Rare richwmn Posted July 14, 2021 #1 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Today is Bastille Day, Pandemonium Day, and National Macaroni and Cheese Day Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it. - Sam Levenson Meal suggestion for today - Vegetarian Enchiladas Drink of the Day - Grog Wine of the day - Chateau Ste Michelle Chardonnay Canoe Ridge Estate - Washington - White Destination of the Day - Taiohae Nuku Hiva French PolynesiaAt Sea Pacific Koningsdam Destination Long Beach eta 7/15Corfu GR Volendam ZaandamLa Paz MX Noordam Anchorage Westerdam AnchorageLong Beach Zuiderdam AnchoragePiraeus GR Eurodam AnchoragePort Everglades Nieuw StatendamScheveningen NL Oosterdam AnchorageSeattle Nieuw AmsterdamVenice IT Rotterdam 27 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted July 14, 2021 #2 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Good morning. Thanks for the Daily Report. Happy Hump Day. It's supposed to be hot and humid here today, with a chance of showers. Love the quote. The meal suggestion sounds good, but I think I'm going to make spareribs and pasta salad. Not sure about the drink of the day, but the wine should be good. I've never been to Polynesia so I'm looking forward to seeing pictures. Prayers for everyone. Stay safe. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted July 14, 2021 #3 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Thank you for the Bastille Daily, Rich. I'll pass on the Pandemonium and Mac and Cheese was yesterday. Love the Levenson quote. Looks like Nieuw Statendam will be anchoring off Everglades rather than entering but should be visible on one of the beach cams at times and Nieuw Amsterdam is very much on the home stretch. I've been to Nuka Hiva but always on Crystal. I'll pass on the enchiladas. My alternative is Fresh Fruit with Peach Schnapps, and Roasted Duck with Sour Cherry Chutney as served on MS Rotterdam (VI) Bastille Day 10 years ago. Today’s care list: Welfare of furloughed crews Garlictown difficutl recovery from arm surgery Western wildfires Marmot@sea’s cousin 4km from wildfire smitty34877's Miss Camilla in NICU Scout Jamie C in hospital for major surgery Marmot@sea’s cousin close to wildfire bennybear DD(shingles) and DSIL(Infection) wandb’s sister in surgery From the rotation: wandb sister-finished with aggressive ovarian cancer treatments Sharon’s mother recovering from surgery Celebrations and Shoutouts: Happy Birthday Allen Front Line Health Care Workers Explorer OTS housing Surfside first responders highland cruiser at Diamond Lake St. Pete Cruiser on a road trip CatShepard in Iceland Pope Francis out of hospital Lindaler visit from DD and Grands Schiedyk oil leak contained Group breakfast for Ger_77 Promising caregiver for an improving Sam Cruising-along Grandson’s cast off Denise on her wilderness adventure and Staff Captain Sabine, HAL’s likely first female Captain(I know this is a repeat but she’s worth it) Roy 32 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagarsmoker Posted July 14, 2021 #4 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Thanks for the Daily Report! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portofrome Posted July 14, 2021 #5 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Thank you for the Daily Report. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted July 14, 2021 #6 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Thanks for the info .. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Boston Posted July 14, 2021 #7 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Thanks for the daily report and good morning everyone. Happy Bastille Day, here’s hoping there is no pandemonium today. Mac & cheese can be delicious but I usually avoid it. Today’s quote is quite true. The enchiladas sound delicious. Never having been to today’s port I eagerly anticipate the photos. Prayers to all on our prayer list and hats off to everyone celebrating a happy event today! 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted July 14, 2021 #8 Share Posted July 14, 2021 After today a but one of my remainingJuly sunrises will be taken on the actual day. Today's is a sunset and was taken July 25, 2007 while on my 2007 upper Amazon cruise on La Amatista. Roy 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfish Posted July 14, 2021 #9 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Good morning, everyone. We are supposed to get a bit of a respite from the rain today and tomorrow. That's good because I really want to get my closet doors painted and I need to hose them down in the driveway to clean them. They are metal bifold doors that go from floor to ceiling, so expensive and hard to replace. I found they can easily be refreshed with a coat of paint. I use spray paint because it goes on more evenly. And, it is quicker. I just need a no rain day to do this. I'll celebrate Bastille Day, but please no pandemonium. I'll pass on the mac and cheese because of the carbs. I did find some low carb tortillas yesterday, so tonight the menu is fish tacos with a soft shell. Today's meal sounds good and I could make it with the low carb tortillas. