The Fleet Report and Daily for Thursday August 22nd, 2024

[richwmn]

 

Today is Eat a Peach Day, National Bao Day, and National Surgical Oncologist Day
 

Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it. - Samuel Smiles

Meal Suggestion for today - French Onion Soup
Drink of the Day - Rum Chata
Wine of the Day - Silver Beach Sauvignon Blanc
Destination of the Day - Rotterdam, Netherlands South Holland

Today in History:
1779 James Cook Lands on Possession Island
1851 The First America’s Cup is held
1864 First Geneva Convention adopted in Geneva "for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field" signed by 12 nations

Ship Locations

Eurodam --- 7 days, round-trip Alaska Explorer

Ketchikan, Alaska		0630-1400
Koningsdam --- 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage
Ketchikan, Alaska		1100-1900
Nieuw Amsterdam --- 7 days, one-way from Whittier to Vancouver
Juneau, Alaska		0800-1700
Nieuw Statendam --- 21 days, round-trip Ultimate Viking Explorer
Firth of Forth		-ovn--1600
Noordam --- 7 days, one-way from Vancouver to Whittier
Skagway, Alaska		0700-2100
Oosterdam --- 7 days, round-trip All Star Irish Cruise
At Sea Destination Rhodes, Greece		eta 08-23
Rotterdam --- 7 days, round-trip Norse Legends
Stavenger, Norway
Volendam --- 11 days, one-way from Boston to Montreal
Saint John, New Brunswick		0700-1430
Westerdam --- 7 days, round-trip Escape With Effy
Sitka, Alaska		0800-1600
Zaandam --- 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage
At Sea Destination Tracy Arm/Endicott Arm, Alaska		eta 08-23
Zuiderdam --- 35 days, round-trip Voyage Of The Vikings
Halifax, Nova Scotia		0800-2300

 

 

Edited August 22 by richwmn

[portofrome]

Thank you for the Fleet Report.

[JazzyV]

Today’s Care List:

Heartgrove’s DSIL having surgery today for tri-malleolar ankle fracture

NextOne post hip surgery

Seasick Sailor’s DSis Bonnie post breast surgery

Vict0riann’s DH Pat taken to the ER yesterday; probable viral pneumonia

Dfish and Sharon in AZ traveling to Boston today

Lindaler’s DS with an emergency situation

Hal Sailer diagnosed with Lymphoma

 

Heat, Fires, flooding and Storms across the US

Citizens of Ukraine, Israel and Gaza, hostages still held

All Dailyites going through worries and stress, whether mentioned or not

 

From the Rotation:

Tana with chronic pulmonary issues, weakness, poor appetite

Kazu post vascular surgery with continued pain

Seasick Sailor’s DH All with weight loss

 

Celebrations and Shoutouts:

Bon Voyage to Lady Hudson (Katherine)!

Happy 43^rd Anniversary to grapau27 & paw13 (Graham & Pauline)!

Happy 79^th Birthday to Superoma’s DH!

Kazu accepting an offer on her house

Lazey1’s DS Tony making slow improvement

 

 

The Daily Gardening Club posting wonderful flower pictures

All the contributors to the Fleet Report/Daily

 

Upcoming Cruises or At Sea:

 

2 days for Crazy For Cats (Zuiderdam Aug 24 to Aug 31) B2B 7d Canada/New England Discovery + (Zuiderdam Aug 31 to Sept 7) 7d Canada/New England Discovery

2 days for Dfish (Zuiderdam Aug 24 to Aug 31) B2B 7d Canada/New England Discovery + (Zuiderdam Aug 31 to Sept 7) 7d Canada/New England Discovery

2 days for Sharon in AZ (Zuiderdam Aug 24 to Aug 31) B2B 7d Canada/New England Discovery + (Zuiderdam Aug 31 to Sept 7) 7d Canada/New England Discovery

3 days for LAFFNVEGAS (Westerdam Aug 25 to Sept 1) 7d Alaska Explorer

3 days for Dobiemom (Westerdam Aug 25 to Sept 1) 7d Alaska Explorer

 

Cunnorl (Zuiderdam to Aug 24) 35d Voyage of the Vikings, St Pete Cruiser (Zuiderdam to Aug 24) 35d Voyage of the Vikings, RMLincoln (Emerald Princess to Aug 28) 17d Greenland & Canada, Norseh2o (Oceania Marina to Aug 29) 44d Epic Northern Adventure London to London, celebrating 50th anniversary, 0106 (Rotterdam to Aug 31) 14d Best of Norway, TiogaCruiser (Volendam to Aug 31) 11d Newfoundland & New England Discovery, Lady Hudson (Vision of the Seas to Aug 31) 9d Cabada/New England  and Gail & Marty sailing away (Rotterdam to Oct 27) 

[cunnorl]

@grapau27 happy Anniversary to you and Pauline. May you enjoy many more!

