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YES!! Still active and working. I just logged on via: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2076101-live-amazon-river-caribbean-many-pix’s-terryohio/ And, it connected fine. Try again and hopefully it will work OK. The web can be a little "funky" and I sometimes get such "Security Warnings". Just work through it and hopefully you can connect. Happy to answer any questions as is helpful. Thanks! Enjoy. Terry in Ohio. Late Summer 2022, many scenic visuals and details from Canada Maritimes doing Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton Island, etc., via a Tauck land tour. Visual Summary: www.flickr.com/photos/196555480@N08/albums

From this travel news website, two days ago, they had this headline: “Hong Kong Sees Major Rebound with 18 Cruise Lines” with these highlights: “Hong Kong is making a comeback with 166 cruise ship calls expected this year across 18 cruise lines, including Royal Caribbean's Spectrum of the Seas.” Good to see a cruse return to Hong Kong and China opening back up. Super enjoyed our time in 2018 in Hong Kong before going on to exploring Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon, sailing up the Mekong River, doing Cambodia and more stops all over Vietnam. Full story at: https://www.cruisehive.com/hong-kong-sees-major-rebound-with-18-cruise-lines/108403 THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Norway Coast/Fjords/Arctic Circle cruise from Copenhagen, July 2010, to the top of Europe. Scenic visuals with key tips. Live/blog at 248,893 views. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/1172051-livesilver-cloud-norway-coastfjords-july-1-16-reports/

Great, creative follow-ups by both canderson and highplanesdrifters. Wonderful idea with that discussion starter about your mother's favorite dish. Keep it coming with ideas and thoughts for special order foods and dining delights to seek when doing Silversea sailings. My experience has been that the diverse crews on these ships like it much when you ask about this nations, background, interests, etc. It's a great learning, personal connection on both sides. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Late Summer 2022, many scenic visuals and details from Canada Maritimes doing Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton Island, etc., via a Tauck land tour. Visual Summary: www.flickr.com/photos/196555480@N08/albums

Great questions!! We were in Dubrovnik in mid June and one of the big pluses is that for many in Europe, July and August are the peak travel times. Many schools do not complete their schedules till later June. Avoiding crowds and congestions is really important. With May and later September and October, my general sense is that the weather is good and places are less crowded. But these days, the weather and travel congestion does not always follow the past patterns. Things change, both good and not as ideal. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Norway Coast/Fjords/Arctic Circle cruise from Copenhagen, July 2010, to the top of Europe. Scenic visuals with key tips. Live/blog at 248,131 views. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/1172051-livesilver-cloud-norway-coastfjords-july-1-16-reports/

Canada? Quebec City? After being in the area west of Toronto in Waterloo last month, we are flying from Ohio into Quebec City Sunday early afternoon. First time there to do this historic city. After exploring the Canada Maritimes late last summer and in the summer of 2019 doing Calgary, Jasper/Banff National Parks, Western Canada Rocky Mountaineer rail adventure and Vancouver, we are ready to discover more charm, food and culture in our northern neighbor. Will be in Quebec City till Thursday afternoon. From all of the great experience here on the CC Boards, what are your best tips, insights, loves and suggestions for this town with North America's oldest streets and excellent French/British history. Favorite dining locations? Can't miss hidden secrets? Understand many movies and TV shows have been done in Quebec City as it has the wonderful "looks" of Europe, but being closer for the stars and crew to reach and use than flying across the Atlantic. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Late Summer 2022, many scenic visuals and details from Canada Maritimes doing Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton Island, etc., via a Tauck land tour. Visual Summary: www.flickr.com/photos/196555480@N08/albums

Canada? Quebec City? After being in the area west of Toronto in Waterloo last month, we are flying into Quebec City Sunday early afternoon. First time there to do this historic city. After exploring the Canada Maritimes late last summer and in the summer of 2019 doing Calgary, Jasper/Banff National Parks, Western Canada Rocky Mountaineer rail adventure and Vancouver, we are ready to discover more charm, food and culture in our northern neighbor. Will be in Quebec City till Thursday afternoon. From all of the great experience here at the Cooler, what are your best tips, insights, loves and suggestions for this town with North America's oldest streets and excellent French/British history. Favorite dining locations? Can't miss hidden secrets? Understand many movies and TV shows have been done in Quebec City as it has the wonderful "looks" of Europe, but being closer for the stars and crew to reach and use than flying across the Atlantic. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Late Summer 2022, many scenic visuals and details from Canada Maritimes doing Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton Island, etc., via a Tauck land tour. Visual Summary: www.flickr.com/photos/196555480@N08/albums

