cruzingnut Posted May 12, 2020 #201 Share Posted May 12, 2020 (edited) Getting off the Amsterdam in Ft. Lauderdale after 231 days onboard. Sigh.....September 22, 2019 seems so long ago. Actually, March 23 (Fremantle, AU) seems so long ago. Finally forced myself to remove my trip counter today. Bummer, but, we are happy to be home healthy and safe. There will be more cruising one day! Linda R. Edited May 12, 2020 by cruzingnut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towhee Posted May 13, 2020 #202 Share Posted May 13, 2020 We would be in Valdez today. Since there really isn't too much to do, we'll probably just go into town to stretch our legs, then go back to the ship and enjoy a leisurely day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJSkarbo Posted May 14, 2020 #203 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Would be in Washington DC today for the Police Week Candlelight Vigil. I watched it virtually instead, would have flown from DC to Seattle in 3 days for a family Alaska cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POD49 Posted May 14, 2020 #204 Share Posted May 14, 2020 We should be flying across the Atlantic for our cruise from and to Venice. Thanks to the Chinese Virus we are still at home but safe and sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted May 15, 2020 #205 Share Posted May 15, 2020 We should be boarding the Zuiderdam in Venice to start our cruise. Oh well, maybe next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reagan0712 Posted May 15, 2020 #206 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Denali on the Tundra Wilderness tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncgolferette Posted May 15, 2020 #207 Share Posted May 15, 2020 22 minutes ago, puppycanducruise said: We should be boarding the Zuiderdam in Venice to start our cruise. Oh well, maybe next year. I’d be disembarking the Zuiderdam in Venice after having enjoyed a wonderful cruise with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POD49 Posted May 15, 2020 #208 Share Posted May 15, 2020 2 hours ago, puppycanducruise said: We should be boarding the Zuiderdam in Venice to start our cruise. Oh well, maybe next year. We should be there too but thanks to the Chinese virus we are safe at home waiting for our refund. Maybe next year. This is the second time our Mediterranean cruise has been canceled. First one was on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towhee Posted May 15, 2020 #209 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Yesterday was Hubbard Glacier. This is one of our favorite glacier viewing areas in SE Alaska. Today is Juneau. We'll definitely go to the Alaska Fudge Company and say "Hello" to Blu and his family. There's also a quilt shop that I like to go to. A couple of years ago I saw a lovely quilt made by one of the owner's daughters. It was beautiful and captured my imagination. One of the clerks found the pattern for me. I brought it home and forgot about it until late last year. I have it almost finished now, but would have made a concerted effort to finish it before the cruise, so that I could show the clerks what I had done. Ah, well, there's always next year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VennDiagram Posted May 16, 2020 #210 Share Posted May 16, 2020 We should be at the airport, waiting to board a flight to Vancouver, for 2 nights at the Pan Pacific before boarding the Maasdam to Alaska ❤️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towhee Posted May 16, 2020 #211 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Today we are cruising Misty Fjord and having our last "formal" night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAllenTCY Posted May 16, 2020 #212 Share Posted May 16, 2020 I was supposed to be boarding the Carnival Panorama today. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalFan Posted May 16, 2020 #213 Share Posted May 16, 2020 (edited) We would be flying to Rome tonight for a visit prior to boarding the Nieuw Amsterdam for a 24-day B2B to the Greek Islands, Adriatic, and Istanbul, finishing in Venice. Disappointing, but they'll always be there when it's safe to travel again! Edited May 16, 2020 by HalFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliaschief Posted May 16, 2020 #214 Share Posted May 16, 2020 We were supposed to be celebrating our 28th Wedding Anniversary at our time share on Poipu Beach, Kauai today May 16. As it turns out Mrs. AliasChief had serious emergency surgery a few weeks ago and spent 13 days in the hospital. So in a way it was a Blessing that she had the problem here and not in Hawaii. She is making small gains every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summer slope Posted May 16, 2020 #215 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Prayers for continued healing Mrs. aliaschief. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted May 16, 2020 Author #216 Share Posted May 16, 2020 3 hours ago, aliaschief said: We were supposed to be celebrating our 28th Wedding Anniversary at our time share on Poipu Beach, Kauai today May 16. As it turns out Mrs. AliasChief had serious emergency surgery a few weeks ago and spent 13 days in the hospital. So in a way it was a Blessing that she had the problem here and not in Hawaii. She is making small gains every day. Thoughts and prayers for a full recovery. It can be fortuitous how these things happen sometimes. Next week we should have been heading to Sorrento then on to Venice for an anniversary cruise and instead DW commences Chemo on Monday. We are also thankful that we are currently at home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted May 16, 2020 #217 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Prayers for Mrs Alias and Mrs VMax. Roy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towhee Posted May 17, 2020 #218 Share Posted May 17, 2020 So today we are cruising the Inside Passage on our way to Campbell River and eventually Vancouver. It's packing day and saying "Good Bye" day. VennDiagram - we'll make sure everything is clean and sanitary for your cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VennDiagram Posted May 17, 2020 #219 Share Posted May 17, 2020 22 minutes ago, towhee said: VennDiagram - we'll make sure everything is clean and sanitary for your cruise. That brought tears to my eyes. Thanks for taking good care of the Maasdam for us. Any last minute tips? I hope you've enjoyed your cruise to the Great Land ❤️ Tonight we'd be at Joe Fortes' for dinner. Tomorrow morning I would be at Starbucks when it opens to grab a coffee and walk down in the pre-dawn light to watch the Maasdam dock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennystwin Posted May 17, 2020 #220 Share Posted May 17, 2020 I was supposed to be boarding the Noordam in Seward today after spending a few days enjoying Seward and the Kenai Fjords National Park. (I lived in Alaska decades ago, still miss it terribly, and go back whenever I can.) Instead, this morning I listened to Governor Dunleavy's Friday COVID press conference so I could follow what's happening in the state. They extended the mandatory quarantine orders until June, but are reevaluating it daily as they gain experience opening up other parts of the state. I'll consider a land trip once it's safe to do it. Social distancing in Alaska isn't hard to do, but the long plane rides up may be another thing. BTW - it was refreshing to see a government press conference purely focused on informing and educating the people without political overtones and a press doing the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3kidsplayingball Posted May 18, 2020 #221 Share Posted May 18, 2020 We were to board the Oosterdam in Seattle today. It was to be a three generation family reunion celebrating our son and daughter-in-law's graduation from college. Perhaps next year..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat shepard Posted May 18, 2020 #222 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Today I should be flying to Baltimore to spend a couple days visiting a good friend & lunching with former work colleagues in DC. And we would be making final plans for our road trip through the Finger Lakes & Thousand Islands, up to Quebec City, along the St. Lawrence then down through New England back to Baltimore - from where I would fly home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJSULIBRARIAN Posted May 18, 2020 #223 Share Posted May 18, 2020 I would have been scenic cruising the Stephens Passage arriving in Juneau at 1PM on the Eurodam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV8rix Posted May 18, 2020 #224 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Sad, sad day <whimper, sniffle>. I'm disembarking Maasdam in Vancouver. Oh, wait. I'm not on Maasdam! So it's a sad day no matter how I look at it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VennDiagram Posted May 18, 2020 #225 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Sending big hugs to towhee and Av8rix @towhee and @Av8rix Maybe next year we can all sail a 14 day Alaska cruise together. Right now, we'd be eating some sort of snacks in our hotel room, looking out at whatever view we got in the "cheap" room at the hotel, and waiting for the bellman to collect our bags from our hotel room. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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