[TiogaCruiser]

Good morning all,

Were waiting for the gangway to open in St John.

 

Have a great day everyone!

 

Hey! I made the first page!

 

Edited August 22 by TiogaCruiser

[summer slope]

Today's drink is wonderful.  We pour it over ice.

Rum Chata:

RumChata, a rum-based cream liqueur with a horchata-inspired flavor profile, has for years been a sensation across the Midwest — Wisconsin in particular — but has more recently soared in popularity across the country. Why? Some may point to its familiar, crowd-pleasing notes of vanilla and cinnamon, while others might attribute its rise to the success of the cream liqueur category in general.
Either way, if you’ve ever come across RumChata, you know that it’s delicious and lends itself well to sweet, creamy drinks. So the next time you have a bottle and aren’t sure what to make, here are eight delightful RumChata cocktails that will not disappoint.
https://vinepair.com/articles/8-best-rumchata-cocktail-recipes/

[StLouisCruisers]

Good morning friends!  This Thursday morning I awoke to a temp of 77F, and see that they predict a high of 97 with sunshine.  We’ve been here over a week and seen no rain or even sprinkles yet.

 

First let me say Happy 43rd Anniversary today to Graham @grapau27 and Pauline @Paw13!  May you enjoy many more!  I’m sure your lovely dinner with Sarah and her boyfriend last night was a huge success and gratefully welcomed.

 

Thank you Rich @richwmn for the Fleet Report and Daily as well as the ship location maps.  There are several interesting days to recognize on this date.  I don’t have any peaches available but will celebrate with a glass or two of peach tea.  Surgical oncologists are very important in the treatment of cancers.  I’m not a fan of dumplings so will pass on National Bao Day. Today is also National Burger Day and National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day!  I think the quote sounds true.  I enjoy the French Onion soup on BHB’s and would try the Silver Beach Sauvignon Blanc, but no rum drinks.  I applaud the “This Date in History” events!  Thanks to Eva @superoma(substituting for Debbie), Dixie @summer slope and Ann @cat shepard for your food and beverage reports today.

 

Prayers for our Care list group, including Tana and Terry, Chuck and Annie, Melisa and her DH, Joy’s DS Bonnie, Nancy’s DB, Edi, Jacqui, Elizabeth, Roy, Jane’s DS, Debbie, Terri and Jim, @doobieb’s DH, and Vanessa.  Also for my DB, twin sister, DD, the people of Israel and Ukraine, the hostages still held, and our military members in war zones.  Cheers to all celebrating special events like Graham and Pauline, cruising and preparing to cruise.  Hoping it’s a wonderful day for all!  Thanks go to Vanessa @JazzyV for her hard work on the lists every day even with health issues.

 

The port this morning is Rotterdam, the Netherlands.  It’s an important one for Holland America.  This was the port before on Feb. 25, 2022 and June 18, 2023.  I’ll post the links for you, and repost my photos.  Hoping all who enjoyed that port will share their photos too.

 

 

 

Happy Birthday today to Eva's @superoma DH!  Welcome Home Katherine @Lady Hudson!

 

Have a great day today everyone!  Stay safe and keep well!

[StLouisCruisers]

On May 7, 2015 the Royal Princess arrived in Rotterdam near the end of a transatlantic cruise from Ft. Lauderdale.  On this cruise we had arranged to sail with our friends from Myrtle Beach, SC.  They were not the adventurous type and insisted we take ship tours in all our ports so that is what we did.  Shortly after arrival we got on a bus and went to Amsterdam for the day.  I'm not going to post Amsterdam photos however, but will show you a few from Rotterdam and just outside town as we drove out of and into the port city.

 

Arriving in Rotterdam

 

 

 

 

 

The scene at the dock near Erasmus bridge in Rotterdam.  In Dutch it's Erasmusbrug.

 

 

From the tour bus, the Royal Princess

 

I'll save Amsterdam for its own day, but we had a wonderful day touring there.  Except when our bus was sitting at a stop light and the rear of our bus was grazed by an electric tram!  Oh and of course the many near misses by bicyclists as we dared stray near their bike lanes, or even trying to cross the street.  Good times!