Appreciate this great, additional background and follow-up by highplanesdrifters. Indonesian food does sound of interest with its varied mix of influences by so many different counties and cultures. I counted a mix of eight different nations and influences. Great idea to ask the restaurant Maitre'd for the backgrounds of those doing the cooking and their nationalities on the ship. Showing an interest for their native speciality could be rewarding and culturally unique. All of those many spices from Asia do offer a nice variety of tastes, etc. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Sydney to NZ/Auckland Adventure, live/blog 2014 sampling/details with many exciting visuals and key highlights. On page 23, post #571, see a complete index for all of the pictures, postings. Now at 244,628 views. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/1896175-solstice-live-australianzhawaii-many-pix’s-jan-20-feb-3/

It's the summer, but the stock market and financial issues keep rolling along. Some good. In other ways, different? Can anyone really explain it? From the Wall Street Journal below are their charts for the three major cruise lines during the past five trading days. Generally, the most recent three days have been "downer" for these stocks. When will things recover and bounce back?? THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Venice: Loving It & Why??!! Is one of your future desires or past favorites? See these many visual samples for its great history and architecture. This posting is now at 105,450 views. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1278226 From the Wall Street Journal, here are the stock charts for the past five trading days. Each of these companies moved in varied way during this most recent period. For Royal Caribbean, their pattern for the past week did not exactly match their two main competitors. Strange? Why?: (Open your screen/viewer wider to see these visuals larger/better!) Here has been the pattern for the broader S&P 500 Index during the past month. Mostly down, down during the past week and a half, right?:

From the New York Times Travel Section this morning, they had this headline: “36 Hours” with these highlights by writer Patrick Scott and photographs by Justin Mott: “Ho Chi Minh City is synonymous with street food and motorbikes: It often seems like one massive, sizzling food court combined with a beeping motorcycle rally that came to town and never left. Almost as dizzying is how quickly Vietnam’s biggest city is transforming with new urbane enclaves and upscale planned communities, as well as the highrises constantly shooting up, like the country’s tallest skyscraper, Landmark 81, which opened in 2018. The busy boulevard along the Saigon River at Bach Dang Wharf last year added a new pedestrian park and a dramatic suspension bridge across the water to an emerging finance district. What’s constant is the optimism of savvy locals, Vietnamese returning from abroad and ambitious foreigners infusing the city with inventive bars, high-fashion boutiques, chic eateries and hotels.” Many options and potentials are outlined for various museums and galleries, restaurants and bars, shopping and attractions, where to stay and getting around. A nice variety of pictures are shared that bring back wonderful memories when we visit in early 2018 in what many locals still prefer to call Saigon. Will post some of my visuals and highlights later. Also shared in this report is a location we visited: "The abandoned and captured United States tanks, planes and helicopters displayed on the grounds of the War Remnants Museum (admission, 40,000 dong) is the first indication that the victors will be telling the story of the wars in Vietnam." Full story at: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/03/travel/things-to-do-ho-chi-minh-vietnam.html THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Norway Coast/Fjords/Arctic Circle cruise from Copenhagen, July 2010, to the top of Europe. Scenic visuals with key tips. Live/blog at 248,131 views. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/1172051-livesilver-cloud-norway-coastfjords-july-1-16-reports/

