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@HAL Sailer, so sorry to hear about DSIL's latest setback. Roy

I feel the need to travel but do not want to be diagnosed with Covid while traveling, so I did a final pre-test this morning: Cleared to travel. Roy

Today's sunrise is from a combination starting with 2013 B2B on Crystal Symphony from New York to Miami. November 3 was a sea day from New York to our first port, Baltimore: By the way I'm about to leave for a cruise, November 9-20 on Eurodam: Roy

Today's sunrise is from a combination starting with 2013 B2B on Crystal Symphony from New York to Miami. November 3 was a sea day from New York to our first port, Baltimore: Roy

Today is my last day of feverish packing. Tomorrow morning, Friday, November 4, I drive to Lorton, VA and board the Auto Train to Florida. For the next 6 days I will be in 5 separate beds, home, Auto Train, Winter Garden, Winter Haven, and Fort Lauderdale 2 nights. On November 9 I board the Eurodam for a partial Panama Canal cruise, going through the Atlantic locks, turning around in Lake Gatun and returning to the Atlantic. Other stops are Bahamas, Aruba, Curacao, Colombia, and Costa Rica. I return to Fort Lauderdale November 20 and board the Auto Train November 21, hopefully home November 22. My blog for this trip will be https://morethangetaways.wordpress.com/ as well as this thread on Cruise Critic which may be the best place to post comments and questions. Roy

Thank you Rich for the Thursday (my local TV anchor calls it Firday Jr. and I like that). I'm sure there will be lots of celebrations in the Dominican Republic today. If you want to give me a dollar I'll surely take it. I'll pass on the stout. At first I missed the never in the quote but as is it makes a lot more sense. I've been to St. Thomas but I don't think on a BHB. The meal is interesting. My alternative is Honey Pineapple, Rack of Lamb with Cannellinni Beans, and Black Forest Cake as served on MS Prinsendam November 3, 2017: My postings may be at odd times for the next few days, perhaps even until I get back from my cruise: Today’s care list: Kazu severe foot injury RIP Vict0riann Cousin Vicki 10/30/22 Lady Hudson DH dental problem immediately before cruise NextOne recovering from respiratory infection Marshhawk’s friend Sheri in ICU after multiple falls Ottahand7 DB with post-surgery complications From the rotation: Luvteaching DH recovering from fall and facing dimentia Status of St. Louis Sal (7/1) and JAM37 (7/7) Cruisin Terri leak damage and recalcitrant insurance company Sandi’s neighbor Linda recovering at home Celebrations and Shoutouts: Kazu getting out to dinner Progress for Cruisin Terri Cortosone help for Mamaofami 6 days for me (Eurodam 11/9 to 11/20, Auto Train 11/4) 3 days for CraztForCats and segarsmoker (Nieuw Amsterdam 11/6 to 11/13) 3 days for Lady Hudson (Anthem OTS 11/6 to 11/20) 2 days for GTVCRUISER (Koningsdam 11/5 to 11/12) 2 days for Kazu, 0106, jimgev, Heartgrove and maybe ger_77 (Oosterdam 11/5 to 11/19) Welcome home Oceansawqy17 Cruising-Along (Nieuw Statendam to 11/5) and Norseh2o (Sirena to 11/18) at sea Cunnorl (Noordam to 1/2/23), and Horizon Chaser1957 (Zaandam 10/1 to 12/20; Zuiderdam 12/22 to 5/12) at sea Roy

Today is my last day of feverish packing. Tomorrow morning, Friday, November 4, I drive to Lorton, VA and board the Auto Train to Florida. For the next 6 days I will be in 5 separate beds, home, Auto Train, Winter Garden, Winter Haven, and Fort Lauderdale 2 nights. On November 9 I board the Eurodam for a partial Panama Canal cruise, going through the Atlantic locks, turning around in Lake Gatun and returning to the Atlantic. Other stops are Bahamas, Aruba, Curacao, Colombia, and Costa Rica. I return to Fort Lauderdale November 20 and board the Auto Train November 21, hopefully home November 22. My blog for this trip will be https://morethangetaways.wordpress.com/ There will also be a more or less live thread on Cruise critic. Roy

