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I still have about 40 more pages to catch up on, but 0:dark30 is going to come pretty quick. We fly down to Destin, Fl. tomorrow for a wedding over the weekend.

I knew when I saw that photo that you were going to resort to extortion. LOL 🤣🤪

I know I'm about 80 pages behind and I will read all of them, but I just want to say that we made it home safe and sound without any problems leaving the port and the airports. We had a FANTASTIC time and really enjoyed being with and talking to as many of the Bella Group as we could. Most know that I won't be able to make Bella2 but there's a possibility that Amelia could find one of our friends to take my place. TTYL

Greg, I can't believe the grief you've had to go through just to get here, let alone the c*^p you got from the hotel. You guys definitely deserve any and all the cocktails you consume tonight to help relieve the stress. We feel really good as we thought our day was going to be a nightmare originally. They had predicted heavy rain and wind changing to snow before our flight. Ended up with very light rain that stopped before we took off at 6:00. We actually landed in Miami 30 minutes early. After retrieving luggage, Uber had us at the hotel in less than 15 minutes. Hotel stored our bags at 10:00 and said our room wouldn't be ready until 3:00-4:00 so we went for drinks. 20 minutes later, I get a text saying our room was ready. Tomorrow, we will drink together and forget all about Saturday, March 11, 2023.

We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers.

Very, very true. May she find comfort in her memories of him.

It's WFSB out of Hartford. They must take some kind of "Special Class" to help them be as annoying as possible.

The sailing dates are 3/12/23 - 3/19/23. Some of us are arriving early on 3/11 and I believe there are a couple of people coming in on 3/10.

Have a safe trip. See you next weekend.

Do you have to deal with the same type of clowns that we have here in the northeast ? During a normal weather forecast, they stand there with their jackets and ties all nice and straight and talk like human beings. Then, when the "Huge" weather event happens, (up here that would be rain as far as these guys are concerned), the jackets come off, the tie gets loosened and the shirt sleeves get rolled up. Now you have 2 of them hovering over the monitor with their telestrater showing you that it's raining heavily on Edwards Street and then they move about 8 blocks to the north and show you its raining on Isabelle Terrace. Then they move 12 blocks to the West-South-West and tell you it's raining on Churchill Drive. Well "DUH", it kind of stands to reason that since it's raining throughout the entire state, (according to the radar), that it's going to be wet all over the place. Some times I think that the original problem started with their ties being to tight and cutting off the oxygen to their brains and this was the end result. OK... Rant over.... Dismounting from soapbox.

I, on the other hand, am at the opposite end of the spectrum. The really isn't much demand for a person with 37 years of delivering concrete burial vaults to cemeteries. The last thing that job did was keep me young. It has definitely taken its toll on my body and I feel it all the time. This is one of the reasons that I have always looked forward to all my cruises, so I can just relax and chill out.

Add Amelia and myself to the long list of those that are praying for you.

HAPPY 35TH ANNIVERSARY DEB & ANDY

Totally agree.

Because of this thread, for the past 3 1/2 hours, I've been playing YouTube videos of a variety of songs from all over the spectrum including ,but not limited to, Vixen, Lita Ford, Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Midnight Oil, The Cranberries, Kiss, AC/DC, Uriah Heep, Santana, Deep Purple,Scorpions, Metallica & Herman's Hermits.

Lenny, So very sorry to hear of Mike's passing. Prayers to Mike's family as well as You, Toby & your family.

I'm still shaking my head in disbelief. You definitely have the patience of a saint. I think I would wear a hat for the next couple of days so nobody will see your red hair and go...... "THERE SHE IS".😂🤣

Beautiful photos of the fish.

That's what I really loved about scuba diving. Being able to kind of interact with the different sea life. Just swimming around without a care in the world, enjoying what "floats" your way.

I can see them now also. That water looks so inviting.

Jane, So sorry to hear about the loss of your mom.

It looks like it's just you and the Nieuw Statendam left in port. You're both scheduled to depart at 5:00 P.M. Seems like your weather went from lousy to crappy. Those are some nasty looking clouds overhead. Have a safe and enjoyable cruise.

Toilets on cruise ships work off a vacuum-type system. Turning on the water isn't going to do anything to make the toilet flush.

Now that's a breakfast that your cardiologist would love to see you having......NOT ! ! ! !

Following along. Enjoy your cruise.