From the Condé Nast Traveler magazine in late May,, they had this headline: “8 Lisbon Restaurants for Discovering the City's African Diaspora" with this sub-headline: "From Cape Verdean food in São Bento to Mozambican crab curry in the Mouraria neighborhood.” Read these highlights by author Amara Amaryah: “The landscape of Portuguese gastronomy isn’t complete without a certain sautéed, peanut-coated, and lovingly seasoned African touch. Colorful traces of Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) Africa—which includes Guinea-Bissau, Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Equatorial Guinea, and São Tomé e Príncipe—can be found across the country, as people from the former colonies have migrated to Portugal with their culinary secrets in tow. As with most diasporic traditions around the world, these immigrants have created spaces where a sense of home could be accessed through food—and they range from street-food stands to stylish restaurants, with Ankara print in the place of table cloths, and Afrobeat and Amapiano music spilling out onto the city streets.” Yes, Portugal in its colonial prime had many African connections. Plus, I would assume there are good range of India and other Asian ties as seen through the food options and variety available in Lisbon, etc. Right? Other food and cultural experiences from Lisbon to share? Full story at: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/lisbon-restaurants-for-discovering-the-citys-african-diaspora THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Early 2020, many visuals and details from New Zealand/South Pacific in going from Auckland to French Polynesia. This includes Bora Bora, Fiji, NZ experiences, etc: Live/blog: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2735732-live-terryohio-“new”-regatta-south-pacificnz-pix’s/

Appreciate this great tip and follow-up for trying Indonesian meal. Excellent idea. BUT, help me as a guy who likes interesting and varied food treats to understand more. How do you or any others summarize for what exactly makes the differences for an Indonesian meal . . . VERSUS . . . such from India,Thailand, Vietnam, China and/or the Philippines?? Are these mostly similar? Or, which are most different, special and unique?? Inquiring minds are curious!! And, always hungry. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Norway Coast/Fjords/Arctic Circle cruise from Copenhagen, July 2010, to the top of Europe. Scenic visuals with key tips. Live/blog at 248,131 views. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/1172051-livesilver-cloud-norway-coastfjords-july-1-16-reports/

Appreciate these great comments and follow-ups, including about AI and TA's. More later on these different and important issues and questions. From the Wall Street Journal below are their charts for the three major cruise lines during the past five trading days. Was it a strange and dramatic week, especially for Norwegian? Tuesday, Aug. 1 was a "dark day" for NCLH. When will they recover and bounce back?? THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Sydney to NZ/Auckland Adventure, live/blog 2014 sampling/details with many exciting visuals and key highlights. On page 23, post #571, see a complete index for all of the pictures, postings. Now at 244,628 views. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/1896175-solstice-live-australianzhawaii-many-pix’s-jan-20-feb-3/ From the Wall Street Journal, here are the stock charts for the past five trading days. Each of these companies moved in varied way during this most recent period.: (Open your screen/viewer wider to see these visuals larger/better!) For the past month/30 days, here has been the movement for the RCL stock.:

From the Wall Street Journal this morning, they had this headline: “How the World’s Biggest Cruise Ship Is Docked, Explained by a Captain" with this sub-headline: "Weather conditions, vessel traffic and water depth can all affect the docking maneuve. ” Tied in with an interesting and detailed five minute plus video, here are their opening highlights: “A Royal Caribbean captain explains how he docks a 1,188-foot cruise ship at Port Canaveral, Fla., and how environmental conditions pose the biggest challenge.” While those sailing Silversea like the smaller, more "personal" ships, this WSJ video is well produced and shows the challenges and tools used by Captains and staff for complicated dockings. Bigger ships, even more difficult. As detailed, knowing the wind speed is a key factor for figuring out the process for such docking of large ships. The Captain noted "shallow water is like turning on ice" during his being interviewed. Not easy and simple. Make you much better appreciate what they need to do in each different port around the world. Sorry that this newspaper has a tight pay wall to make access more challenging. Here is a visual image from this report. As shown, much is done before daylight or at night, making things more challenging!! Full story at: https://www.wsj.com/video/series/travel-guides/how-the-worlds-biggest-cruise-ship-is-docked-explained-by-a-captain/A4E9DDF4-76B0-4AF7-8333-B927F5199DFC THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Barcelona/Med: June 2011, with stops in Villefranche, ports near Pisa and Rome, Naples, Kotor, Venice and Dubrovnik. Great visuals with key highlights, tips, etc. Live/blog now at 256,748 views. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/1362155-solstice-livefirst-timer-reportspix’s-italycroatian-june-7-19/

