Brite Eyes

32 minutes ago, Vict0riann said:

I was up early this morning,  and hungry, so I came out for my coffee and pecan pastries, and woe is me, they were not waiting for me!  I had to settle for some bran flakes.

 

We got home around 10 last night and Pat went to the computer for a bit, but I went straight to bed.  Our flight to Victoria was delayed for some time, and then Pat had some difficulty logging into the parking lot site to pay for our 26 days of parking. A nice lady came over and said there would be a person in the kiosk in the lot and he could just pay there, so that was helpful.  I am stiff today, sitting on a plane for all those hours is not my best thing!

 

So we are home safe and sound.  Our "orders" are that we don't have to get tested or quarantine, just keep a list of anyone we are in close contact  with and places we go for the next 2 weeks.   But we are planning to stay home for a week or so, and maybe get tested a week from Monday.  We're hoping to find a less expensive place for the tests than the travel clinic we went to before we left.   We'll also need our flu shots after that, and hopefully, a Pfizer booster.  Back to the real world!

 

It has been fun, keeping in touch with you all during our travels, and I could only wish you all had been there with us.  And I hope that cruising will be in all your near futures.  

 

 

Hello Ann & Pat,

We are up early and even rested enough to catch an earlier flight home.  Bad news is our luggage was 'delayed' as not enough time between Barcelona and Munich-  I assume that you have your luggage, not sure why our luggage was so 'special' to get a separate flight back.  It 'may' arrive today, and then get flown to Powell River and then on the ferry home.  They 'promised' Monday or Tuesday.

Really enjoyed meeting you both and your updates and pictures on the cruise.  

Until next time we meet on the high seas,

Terry & John

Re Venice - Trieste on Oct. 18.  I asked the front desk and they said they had no idea of what I was talking about as they have had no official notice.  

I also asked  Gretchen(shore excursions), and she said I was spreading a very bad rumour re docking in Trieste.  I asked if they would still have tours from Trieste for Venice shore excursions and she said of course.  I then asked if on Oct. 6 if all the Venice shore excursions went ahead and she really didn't answer, saying she had to tend to shore excursions guests.  I do not know if any shore excursions did go, but I have talked to a lot of passengers that stayed on that their shore excursion into Venice was cancelled and of course no one could get off the ship.

Would it be possible to post a copy of the e-mail from HAL stating the berth location change?  I would love to show the Front desk as they said no way off board future customers would know where the ship was docking before the ship knew. 

RE charge for COVID Test:  Oct. 13- Angelic (front desk) said that "We (HAL) will not charge for any COVID testing as they are done on board as required and will be complimentary"

Really enjoying the cruise, meeting new great people and enjoying the almost 1 to 1 passenger to crew ratio.  

Terry & John