I Found a Treasure.......

[sail7seas]

This will seem silly to some people but others might understand. :o

 

DH and I both save our boarding/ID cards from all our HAL cruises. Our next cruise will be our 70th and after getting a printout from Mariners confirming I had the count right, I counted out the ID cards we both had in our 'stack'. DH has 69. I only have 68. :( Where could the missing card be? I was about to compare his to mine to determine which was missing.

 

I had put some luggage at the curb for trash to take away a few months ago and one of my neighbors asked me to give her any luggage I wanted to dispose of. She brings it to a homeless shelter and some of their clients really seek a large bag on wheels they can put their few possessions in and roll along with them.

 

A few minutes ago, I went to my attic to look for more luggage to give her and brought down a few bags that are now too heavy for us now that we are older and the airline weight restrictions. Before bringing them to her house, I checked the interior and pockets to remove any ID and WHAT DID I FIND????? There was my ID card from ms Zaandam, Voyage #5710, February 22, 2002 and MY name on it. Here is my missing card.

 

I know...... silly, but meaningful to me. :) DH and I both now have a complete set.

[bcd2010]

I don't think this is silly at all - it would mean a lot to me, too!

 

P.S. It would also mean a lot to me to cruise 70 times!

[Sage]

Don't you love finds like that? I'm so happy you found the missing voyage. I too keep all of our cruise IDs.

[Bill S]

Sail--it's not silly at all, IMO.

Each card represents a memory of a wonderful experience, much like a scrapbook. I am glad that you found that missing card. :)

I have kept all of my cruise cards, too.

Enjoy the moments!

[maxout]

I understand completely! :D

[Aruba]

That's a heartwarming story, thanks for sharing it.

[taxmantoo]

We also keep ours.

I have bought 2-sided magnetic tape and a few of them now decorate our refrigerator door. Pretty cheap but very personal souvenirs :D

[Druke I]

Not at all silly - good source for refreshing good memories!

[Himself]

Sail:

 

I am glad you found it!

 

Himself

[sail7seas]

Thanks all for understanding. It is meaningful to me. :)

 

[geocruiser]

I keep all my room cards. My cruise history was wrong with what HAL had in the number of days on board. All I had to do was to get my room cards to prove the right number of sailingsthat I had.

 

Maria

[Jade13]

We save all of our cards too!

[marinemomx2]

I am so happy you found it! That is not silly at all, we have all of our cards too!! However we only have 14, I hope someday I have 70.

Toni

[AZNative2000]

Thanks all for understanding. It is meaningful to me. :)

 

 

How wonderful! Good for you. We, also, keep all our cards ... up to one each so far.:) 37 days until the second ones.:D

 

Maybe we'll get to 70 one day.

 

You ought to get a special book to hold your treasure. (JMHO)

[bepsf]

I too keep all of our cruise IDs.

 

So do I -

I keep them posted on the bulletin board in my office with deckplans, ship postcards and even a few "Group One" luggage tags.

:)

[bobalink]

Sail,

I love that you found the missing card! I keep all of ours, too. Someday I hope to have a collection like yours!

[mamaofami]

Judy, glad you found the missing card. At least it wasn't a passport tucked away in that luggage in the attic.

[sail7seas]

Judy, glad you found the missing card. At least it wasn't a passport tucked away in that luggage in the attic.

 

 

:D Carol...... I promise you I thought of the Passport thread when I found the card. :eek: I think the passport is more replaceable than the cruise ID. I doubt there's anyway to get one recreated.

 

Thanks everyone for understand my pleasure at finding it.

Maybe because I was doing a good deed looking for luggage I could donate to the homeless shelter. :shurg:

[kakalina]

We keep ours also. They are a nice reminder of good times. Perhaps one of those post card display holders for collectors would keep them all together in a nice way.

[our turn]

I understand completely. I have my last one in my wallet with my credit cards. It's a great memory and I think it helps me decide to donate to the cruise fund rather than spend on something silly!

[KCL214]

That's karma, you were doing a good thing and a good thing happened to you! Congrats

[Cruising-along]

We keep ours plus the daily programs and photos in separate albums for each cruise. Don't think we'll ever reach 70 though, congratulations on that and finding the missing card!

[Linda&Vern]

Sail - That is so cool. I tell my DH all the time - "I've never lost anything ... it just takes me awhile to find it!" Do you have a special "memento" box you keep them in? I'm off to see if I can come up with our three. :D

[Sage]

Along this same theme, I was cleaning out a drawer and found an activity sheet from a cruise in the early 80s. It listed as the show for embarkation day a time to get to know the staff and a sing along. As I remember, the sing along was such fun. Of course that was back in the days when they still had passenger talent shows. Such wonderful memories to relive.

[sail7seas]

Ahh, Sage. What is the line???? "I Remember it Well! :)