Appreciate this good link from R&T and follow-up about AI and examples for its potentials and impacts. Yes, it is amazing and quick as to what can be done with creating certain visual images using this technology. For Travel Agents, the AI technology could be very dramatic with its impact. The "good TA's" will figure out how to adjust and still be a serious "Value Added" for smart customers. But, those "order taker" TA's could be in for a rude shock. Changing times?? From MSN News and a financial news website this morning, they had this headline: “Betting against cruise ship and hotel stocks backfired and cost hedge funds more than $6 billion” with these highlights: “Hedge funds have lost more than $6 billion on bad bets against cruise ship and hotel operators this year, the Financial Times reported. Of this, the three cruise ship companies account for almost $3 billion of the total mark-to-market losses, according to figures from S3 Partners.” Here is more from their story: "The cruise industry has surged this year, releasing a wave of pent-up demand from the coronavirus pandemic. Year-to-date, Carnival is up 119%, Royal Caribbean is 112% higher, and smaller rival Norwegian is up 53%." That was "then", but now this week, it seems that some adjustments are coming. Right or wrong?? Full story at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/betting-against-cruise-ship-and-hotel-stocks-backfired-and-cost-hedge-funds-more-than-6-billion-report-says/ar-AA1eMvOB THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Norway Coast/Fjords/Arctic Circle cruise from Copenhagen, July 2010, to the top of Europe. Scenic visuals with key tips. Live/blog at 248,131 views. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/1172051-livesilver-cloud-norway-coastfjords-july-1-16-reports/

How are your exercise plans working? THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

Appreciate these nice comments and follow-up. Agree that trying to balance "revenue enhancement" with keeping customers happy can be challenging. Especially as you are trying to attract new audiences, keep experienced, upscale people, etc., happy, From the Wall Street Journal this morning, they had this headline: “Stocks Have Had a Great Year. Cue the September Effect" with this sub-headline: "The month is historically the worst for stocks.” Here are some of their analysis highlights: “September is traditionally the weakest month for U.S. stocks. This year, investors say the turning of the calendar should be especially worrying. Stocks have risen sharply after last year’s selloff, defying any number of risks along the way. The S&P 500 is up 17% so far this year, including a 3.1% increase in July that reflected gains across all 11 sectors. Wall Street’s so-called fear gauge, the Cboe Volatility Index, is sitting well below historical averages. If history is any guide, investors’ optimism will soon be put to the test. The S&P 500 has lost an average of 1.1% in September dating back to 1928, making it the worst month for stocks’ performance." Also, this headline from yesterday's Wall Street Journal: "America’s Fiscal Time Bomb Ticks Even Louder" with this sub-headline: "Fitch’s downgrade of the U.S. debt rating only caused a flutter in markets, but fiscal strains will soon get harder to ignore". In early, opening trading this morning, all three cruise lines were down, down. Royal Caribbean dropped to $103.135, a 1.5% value reduction. Where for the entire week? Full stories at: https://www.wsj.com/articles/stocks-have-had-a-great-year-cue-the-september-effect-fa922be9?mod=hp_lead_pos4 https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-fiscal-time-bomb-ticks-even-louder-e2934f65?mod=hp_lead_pos1 THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Barcelona/Med: June 2011, with stops in Villefranche, ports near Pisa and Rome, Naples, Kotor, Venice and Dubrovnik. Great visuals with key highlights, tips, etc. Live/blog now at 256,748 views. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/1362155-solstice-livefirst-timer-reportspix’s-italycroatian-june-7-19/