Let's celebrate even a little bit of weight. Roy

@Cruzin Terri are you still planning to do your Christmas Cruise? Also, don't forget to change the email link in your signature. Roy

I've had problems on many platforms. One thing that seems to work several times is logging into www.cruisecritic.com That works. From there I have selected "boards" from the top of the screen which brings up the boards but not yet logged in. From there when I select "Login" it seems to recognize my credentials from the parent website. Roy

I've had problems on many platforms. One thing that seems to work several times is logging into www.cruisecritic.com That works. From there I have selected "boards" from the top of the screen which brings up the boards but not yet logged in. From there when I select "Login" it seems to recognize my credentials from the parent website. Roy

Well, I survived the CC login issue for quite a while but now it is hitting, first at the fire house and now with both my other laptop and my IPAd. I don't dare log out. Roy

I visited Safaga on the Silver Whisper many years ago and among their many failures Silversea got me the tour information too late to book it. I did get curious and a couple years later got to the Valley of the Kings on a river cruise, and that is the way I would recommend to see it, although that was before Arab Spring and between that and my older age now I doubt I would do it again. Roy

Today's sunrise is from a 2010 Med itinerary. I disembarked Crystal Serenity October 31 and walked about 500 feet to the Wind Surf for a cruise to Barcelona. On November 2 we visited Porto Vecchio, Corsica. Roy

Today's sunrise is from a 2010 Med itinerary. I disembarked Crystal Serenity October 31 and walked about 500 feet to the Wind Surf for a cruise to Barcelona. On November 2 we visited Porto Vecchio, Corsica. Roy

Bon Voyage! Roy

Thank you for the Hump Day report, Rich. There seems to be a lot of emphasis on death in today's days, makes it seem a bit like a dark day for me. Makes the Swift quote a little more poignant. I have never been to Ishigaki Island. I think I'll pass on the meal. My alternative is Chilled Pear, Cucumber, and Melon Gazpacho, Penne Primivera, and Viennese Apple Strudel, my first dinner on my 2017 Prinsendam Transatlantic, November 2, 2017: Today’s care list: Kazu severe foot injury RIP Vict0riann Cousin Vicki 10/30/22 Lady Hudson DH dental problem immediately before cruise NextOne recovering from respiratory infection Cruisin single’s step son with double cancer Marshhawk’s friend Sheri in ICU after multiple falls Ottahand7 DB with post-surgery complications From the rotation: Quaartzite Cruiser DH post surgery rehab Cruising-along niece awaiting a kidney HAL Sailer Sister in Law with aggressive cancer therapy Marshhawk’s friend Jesse with throat cancer and poor attitude Celebrations and Shoutouts: The awesome staff at kazu’s hotel smitty34877 DH good catheterization result 7 days for me (Eurodam 11/9 to 11/20, Auto Train 11/4) 4 days for CraztForCats and segarsmoker (Nieuw Amsterdam 11/6 tp 11/13) 4 days for Lady Hudson (Anthem OTS 11/6 to 11/20) 3 days for GTVCRUISER (Koningsdam 11/5 to 11/12) 3 days for Kazu, 0106, jimgev, Heartgrove and maybe ger_77 (Oosterdam 11/5 to 11/19) Oceansaway17 (Equinox to 11/3) , Cruising-Along (Nieuw Statendam to 11/5) and Norseh2o (Sirena to 11/18) at sea Cunnorl (Noordam to 1/2/23), and Horizon Chaser1957 (Zaandam 10/1 to 12/20; Zuiderdam 12/22 to 5/12) at sea Roy

Thank you @crystalspin and all you well wishers. I leave Friday on the Auto Train for some time in Florida, and am greatly looking forward to my first Signature ship and becoming a 5-star Mariner. Roy

