Padraic

The Prinsedam was without a doubt the favorite of my wife and I. We had the opportunity to cruise on it five times.

I have had the same problem. My cabin number was changed so I wanted to print luggage tags with the new cabin number. I finally called the 833-234-7314 and they sent me a new Cruise Ticket document so I can print it. I did tell the woman that I talked to that others had problems with the web check page. Whether they will do anything with it is uncertain.

I just did a 4 week cruise on the Eurodam in middle of October to middle of November and none of the noted events occurred.

I live in Boca Raton which is 24 miles north of Ft Lauderdale so obviously that is my most convenient port. As far as my favorite port, that has to be Barcelona.

At home I have a martini or two when we go out to dinner which is once a week. On a cruise we go "out to dinner" each night so I have a martini or two each night.

My late wife and I have done three or four month long cruises and love them. Neither of us were ever bored. In addition to the month long cruises we did take 46 and 63 day cruises and as far as we were concerned the longer the better!

According to the Anne Frank web site, tickets purchased online are required for entrance between 9 AM and 3:30 PM. After 3:30 PM tickets are available at the entrance.

http://www.annefrank.org/en/Museum/Practical-information/Online-ticket-sales/

I have seen whales of the coast of Newfoundland in June (I recall) on the way to Greenland. On another cruise we saw whales when leaving Cape Town.

My longest trip was Miami to London to Dubai. On the other hand, for a cruise two weeks ago it took me 45 minutes to go from my home in Boca Raton to Port Everglades.

Google "fax app for android" and a number show up.

My lady friend and I were on the Eurodam the week before last and I saw no difference since the name change from Formal Night to Gala Night. The majority of folks still treat as a special night and dress accordingly.

I just took a trip down memory lane via the stamps in my expired passports.

I have done the same thing reliving the wonderful places my late wife had been too. We had to add an additional 30 pages because we had a number of visas in there. It is a memorable piece.

I guess maybe I have had exceptional luck with the Princendam. I have been on the P-dam for five cruises and have had no problems. It is without a doubt my favorite ship in the fleet.

I was on the Prinsendam for a month this past Spring and the Adagio (piano and violin) was there every evening. I enjoy having a martini and listening them before dinner.

A couple of years ago my wife and I started a cruise from Dubai and we spent three days there prior to the cruise. When we arrived at the airport (flying from London) we were provided a visa there. Nothing required in advance.

My wife and I had time between two cruises so we spent time in Milan and Nice. The second started from Monte Carlo so we took the train from Nice to Monte Carlo. Fairly cheap if I recall. This was two years ago.

I'm not sure what a lot of Euros is but generally I keep mine because I know I will be going back to Europe again. Often the next year.

We drove up A1A to Boca and it took us over 3 hours because of the traffic.

One question comes to mind, why would anyone drive from Miami to Boca Raton using A1A? This is like driving from Kingston to NYC using city streets. Of course it took you 3 hours.

In the Spring on the Prinsendam, the 4 Start Mariners were given red tender tickets. Red tickets were called before the regular tickets.

When my wife and I were still working a seven day cruise was our norm. After retirement, we found the longest we could find and afford and do that with the norm being month long cruises. The longest was two months and a half.

Let's hope not!

I just spent a month on a Med cruise, visiting ports in eight countries, and never paid to leave the ship.

I just got off the Prinsendam and was in a Category C cabin. There is no outlet near the bed. The only outlets are on the desk on the other side of the room. Any extension cord would have to be really long and guaranteed to trip you up. Sorry.

should I be more worried?

You should not be more worried but you should be more aware of what is going on around you. This is not just for Barcelona but for any large city in any country. Riding the Metro in Barcelona a few years ago a 'gentleman' asked me about the next station as his partners - a man and woman - tried to get to my pocket. They were somewhat surprised when I grabbed the woman's hand reaching for my pocket and I yelled. I couldn't think to curse in Spanish but I'm sure they understand what I was saying as they ran off the car.

This incident doesn't scare me off as I will be in Barcelona on Friday to start the cruise on Sunday on the Prinsendam.

I am very lucky living a half hour north of Port Everglades and an hour north of Miami. Having said that I will be flying to Barcelona next week to start a month long cruise that ends in Rome and I will be flying home. However, one of my daughters is a flight attendant so I fly fairly cheap. I am one luck guy!