Here are some of my notes and highlights from listening to yesterday's second quarter Wall Street stock analysts report by the Norwegian CEO and CFO. As summarized previously, there was much "puff' and "spin" that the stock market did not accept with much trust and excitement in trading yesterday. There was an interesting comment about "seeking streamlined booking process using AI technology". What does that mean for Travel Agents? Not good or encouraging in my view. They want to get more customer direct connections to their in-house process and seek to get customers using and doing more via the web for advanced bookings and signing up to gain on-board, revenue-generating activities. There were several mentions related to their brands offering longer sailings, getting "higher quality guests" and offering better itineraries. That's to gain more revenue, especially with their Regent and Oceania brands that, in part, compete, somewhat, with Silversea. Comments came about higher fuel and interest expenses. They noted that they did not have as much saving from getting rid of older, less-efficient ships compared to other companies. Mention was made about adding more capacity on their higher-end Regent and Oceania brands with the new ships this year. They are trying to be more efficient in crew movements, etc. They have repaid $1.4 billion in debt and intend to re-finance parts of current debt. During the Q&A session, there was discussion about one of their biggest challenge being for future growth. They have three new ships entering fleet this year. No new ships in 2024. But, new ships in 2025. Pricing up 18%. But, there was question as to whether that trend was fully sustainable after revenge travel upswing. Their liquidity was helped by banks releasing $500 million from required credit card reserve. They will have some dry docking needs to pressure them in 2024. For their marketing dollars being spent and the process, they said they were getting nearly double results on leads from marketing money. Mention was made for “margin enhancement” and keeping the "guest experience” gaining high ratings. But, the question comes up as how to balance both? Hope this gives a little "flavor" for the discussions, questions, comments, etc. Interesting business with lots of operational, financial and staffing factors to consider. This world-wide business is not as simple as running a cement block manufacturing plant in one town. Many complexities and challenges!! Then, there are the questions as to when and if an economic slow-down hits, timing and how deep. No questions came up yesterday as to that potential for any type of recession looming. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Late Summer 2022, many scenic visuals and details from Canada Maritimes doing Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton Island, etc., via a Tauck land tour. Visual Summary: www.flickr.com/photos/196555480@N08/albums

Before the markets open this morning, all of the cruise line stocks are down based on the over-night trading. What happens today and later this week? For Norwegian and the other two major cruise stocks? From this below-connected financial news website and MSN News this morning, they had this headline: “Norwegian Cruise Line Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript” with this highlight from their new CEO Harry Sommer: “With new leadership not only in my seat, but in all three of our award-winning brands and most recently for our vessel operation function, there is a possible feeling of reinvigoration and excitement about the future across the entire company. We are approaching every decision with fresh perspective and new energy, challenging the status quo at every level and encouraging our entire team to think outside of the box and come to the table with new ideas, however big or small. As we are fine-tuning our longer-term strategic vision and priorities, we are also focused on execution today.” During this nearly hour-long session, I heard lots of such "happy talk", along with many cliches and other such phrases, spin, etc. Clearly, the market did not like what they heard and how Norwegian missed the expected projections. Read it for yourself and be your own "Judge". Big contrast for what happened last week with Royal Caribbean going up, UP, versus Norwegian down, DOWN yesterday. Will share more of my notes and reactions later today. Here is another example of the comments coming from the Norwegian CEO: "At a high level, this means remaining within a booked position of approximately 60% to 65% on a 12-month forward basis while increasing pricing and maximizing onboard revenue generation. After years of experience, we believe this level will be the sweet spot based on our current deployment mix, and I am pleased to say we are comfortably in this range today. Our revenue management process is dynamic and we carefully monitor on a granular level how each ship itineranvoyage is tracking against its optimal booking curve and adjust marketing spend, promotional construct and pricing as needed depending on the market environment to maximize each voyage's contribution to the bottom line." Bottom Line: They want to keep jacking up prices and tighten down on costs. Full story at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/norwegian-cruise-line-nclh-q2-2023-earnings-call-transcript/ar-AA1eES04 THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Early 2020, many visuals and details from New Zealand/South Pacific in going from Auckland to French Polynesia. This includes Bora Bora, Fiji, NZ experiences, etc: Live/blog: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2735732-live-terryohio-“new”-regatta-south-pacificnz-pix’s/

