LIVE (hopefully) from the Nieuw Amsterdam's 2nd Alsakan Sailing

[Brentt_M]

We are going to give tonight's dance show a chance as well.  This one is called Tandem.  

[travelnap]

4 minutes ago, Brentt_M said:

Guess what I had for the 4th time on this trip...

 

 

 

Brennt, it is probably not all that easy to find good sushi in Kansas.  I know we have to hunt for it in Minnesota, and unless you are near a metro area it is almost impossible.  Thanks again for taking us all with you on this trip.

[Brentt_M]

12 minutes ago, travelnap said:

Brennt, it is probably not all that easy to find good sushi in Kansas.  I know we have to hunt for it in Minnesota, and unless you are near a metro area it is almost impossible.  Thanks again for taking us all with you on this trip.

That is exactly the issue back home... 

[canadianbear]

@Brentt_M you’re officially an addict now!  
 

Hope your day was as good as possible.  Thanks for taking us along.  You should be very proud of your kids.  We loved traveling with our kids-miss that age-they grow up so fast. 
 

Safe travels home.  

[liam1965]

Jen and I completed the week with one win in the game night, one win at group trivia, and two at music trivia (lost a third on the second tie breaker)

[cal56girl]

27 minutes ago, Brentt_M said:

Guess what I had for the 4th time on this trip...

 

 

 

You are on vacation, indulge! 

Years ago when we were Italy, gelato became a great snack, meal, whatever…

safe travels home for you and your family 

[cruisebug722]

2 minutes ago, liam1965 said:

Jen and I completed the week with one win in the game night, one win at group trivia, and two at music trivia (lost a third on the second tie breaker)

Will - Not a bad showing.  Hope you guys had a wonderful time.  Keep sailing, as I know you will and hope our paths cross again. 

[canadianbear]

14 minutes ago, liam1965 said:

Jen and I completed the week with one win in the game night, one win at group trivia, and two at music trivia (lost a third on the second tie breaker)

Enjoyed your participation in this thread!  Glad you and your wife had a win tonight and an enjoyable cruise.  Safe trip home.

[liam1965]

12 minutes ago, cruisebug722 said:

Will - Not a bad showing.  Hope you guys had a wonderful time.  Keep sailing, as I know you will and hope our paths cross again. 

Agreed!  Hopefully soon!

[flyrobinfly]

Thank you for sharing this cruise, I really enjoyed following along. 😄

 

Quick question: did you still get the HAL tiles and the voyage log? Lisa's thread showed the sticker and journey book from the last night but I wasn't sure if that was in lieu of the voyage log or in addition to.  And while I'd be okay not having a Mariner reception (I'm not 4 or 5 Star yet) I do love the tiles!

 

Safe travels home tomorrow.

[Brentt_M]

So I thought Tandem was a MUCH better performance than Musicology.  I would see tandem again (but not the 2nd performance tonight).

 

[liam1965]

From another thread, apparently the family of two of the victims has released their identities.

 

 

https://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/napa-couple-killed-in-alaska-plane-crash/article_33ee0f8a-9201-5192-968e-34d3af3fa8c8.html

[liam1965]

22 minutes ago, flyrobinfly said:

Thank you for sharing this cruise, I really enjoyed following along. 😄

 

Quick question: did you still get the HAL tiles and the voyage log? Lisa's thread showed the sticker and journey book from the last night but I wasn't sure if that was in lieu of the voyage log or in addition to.  And while I'd be okay not having a Mariner reception (I'm not 4 or 5 Star yet) I do love the tiles!

 

Safe travels home tomorrow.

They showed up in our cabin tonight.

[Tridentnyc]

Brennt,

Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us. You appear to have lovely children with a devoted loving father. Safe travels home Brennt. 

[aliaschief]

Thanks for you thoughtful thread. We board tomorrow and you have been most helpful.

[flyrobinfly]

39 minutes ago, liam1965 said:

They showed up in our cabin tonight.

 

Thank you @liam1965! 

[yarnsinger]

On 7/31/2021 at 10:10 AM, kam-ky said:

from last week's live report :  Copper10-8 said on 7/28  " "Montezuma's Alaskan cousin's revenge" is prob the best way to put it).

Hmmm..... we were on that trip, and I had a bit of this when I got home. I wonder if it's related. I tried to get a COVID test, but it took so long to get it set up that I just sat it out at home. 

[yarnsinger]

On 8/5/2021 at 6:13 PM, Brentt_M said:

It is a gala night tonight, but none of the 3 of us are in a mood to get dressed up this evening.  Circumstances are different of course but we have personal experience working with the Care Team and just hearing them being activated has us in a somewhat somber mood.  😞

 

They do an amazing job and hopefully they are providing as much support and comfort to the family or families impacted as possible.

I started reading your journal this evening, and when I read about your loss on an earlier cruise, I shuddered, knowing what was coming on this one. My heart is with you and your family. This had to be tough for you.

[Canadaclyde]

Brentt, thank you so much for taking the time to share your cruise with us. I hope you and your beautiful kids will have wonderful memories of the precious time you had together. Safe travels as you head back home. 

 

[Brentt_M]

So wrapping up our final night aboard.  Getting the luggage together to set out and then it will magically be in Kansas City for us via port valet.

 

The tiles were in the room tonight when we got back

 

I also lost, err played, enough at craps to get a come back offer for a verandah and $750 in free play.

 

Instead of the voyage log it looks like we recieve a voyage sticker book now and will potentially get a new sticker to add to it with each voyage. Personally I like this better as it is smaller and will be easier to browse through in the future.

[Brentt_M]

I also have 3 vouchers for free Dam Drinks and would happily give them to someone on the next cruise if I could figure out a way to do that.

[liam1965]

23 minutes ago, Brentt_M said:

I also lost, err played, enough at craps to get a come back offer for a verandah and $750 in free play.

 

Damn, I should start gambling.

[Brentt_M]

Just now, liam1965 said:

Damn, I should start gambling.

Haha, its great if you win, but losing stings a bit. This was a ROUGH gambling week. One of the coldest runs I have ever had, but I only bring an amount to gamble with that I would be okay with losing every dime of

 

 

[Laminator]

51 minutes ago, Brentt_M said:

So wrapping up our final night aboard.  Getting the luggage together to set out and then it will magically be in Kansas City for us via port valet.

 

The tiles were in the room tonight when we got back

 

I also lost, err played, enough at craps to get a come back offer for a verandah and $750 in free play.

 

Instead of the voyage log it looks like we recieve a voyage sticker book now and will potentially get a new sticker to add to it with each voyage. Personally I like this better as it is smaller and will be easier to browse through in the future.

 

Don't jump on that offer. You will probably be emailed better offers in the next several weeks. They left me a free signature suite offer under my door when we disembarked our last cruise. My email offers are always for a free Neptune Suite with a significant amount of casino cash. 

[zgscl]

48 minutes ago, Brentt_M said:

Haha, its great if you win, but losing stings a bit. This was a ROUGH gambling week. One of the coldest runs I have ever had, but I only bring an amount to gamble with that I would be okay with losing every dime of

 

 

Hopefully you didn't double the cost of your vacation! I am sure the next one will have better luck