StLouisCruisers Posted September 19, 2021 #76 Share Posted September 19, 2021 17 minutes ago, Sharon in AZ said: Quite a difference I think. The colors seem more vibrant in the iPhone one. Exactly! It looks more REAL! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love the beach Posted September 19, 2021 #77 Share Posted September 19, 2021 6 hours ago, mamaofami said: So happy to be celebrating 62 years of marriage today after a rough 3 months Happy Anniversary! Wishing you many, many more! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vict0riann Posted September 19, 2021 #78 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Well, by the time I read and "like" all the posts, the day is half over. Thank you to everyone for the Daily news! I have spent two days making grape jelly. A friend gave me a huge box of his Concord grapes, as he has done for the last few years, and by the time I had them prepared, strained and cooked, I was worn out. But I made 18 jars of jelly, a case of which I gave back to my friend, as we don't eat a lot of jellies, and he has a big family. Pat has been spending his time getting us ready for our cruise, and we will have the American cousins up here next weekend. After they leave, it's time to break out the suitcases. Happy Anniversary, @mamaofami, I hope you have a lovely visit with your DH today! And I am thinking of everyone else, prayers for those that need them, hope all the medicines are working like they should, and no ill effects! And congratulations to those celebrating, and a successful reunion for Roy and an easy trip home. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XBGuy Posted September 19, 2021 #79 Share Posted September 19, 2021 6 hours ago, kazu said: In our town really nice family-run Persian restaurant opened a few years ago. Mrs, XBGuy and I really enjoy Mediterranean/Middle East/Northern African cuisines, and, so, it did not take long for us to check this place out. We've never, actually, eaten in the restaurant. However, we regularly call in an order for pickup. They are pretty strict and it is just as well that they don't know that the infidels are having alcohol with their food. On the front entrance of this restaurant is this sign, If you are hungry and you have no money, your sandwich is free. I should probably buy some Pending Sandwiches. 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted September 19, 2021 #80 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Rich: I am back from the retreat. Thank you for the DAILY Fleet Report. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted September 19, 2021 #81 Share Posted September 19, 2021 P.S. Friday marked 21 years since i joined Cruise Critic 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybear Posted September 19, 2021 #82 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Good day! Love the quote! congratulations Carol @mamaofami What a great milestone! My aunt and uncle celebrated 70! That’s the highest I know! @VMax1700 glad your DW is feeling better! @smitty34877 I’m sorry people were so rude, I can’t believe what is happening. We have protestors outside our hospitals while we are in the midst of the worst numbers of the whole pandemic. It’s so disheartening! Thankfully looking at the birds keeps us a little saner. 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybear Posted September 19, 2021 #83 Share Posted September 19, 2021 1 hour ago, StLouisCruisers said: Exactly! It looks more REAL! The iPhones are amazing. Agree about the need for a zoom. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted September 19, 2021 #84 Share Posted September 19, 2021 23 minutes ago, Himself said: P.S. Friday marked 21 years since i joined Cruise Critic Congrats! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted September 19, 2021 #85 Share Posted September 19, 2021 1 hour ago, KirkNC said: Geez, this is the second time I have done this. One of two explanations, either I am losing my mind or our recent move to Ocracoke Island has made time stand still. I am going with the latter. Don’t feel badly, Kirk. I did it one time too. Had the day right at the top and the have a great “day” wrong. I blame it on covid fatigue 😉 😇 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 19, 2021 #86 Share Posted September 19, 2021 5 hours ago, HAL4NOW said: Good morning from the Nieuw Amsterdam. Rolling sea all night 🙂 Here is a picture of today's sunrise off our balcony. Nice picture. I hope you have a wonderful cruise. Graham. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 19, 2021 #87 Share Posted September 19, 2021 1 hour ago, StLouisCruisers said: Exactly! It looks more REAL! Your photos are always great. We use our Huawei Android mobile phones for all our photos and videos and every single post of mine on CC has been on my mobile. I actually put 8lb in weight on during our cruise.