richwmn

same thin I was told

Today is National Pie in the Face Day, National Bavarian Cream Pie Day, and Turtle Adoption Day Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity, or registering wrongs. - Charlotte Bronte Meal Suggestion for today - Roasted Butternut Squash Soup Drink of the Day - Midori Cactus Juice Wine of the Day - Primaterra Pinot Nero Destination of the Day - Maputo, Mozambique Today in History: 1807 Portuguese Royal Family and its court of nearly 15,000 people leave Lisbon for their colony of Brazil to escape invading Napoleonic troops 1895 Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel's will establishes the Nobel Prize Ship Locations Eurodam At Sea Destination Half Moon Cay, Bahamas eta 11-28 Koningsdam Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Nieuw Amsterdam At Sea Destination Ocho Rios, Jamaica eta 11-28 Nieuw Statendam At Sea Destination Alicante, Spain eta 11-28 Oosterdam Callao (Lima), Peru Rotterdam Orangstad, Aruba Volendam At Sea Destination Nawiliwili, Lihue, Kauai Island Hawaii eta 11-28 Zaandam At Sea Destination Fortaleza, Brazil eta 11-28 Zuiderdam At Sea Destination Luderitz, Namibia eta 11-28 Eastern Hemisphere Noordam Gisborne, New Zealand 13:00 - 23:00 Westerdam Jakarta, Indonesia

The pre cruise purchase price was better than the 5* discount. The 5* discount is $30 - doesn't matter what the cost of the package it

My experience so far echos @Gigi1977, I have been unable to get the 5* discount after pre-purchase of internet.

Today is International Cake Day, National Law Day, and Small Brewery Sunday Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties -- Helen Keller Meal Suggestion for today - One Pan Garlic Roasted Chicken and Baby Potatoes Drink of the Day - Bourbon Cider Cocktail Wine of the Day - 2020 Bread & Butter Pinot Noir Destination of the Day - Jakarta, Java Indonesia Tanjunk Priok Today in History: 1778 British explorer Captain James Cook is the first European to visit Maui in the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) 1789 1st national Thanksgiving in America Ship Locations Eurodam St Thomas Island USVI, Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands 08:00 - 16:00 Koningsdam At Sea Destination Cabo San Lucas, Mexico eat 11-27 Nieuw Amsterdam Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 10:00 - 18:00 Nieuw Statendam Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy 08:00 - 16:00 Oosterdam Callao (Lima), Peru Rotterdam At Sea Destination Aruba eta 11-27 Volendam At Sea Destination Nawiliwili, Lihue, Kauai Island Hawaii eta 11-28 Zaandam At Sea Destination Fortaleza, Brazil eta 11-28 Zuiderdam Cape Town, South Africa - 23:00 Eastern Hemisphere Noordam Bay of Islands, Russell, New Zealand 07:00 - 13:00 Westerdam Jakarta, Java Indonesia 08:00 - 23:00

Small Business Saturday Today is National Parfait Day, Maize Day, and Shopping Reminder Day Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.--Albert Einstein Meal Suggestion for today - Vegan Stuffed Bell Peppers Drink of the Day - Vesper Wine of the Day - 2020 Cass Viognier Destination of the Day - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Today in History: 1783 Britain evacuates New York city, its last military position in the United States Ship Locations Eurodam Basseterre St Kitts, Port Zante 08:00 - 17:00 Koningsdam San Diego, California, San Diego, California27 Nov 11:00 - 18:00 07:00 ,15:00 Nieuw Amsterdam Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida 07:00 - 15:00 Nieuw Statendam Dry Dock - Palermo, Italy 00:00 - 23:59 Oosterdam Callao-Lima, Peru 16:00 - 27 Nov 18:00 Rotterdam At Sea Destination Willemstad Curacao, Netherlands Antilles eta 11-29 Volendam At Sea Destination Nawiliwili, Lihue, Kauai Island Hawaii eta 11-28 Zaandam Salvador de Bahia, Brazil 08:00 - 23:00 Zuiderdam Cape Town, South Africa 8:00- Eastern Hemisphere Noordam Auckland, New Zealand 7:00-17:00 Westerdam At Sea Destination Jakarta, Java Indonesia eta 11-27

My drive to the Atlanta Airport is about 90 minutes. Only once in the last 10 or so years have I not stayed overnight at an airport hotel the night before my flight. That was a flight that left at something like 10pm. The cost of the hotel room is cheap insurance that you will be able to make your flight.

