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In a 1609 expedition along the east coast of America, led by Henry Hudson (of Hudson Bay fame) under Dutch colors, various colonies were established.  One such colony was named Nieuw Amsterdam, which in time became New York City.

On a later expedition 1611, near the southern portion of Hudson Bay, his crew mutinied and Hudson, along with his son, and a number of other crewmen, were set adrift in a small boat, never to be seen again.

Source:  Across the Top of the World by James P. Delgado

A little off subject but the good people of Minnesota got to pay over $200 million for a driver license renewal software.  Bug after bug - finally they started over with all new software - it sounds like what Princess is going through:

the problem: The Minnesota DVS Has a $90 Million Problem | DMV.ORG

the fix: MNLARS no more: State officials agree to scrap system, start over (fox9.com)

Imagine if the airlines had an app like this ... 🙄

Mine shows that also - there appears to be a difference from the Summary Tab and the Check-in tab.

edit; the check in tab on my page also says:

Coming Soon – use the Medallion app’s Travel Checklist to complete the following required information to expedite your arrival experience:  (so that's odd)

Just looked at our booking summary on the Princess web site for our March 2022 and it says:

Check-In With the MedallionClass™ App (coming soon)

Some news from:

Cruising in the U.S. in May? Biden Eyes Relaxing Travel Restrictions - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News

With widespread vaccination distribution in the United States, the Biden administration may relax some travel restrictions as soon as May, according to a CNBC report citing senior administration officials.

The report said restrictions on travel with Mexico and Canada may be eased, as well as on travel from the UK, Europe and Brazil.

It would also follow in the footsteps of the UK opening to some tourism in May, including domestic cruising. 

That may also mean the CDC's Framework For Conditional Sailing Order could see revisions, or as some cruise sources have indicated: disappear entirely if the industry requires passengers to be vaccinated, rendering the virus an afterthought in most cases.

The best-case scenario per industry sources in responding to the CDC's Framework For Conditional Sailing Order, is a 60- to 90-day process once the cruise lines get the technical regulations they are expecting shortly. 

While a handful of ships could be readied quickly, most may need between 60 and 90 days to be crewed, readied and provisioned. 

I just tuned it, haven't been on CC for months, I thought this thread was titled:

When will things start back up?

This doesn't help the situation:

https://www.cruiselawnews.com/2019/07/articles/executives/cruise-line-ceos-income-the-rich-get-richer-ncl-del-rio-collects-over-22500000-last-year/

I was thinking Hayward...

As of 4:10 CST, Rotterdam yellow, upper left, Zaandam red circle

Rotterdam the yellow upper left, Zaandam in red circle:

Another perspective on the subject:

https://www.askthepilot.com/air-travel-and-disease/

Take the train !  If you are this close it is not to be missed - one of our top 5 travel "moments".

JK

On 12/8/2019 at 6:01 PM, Cruzaholic41 said:

I have cruised both lines several times. I recommend Silversea (SS) by a mile. SS is widely considered to be a notch above Oceania (luxury vs premium) and I totally agree.  In my opinion, food is better on SS, entertainment is better on SS and frankly, I think the passengers on SS are a little less snobby. 
 

I’d book SS again in a heartbeat. Oceania, on the other hand, I’m think I’m done with. 
 

 

Wow, our experience is just the opposite.  Silversea is just to weird, food much better on Oceania.  The SS ship had artwork all over the ship - with prices on what's it worth.  That's like leaving the window sticker on your Bentley trying to impress people.  Dinner very late.  Our vote is for Oceania - or better yet - Crystal.

Lots of good info here:

https://www.valvereplacement.org/

How about this scenario since the dress code has been "relaxed" over the years:

1.  the Captain wears one of those tuxedo t-shirts

2.  your room steward wears shorts and a ZZ Top t-shirt

3.  your MDR waiter is in camo

4  head chef has a "I'm with stupid >" t-shirt and a baseball cap

What would be one's opinion of such?  very unprofessional of course.

What do you think they are thinking?

From Manaus, where most Amazon cruises start or "turn around" the Amazon is one giant shipping channel.  The brochures show this meandering river through virgin forest (which is what I thought it would be) but it can be a mile across, trash, logs, river traffic, and mud colored water.  Would I do it again - yep - but it was a let down.  The highlight of that trip was Devils Island - very cool, unique experience.

1. off the coast of Columbia - 10pm, a couple miles off-shore,  packages of drugs come flying down from 3-4 decks above us - watched them fly into the water, a dozen or so. 

2. south of Iceland, 9 am, super foggy, a helicopter almost (I'm talking feet) almost runs into the crows nest, vears off to starboard

The Coral Princess does not have a "crows nest" - its the Lido grill which eliminates a great viewing area.

From cnbc.com:

HAVANA, June 4 (Reuters) - The Trump administration banned cruises to Cuba under new restrictions on U.S. travel to the Caribbean island imposed on Tuesday to pressure its Communist government to reform and stop supporting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

JK

Will not go on Silversea again, dinner at 7 pm is to late for us.  All the art on the ship had their value listed - it's like owning a Bentley and leaving the window sticker on - just to weird.

JK

Both their usefulness and their effectiveness are controversial

Well, I've never heard that.  Its a physics thing. At to high a angle the wings loose lift - and you fall out of the sky, that's what the AoA (angle of attack) system tell you.  Pilots take this very seriously.

JK

Not with a ship but with a helicopter:

South of Iceland, 9:00am, crows nest, very foggy, what's that noise?  Dead on I see a 'copter veer off, couldn't have been 100 ft from a front off crash, off to starboard it goes as I turn my head and out loud say "holy s***" I apologize to the only other person within range, I ask around later to the ships officers and they know "nothing".  

JK

Bad examples sorry. Tradition has already been from the time of Titanic to tip people handling your bags.

 

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Doesn't make it right.

JK

Last yr out of Seattle dropped our luggage at the designated place, at that time, our "long shore man" - or who ever was going to lift our bags from the ground onto the cart (which I am capable of doing) - gathered "his group" for a nice little speech on how without his professionalism, our bags might encounter who knows what between the parking lot and the 200 ft trip to the ship. All this while there was this obvious stack of (money) bills in his hand and top pocket.

So yes, this was extortion.

JK