White Cheddar
Drink of the Day - Makers Mark Summer Breeze
Wine of the Day - Curran Creek Pinot Grigio
Destination of the Day - Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece

Today in History:
1620 Mayflower Compact signed by Pilgrims at Cape Cod, the 1st framework of government in the territory that is now the USA
1918 WWI armistice signed by the Allies and Germany comes into effect and World War I hostilities end at 11am, "the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month"

Ship Locations
 

Puerto Plata-Amber Cove, Dominicana 08:00 - 17:00
 

San Diego, California, San Diego, California13 Nov 11:00 - 18:00 07:00 ,15:00
 

Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida 7:00-15:00
 

Dry Dock 00:00 - 23:59
 

At Sea Destination Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida eta 11-15
 

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 08:00 - 15:00
 

Papeete, Tahiti Island French Polynesia 08:00 - 16:00
 

At Sea Destination Port Stanley, East Falkland Island eta 11-12
 

At Sea Destination Zanzibar, Tanzania eta 11-14

Eastern Hemisphere
 

Sydney, NSW Australia 7:00-18:30
 

At Sea Destination Manila, Luzon Island Philippines eta 11-14
 

Today is Forget Me Not Day, International Accounting Day, and National Vanilla Cupcake Day
 

The real business of life is trying to understand each other. - Gilbert Parker

Meal Suggestion for today - Chipotle-Lime Chilaquiles
Drink of the Day - Jim Beam Black Hot Toddy
Wine of the Day - 2019 Elk Cove Vineyards Willamette Valley Estate Riesling
Destination of the Day - Cagliari, Sardiania, Italy

Today in History:
1674 Dutch formally cede New Netherlands (New York) to the English
1989 Germans begin demolishing the Berlin Wall

Ship Locations
 

At Sea Destination Half Moon Cay eta 11/11
 

Santa Barbara CA, California 07:00 - 15:00
 

At Sea Destination Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida eta 11-11
 

Dry Dock 00:00 - 23:59
 

At Sea Destination Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida eta 11-15
 

At Sea Destination Half Moon Cay, Bahamas eta 11-11
 

Huahine Island, Society Islands French Polynesia 08:00 - 17:00
 

At Sea Destination Port Stanley, East Falkland Island eta 11-12
 

Mahe Island Seychelles, Victoria 16:00 - 11 Nov 17:00

Eastern Hemisphere
 

At Sea Destination Sydney, NSW Australia eta 11-12
 

Hong Kong, China 06:30 - 12 Nov 17:00
 

7 minutes ago, StLouisCruisers said:

I would go to an art museum if there was one here.

At a bare minimum, you have "The High" (https://high.org) but I believe there are a couple of others in the Atlanta Area

Today is Go to an Art Museum Day, World Freedom Day, and Carl Sagan Day
 

Pain and death are part of life. To reject them is to reject life itself. - Havelock Ellis

Meal Suggestion for today - Butternut Squash Galette
Drink of the Day - Red Velvet Cake Martini
Wine of the Day - Hans Greyl Sauvignon Blanc
Destination of the Day - Palermo (Sicily), Italy

Today in History:
1998 Brokerage houses are ordered to pay 1.03 billion USD to NASDAQ investors to compensate for price-fixing - largest civil settlement in US history

Ship Locations
 

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 09:00 - 16:00
 

At Sea Destination Santa Barbara CA, California eta 11-10
 

Cozumel, Quintana Roo Mexico, Riviera Maya 12:00 - 23:00
 

Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy 07:00
 

At Sea Destination Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida eta 11-15
 

At Sea Destination Half Moon Cay, Bahamas eta 11-11
 

Opunohu Bay, French Polynesia
 

At Sea Destination Port Stanley, East Falkland Island eta 11-12
 

At Sea Destination Mahe Island Seychelles, Victoria eta 11-10

Eastern Hemisphere
 

At Sea Destination Sydney, NSW Australia eta 11-12
 

At Sea Destination Hong Kong, China eta 11-11
 

35 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said:

I know you're only hypothesizing, but that's an even worse scenario. Just the fact that StockPerk will be able to search your brokerage account anytime they feel the urge is just wrong. Sorry.

44 minutes ago, richwmn said:

I will not be giving my login information to this company. They don't have the need to have full time access. Having said that, I feel that the reason they are requesting the information is so that they can verify ownership of the stock while actually on the cruise to prevent what has been suggested by several people that the stock be purchased, the benefit received then the stock gets sold almost immediately

 

Note that in my original post I stated that my reason for NOT giving them the login information was that they didn't have a need for it.

I will not be giving my login information to this company. They don't have the need to have full time access. Having said that, I feel that the reason they are requesting the information is so that they can verify ownership of the stock while actually on the cruise to prevent what has been suggested by several people that the stock be purchased, the benefit received then the stock gets sold almost immediately

Today is World Pianist Day, International Day of Radiology, and National Cappuccino Day
 

Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be. - Grandma Moses

Meal Suggestion for today - Sticky Honey Garlic Meatballs
Drink of the Day - Jim And Ginger
Wine of the Day - 2021 José Hernández Angel’s reserve
Destination of the Day - Sarande, Albania

Today in History:
1701 William Penn presents Charter of Privileges, guaranteed religious freedom for the colony in Pennsylvania
1895 German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen produces and detects electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today known as X-rays or Röntgen rays

Ship Locations
 

Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida 07:00 - 15:00
 

San Francisco, CA
 

At Sea Destination Cozumel, Quintana Roo Mexico, Riviera Maya eta 11-09
 

Sorrento, Italy 07:00 - 16:00
 

At Sea Destination Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida eta 11-15
 

Oranjestad Aruba, Netherlands Antilles 08:00 - 17:00
 

Moorea Island, Society Islands French Polynesia 08:00 -
 

At Sea Destination Port Stanley, East Falkland Island eta 11-12
 

At Sea Destination Mahe Island Seychelles, Victoria eta 11-10

Eastern Hemisphere
 

Brisbane, Queensland Australia 08:00 - 18:00
 

At Sea Destination Hong Kong, China eta 11-11
 

Today is National Cancer Awareness Day, National Hug a Bear Day, and National Retinol Day
 

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.--Friedrich Nietzsche

Meal Suggestion for today - Skillet Chicken Thighs and Potatoes
Drink of the Day - Kilbeggan®Brosna Sour
Wine of the Day - 2020 Block Nine Caiden’s vineyards Pinot Noir
Destination of the Day - Marmaris, Turkey

Today in History:
1872 Cargo ship Mary Celeste sails from Staten Island for Genoa
1786 The oldest musical organization in the United States is founded in Boston, Massachusetts as the Stoughton Musical Society

Ship Locations
 

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 08:00 - 15:00
 

San Francisco, California 07:30 - 08 Nov 20:00
 

New Orleans, LA
 

Messina, Sicily Italy 07:00 - 17:00
 

At Sea Destination Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, FL US
 

Willemstad Curacao, Netherlands Antilles 08:00 - 19:00
 

Raiatea Island, Uturoa, French Polynesia 08:00 - 17:00
 

At Sea Destination Port Stanley, East Falkland Island eta 11-12
 

At Sea Destination Mahe Island Seychelles, Victoria eta 11-10

Eastern Hemisphere
 

At Sea Destination Brisbane, Queensland Australia eta 11-09
 

Puerto Princesa, Palawan Island Philippines 08:00 - 19:00
 

17 minutes ago, ottahand7 said:

I agree does HA visit NO? 

HAL does not generally visit NOLA, however NADM is currently (I believe) on a charter and the organization chartering can have the itinerary that they want within reason.