Black Friday (US) Today is Family Health History Day, Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day, and D.B. Cooper Day If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.--E.B. White Meal Suggestion for today - Slow-Cooked Salmon with Turnips and Swiss Chard Drink of the Day - Nil Fashioned Wine of the Day - 2016 Arboleda Cabernet Sauvignon Destination of the Day - East London, South Africa Today in History: 1639 1st observation of Transit of Venus by Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree - helped establish size of the Solar System 1642 Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovers Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) 1859 English naturalist Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species" radically changing the view of evolution and laying the foundation for evolutionary biology Ship Locations Eurodam Roseau, Dominica 08:00 - 17:00 Koningsdam Ensenada, Baja California Mexico 07:00 - 18:00 Nieuw Amsterdam At Sea Destination Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida eta 11-25 Nieuw Statendam Dry Dock - Palermo, Italy 00:00 - 23:59 Oosterdam At Sea Destination Callao-Lima, Peru eta 11-25 Rotterdam Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida 07:00 ,15:00 Volendam At Sea Destination Nawiliwili, Lihue, Kauai Island Hawaii eta 11-28 Zaandam At Sea Destination Salvador de Bahia, Brazil eta 11-25 Zuiderdam At Sea Destination Cape Town, South Africa eta 11-25 Eastern Hemisphere Noordam At Sea Destination Auckland, New Zealand eta 11-26 Westerdam Singapore 7:00-16:00

Thanksgiving (US) Today is Eat a Cranberry Day, National Espresso Day, and National Jukebox Day Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. - Josh Billings Meal Suggestion for today - Coconut Curry Ramen Drink of the Day - Kentucky Sweet Tea Wine of the Day - 2019 Matt Parish Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Destination of the Day - Tallinn, Estonia Today in History: 1869 The clipper Cutty Sark is launched In Dumbarton, Scotland, one of the last clippers ever built and the only one still surviving Ship Locations Eurodam Castries, St Lucia Island 08:00 - 17:00 Koningsdam At Sea Destination Ensenada, Baja California Mexico eta 11-24 Nieuw Amsterdam At Sea Destination Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, FL eta 11-25 Nieuw Statendam Dry Dock - Palermo, Italy 00:00 - 23:59 Oosterdam Manta, Ecuador 05:00 - 19:00 Rotterdam At Sea Destination Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, FL eta 11/24 Volendam At Sea Destination Nawiliwili, Lihue, Kauai Island Hawaii eta 11-28 Zaandam Buzios, Brazil 08:00 - 14:00 Zuiderdam At Sea Destination Cape Town, South Africa eta 11-25 Eastern Hemisphere Noordam Tauranga, Rotorua, New Zealand 08:00 - 20:00 Westerdam At Sea Destination Singapore eta 11-25

On this day next month I will be in San Diego preparing to board Volendam for another long cruise. I will be aboard for the Holiday Cruise, followed by the Grand Australia & New Zealand. I will finish up with a Panama Canal Cruise ending in Fort Lauderdale on April 21st. I’ll fly home on the 22nd. The basic structure of the Daily & Fleet Report will be available each day at halfacts.com/daily which can be copied and pasted to Cruise Critic. The first day I will be unable to do it in a timely manner will be December 21st, although I start traveling on the 19th. I would appreciate it if someone would make sure it gets posted each day. Rich

Today is Love Your Freckles Day, National Cranberry Relish Day, and Go For A Ride Day Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world. - Elie Wiesel Meal Suggestion for today - Vegetarian Chili Drink of the Day - Fire Drop Wine of the Day - Maggio Family Vineyards Merlot Destination of the Day - Tauranga, Rotorua, New Zealand Today in History: 1497 Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama rounds Cape of Good Hope on way to first voyage from Europe to reach India 1926 Imperial Conference ends, giving autonomy inside British Commonwealth 1935 Flying boat "China Clipper" takes off from Alameda, California, carrying 100,000 pieces of mail on 1st trans-Pacific airmail flight Ship Locations Eurodam St Johns Antigua, RCI Royal Beach Club 08:00 - 16:00 Koningsdam San Frnacisco, California Nieuw Amsterdam St Thomas, USVI Nieuw Statendam Dry Dock - Palermo, Italy 00:00 - 23:59 Oosterdam At Sea Destination Manta, Ecuador eta 11-23 Rotterdam At Sea Montego Bay, Jamacia eta 11-23 Volendam San Diego, California 7:00-15:00 Zaandam Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Zuiderdam Durban, South Africa Eastern Hemisphere Noordam Napier, New Zealand 08:00 - 14:00 Westerdam Laem Chabang, Thailand

Availability to purchase a drink package is a new addition to Grand Voyages. It was not available for the 2023 Grand World, but is for the 2024 Grand Australia and other Grands.

to throw something else into the mix. If you are on a B2B your account is not closed until the end of the final cruise. In my case, I didn't spend much on the first cruise, a majority of the spending was on the second cruise. The total number of bonus days I got seem to be correct, but I received the maximum for the first cruise, with the remaining credited to the second cruise.

