cruising sister

Good morning, Just a quick hello from the Volendam. I have been following along but not posting. I hope to get baby Murphy update soon. Take care and have a great day!!

On either side there are open areas to use. Ours was very large and people were spread out.

Hello from the Volendam, It has been going very well. The food has been good, great lectures and nice people. I have enjoyed meeting the fellow Dailyites. Tomorrow is our first stop in Honolulu. I will celebrate divorce day. Not everyone has a happy and healthy marriage. My first husband was mentally ill and it was a very physical and mentally damaging relationship. It was a great day when that marriage ended. Prayers and well wishes. Have a great day.

Good morning from sea, It is 5:57 AM by the ship clock but 8AM my body clock. I try to sleep in but I am having no luck. We had very rough seas the first day. I have no problem but I guess many did as the venues were empty. We had a huge turnout at the M&G. We will have a Daily meet up this afternoon. We had a block party yesterday and everyone was very nice and excited. Everyone is so well traveled I am the novice on my block. My favorite waiter from my Norway trip recognized me and came over and gave me a big hug. I have requested his table for the rest of the trip. I won’t eat until 7 but it will be worth it. We will see what activities they will have today. Many were canceled due to the weather. Everyone have a great day!

One of my LF bags has a broken wheel. I hope it will make it home.

Good rainy morning in San Diego, I hope the rain stops before I walk across the street to board. My body is still on CST and I saw the Volendam come in this morning. So many of us are on various cruises to get away from the winter blahs. Prayers and well wishes. Have a great day

Good morning, It looks to be a beautiful morning. There are high surf warnings so I will need to stay out of the water! Haha. Tomorrow morning there will be rain. It may be a soggy walk to the Volendam. At least it is not far. We are planning a walk this morning and explore a bit. Prayers and well wishes. Have a great day.

I didn’t find out until halfway through the cruise.

I have the Tach hard sided and love them. Unfortunately I got a boo boo on the way to San Diego. I have filed a claim and hopefully it will go through.

Have fun!

Hi from San Diego. Cruising Sister, CruiserCL and Durangoscots!

Good morning from San Diego, We had about 17 people stop by from our roll call at the Wyndham. Some stayed to talk and othered just said hi. I met Susan and Caron and we are going in the hop on and hop off bus today. It is a bit chilly and I am glad I grabbed that jacket. I thought I heard sea gulls honking since we are on the water here but soon realized they were noise makers! It really wasn’t bad and I went right back to sleep. Everyone have a great New Years Day!

Arrived safely in SD but my next suitcase got a boo boo. Filed a claim, we will see what comes of it.

I found a row of chairs away from the crowds. It was cold in KC this morning and I grabbed my jacket and scarf on the way out the door. Kept me warm.

It is cold on the plane! The only working bathroom is in the rear of the plane. They have to escort the pilot for safety. Poor guy. Everyone knows his business!

Good morning from the plane, 3:30 AM came early. I have a looong layover in LA before the one hour flight to SD. I may find a sleeping pod! Have a great NYE!

Susan, I will see you in 24 hours if all goes well.

Actually yes and I worked with lots of patients who sent money home to help families and are working in poor conditions to do so. Using cell phones to communicate with their families is a real. We all saw the isolation with Covid 19 did to mental health. It is the same for them. Seriously people you need to not take this so personally.

Mental health to communicate with your loved ones.

I have read through the comments and all I can say is WOW! People are mean. Anyone who says they can just stay home and work if they don’t like it does not know what home is like. It is a great sacrifice to leave your family behind but they do it to give them a better life. It is not just on cruise ships it is in other places in the world that people work and send money for their families in the depressed countries. Wanting to give the crew free internet is not a crime against cruising. Lighten up.

Sandy, I love the pictures and now want to go on an Antarctica cruise. I will put that on my list. I have been around the horn of South America but not to Antarctica. I just ate some Canadian bacon and I am thinking of a bacon cheeseburger for later today. The kitchen here is closed down and all this dishes washed.

Good early early morning for me, I was up and out of bed at 4AM. Sleep was alluding me. I will need to get up at 3:30 AM tomorrow so go to bed extra early tonight. I should be tired. I went through my checked and carry on luggage to see what I could take out and found very little. I packed a lot of disposable stuff so I will have room to bring back souvenirs. Due to my OCD trip planning I have two plane reservations with miles and need to cancel one. Of course, I can’t make up my mind on which one! I will feel much better once I make it to San Diego. it seems odd not to be traveling without a broken toe or hand surgery rehab! I hope we all make it through the cruise with no mishaps. Prayers for all in need. Have a great day.

My first TA would only send their agency invoice and I had to ask for the cruise line invoice every time. My new TA sends both which is nice. I like to have the cruise line invoice in case there are any questions while on board.

Good morning, It has been cold here and I have to stop myself from packing warm clothes. I keep telling myself I will be sweating and complaining about the heat in a few weeks. Jacqui, I had a dog who always had to have something in her mouth when greeting people. She would panic and pick up anything. It was comical what she came up with. I have a Christmas picture of Murphy. She is making slow strides. She is one lucky baby to have such dedicated parents. Prayers for Debbie and her surgery. Have a great day!

Sorry you got sick and get well soon!