😋😷 Graham. VID-20210911-WA0005.mp4 13 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouisCruisers Posted September 19, 2021 #88 Share Posted September 19, 2021 @grapau27Thanks for the video! Sorry to hear about the 8 lbs. The food must have been very good! 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 19, 2021 #89 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Just now, StLouisCruisers said: @grapau27Thanks for the video! Sorry to hear about the 8 lbs. The food must have been very good! Thanks Sandi. We were in the main speciality restaurant 4 out of our 7 nights on board and the food was amazing. Graham. 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartzsite Cruiser Posted September 19, 2021 #90 Share Posted September 19, 2021 6 hours ago, StLouisCruisers said: This map shows you Svalbard, where Longyearbyen is located. You can see how far off the mainland of Norway it is and how close to the North Pole. The Arctic ice cap is not that far off. On August 11, 2016;, the day between our calls at Longyearbyen and Nu Alesund, Captain Tim Roberts took the Prinsendam as close to the polar ice cap as he could safely steer the ship. The previous few days, the wind was blowing the ice floes toward the ice cap, and he thought we would be able to get very close. Unfortunately, overnight the wind changed directions and was blowing the floes away from the ice cap. We could only get as close as about five miles, but we could see the edge of the ice cap from the upper decks. We were still about 500 miles or so from the North Pole. The polar ice cap with the ice floes in front Later they lowered a tender so the photographers could take pictures of the ship, and bring back a chunk of ice. This pictures give a better idea how far from the ice cap we were. A group of walrus relaxing as we cruised toward the ice cap. Seals resting on an ice floe Evidently, we had a couple of stowaways that day. I guess they were trying to get warm. The ice chunk This was about as far north as we could sail Lenda 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 19, 2021 #91 Share Posted September 19, 2021 6 hours ago, smitty34877 said: Good morning everyone. Butterscotch pudding is a favorite here as DD makes it often from scratch.The recipe looks good and would make half of the group quite happy.The quote is a good one as well. Thanks to all for their kind thoughts yesterday. Tana and I had run into a situation in a store that was just awful on Friday.We were standing together to pay for our coffee and a scary person began giving us both a hard time about wearing masks. Tana uses portable oxygen and was already slightly short of breath and I could see she was really angry. I tried to just ignore the idiot but she didn't. Oh my. I had to pull a chair over for her and try to calm the situation. The other day @kazu said her tolerance for stupid people is low.I understand and concur.I am tired and sad to see people behave like this. Anyway, I know we have a great deal to be grateful for and I want to believe that most people are kind. It is another day,the sun is out and there are good people on the Daily. Terry Sorry to hear you were harassed by one of those busybody self proclaimed mask police Terry. I hope you are both okay now. Graham. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ger_77 Posted September 19, 2021 #92 Share Posted September 19, 2021 @grapau27 thanks for your lovely photos and especially for the video - it's making me a little (well, a lot) jealous though, seeing your cabin, knowing it'll be more than a year till we get to experience one again. I'm sure those 8 pounds will come off quickly once your bride puts you to work around the yard again! Smooth Sailing! 🙂🙂🙂 Gerry 12 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted September 19, 2021 #93 Share Posted September 19, 2021 20 minutes ago, grapau27 said: Your photos are always great. We use our Huawei Android mobile phones for all our photos and videos and every single post of mine on CC has been on my mobile. I actually put 8lb in weight on during our cruise.😋😷 Graham. VID-20210911-WA0005.mp4 Wow 8 pounds. That must have been some good food and hard to resist. Never fear it will peal off in no time. I’m sure Pauline will see to that 😉 Great video - thanks 🙂 10 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 19, 2021 #94 Share Posted September 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, ger_77 said: @grapau27 thanks for your lovely photos and especially for the video - it's making me a little (well, a lot) jealous though, seeing your cabin, knowing it'll be more than a year till we get to experience one again. I'm sure those 8 pounds will come off quickly once your bride puts you to work around the yard again! Smooth Sailing! 