Rare FetaCheese Posted August 24, 2023 #2176 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Just now, Clay Clayton said: Stop dreaming and join us! Thanks, but still working, part time. Trying to retire, but owner doesn't want me to leave. Most likely early next year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted August 24, 2023 #2177 Share Posted August 24, 2023 2 hours ago, OnTheJourney said: Clay...I see that you've done several with NCL. We never tried them yet but friends of ours enjoy them going out of NY. When we were in Bermuda a few months ago on the Summit, the new Prima docked next to us. Quite an impressive looking ship. I wouldn't mind trying one of their new ships. We did a transatlantic on Epic in April and were very disappointed. If you want to read about it, I did a LIVEish thread over on the NCL board. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Azulann Posted August 24, 2023 #2178 Share Posted August 24, 2023 (edited) A toast to both of you, Clay and Mike!🥂 Looking forward to hearing about about your adventures on the World Journey beginning in Jan 2024. I had so enjoyed following your adventures since you retired. I read your Word Press blog as you lived a nomad life traveling through Europe and South America. I love your trip reports of your cruises on Viking her on Cruise Critic. You two are an example of "Seize the day" attitude to life's opportunities, true explorers. Will you two be taking more than your standard red carryon luggages for this marvelous trip? 😀 BTW, the Virtual Explorers Lounge is the perfect place to announce this upcoming wonderful journey. It will be here before yo know it... Edited August 24, 2023 by Azulann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted August 24, 2023 #2179 Share Posted August 24, 2023 17 hours ago, Clay Clayton said: I guess since we have all been able to be in a real Explorers' Lounge (or is it Explorer's? If so which explorer?🤔😂) this thread has gone silent. But since y'all are the only folks I know that understand my excitement, I had to inside virtually to share. Look what we booked today!😳😀 Neptune I assume? We finally get to sail together..... Pity the rest of the passengers....🥃 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookbabe Posted August 24, 2023 #2180 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Congrats to those with Viking WC bookings. Sadly, since Viking has been slow out of the gate to announce the December 2025/January 2026 WC offering, DH booked us on the Regent WC for January 2026. Not what we’d planned, but a great itinerary so we needed to jump fast to get our preferred suite. Sigh. Why, oh, why, Viking, are you so slow? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aungrl Posted August 24, 2023 #2181 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Whoo Hoo!! This is so terrific. I was waiting all week to see if you had pulled the trigger. Happy dance all around! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheJourney Posted August 24, 2023 #2182 Share Posted August 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Jim Avery said: Neptune I assume? Sky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted August 24, 2023 #2183 Share Posted August 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Jim Avery said: Neptune I assume? We finally get to sail together..... Pity the rest of the passengers....🥃 No dAmmit. We are on Sky😢. Only rooms on Neptune were V waaaaay forward so we elected to be in. DV2 midship on 5. Sorry to miss meeting you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheJourney Posted August 24, 2023 #2184 Share Posted August 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, Clay Clayton said: Only rooms on Neptune were V waaaaay forward What WC is the Neptune doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted August 24, 2023 #2185 Share Posted August 24, 2023 1 minute ago, OnTheJourney said: What WC is the Neptune doing? Same but different. Two ships on WC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted August 24, 2023 #2186 Share Posted August 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Azulann said: A toast to both of you, Clay and Mike!🥂 Looking forward to hearing about about your adventures on the World Journey beginning in Jan 2024. I had so enjoyed following your adventures since you retired. I read your Word Press blog as you lived a nomad life traveling through Europe and South America. I love your trip reports of your cruises on Viking her on Cruise Critic. You two are an example of "Seize the day" attitude to life's opportunities, true explorers. Will you two be taking more than your standard red carryon luggages for this marvelous trip? 😀 BTW, the Virtual Explorers Lounge is the perfect place to announce this upcoming wonderful journey. It will be here before yo know it... Thanks for all the kind words! It wasn't our plan as like BookBabe I was watching for the 24/26 announcement hoping for a southern route around Africa but when we did the math on the promo we just had to jump. We haven't gotten into detail on our packing plans but given friends who did the WC in 21/22 have said they greatly overpacked we are thinking we may use the luggage forward service to ship a box of items we expect to use up-toothpaste, prescriptions(yeah yeah I know so maybe not), first aid stuff and use our usual red bags otherwise. We figure if we can go for 20 days in the Arctic in them we should be easily able to go for 121 in mostly warm weather. We we pretty much wear the same 7 or 8 outfits at home, why should it be much different onboard?