Kween Karen Posted August 20, 2014 #1 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Hello everyone, I have had several inquiries as to my blog address for my upcoming cruise.....so here is the deal. I have decided NOT to blog this time. I really love doing it and I LOVE all the comments I get from all you friends I have never met HOWEVER......I want to see what a Grand Voyage is like without the time and stress it takes to do my blog. I really do spend 2 to 4 hours on it every day and I wonder what everyone else on the ship is doing with that time. I intend to find out. Perhaps I will wish I had blogged and I can always do it NEXT time. SO.....thank you to everyone who asked and for all your kind comments on my previous blogs. The trip I am talking about it the SOON to be sailing Grand Asia aboard the Amsterdam. I really doubt that I will have too much time on my hands. Karen aka Kween Karen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheWASide Posted August 20, 2014 #2 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Good for you. I'll miss seeing it but I hope you enjoy the additional DAYS you'll get onboard as a result of your decision. Have a wonderful journey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiz'nBaers Posted August 20, 2014 #3 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I will miss your blog, I have followed them all and enjoy them very much, but understand. Thank you for sharing in the past. Enjoy your Grand Voyage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyk47 Posted August 20, 2014 #4 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I have loved your reports and they were in their way an inspiration to do our website. We do that after the cruise for many reasons but one certainly is that it takes time, too much time to do it during a cruise. In other words, I fully understand you foregoing the blog during the cruise. Go and enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted August 20, 2014 #5 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I've loved reading your blogs in the past but I totally understand what you are saying. Its a huge time commitment. Enjoy yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innlady1 Posted August 20, 2014 #6 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I've always enjoyed your blogs, too...love the way you do the photos and copy! On the other hand, I don't blame you for not doing it...I know it has taken an incredible amount of time away from enjoying other things on the ship! Enjoy your cruise, Karen.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love the beach Posted August 20, 2014 #7 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I will miss your blog too but have a wonderful time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising-along Posted August 20, 2014 #8 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I am another big fan of your blogs, but agree with the others. This is your trip, please enjoy it to the fullest. You have been so generous with your blogs, it's your turn now. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaspersmycat Posted August 20, 2014 #9 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Have a great cruise. I loved your blogs in the past but am glad you are going blog-less. As Mick Jagger said "You can't please everyone so you gotta please yourself". You are one of the cruisers that helped me decide that I could easily cruise solo after the death of my DH. I am slowly building up to do some Grand Voyages. I did a 21 day this summer and am booked for the Voyage of the Vikings (35 days) in 2015. Hopefully my next cruise after that is the 67 day South America Grand Voyage. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliaschief Posted August 20, 2014 #10 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Have a great cruise and thanks again for the previous blogs. Still look at them often for reference and mainly daydreaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pv girl Posted August 20, 2014 #11 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Good decision. I love reading all the blogs and "live from" threads, and loved yours with all your good pictures. But as I read them, it always occurs to me how much time the posters are spending writing and uploading pictures. It has to take away from "fun" time or just relaxing time. Plus there is the tremendous internet cost. So enjoy your trip. But PLEASE do come back and tell us all about it and share your pictures, when you are rested and at home. Will look forward to hearing all about it. Oh, and if you get a little down time during the cruise, you could just post an occasional update of your adventures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie68 Posted August 20, 2014 #12 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Noooooo:( I shall really miss your blog, but I don't blame you. Will you do a review when you get back? Have a wonderful cruise.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mor mor Posted August 20, 2014 #13 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Since we are cruising with you this time, I selfishly planned to enjoy your blog after I got home to relive the fun. I think you are making a good decision for you(though you could just blog a little bit) Stephanie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted August 20, 2014 #14 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I have enjoyed your blogs and you were an inspiration for me to attempt a blog for my World Voyage (it turned out I enjoyed it and miss doing it now that I am home). Being a scrapbooker I liked the way your pictures and journaling were put together but can imagine how long it took to construct an entry and then post it. Hope you have a "Grand (blog less) Voyage"! Kathi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solocanadian Posted August 20, 2014 #15 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I hear ya! I'll miss it but fully understand. Have a great time.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipity1499 Posted August 20, 2014 #16 Share Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) Karen you deserve to have a blog free cruise... My Mom used to write a column once a week for a local news-paper about Antiques..She spent so many hours each week on it, so I fully understand the time you put into your blogs is many more hours each day.. I've always enjoyed your blogs, but sometimes it's more important to do for yourself ! Go & have fun! Please when you get back just give us a quick rundown of your cruise.. Bon Voyage! Edited August 20, 2014 by serendipity1499 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjblk Posted August 20, 2014 #17 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I too will miss your blog but don't blame you a bit for enjoying your cruise blogless. I too hope you return and do a report with pictures. I always felt like I was with you on your cruise. Enjoyed reading about your adventures and seeing your wonderful pictures. As someone else said stop by here every now and then and tell us how you are doing. Have a great cruise!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANSalberg Posted August 20, 2014 #18 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Hello everyone, The trip I am talking about it the SOON to be sailing Grand Asia aboard the Amsterdam. I really doubt that I will have too much time on my hands. Karen aka Kween Karen Karen -HAVE a WONDERFUL spectacular cruise [ we met on one of the "Grands" I've forgotten which -several years ago] Anyhow - I'll be thinking of you; ASIA is my FAVORITE destination!!!!! [Where we met- I'm sure!] Take care!!!! XXXXXXXXXXXXXv Anne [And Dick] From Colorado! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kween Karen Posted August 20, 2014 Author #19 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Karen -HAVE a WONDERFUL spectacular cruise [ we met on one of the "Grands" I've forgotten which -several years ago] Anyhow - I'll be thinking of you; ASIA is my FAVORITE destination!!!!! [Where we met- I'm sure!] Take care!!!! XXXXXXXXXXXXXv Anne [And Dick] From Colorado! Yes we met on this fall Grand Cruise....but it didn't do Asia that year...it did New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific so this is my first time to Japan and China. Maybe you did the South America Grand also.....can't remember for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted August 21, 2014 #20 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I'll miss your blog too, but you deserve a blog free cruise. ENJOY ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathfinderEss Posted August 21, 2014 #21 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I agree with everyone else, have always enjoyed your blogs, but its really time for a blog free cruise. Have a great cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsby Posted August 21, 2014 #22 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Totally understand....!! As much as we will miss your blog....we'd rather you have a worry-free and fun cruise....:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpf Posted August 21, 2014 #23 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Karen I really enjoyed your blogs in the past but we all just want you to relax and enjoy the cruise. So have a great one and let us know after how it was. Helen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLady Posted August 21, 2014 #24 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I have enjoyed your awesome blogs with their wonderful photos but I always wondered where you found the time to do a daily report with photos. So I certainly understand your desire to enjoy your cruise to its fullest. Have a wonderful cruise and tell us about it when you return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMuir Posted August 21, 2014 #25 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Add me to the list of HAL friends who are encouraging you to just enjoy your cruise. If HAL were paying you to spend hours each day blogging about your cruise, then maybe. But that's not the case. I compare live blogs to experiencing one's holiday through the lens of a camera. Studies have shown that a camera is a barrier to one's enjoyment and memory of living. Send us a review later. In the meantime, just relax and live in the moment. Linda (formerly of Seattle, who watched you depart on your first Grand Voyage in 2009 from Seattle.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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