🙂🙂🙂 Gerry Thanks Gerry for your nice words. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 19, 2021 #95 Share Posted September 19, 2021 1 minute ago, kazu said: Wow 8 pounds. That must have been some good food and hard to resist. Never fear it will peal off in no time. I’m sure Pauline will see to that 😉 Great video - thanks 🙂 Thanks Jacqui. I think the bottle of Sauvignon Blanc or Prosecco every night helped put on the weight as well as the fabulous food. Graham. 6 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouisCruisers Posted September 19, 2021 #96 Share Posted September 19, 2021 18 minutes ago, grapau27 said: Thanks Sandi. We were in the main speciality restaurant 4 out of our 7 nights on board and the food was amazing. Graham. I was on a cruise once and lost 4 pounds because the food was not very good. Even the buffet. It was a16 day Celebrity transatlantic. Maybe they just had a bad Executive Chef that cruise. I've noticed that can make a difference from one cruise to another. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartzsite Cruiser Posted September 19, 2021 #97 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Good afternoon. This morning we decided to drive up to Ft. Worth and take our walk in one of the malls which was a lot cooler than the outside temperature. We could not remember the last time we were there, but it was al least 2-3 years ago. We decided we prefer the mall in Waco as it is less crowded and more people are masked. It looks like it has been a busy day on the Daily. @smitty34877 Terry, I sorry about the rude (to be polite) person the ohter day. No one deserves that kind of treatment. The world is just going nuts!. @St. Louis Sal Enjoy your afternoon at the theater. @HAL4NOW Great picture from your balcony. Enjoy the cruise. @garlictown Love the t-shirt! We all need a cruise. @VMax1700 Your DW must be feeling better if she wants to go shopping. @cat shepard I might have to try the bread recipe the next time the family is all together. @aliaschief What year did you take the Prinsendam to Spitzbergen? @StLouisCruisers Sandi, I also think the iPhone picture is better. @JazzyV Vanessa, good luck with the new dentist tomorrow. Such sad news about your children's hospital. @Vict0riann Enjoy your visit with your American cousins and planning for your cruise. @bennybear I think that hawk is looking at you. @grapau27 Graham, thanks for the pictures and especially the video of the cabin. Lenda 13 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted September 19, 2021 #98 Share Posted September 19, 2021 1 minute ago, StLouisCruisers said: I was on a cruise once and lost 4 pounds because the food was not very good. Even the buffet. It was a16 day Celebrity transatlantic. Maybe they just had a bad Executive Chef that cruise. I've noticed that can make a difference from one cruise to another. OMG you and I are in the same “boat”. I lost 5 pounds on both a Celebrity and Princess cruise. And yes, the food was unappetizing. If I don’t like food, I don’t eat it. By the time the waiters were back to see if we like the food the entire table was done so there was no way I would ask for anything else. Quite a while ago but I didn’t need to lose any weight when I got back 😉 I usually don’t put on much over a pound on longer cruises as you know there’s a chance to have “more” or an “alternate choice” another night. I admittedly pig out on the escargots 😉 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 19, 2021 #99 Share Posted September 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, StLouisCruisers said: I was on a cruise once and lost 4 pounds because the food was not very good. Even the buffet. It was a16 day Celebrity transatlantic. Maybe they just had a bad Executive Chef that cruise. I've noticed that can make a difference from one cruise to another. I often put 4-7lbs on during a 7 night cruise but it usually disappears when I start eating porridge, muesli,fruit and veg when we get back home. Graham. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted September 19, 2021 #100 Share Posted September 19, 2021 8 minutes ago, grapau27 said: Thanks Jacqui. I think the bottle of Sauvignon Blanc or Prosecco every night helped put on the weight as well as the fabulous food. Graham. Nah - wine never puts weight on, Graham 😉. I’ll swear to that one 😇 and if some one says differently I’ll vehemently deny it 😇 6 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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