****Live from the Grand Princess****

[T&J]

Almost forgot to add...going for a nap now...then the gym!Tony

[arlenemilt]

Almost forgot to add...going for a nap now...then the gym!Tony

 

So go! You made the statement 45 minutes ago and you're still on line. Happy napping. I worked out enough for both of us this morning.

Arlene

[High C's]

I STILL say this is the best "Live From...." thread I have ever read! Quite honestly, it is the first thing I check in the morning, and the last thing I check at night. Some would say I need a life.............

 

Tony, we have chosen Personal Choice dining as well when we go in a couple of weeks. But I have a question about wine. If I bring my own bottle to the dining room (I realize the corkage fee will apply), what happens if I don't finish the entire bottle? I usually select Traditional dining, so they keep it no problem. But with Personal Choice, there is no telling where we will end up having dinner the following night. Do I take the bottle with me at the conclusion of dinner, then bring it back the following night? Or is there somewhere they keep all of the random bottles of wine?

[T&J]

I STILL say this is the best "Live From...." thread I have ever read! Quite honestly' date=' it is the first thing I check in the morning, and the last thing I check at night. Some would say I need a life.............

 

Tony, we have chosen Personal Choice dining as well when we go in a couple of weeks. But I have a question about wine. If I bring my own bottle to the dining room (I realize the corkage fee will apply), what happens if I don't finish the entire bottle? I usually select Traditional dining, so they keep it no problem. But with Personal Choice, there is no telling where we will end up having dinner the following night. Do I take the bottle with me at the conclusion of dinner, then bring it back the following night? Or is there somewhere they keep all of the random bottles of wine?[/quote']

 

We'll thanks and keep reading!

 

No you can tell your waiter even if your on Personal Choice that you would like to have the bottle kept aside and they will ask you for your cabin number and tag your bottle with it and when you come you just tell that you have a bottle and they will go and get it...no problems.

 

Tony

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[T&J]

OK before I go to dinner, here's tonights roster fro the Entertainment:

 

Princess Theatre: Cinematastic

M.U.T.S.: Mission Impossible III

Wheelhouse Bar: Tito Cruz Quartet and Prestigio Quartet

Explorers Lounge: Los Paisanos, Voltz and 50's sock hop....also after Karaoke Madness

Skywalkers Nightclub: 18-21 get together until 10:30pm

Promenade Lounge: Paul Burton

Atrium Lobby: The Polonia String Quartet

 

***the seas are very calm and we are practically crawling right now to Kusadasi, Turkey.***

 

That's all folks!

 

Gotta to run to chow!

 

Tony and Javier

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[Tedson]

T & J,

 

Thanks so much for this live travelogue of the cruise. I emailed a couple of friends, Larry and KC, that I was following their cruise courtesy of your timely and interesting posts. They said they met you two :D

[T&J]

T & J,

 

Thanks so much for this live travelogue of the cruise. I emailed a couple of friends, Larry and KC, that I was following their cruise courtesy of your timely and interesting posts. They said they met you two :D

 

Yes how funny!...we met them a couple of nights ago.

 

Tony and Javier

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[T&J]

We had a great dinner tonight...the Maitre'd arranged for an off the menu Indian Dinner. Some of the Sous Chefs are Indian in the Kitchen and prepared authentic Indian dishes for us tonight. Some of the best curries I have ever tasted along with some spiced Okra, curried Lamb, Indian Rice and Nan bread. For dessert they made us some canoli's that were just to die for as well.

 

Went to the "office" with some good results.

Made a mistake, we are in Kusadasi tomorrow morning at 8:00am.

 

Going ashore tomorrow and having soem turkish food for lunch.

 

More to follow early tomorrow morning from the Grand Princess.

 

Tony and Javier

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[T&J]

Good Morning from the Grand Princess....

 

As I am typing we are just about to pull up alongside our berth here in Kusadasi, Turkey. We were suppose to arrive at 8:00am but alas we are early this morning. The weather today looks to be very hot and sunny and a forecast high of 98F...WOW that's hot!

 

Today we plan on just doing some shopping a the bazzar which is not far from the ship and also take in lunch and have some authentic Turkish food as well. We had thought of going to Ephaseus but all decided instead that we would prefer to just have a relaxed and unrushed day without any driving.

 

Kind of slept in this morning until 7:00am which felt good!

 

More to follow later today from the Grand Princess.

 

Tony and Javier

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[Kiwi Kruzer]

Good morning Tony,

(from a sunny New Zealand afternoon),

Just clicked on to the cam and saw you approaching the pier.

Looks like another fine day.

Have a great time in Kusadasi.

[T&J]

Good morning Tony,

(from a sunny New Zealand afternoon),

Just clicked on to the cam and saw you approaching the pier.