Today is National Gingerbread Cookie Day, World Television Day, and Odd Socks Day Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. - Confucius Meal Suggestion for today - Apple Cider Chicken with Butternut Squash Drink of the Day - Toki Highball Wine of the Day - 2020 Dave Harvey GSM Walla Walla Destination of the Day - Ashdod, Jerusalem, Israel Today in History: 1905 1st match ever played in the Australian National Tennis Championships Ship Locations Eurodam Philipsburg St Maarten, Netherlands Antilles 08:00 - 17:00 Koningsdam San Francisco, California 18:00 - 22 Nov 20:00 Nieuw Amsterdam San Juan, PR 10:00 - 19:00 Nieuw Statendam Dry Dock - Palermo, Italy 00:00 - 23:59 Oosterdam Amador, Panama Rotterdam At Sea Montego Bay, Jamacia eta 11-23 Volendam At Sea Destination San Diego, California eta 11-22 Zaandam Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10:00 - 22 Nov 18:00 Zuiderdam Maputo, Mozambique 08:00 - 16:00 Eastern Hemisphere Noordam Wellington, New Zealand 07:00 - 16:00 Westerdam Laem Chabang, Bangkok, Thailand 07:00 - 23 Nov 01:00

One thing I would like to add, if you do select a wine and it is unopened it can be traded for another wine in the same package later in the cruise.

Today is National Peanut Butter Fudge Day, Transgender Day of Remembrance, and International Hug a Runner Day You can do anything with bayonets except sit on them. - Thomas Hardy Meal Suggestion for today - Easy Chicken Parmesan (Parmigiana) Drink of the Day - Kentucky Joe Wine of the Day - Marlborough Vines Sauvignon Blanc Destination of the Day - Alotau, Papua New Guinea Today in History: 1986 World Health Organization announces first global effort to combat AIDS 1902 Geo Lefevre and Henri Desgrange create Tour de France bicycle race Ship Locations Eurodam At Sea Destination Philipsburg St Maarten, Netherlands Antilles eta 11-21 Koningsdam At Sea Destination San Francisco, California eta 11-21 Nieuw Amsterdam At Sea Destination St Thomas Island USVI, Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands eta 11-21 Nieuw Statendam Dry Dock - Palermo, Italy 00:00 - 23:59 Oosterdam Panama Canal, Panama City, Fuerte Amador, Balboa 05:00 - 05:00 ,20:00 - 21 Nov 17:00 Rotterdam Puerto Limon, Costa Rica 07:30 - 16:30 Volendam At Sea Destination San Diego, California eta 11-22 Zaandam Santos, Brazil Zuiderdam At Sea Destination Maputo, Mozambique eta 11-21 Eastern Hemisphere Noordam Lyttelton-Christchurch, New Zealand 08:00 - 20:00 Westerdam Laem Chabang, Bangkok, Thailand

Today is International Men's Day, National Adoption Day, and Women's Entrepreneurship Day You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way. - Walter Hagen Meal Suggestion for today - Pasta Bake with Sausage (Baked Ziti) Drink of the Day - Sideline Sipper Wine of the Day - San Gregorio Vyd Las Martas Garnacha Destination of the Day - Kefalonia Island, Argostoli-Kiskardo, Greece Today in History: 1805 Lewis and Clark Expedition, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, reaches the Pacific Ocean, first European Americans to cross the west Ship Locations Eurodam At Sea Destination Philipsburg St Maarten, Netherlands Antilles eta 11-21 Koningsdam Avalon, Ca Nieuw Amsterdam Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 08:00 - 15:00 Nieuw Statendam Dry Dock - Palermo, Italy 00:00 - 23:59 Oosterdam At Sea Destination Panama City, Fuerte Amador, Balboa eta 11-20 Rotterdam Panama Canal, Colon, Panama 06:00 - 07:00 ,17:00 - 21:00 Volendam At Sea Destination San Diego, California eta 11-22 Zaandam At Sea Destination Rio de Janeiro, Brazil eta 11-21 Zuiderdam At Sea Destination Maputo, Mozambique eta 11-21 Eastern Hemisphere Noordam Timaru, New Zealand 07:00 - 17:00 Westerdam Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 06:00 - 18:00

