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Thank you so much, Charles, for sharing this beautiful video with all of us. It is a wonderful tribute to a special woman, a passionate love, and a bountiful life. Thank you, too, for reminding us to appreciate the loved ones we sometimes take for granted. May you will find increasing peace and solace with each passing day.

16 hours ago, melodyina said:

Oh I so agree with your well spoken words.  To CCRAIN, your beautiful story, your love of Judy, your love of cruising,  for us all, yes this story just rips the heart apart, and those that have never met you, we have tears.   Your story left off, bringing her home, and you just can't bare the thought of posting on CC.. but please at least read.. read how you've inspired those to travel (more). Read how you must bring dance shoes (even though you said your 14's take up an entire bag).. Read how you will shop for Judy getting yarn, and communicate with her on ship (I hope she was ordering room service).. and what about the tool box and duct tape, weren't we all thinking INGENIOUS!.. Judy was one fortunate gal to be surrounded by your love. You have made so many proud for sharing your life and your journeys..  Judy - blessings to you on your next journey.. you are in our hearts thanks to Charles.  

Adding my voice to these as well. Charles so generously gave of his time and knowledge to help us become better cruisers and travelers. He answered every question with a well-informed response. And now he has shown us the way to live life -- to appreciate one's partner and to show them, as often as you can, how much you value them. Charles, your wit, wisdom, and sparkle have attracted a following, and all of us trust that your indomitable life spirit will shine brightly again.

Thank you for this information. So exciting! This will be our first world cruise and the itinerary looks perfect for us!

On 2/1/2019 at 8:56 AM, ccrain said:

02-01-2019 At Sea To Tahiti – Last of the last 5 day sea days

 

Still some more motion, more overcast this morning. Quite a bit rockin and rolling last night. The Pacific, being a smaller ship, moves a lot more than the larger ships and the ‘safe’ zone, deck 4 midships, is much smaller than the Piazza in the big ships. Something happened to our A/C in the cabin and its getting hotter. No lower than 73 at night, and up to 75 during the day. Airflow has greatly diminished noticeably, which I think is where the problem lies. We are currently on the afternoon shaded side, port, headed south. When we turn to the west, we will be on the southern exposed side and the temperatures will rise. I hope they can fix it as the Diamond was miserable last March in the tropics headed North.

 

Mental note – from now on, pick cabins based on solar heating potential!

 

Yesterdays show was the second production show of the cruise – Bellissima. It was not a production show in the big ship sense, but a series of song and dance routines featuring the dancers and vocalists. The Belinda King dancers and vocalists Charlie Vose and Lisa Wilson. This time her mike worked perfectly. But he is one great singer. The dance routines ranged from irish river dancing to contemporary accompanied by appropriate songs modified to fit the choreography. Several solos and duos were also performed. A very nice show. We have 10 more shows on this cruise with them.

 

Luigi, the Maitre De, had to leave the ship for an emergency. We are getting a new Maitre De, just not sure when. Neil is not leaving in Sydney, he is staying on until FLL. Peter Tredgett (sp?) will take over for the ship until drydock. Rumor is that they will be getting a miniature golf course and a LED screen in the Cabaret lounge during drydock in the Bahamas. No other major features, other than hull touch ups, new carpets, general cleaning are being rumored. I will check on Medallionet installation, as a drydock would be a perfect time to install the new satellite hardware.

 

Domino Duo – I have to talk about them as well. Daniella and Costello are consummate professionals. In the 12 days we’ve been with them and listening to them, they have repeated, maybe, 3 or 4 songs in a couple of dozen music sets. That’s pretty incredible, and although she denies it, she has a beautiful voice. It is a pleasure to listen to them and dance with them, even on the carpet in the Casino bar. They leave in Auckland and will not be back before we disembark in LA. I wish we could keep them the whole cruise.

 

Today is the finale event for our Hawaiian couple. An Aloha Oe show with the hula dancers and ukulele players. I have to put that on the schedule as Judy is performing in that one…

 

So that’s it for the day, today…tomorrow, Papeete!

 

Later!

Do you think the small ship's extra motion is enough to make it uncomfortable for someone prone to seasickness? The DH tends that way, but won't wear the seasickness patch. He's leery about going on the small ship for next year's wc.

Charles, your posts are LOL funny! Did you get the Husky 37 inch utility cart from Home Depot to hold your miscellaneous STUFF?