Looks like another fine day.

Have a great time in Kusadasi.

 

Yes David the weather looks to be great here today! How is the weather in Auckland? I am visiting friends in Timaru when I stop there in December enroute to Papeete.

 

Tony

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[Kiwi Kruzer]

Yes David the weather looks to be great here today! How is the weather in Auckland? I am visiting friends in Timaru when I stop there in December enroute to Papeete.Tony :cool: :eek: :cool:

 

Timaru is a long way from here.They were snowed in last month,but the weather should be great in December.

[T&J]

Timaru is a long way from here.They were snowed in last month,but the weather should be great in December.

 

I'll waive my hand in the airport at you when I connect to my flight!;)

 

Tony

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[T&J]

OK folks...gotta run to the room and get my laundry bag put together and go to breakfast before we go ashore.

 

More to follow later today from the Grand Princess.

 

Tony and Javier

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[CrusinAgain]

Okay.....I give up on trying to guess what the "office" is. I thoroughly enjoy reading this adventure knowing I can never afford to go so I must live it through here. Can someone give me a hint here....Tony? What in the heck do you normally do that you can do on a ship and travel so much without actually being employed by the ship. Alot of people here must have known you way before these cruises. Turkey....yes.....my son was stationed there.

[T&J]

Okay.....I give up on trying to guess what the "office" is. I thoroughly enjoy reading this adventure knowing I can never afford to go so I must live it through here. Can someone give me a hint here....Tony? What in the heck do you normally do that you can do on a ship and travel so much without actually being employed by the ship. Alot of people here must have known you way before these cruises. Turkey....yes.....my son was stationed there.

 

When I refer to the "Office" I mean the CASINO!:D

Actually everyone on here kows me from the ships, not from my personal life originally.

 

My work allows me to be able sometimes to be working on a ship as long as I have interet access and satelite phone connection.

 

Tony

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[CrusinAgain]

When I refer to the "Office" I mean the CASINO!:D

Actually everyone on here kows me from the ships, not from my personal life originally.

 

My work allows me to be able sometimes to be working on a ship as long as I have interet access and satelite phone connection.

 

Tony

 

lol.....okay thank you!:)

 

That's fun work and hope you are doing well at the "office".

 

Now I can continue to enjoy the adventure without the puzzled wondering.

[T&J]

lol.....okay thank you!:)

 

That's fun work and hope you are doing well at the "office".

 

Now I can continue to enjoy the adventure without the puzzled wondering.

 

No worries!

 

Tony

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[T&J]

OK going back ashore for some traditional Turkish food for lunch....

 

More to come from the Grand Princess later this afternoon.

 

Tony and Javier

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[T&J]

Just came back from having lunch at a seaside restaurant not to far from the main gates of the port of Kusadasi. We had an excellenty meal with white wine, a nice mixed salad, fried calamari and pan grilled red snapper...just amazing as a meal and very tasty and light.

 

This afternoon onboard the program is being "lazy" and takign a little power nap and then going to the gym later on before heading for dinner tonight.

 

The weather heer today is fantastic as well with very little humidity and sunny skies.

 

More to follow from the Grand Princess.

 

Tony and Javier

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[arlenemilt]

Good Sunday morning Tony, and from Milt too. He actually sat here for a few minutes reading some of the repartee' We of course are watching "Ernesto" who I hope fizzles quickly. We do not need any hurricanes this year. NONE!

Have a good night at the office.

Arlene

[T&J]

Good Sunday morning Tony, and from Milt too. He actually sat here for a few minutes reading some of the repartee' We of course are watching "Ernesto" who I hope fizzles quickly. We do not need any hurricanes this year. NONE!

 

Have a good night at the office.

 

Arlene

 

Thanks for the good luck!

Now going to go to the gym....

 

Tony and Javier

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[arlenemilt]

Now going to go to the gym....

 

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You're going the gym? LOL. You're still here 28 minutes later. :D Very entertaining, though maybe only to me. :)

 

Arlene

[T&J]

You're going the gym? LOL. You're still here 28 minutes later. :D Very entertaining, though maybe only to me. :)

 

Arlene

 

OK I am back but not from the gym! I finally got that scrap book info for Wendy.

 

Anyways hope the hurricane doesn't hit you guys...

 

Tony

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[T&J]

Have you had a chance to check on the scrapbooks for me?

 

OK Wendy here's the info...sorry for being a little late!

 

Scrapbook $19.995 with 20 pictures of the ship.

 

OR

 

Scrapbook for $39.95 20 pictures of the ports + 20 pictures of the ship as well.

 

They only stock them in colour and that is off white.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Tony and Javier

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