BTimmer's Almost Live from the Rotterdam 11/21/21-12/1/21

[Btimmer]

Greetings all.  We're off again.  After missing the Rotterdam's inaugural sailing, we found a Caribbean cruise that works for us.  I've set up 4 snorkeling trips, a return visit with friends on Aruba, and we are visiting two new countries for us:  Dominican Republic and Bonaire.  I'll be doing a review of our inside aft stateroom and other items on the ship.  We're all packed and ready for a new adventure in some place that's sunny and warm.  If you have any questions about the ship, please post them in this thread and I'll try to answer them as honestly as I can.  We will have internet, but on our last cruise on the Nieuw Amsterdam, the CC website didn't work well for me. 

 

I'll also have a daily blog which I'll post a link to closer to the cruise date.

 

Stay tuned.

[aliaschief]

Looking forward to your report. Have a great cruise.

[Sharon in AZ]

How exciting!  Can’t wait to hear more about your cruise. Enjoy and Bon Voyage!

[ScottishMaid]

Have a great cruise! Looking forward to your blog.

Jill and Joe

 

[jeh10641]

Btimmer,

I look forward to your posts as we are booked on Dec. q1, 2021 Rotterdam cruise. I see by your name tag the word "Burien". Is that Burien, WA? If so, we are almost neighbors. I will also let others on my cruise know about your postings. Bon Voyage!

 

Jim 

[Cruising-along]

Will be following, thank you for doing this!  (I bet you're glad to get away from this rain!!!)

[Btimmer]

15 minutes ago, jeh10641 said:

Btimmer,

I look forward to your posts as we are booked on Dec. q1, 2021 Rotterdam cruise. I see by your name tag the word "Burien". Is that Burien, WA? If so, we are almost neighbors. I will also let others on my cruise know about your postings. Bon Voyage!

 

Jim 

Yes.  We live one mile north of the end of the SeaTac runways.

 

[Btimmer]

11 minutes ago, Cruising-along said:

Will be following, thank you for doing this!  (I bet you're glad to get away from this rain!!!)

The rain is precisely why I started investigating where we could go that's warm and sunny.  Plus we love to snorkel, and we've never been to Bonaire or the Dominican Republic. 

[ger_77]

How exciting!  I love "Live From" threads - thanks for taking the time to do this for the rest of us!

 

Smooth Sailing!   🙂🙂🙂

[Btimmer]

3 minutes ago, ger_77 said:

How exciting!  I love "Live From" threads - thanks for taking the time to do this for the rest of us!

 

Smooth Sailing!   🙂🙂🙂

Don't set your expectations too high! 😁  Mine's "Almost Live".  We do have fun cruising and sharing our times on these threads.

[jeh10641]

Btimmer,

I look forward to your posts as we are booked on Dec. q1, 2021 Rotterdam cruise. I see by your name tag the word "Burien". Is that Burien, WA? If so, we are almost neighbors. I will also let others on my cruise know about your postings. Bon Voyage!

 

Jim 

[jeh10641]

Btimmer,

Rain? What we have been facing is a flood from the sky as opposed to rivers. It should get worse later this year. That is why we are taking a three-week getaway including visits friends and family in Florida.

 

Jim

[scubacruiserx2]

2 hours ago, Btimmer said:

Greetings all.  We're off again.  After missing the Rotterdam's inaugural sailing, we found a Caribbean cruise that works for us.  I've set up 4 snorkeling trips, a return visit with friends on Aruba, and we are visiting two new countries for us:  Dominican Republic and Bonaire.  I'll be doing a review of our inside aft stateroom and other items on the ship.  We're all packed and ready for a new adventure in some place that's sunny and warm.  If you have any questions about the ship, please post them in this thread and I'll try to answer them as honestly as I can.  We will have internet, but on our last cruise on the Nieuw Amsterdam, the CC website didn't work well for me. 

 

I'll also have a daily blog which I'll post a link to closer to the cruise date.

 

Stay tuned.

 

Congratulations on your upcoming cruise . It looks similar to our last cruise on the Zuiderdam in December of 2019 and our upcoming cruise on the Neiuw Amsterdam on December 30th . We look forward to your review and to whet your appetite you may like to look at our photo review of that cruise found here :

 

 

[Gail & Marty sailing away]

Have a great cruise..

[cat shepard]

Bon voyage!

[rkacruiser]

I am looking forward to your informative posts.  You are so kind to continue to take us along on your cruises.  

[Vict0riann]

Looking forward to hearing all about it!

[Radbooks]

2 hours ago, Btimmer said:

The rain is precisely why I started investigating where we could go that's warm and sunny.  Plus we love to snorkel, and we've never been to Bonaire or the Dominican Republic. 

I really enjoyed Bonaire! Have a wonderful trip.

[ScottishMaid]

3 hours ago, Btimmer said:

The rain is precisely why I started investigating where we could go that's warm and sunny.  Plus we love to snorkel, and we've never been to Bonaire or the Dominican Republic. 

No snorkeling in Southern California but we have had at most half an inch of rain since March, all on one day 3 weeks ago. For the last few days it has been 90 degrees in the afternoon.

[Btimmer]

22 minutes ago, ScottishMaid said:

No snorkeling in Southern California but we have had at most half an inch of rain since March, all on one day 3 weeks ago. For the last few days it has been 90 degrees in the afternoon.

Parts of Western WA received over 2" yesterday on top of multiple days of large rainfall totals.  On my FB page, I even donned a life vest to indicate I was ready for more.  The local weather forecasters call it an "atmospheric river" which is a term I've never heard before.  I also have had to clear broken limbs today from a previous storm so that we would be safe to walk to the car.

[TexasTrini]

@Btimmer Thank you for doing this! It's kind of you to give us information on the Rotterdam. We'll be sailing with her December 11 and I'm craving info on the ship. Could you please post a few days worth of the daily activities schedule from "When and Where"?

[erewhon]

Bon Voyage!

Thanks for taking us along with you.

[jimbri]

Have a great cruise

[canadianbear]

It’s great you’re cruising again!  As almost neighbours to you in Seattle our British Columbia has had huge wind and rain storms devastating some of our Province and highways.  

 

In Bonaire we’ve snorkelled with Woodwind and SeaCow. Both were great.  Have a wonderful cruise! 

[woodinville cruisers]

Have a great trip.

I'm glad you get to do the snorkeling tours.

Did you get to watch "My Octopus Teacher" yet?