We had rain last night and turnout for Halloween was extremely light, leaving me with more than half my candy. My story will be about my strangest Halloween ever, exactly 10 years ago. I had booked a Crystal Symphony Panama Canal cruise New York to Los Angeles, leaving New York October 31, 2012. With the prospect of Superstorm Sandy moving through I made the fateful decision to head to New York an extra day earlier so I would not be traveling during the storm. Well, Sandy came through October 30 with devastating results, including completely flooding out the port of New York. Symphony, which had been docked in Boston would completely skip New York and head straight to Charleston, and there was no provision for people waiting in New York and almost all transportation shut down. Embarkation day, October 31 came with me stranded in New York. My travel agent came up with an interesting plan. While the airports were closed, she fond that the rental car office at LaGuardia was open and she reserved me a one-way rental to Baltimore and a November 1 flight to Charleston. I would spend Haloween at home completely unprepared. At the time Crystal has stopped giving traditional pillow chocolates and instead provided little boxes of Chocolini's, little bits of something covered with a bit of chocolate. I think they were either cereal or dried fruit but the consensus was they tasted more like chocolate covered kitty litter. I arrived home in early evening and did have a few small items like Hershey Kisses and mints, but the last few got --Chocolini's. I left for the cruise praying there would not be a child abuse warrant waiting for me when I got home. Roy

I have not exactly a sunrise today from the 2014 QM2 crossing on a stormy day. On All Saints Day this is the first appearance of the sun: Roy

I have not exactly a sunrise today from the 2014 QM2 crossing on a stormy day. On All Saints Day this is the first appearance of the sun: Roy

I have not exactly a sunrise today from the 2014 QM2 crossing on a stormy day. On All Saints Day this is the first appearance of the sun: Roy

Thank you for the All Saints Fleet Report and Daily, Rich. I don't have any pets to cook for and salute all forms of Literacy which would be nowhere without the Authors. I like the quote and have been to Lerwick just once on the Elegant Explorer. The meal sounds nice. My alternative is a custom lido omelet (mine is ham) my final dish on MS Amsterdam November 1, 2017. That day I flew to Rome to board the Prinsendam November 2. I don't have a photo from HAL but this is from Adventure of the Seas. Today’s care list: Kazu severe foot injury RIP Vict0riann Cousin Vicki 10/30/22 Lady Hudson DH dental problem immediately before cruise ger_77 flight delay NextOne recovering from respiratory infection Cruisin single’s step son with double cancer Marshhawk’s friend Sheri in ICU after multiple falls Ottahand7 DB with post-surgery complications smitty24877 DH catheterization today From the rotation: Status of St. Louis Sal (7/1) and JAM37 (7/7) Cruisin Terri leak damage and recalcitrant insurance company Sandi’s neighbor Linda recovering at home Marshhawk and DH struggling with smoking Celebrations and Shoutouts: An unnamed angel from Holland America 5 days for CraztForCats and segarsmoker (Nieuw Amsterdam 11/6 tp 11/13) 5 days for Lady Hudson (Anthem OTS 11/6 to 11/20) 4 days for GTVCRUISER (Koningsdam 11/5 to 11/12) 4 days for Kazu, 0106, jimgev, Heartgrove and maybe ger_77 (Oosterdam 11/5 to 11/19) Oceansaway17 (Equinox to 11/3) , Cruising-Along (Nieuw Statendam to 11/5) and Norseh2o (Sirena to 11/18) at sea Cunnorl (Noordam to 1/2/23), and Horizon Chaser1957 (Zaandam 10/1 to 12/20; Zuiderdam 12/22 to 5/12) at sea Roy

She apparently hasn't had time to post but fellow Albertan @Dunmore2 had posted that she and @ger_77 are in Calgary ready to board a flight. Roy

From the Daily, in case it becomes useful: Roy