 

On our way back to Rotterdam at the end of our tour we saw some beautiful countryside.  We even got to stop and take photos at a windmill, which was someone's home. 

 

A huge nest on a pole.  Not sure if that is a crane or what.

 

 

Peaceful canal

 

Another awesome windmill

 

It would be nice to live on this scenic canal

 

The Netherlands is a beautiful country, and I'm proud to say I have Dutch ancestry.  I always enjoy visiting there.

[grapau27]

Good morning and thank you for today's daily reports.

A good quote today.

I will give today's food and drink a miss.

We have been  to Rotterdam several times and we were there on April 3rd 2024.

Important history days today.

I hope everyone is safe and well and y'all have a lovely day.

 

Edited August 22 by grapau27

[TiogaCruiser]

Just an interesting aside I noticed in the Lido this morning. They have a fresh egg station that I don’t remember seeing before.

 

[puppycanducruise]

Good morning.  Thanks for the Report.

Another cool morning, but sunny.  I got my first shingles shot yesterday, my arm is a little sore, but not too bad.

Three good days to celebrate.  Lots of peaches at the farmers market, I should bake a pie.

Good quote.

I'll pass on the meal, I've never tried the drink, maybe I will someday, I'm sure the wine is good.

Several years ago we sailed out of Rotterdam on the Rotterdam.  It was wonderful.  We noticed lots of people waving at the ship and waving their flag as we passed.  Great to see.

Prayers for so many.  Cheers for all the celebrations.

Have a great day.

[grapau27]

Rotterdam 3rd April 2024.

[grapau27]

Katherine @Lady Hudson.

Bon Voyage on RCL Vision of the seas.

I hope you have an amazing cruise.

[LambKnuckles]

Happy Today!!!

 

Thank you for the reports!

 

I've learned about Bao, and know about peaches and oncologists (unfortunately)!!!

 

I love the soup, the drink, the wine and I've never sailed into or out of Rotterdam -- but I've been there.  (My sister lives in The Hague.

 

@Seasick Sailor Your sister is still in my prayers!

@Vict0riann  Prayers for Pat and you!!!

Yes...  Prayers for ALL who are listed and those who have unmentioned needs, too!

 

@grapau27  HUGS and Love to you and Pauline on your anniversary!!!

 

 

[seagarsmoker]

Good morning Dailyites and thank you for the Daily Report.

As Suzi walked out the door to work this morning, she said "3 months from today, we will be cruising!" After 3 cruises last year and none yet this year, it seems like eternity since we last cruised. 🙂 

I hope everyone here has a great day! 

[ottahand7]

@grapau27 Happy anniversary to you and Pauline!   🍾

[puppycanducruise]

@grapau27  @Paw13   Happy Anniversary 🥂

[ottahand7]

@Lady Hudson Bon Voyage!   🍾🛳️

[puppycanducruise]

@Lady Hudson Bon Voyage!

[puppycanducruise]

@superoma  Happy Birthday to your DH! 🎂

[kazu]

Thanks for our Thursday Daily, Rich and thanks to Vanessa, Debbie, Dixie & Ann.

 

Oncologiest have saved many lives and I will gladly celebrate them and their surgeries.  There’s a lot of truth to today’s quote.

 

French Onion Soup - YUM 👍 and a nice white wine - what more can you ask for?  Oh, a beautiful port.  Love Rotterdam and for HAL fans there’s some serious HAL history there between the Rotterdam docked on the water now a hotel  and HAL’s old headquarters - now a beautiful hotel.

 

I had it yesterday and fired off on the Future Cruise Listing.  I have no help with the listing now including cruising time and if I want to add someone on a non HAL cruise who has contributed so very much to the HAL boards (used to do the Fleet Report among other things) it’s my discretion and I will.  If one of the complainers wants the job, it’s all theirs and I told them so.

On a  move cheerful note, - this is my realtor putting the sold sign on the house.

 

 

I was more sad than happy but I’m glad it is settled.  now there is a pile of stuff to be done.

 

 

Prayers for those on the Care list & for those who them 🙏. Cheers to those celebrating and cruising 🥂 

[Haljo1935]

Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳  @superoma to your DH

[LambKnuckles]

There's no wasted space in Rotterdam...

 

 

 

 

My sister's in-law's back yard

 

 

Look what I saw on the canal...

 

 

 

Just a few miles outside Rotterdam...

 

 

 

 

 

[grapau27]

@superoma.

Happy birthday to your DH 

[Haljo1935]

Happy Anniversary 🍾🥂 @grapau27 @Paw13