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The Med. Nice! Roy

Today's sunrise is from my 2016 Veendam Bermuda Cruise. May 16 was the day we arrived at the center of things in downtown Hamilton. Roy

Today's sunrise is from my 2016 Veendam Bermuda Cruise. May 16 was the day we arrived at the center of things in downtown Hamilton. Roy

Today's sunrise is from my 2016 Veendam Bermuda Cruise. May 16 was the day we arrived at the center of things in downtown Hamilton. Roy

Thank you for the Monday Daily, Rich. I think I'll pass on the sea monkeys. I certainly crave peace but have never heard of it as a connection with purple. I have some purple I can wear today. Trees are both beautiful and essential to our climate. While not really true, I think there is a lot of wisdom in the Schultz quote. I have never been to Croatia. The Calzone roll sounds nice. My alternative is Chilled Blueberry Soup, Grilled Herb Strip Loin Steak, and Pistachio Ice Cream, as served on MS Veendam May 16, 2016. Today’s care list: Tops market victims smitty34877 DB with cancer and now with Covid Lady Hudson SIL back in hospital with infection Marshhawk DH mouth pain Heartgrove older sister in hospice nearing the end Heartgrove DDIL with covid while Heartgrove needs to visit older sister Vict0riann’s DBIL and DSIL with Covid in Australia From the rotation: St, Louis Sal with weakening legs and panic attacks 1Angelcat facing expensive medicines Cruising along niece awaiting a kidney Strength, peace, and healing for kazu Celebrations and Shoutouts: Volendam housing refugees All but 1 BHB with guests Happy Anniversary Aliaschief Quick dental appointment for Cruzin Terri Hawaii getaway forRowsby Great River Cruise for NextOne msmayor on well deserved work break Horizon Chaser 1957 nephew helping with sister’s 50th Anniversary Surgery set for dfish 1 June 5 days for rafinmd (Adventure OTS 5/21 to 5/28) 6 days Atexsix( Discovery Princess May 22-29) St Pete Cruiser (Wind Surf to 5/17) and Lady Hudson (Oasis OTS to 5/22) at sea Koningsdan Staff Captain Sabine - Our first female Staff Captain and HAL’s likely first female Captain(I know this is a repeat but she’s worth it) Roy

QE actually departed about 7AM today, about 12 hours late. While cruise ships traditionally put on a horn display as they leave QE was silent, likely because it was deemed a bit too early to wake up the residents. Marine Traffic data still shows an on time arrival in Grand Turk. Roy

Today's sunrise is from my 2015 Crystal Serenity Transatlantic. May 15 was the sea day between Puerto Delgada and Lisbon. Roy

Today's sunrise is from my 2015 Crystal Serenity Transatlantic. May 15 was the sea day between Puerto Delgada and Lisbon. Roy

Today's sunrise is from my 2015 Crystal Serenity Transatlantic. May 15 was the sea day between Puerto Delgada and Lisbon. Roy

Thank you for the Sunday Daily, Rich. I like Chocolate but prefer Oatmeal Raisin. Maryland got a little ahead of the date and had a memorial for our slain officers earlier this week, Interesting quote today. I've not been to Taormina. I'll pass on the Slider and am uncertain about the meal; I would probably at least taste it. My alternative is Pineapple Boat, Rack of Lamb with with Tomato Couscous, and Garlic Pearls, and Black Forest Cake as served on MS Veendam May 15, 2016. Today’s care list: smitty34877 DB with cancer and now with Covid Lady Hudson SIL back in hospital with infection Marshhawk DH mouth pain SusieKIslandGirl and DGD with Covid Heartgrove older sister in hospice nearing the end Heartgrove DDIL with covid while Heartgrove needs to visit older sister Vict0riann’s DBIL and DSIL with Covid in Australia From the rotation: Cruising along niece awaiting a kidney Strength, peace, and healing for kazu Ukraine msmayor’s daughter struggling with motherhood Celebrations and Shoutouts: Volendam housing refugees All but 1 BHB with guests Horizon Chaser 1957 nephew helping with sister’s 50th Anniversary Welcome Home leafsnation New home for lindaler 4th jab for Cruising-Along Surgery set for dfish 1 June 6 days for rafinmd (Adventure OTS 5/21 to 5/28) 7 days Atexsix( Discovery Princess May 22-29) St Pete Cruiser (Wind Surf to 5/17) and Lady Hudson (Oasis OTS to 5/22) at sea Koningsdan Staff Captain Sabine - Our first female Staff Captain and HAL’s likely first female Captain(I know this is a repeat but she’s worth it) Currently watching Queen Elizabeth sailaway from Ft. Laudersale. Roy

Cruisetimetables shows Visby, Sweeden. Roy

That camera was mounted on the then Hilton next to the 17th Street and the hotel is closed for renovations. The camera will be out of service for at least another 18 months. I wonder why QE is not leaving until 1AM. Roy

While going through some documents I came up on another anniversary. It was 40 years ago today I passed my final exam to become a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries. Roy

This will be a bit of a trial balloon, but I've been posting daily sunrise photos from my past travels on several other forums (HAL, Crystal, and Maryland cruisers) and wonder if that would be of interest here. Most will not be from Cunard ships, although it just happens that today's photo is. I sailed the Crystal Symphony to Antarctica in 2016, and rather than fly from Baltimore in winter, I chose to do a pair of Cunard transatlantics and fly from Miami instead (and do we really need an excuse for another transatlantic or two). It turned out to be a very wise decision as Baltimore was hit by 2 feet of snow July 15 on Queen Victoria was a sea day between Porto Delgada and Port Canaveral: Roy