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/vegetarian-enchiladas-3364279 Wishing everyone a safe and wonderful day! 26 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summer slope Posted July 14, 2021 #10 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Good morning. Will celebrate Bastille and Macaroni and Cheese Day. No thank you to Pandemonium Day. Will pass on the meal. Have not been to today's port, looking forward to the photo's. I LOL'd at the Levenson quote. Prayers for the care list. A toast to the celebrations. I'm off to a massage this afternoon, much needed for a persistant mild headache. Stay safe, social distance, and wear your mask. Found a lot of information about Grog this morning. Grog: Grog is any of a variety of alcoholic beverages. The word originally referred to rum diluted with water, which British Vice-Admiral Edward Vernon introduced into the naval squadron he commanded in the West Indies on 21 August 1740. Vernon wore a coat of grogram cloth and was nicknamed Old Grogram or Old Grog. To make the original Don the Beachcomber Navy Grog, place in a cocktail shaker 3/4 ounce each fresh lime juice, white grapefruit juice, and club soda; 1 ounce each gold Demerara rum, dark Jamaican rum, and white Cuban or Puerto Rican rum; and 1 ounce honey mix (1:1 honey and water). Shake with ice, then strain into a glass with crushed ice (or ice formed into a cone around a straw). There are several variant recipes, however, and most of these use fresh lime juice and grapefruit juice along with the rums. Some, though, also add passionfruit juice, while others use guava juice or club soda water instead. Some recipes specify a sweetening agent of honey mixed with unsalted butter, while others use honey mixed with water.[3] Unlike other famous tiki cocktails such as the Zombie or Mai Tai, Navy Grog uses no exotically flavored syrups such as orgeat or falernum. The Trader Vic’s Navy Grog is significantly different from Don the Beachcomber’s. Although Trader Vic’s Navy Grog Mix is no longer available for purchase, this recipe seems to duplicate it: Ideally, use a Trader Vic’s large Mai Tai glass (available for purchase on their website) and fill it about a quarter inch from the top with blender-crushed ice (a few larger pieces keep it colder). In a martini shaker, put one ounce each of light rum (recommended: Havana Club 3, Caña Brava, Cruzan), Gold rum (recommended: Appleton, Mount Gay), and 151 demerara rum (recommended: Lemon Hart) or dark rum (recommended: Myers’s), one ounce of freshly squeezed lime juice (or a bit more to taste), 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed (ideally white, but red works too) grapefruit juice, and a teaspoon (or a bit more to taste) of Allspice Dram (St. Elizabeth). Add simple syrup to taste, at least two teaspoons. Stir and pour over the ice. Add a generous sprig of mint, half of a partially squeezed lime, and a rock candy stick (available on Amazon). Enjoy...but no more than two. Best with Crab Rangoon and hot mustard sauce, spare ribs, egg rolls, etc. 23 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouisCruisers Posted July 14, 2021 #11 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Good morning everyone! Yesterday was a day spent at home just doing nothing. Today I have to go out for my dental cleaning so will have to make myself presentable I guess. 😁 Happy Bastille Day, and I wouldn't mind some macaroni and cheese today, however we're making potato salad to use up some red potatoes in the pantry. Today's menu suggestion sounds good but don't mesh with potato salad so we will try to grill something, weather permitting. No pandemonium please! Prayers to our friends and family who are on the care list. The celebration list is longer than ever so hurray for those listed. And a special happy birthday wish to Allen today. We visited Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia on our 2017 Maasdam South Pacific cruise. The Maasdam had a lot of problems with their tender operations on that cruise, taking up to 3 hours to get us all ashore due to using too few tenders or tender platform mechanical issues. That day we lined up at a platform and were told