Mike B Landlubber
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Oklahoma
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Photography, wildlife, the world
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My next one
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Too soon to decide!
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Extended balcony or Aft Balcony?
Mike B Landlubber replied to Vineyard View's topic in Holland America Line
These were taken minutes after I arrived, you can see my carryon and jacket slung by the couch, so HAL already had the loungers in place. 🙂 -
Extended balcony or Aft Balcony?
Mike B Landlubber replied to Vineyard View's topic in Holland America Line
Sounds like 7149 on the Oosterdam is no longer a top choice for you, but I was in the cabin last month, and thought I would provide these photos. In truth, it is a pretty typical verandah cabin except the verandah is slightly longer than normal. I was very happy with it, no issues except that when I moved in, the toilet flush was a little wonky. I reported it, and it was fixed. I’ve never had a problem with soot in any cabin. As is common for a stern cabin, when we were in port there was often an unsightly ship docked right behind us as in the photo. Not a big deal. The stern location was wonderful for transiting the Panama Canal! -
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Dawn passengers left “stranded” on African island
Mike B Landlubber replied to WonderMan3's topic in Norwegian Cruise Line
They aren’t great photos, but here is a photo of a transfer as being discussed, including a crop to show a little more detail. Of course theses are pretty calm seas. And the ships aren’t solidly docked together as I understand it. -
Dawn passengers left “stranded” on African island
Mike B Landlubber replied to WonderMan3's topic in Norwegian Cruise Line
Exactly. A photo on your phone is also a necessity for those parking garage signs that say “you are on level B7” and such. -
how Many People Started Cruising Before 1995
Mike B Landlubber replied to mcrcruiser's topic in Holland America Line
I took a Nile cruise in 1988, don’t remember the company. I didn’t cruise again till I went on Voyages to Antiquity in 2011! -
It took us about nine hours to pass through the Canal yesterday. With the lock gates closed, our ship is raised. Nine minutes between the two pictures. The Bridge of the Americas carries the Pan American Highway over the Canal. Once you’ve passed under the bridge you are officially in the Canal. The ship has a tradition of raising everyone’s arms in the air while passing under the bridge. Before dawn we were waiting our turn to enter the Canal among other ships. City of Balboa, pelicans in the foreground
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We are in Fuerte Amador, Panama, outside Panama City. Today I took an HAL tour, “Aerial Tram & Ecological Encounter”. We began with a panoramic tour of miscellaneous places, such as graveyard for people buried, trying to dig a failed French canal, and some buildings associated with canal administration and education. We drove out into the wilderness to a national park where we saw nature related things. We went through a building with poison dart frogs, saw some orchids and got a brief necessities stop at a hotel lobby. As you would expect, the highlight of the tour was a tram ride through the jungle. We saw some interesting plants and scenery, but little wildlife on the tram tour. We also got a look at some zipline people who weren’t from the ship. We drove back to the ship and arrived about 2 1/2 hours later than the Tour had been described. I had eaten a good breakfast and didn’t really mind, but some people were hungry or aggravated for other reasons. I felt it was an okay excursion, but not a great one.
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Last night for dinner, I chose tuna tiradito as an appetizer. I had no idea what it was, but the waiter assured me the tuna had just been brought on board that day and it was a port to table selection so I gave it a shot. I was surprised by what I got! I expected a cooked tuna steak With accompaniment. I ate it and didn’t love it, but I did finish it. I wasn’t sure if it was sushi which I’m not a huge fan of, or ceviche, which I do like. I’m glad I tried it once, but I doubt I will have it again. The schnitzel was almost as expected, I would’ve appreciated some gravy. But it was good. Cheese plate was also as expected. I really like Bailey’s and Kahlúa, but wondered what the creme de menthe would do to them. I didn’t need to worry, the drink to polish things off was excellent.
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y only venture into Lima was the night time shore excursion. We drove through some of the town for about an hour through traffic without stopping to get to the old town, and walked to the mansion through the old town for about a mile as the guide pointed out a few things. By the end of the dinner it was late and most were fatigued, so we had a short walk to the bus and about a 40 minute drive to ship. Here is the flyer for tomorrow, a sea day.