It doesn't matter how it is paid, spending is all that matters

Today is Apple Cider Day, Mickey Mouse Day, and National Princess Day Turn up the lights. I don't want to go home in the dark. - O. Henry Meal Suggestion for today - Indian Butter Chicken Drink of the Day - Beam Ade Wine of the Day - 2018 domaine Pellé menetou-salon morogues Destination of the Day - Baie Comeau, Quebec, Canada Today in History: 1626 St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated, replacing an earlier basilica on the same site and becoming the world's largest Christian basilica 1928 Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" released, first Mickey Mouse sound cartoon Ship Locations Eurodam Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida 7:00-15:00 Koningsdam San Diego, California, San Diego, California19 Nov 08:00 - 18:00 07:00 ,16:00 Nieuw Amsterdam Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida 7:00-15:00 Nieuw Statendam Dry Dock - Palermo, Italy 00:00 - 23:59 Oosterdam Oranjestad Aruba, Netherlands Antilles 08:00 - 17:00 Rotterdam Cartagena Colombia 07:00 - 14:00 Volendam At Sea Destination San Diego, California eta 11-22 Zaandam Punta del Este, Uruguay 10:00 - 18:00 Zuiderdam Nosy Be Island, Madagascar 07:00 - 15:00 Eastern Hemisphere Noordam Dunedin, Port Chalmers, New Zealand 08:00 - 18:00 Westerdam At Sea Destination Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam eta 11-20

Today is National Take A Hike Day, International Students Day, and National Baklava Day Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.--Ernest Hemingway, The Garden of Eden Meal Suggestion for today - Butternut Squash Mac 'N Cheese Drink of the Day - Rum Breeze Wine of the Day - Michaud Columbia Valley Sauvignon Blanc Destination of the Day - Pichilingue (La Paz), Mexico Today in History: 1558 Elizabeth I aged 25, ascends the English throne upon death of her half sister, Queen "Bloody" Mary 1869 Suez Canal in Egypt opens, linking Mediterranean and Red seas 1970 Douglas Engelbart receives the patent for the first computer mouse Ship Locations Eurodam At Sea Destination Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida eta 11-18 Koningsdam At Sea Destination San Diego, California19 Nov 08:00 - 18:00 eta 11-18 Nieuw Amsterdam Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 08:00 - 14:00 Nieuw Statendam Dry Dock - Palermo, Italy 00:00 - 23:59 Oosterdam At Sea Destination Oranjestad Aruba, Netherlands Antilles eta 11-18 Rotterdam At Sea Destination Cartagena Colombia eta 11-18 Volendam At Sea Destination San Diego, California eta 11-22 Zaandam Buenos Aires, Argentina Zuiderdam Mamoudzou, Grande-Terre Island Mayotte 08:00 - 17:00 Eastern Hemisphere Noordam Fiordland National Park, New Zealand 07:00 - 08:00 Westerdam Kota Kinabalu, Borneo Malaysia Sabah 08:00 - 18:00

I agree that it doesn't seem that long ago. I'm sorry that we will not get to visit again, but understand that Noordam is calling. I hope y'all have a wonderful cruise

Pax 1&2 get credit for all spending including the spending of Pax 3&4 if applicable. As @crystalspin said, any passengers over 1&2 do not get bonus days

FB tells me that 4 years ago today I was in New Zealand spending a great day with @erewhon on my first visit 'Down Under'. My third visit is coming up shortly, I really enjoy that area, particularly when it is winter here.

Since we are relating computer history - After college classes on mainframes 1 - I built an Altair 8800A - the second of the home computer kits, the 8800 was first 2 - I was certified to repair Apple ][ 3 - I was certified to repair the Osborne I 4 - I was certified to repair the original Macintosh I went from no O/S (Altair) to CP/M to DOS 1.1, DOS 2.0, DOS 3.3 and all versions of Windows I am currently using Linux and have since the pre 1.0 days

Today is Clarinet Day, International Day For Tolerance, and National Button Day I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.--Robert Fulghum, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten Meal Suggestion for today - Turkey Tetrazzini with Spinach Drink of the Day - Hats Off Julep Wine of the Day - D. H. Elliott 2030 California Destination of the Day - Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France Today in History: 1945 Founding of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 1959 "The Sound of Music" musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater, NYC Ship Locations Eurodam At Sea Destination Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida eta 11-18 Koningsdam At Sea Destination San Diego, California19 Nov 08:00 - 18:00 eta 11-18 Nieuw Amsterdam At Sea Destination Half Moon Cay, Bahamas eta 11-17 Nieuw Statendam Dry Dock - Palermo, Italy 00:00 - 23:59 Oosterdam At Sea Destination Oranjestad Aruba, Netherlands Antilles eta 11-18 Rotterdam Oranjestad Aruba, Netherlands Antilles 08:00 - 23:00 Volendam At Sea Destination San Diego, California eta 11-22 Zaandam Buenos Aires, Argentina 08:00 - 17 Nov 18:00 Zuiderdam At Sea Destination Mamoudzou, Grande-Terre Island Mayotte eta 11-17 Eastern Hemisphere Noordam At Sea Destination Fiordland National Park, New Zealand eta 11-18 Westerdam At Sea Destination Kota Kinabalu, Borneo Malaysia Sabah eta 11-18