we had to move to a forward platform and wait for a different tender. Many unhappy passengers that day! View from the ship at breakfast. Taiohae is a tiny village. There were tours available using local 4 x 4's but not nearly enough to take a majority of the ship's passengers. This is a restaurant which had wi-fi but believe me not good enough to even load your email. Entertainment for everyone. A few of the trucks ready to take people on their tours. The remainder of the passengers decided to shop! Interesting carvings This was the food market But what we enjoyed was the view from shore. It is really a lovely area. As we lined up to tender back to the ship we were met with these dancers. As we tendered away we saw this interesting scene on a hillside. ((not real)) 33 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty34877 Posted July 14, 2021 #12 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Good morning everyone. Thanks to Rich for the Daily and to Roy for the lists. Thanks to Jacqui for the laughs and advice and to the excellent Food and Beverage Department as well. It is cloudy today and the air is heavy with humidity. I took Fred walking before the crack of dawn and it was still an effort,especially climbing the hills. Our neighbor adopted a German Shepherd rescue dog and Fred is especially vigilant when he is outdoors. They have yet to meet in person as I am a little doubtful about the mans ability to control the dog. It looks as if it walks him! As I am typing he has raced from one end of the house to the other telling the dog what is what. Oh my. I will celebrate Bastille Day and hope France avoids the expected Pandemonium/demonstrations. I avoid carbs lately and like Debbie use the low carb tortillas to make enchiladas. This would be a big hit in our house for dinner but I already roasted BBQ chicken and just need to make rice and a salad. Miss Camilla continues to progress but the Docs feel she is not feeding enough on her own to go home yet. She also had an episode of a lowered heart rate two days ago which was cause for concern. The hospital is 15 minutes away from her parents and they are there every day with her. My great nephew returns to sea tomorrow for a 7 day fishing stint and told me his heart is aching to leave "his girls". I told him how I cried for the first two weeks of dropping my son at daycare when I returned to work after my (ha ha) lengthy 6 week maternity leave. I know that is not at all like what he is going through but I can only imagine. I have been to French Polynesia only in my dreams so I certainly look forward to the pictures. Terry 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted July 14, 2021 #13 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Happy Wednesday! I love Mac and Cheese 🧀. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty34877 Posted July 14, 2021 #14 Share Posted July 14, 2021 @Seasick Sailor, Happy Birthday to Allen! I am sure there is something fun planned in celebration. Enjoy the day. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliaschief Posted July 14, 2021 #15 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Well I have been to the port of the day on our Maasdam French Polynesian cruise a couple of years ago. Fantastic cruise adventure. Haven’t had to turn on our lawn sprinklers in two weeks. A shower or thunder storm a day is nice on the water bill! Thanks for the report and contributions. Have a great day! 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted July 14, 2021 #16 Share Posted July 14, 2021 @Seasick SailorHappy Birthday to Allen! 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted July 14, 2021 #17 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Thanks for the Daily, Rich and for our Hump Day smile 🙂 Great collection of days except Pandemonium Day. It’s been a year of pandemonia so I don’t think we need a day 😉 Love the quote by Levenson and the meal sounds good. I believe I’ve had the wine and if I’m right, it’s quite good. A very happy birthday to Allen today! 