😂 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted August 24, 2023 #2187 Share Posted August 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, OnTheJourney said: What WC is the Neptune doing? They start out three days after Sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheJourney Posted August 24, 2023 #2188 Share Posted August 24, 2023 4 hours ago, Jim Avery said: Two ships on WC The 4 I looked at are all on the Sky. Two starting 12/19/24 till either 5/6/25 or 6/17/25 and the other two starting 1/5/25 (same ending dates). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheJourney Posted August 24, 2023 #2189 Share Posted August 24, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Clay Clayton said: They start out three days after Sky OK...I see it. Wasn't looking at the 2023 dates. Edited August 24, 2023 by OnTheJourney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted August 24, 2023 #2190 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Whew! Glad you found it. Wouldn't want to be left out...🍹 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheJourney Posted August 25, 2023 #2191 Share Posted August 25, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jim Avery said: Whew! Glad you found it. Wouldn't want to be left out...🍹 ??? Intended to be a tad snarky? Sorry I even posted to this thread. Edited August 25, 2023 by OnTheJourney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted August 25, 2023 #2192 Share Posted August 25, 2023 55 minutes ago, OnTheJourney said: ??? Intended to be a tad snarky? Sorry I even posted to this thread. Not at all snarky intent. More or less Explorers Lounge drinks humor.🍹🥃😎 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantaFe1 Posted August 25, 2023 #2193 Share Posted August 25, 2023 1 hour ago, OnTheJourney said: ??? Intended to be a tad snarky? Sorry I even posted to this thread. I think you are being a bit thin skinned. Lots of really evil posts, this isn’t one. Enjoy your cruises. Most people here, I think, are well meaning, as are you and Jim. Peace!! There are so many other things to worry about. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted August 25, 2023 #2194 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Can’t we all just get along?🥃😎 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantaFe1 Posted August 25, 2023 #2195 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Im from L.A. I remember Rodney King. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantaFe1 Posted August 25, 2023 #2196 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Oh, and I hope I don’t need to say it, Jim, this is just an observation, not a condemnation, judgement or anything else. Yes, this board is only fun if we all get along! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photopro2 Posted August 25, 2023 Author #2197 Share Posted August 25, 2023 And to change the subject........ Have you noticed that the cruise critic app has been relaunched? I don't know if this happened a while ago and I have only just noticed but I am using it now and it is great to be able to get on the boards easily via my phone once again. 📲😀 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted August 25, 2023 #2198 Share Posted August 25, 2023 1 hour ago, photopro2 said: And to change the subject........ Have you noticed that the cruise critic app has been relaunched? I don't know if this happened a while ago and I have only just noticed but I am using it now and it is great to be able to get on the boards easily via my phone once again. 📲😀 I have used my phone forever using a browser...is it the old tele-whatever app? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photopro2 Posted August 25, 2023 Author #2199 Share Posted August 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Clay Clayton said: I have used my phone forever using a browser...is it the old tele-whatever app? It is a specific cruise critic app. I noticed a banner for it on the cruise critic website. The app just feels a bit "snappier" than using the browser on my phone. Great news about your WC by the way. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted August 25, 2023 #2200 Share Posted August 25, 2023 (edited) 47 minutes ago, photopro2 said: It is a specific cruise critic app. I noticed a banner for it on the cruise critic website. The app just feels a bit "snappier" than using the browser on my phone. Great news about your WC by the way. 👍 Thanks. We are excited. i don't see a banner and there is nothing in the Apple App Store. Maybe you're an android user? Edited August 25, 2023 by Clay Clayton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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