Rare Jim_Iain Posted November 19, 2023 #1 Share Posted November 19, 2023 (edited) This post was recognized by LauraS! "And another from Jim_Iain! Thank you for generously sharing your time at sea with everyone at Cruise Critic! Please consider submitting it to the site for publication as well: Click: Write a Review" Jim_Iain was awarded the badge '"Live from...."' and 5 points. Jim_Iain - 2nd Half World Cruise - B2B Singapore to Down Under 11/25 – 12/21 Welcome! Come along and join us for another adventure. As an introduction we are Jim (who writes these Live Posts) and Iain, who ends up in most of the pictures. We have been together 34 years - or as Iain just said “34 long hard years” LOL. Are were among of the first to be Gay Couples to be married in California. We were legally married June 2008 days after the California Supreme Court ruled the restriction of Gay Marriage was illegal. 5 Months later California had a referendum to change the constitution and make it illegal again. Luckily the State Supreme court ruled a small group of 4,000 marriage were grandfathered and would remain legal. It was another 7 years before the Supreme Court Legalized Gay Marriage Nation Wide. We have 3 kids and 5 Grand Children. We live in Sunnyvale, CA which is in my mind is a small town of 160,000 in the heart to Silicon Valley. Sunnyvale is about 50 miles south of San Francisco and 10 miles north of San Jose. Ok.. Enough of the background. Edited November 19, 2023 by Jim_Iain 61 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barwick Cruiser Posted November 19, 2023 #2 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Following! Safe travels and don’t forget your passport! 😉🤣 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted November 19, 2023 #3 Share Posted November 19, 2023 @Jim_Iain So wonderful that the two of you are going on another adventure. As always, I am looking forward to following along with envious thoughts. Bon Voyage to you and Iian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMary4449 Posted November 19, 2023 #4 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Hi Jim and Iain, So happy to see that you are doing another live post and looking forward to sharing this adventure from afar with you both. Also, we look forward to sailing with you again in the near future. Mike and Mary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted November 19, 2023 Author #5 Share Posted November 19, 2023 12 minutes ago, Barwick Cruiser said: Following! Safe travels and don’t forget your passport! 😉🤣 I have a feeling I will never live that one down. My daughter told me the same yesterday. 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanb10567 Posted November 19, 2023 #6 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Following along…looking forward to another wonderful live review of yours… Safe travels!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lena11033 Posted November 19, 2023 #7 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Looking forward to following along Safe Travels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare theopup Posted November 19, 2023 #8 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Looking forward to following along with another one of your adventures Enjoy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upwarduk Posted November 19, 2023 #9 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Are you staying in Singapore before you cruise? We were there in January 2008, before we flew to Sydney to get on Celebrity Century for our cruise Sydney to Auckland. I was very impressed by the cleanliness and the sticking to rules- there was a massive fine if you cycled in the underpasses, or threw gum in the streets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raudacruise Posted November 19, 2023 #10 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Woo hoo!!! Ready for your next fabulous adventure.🍾🥂🚢😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted November 19, 2023 #11 Share Posted November 19, 2023 1 minute ago, upwarduk said: Are you staying in Singapore before you cruise? We were there in January 2008, before we flew to Sydney to get on Celebrity Century for our cruise Sydney to Auckland. I was very impressed by the cleanliness and the sticking to rules- there was a massive fine if you cycled in the underpasses, or threw gum in the streets. In the early 70's, I had to bail one of my sailors out of the jail in Singapore. He was smoking in a cab and threw his cigarette butt out the window when he finished. The Cab driver reported him and he did not have the money for a fine so they jailed him until I showed up and paid his fine. It has a well deserved and very proud tradition of being one of the, if not the, cleanest cities on the planet. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Georgia_Peaches Posted November 19, 2023 #12 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Thank you, Jim. Looking forward to following your adventures! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StopTheWorld Posted November 19, 2023 #13 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Following along. We have booked a B2B Australia and New Zealand for Jan 25 and considering a stopover in Singapore on the journey over (from Scotland). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venicecruiser Posted November 19, 2023 #14 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Oh goody! Another adventure to follow along on! Safe travels and have a wonderful time! Claudia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonto524 Posted November 19, 2023 #15 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Hurray !!!! Safe, easy and fun travel!! Linda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted November 19, 2023 #16 Share Posted November 19, 2023 looking forward to the review with beautiful photos..! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Smmessineo Posted November 19, 2023 #17 Share Posted November 19, 2023 @Jim_Iain So glad you are allowing us all to share another one of your great journeys! The best part is all the pictures of Iain ! And thanks to your great b2b2b Iceland travelog, my husband and I will be on the Eclipse for those sailings next year 😀. Safe travels and have fun ! Margaret 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breezer Posted November 19, 2023 #18 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Happy to follow along on your next adventure and wishing you safe travels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dlh015 Posted November 19, 2023 #19 Share Posted November 19, 2023 And you're off yet again!! I'm starting to get confused with all the "Live" threads I'm following!! But I shall persevere... Bon Voyage!! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted November 19, 2023 Author #20 Share Posted November 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Susanb10567 said: Following along…looking forward to another wonderful live review of yours… Safe travels!!! Glad to have you along. Feel free to join in the chat. Usually some really fun members help out and correct me if I'm wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted November 19, 2023 Author #21 Share Posted November 19, 2023 1 hour ago, MikeMary4449 said: Hi Jim and Iain, So happy to see that you are doing another live post and looking forward to sharing this adventure from afar with you both. Also, we look forward to sailing with you again in the near future. Mike and Mary Thanks Mike and Mary - So happy we are able to do this one. We had it cancelled 2x due to Covid. Feels real now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted November 19, 2023 Author #22 Share Posted November 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Lena11033 said: Looking forward to following along Safe Travels Thanks Lena - I was going to wait to fire up this Live post until tomorrow. With 18 hour flight I will have plenty of time to get all the basics loaded. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted November 19, 2023 Author #23 Share Posted November 19, 2023 57 minutes ago, theopup said: Looking forward to following along with another one of your adventures Enjoy! Thanks - It's always nice to see our Northern Neighbors aboard. We will be hitting your beautiful city in April. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dock Posted November 19, 2023 #24 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Yay, looking forward to your posts. Thanks @Jim_Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted November 19, 2023 Author #25 Share Posted November 19, 2023 56 minutes ago, upwarduk said: Are you staying in Singapore before you cruise? We were there in January 2008, before we flew to Sydney to get on Celebrity Century for our cruise Sydney to Auckland. I was very impressed by the cleanliness and the sticking to rules- there was a massive fine if you cycled in the underpasses, or threw gum in the streets. Yes we will be in Singapore from Tuesday until Saturday. I use to work in Singapore so know it well - I've been traveling there since the 80's and can't believe how it keeps growing While it is one of the cleanest places on earth it isn't as pristine as it use to be. The new government is not quite as draconian. When I first started visiting the flight attendants would give hair trims as men could not have hair over their collar. Chewing gum was totally prohibited to bring with you or purchase. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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