🎂 Nuku Hiva was one of the ports we were able to get to on our Hawaii, Tahiti & Marquesas cruise. That cruise was plagued by bad weather, rough seas and inability to tender. Fortunately Nuku Hiva was the exception with beautiful weather. Nuku Hiva from the ship and from the tender Our guide took us up the mountain and we had some great views This valley is famous for Melville (author of Moby Dick) who lived here for 3 months. Remember the show Survivor - Marquesas? The location for the challenge. A little market which also had washrooms (one of the reasons it’s a must stop 😉 ) If you go Nuku Hiva, definitely go to Chez Yvonne’s for lunch. It was wonderful. You will most likely want to share servings. They are huge! Prayers for everyone on the Care list & for those that need them and 🥂 to those on the Celebratory / Shout Out list. Have a great Wednesday everyone!!! Stay safe & don’t forget your 😷 31 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted July 14, 2021 #18 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Good morning everyone. All is quiet here this morning.Sam needs an appointment with a podiatrist and I’m going to see if I can find someone to come to the house so we don’t have to go through the process of getting him and the walker and wheelchair into and out of the car. Last night I broke down and had a good cry. It relieved the tension I’ve had since June 6 , and I felt better after. Between the OT, PT , nurses, and speech therapists we are kept busy. Carol 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir PMP Posted July 14, 2021 #19 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Nuku Hiva, Marquesas islands: 26 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted July 14, 2021 #20 Share Posted July 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, mamaofami said: Good morning everyone. All is quiet here this morning.Sam needs an appointment with a podiatrist and I’m going to see if I can find someone to come to the house so we don’t have to go through the process of getting him and the walker and wheelchair into and out of the car. Last night I broke down and had a good cry. It relieved the tension I’ve had since June 6 , and I felt better after. Between the OT, PT , nurses, and speech therapists we are kept busy. Carol You have been through a lot, Carol. You deserved a good cry and I’m glad it helped with your stress. Hopefully things improve for you from here on in. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandb Posted July 14, 2021 #21 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Good morning all. Praying for those on the care list and celebrating with those on the celebration list. So happy that I can add my sister to that last list. After 6 and 1/2 hours of surgery yesterday, her Drs at M D Anderson are confident that all cancer has been removed. After one last chemo treatment down the road a few weeks (to catch any stray cell that may have “escaped”) she should be at the end of this battle. Thank you all for your prayers, thoughts and kind wishes which have been a great encouragement to all of us. 😁😁😁 Barb 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ANGELCAT Posted July 14, 2021 #22 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Looks like Nieuw Statendam is on the Hilton cam. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted July 14, 2021 #23 Share Posted July 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, wandb said: Good morning all. Praying for those on the care list and celebrating with those on the celebration list. So happy that I can add my sister to that last list. After 6 and 1/2 hours of surgery yesterday, her Drs at M D Anderson are confident that all cancer has been removed. After one last chemo treatment down the road a few weeks (to catch any stray cell that may have “escaped”) she should be at the end of this battle. Thank you all for your prayers, thoughts and kind wishes which have been a great encouragement to all of us. 😁😁😁 Barb that is really, really good news 👍 So happy to hear it 🙂 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted July 14, 2021 #24 Share Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) Thank you for today's daily and care reports. Nice selection of ports,food and drink. Polynesia sounds exotic and looking forward to some photos. We had lunch overlooking Lake Windermere. Edited July 14, 2021 by grapau27 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted July 14, 2021 #25 Share Posted July 14, 2021 11 minutes ago, wandb said: Good morning all. Praying for those on the care list and celebrating with those on the celebration list. So happy that I can add my sister to that last list. After 6 and 1/2 hours of surgery yesterday, her Drs at M D Anderson are confident that all cancer has been removed. After one last chemo treatment down the road a few weeks (to catch any stray cell that may have “escaped”) she should be at the end of this battle. Thank you all for your prayers, thoughts and kind wishes which have been a great encouragement to all of us. 😁😁😁 Barb Excellent. I will add that I got an email from Jamie's mom and his surgery went well although both he and Luke have a long road ahead. Roy 22 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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