Yes, sadly, it was a loud and pronounced "Thud" that hit the Norwegian stock today. Carnival was down 4.5%, only a 1.5% hit today against Royal Caribbean. From the Wall Street Journal, below is their chart showing the dramatic drop today for Norwegian. No recovery later in the afternoon. From the Investor's Business Daily financial news website late this afternoon, they had this headline: “NCLH Stock Sinks On Norwegian Cruise Line Outlook” with these highlights: “Occupancy for the second quarter was in-line with the company's guidance at 105%. The occupancy rate was slightly lower than Q2 2019 due to the shift on longer, more immersive itineraries, Norwegian Cruise Line wrote in its results. Full-year occupancy is expected to average 103.5%, which is consistent with its prior guidance. Norwegian Cruise Lines guided Q3 earnings to improve to 70 cents per share from a loss of 64 cents per share last year. However, the outlook is below the FactSet forecast of 80 cents.” Full story at: https://www.investors.com/news/nclh-stock-sails-76-percent-higher-this-year-norwegian-cruise-line-earnings-on-tap/?src=A00619&refcode=aflMarketWatch THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Summer 2019 Calgary, Jasper/Banff National Parks, Western Canada Rocky Mountaineer rail adventure, Vancouver, sailing up to Alaska on Silver Muse, post-cruise excursion to Denali, etc. Many visuals, Our firsts in these scenic areas! Now at 19,560 views. Live/blog: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2682584-live-terryohio-silver-muse-alaska-canadarockies-pix’s/

Just finished listening to the live report by the new Norwegian CEO and CFO giving their second quarter report to the financial analysts. All seemed smooth with the various questions and comments. Will provide more detailed notes later. BUT . . . . From Wall Street Journal in the late morning, their below chart shows that the market place was not very happy with what was posted this morning by Norwegian. Ouch!!! Not a pretty and/or positive reactions. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio From late 2018, see “Holy Lands, Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Dubai, Greece, etc.”, with many visuals, details and ideas for the historic and scenic Middle East. Now at 21,957 views. Connect at: www.boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2607054-livenautica-greece-holy-lands-egypt-dubai-terrypix’s/

From the New York Times this morning in an opinion column by Ezra Dyer, a writer for Car and Driver magazine, they had this headline: “Cruises Are Back, Baby.” These are a few of his writing highlights: “As anyone who’s been to an airport lately can tell you, travel is booming as we make up for lost time and then some. Flights are packed. Americans are on track to drive 3.2 trillion cumulative miles this year, the highest tally since 2019. And a recent AAA survey found that 52 percent of Americans say that compared with before the pandemic, they’re as likely or more likely to consider taking a cruise this year. Cruises are back, baby! And I would know, because I recently went on a quick Bahamas trip — just me and several thousand of my closest friends.” Here is more from his summary: "After the downer of the past few years, we’re all longing for escapism. These days the demand for a little bit of fun — weekend getaways, Jet Skis, Taylor Swift tickets — is so heated that economists have come up with the term “fun-flation” to explain our free-spending ways. Which brings us to the other thing that makes American cruises singular: More is always more. My family’s home for four days was once one of the largest passenger ships ever built, some 900 feet long and displacing more than 100,000 tons. It has swimming pools, a basketball court, a mini-golf course, a spa and a theater." Full story at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/opinion/cruise-revenge-travel-funflation-covid.html THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Panama Canal? Early 2017, Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco adventure through Panama Canal. Our first stops in Colombia, Central America and Mexico, plus added time in the great Golden Gate City. Now at 32,193 views. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2465580

From a financial news website this morning, they had this headline: “Cruise line sector falls after guidance from Norwegian Cruise Line disappoints” with these highlights: “Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and cruise line peers fell in early trading on Tuesday after guidance from the Miami-based company came in below expectations. Norwegian topped estimates with its Q2 earnings report and said it continues to experience strong and resilient consumer demand. The cumulative booked position for the second half of the year is ahead of 2019 levels at continued higher pricing. On a 12-month forward basis, NCLH continues to be in its optimal booked position of approximately 60% to 65%. NCLH's advance ticket sales balance, including the long-term portion, was a record $3.5B at the end of the quarter, approximately $167M higher than the prior quarter and approximately 56% higher than Q2 of the pre-pandemic year of 2019.” Here is more: "Shares of Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) fell 8.52% in premarket trading, while Royal Caribbean (RCL) was down 1.81% and Carnival (CCL) dropped 3.05%." Full story at: https://seekingalpha.com/news/3994106-cruise-line-sector-falls-after-guidance-from-norwegian-cruise-line-disappoints THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Lisbon, NWSpain, Bordeaux/Brittany: Live/blog, June 2017 from Portugal to France along scenic Atlantic Coast on the Silver Spirit. Now at 33,638 views. Many pictures, details for history, food, culture, etc.: www.boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2511358

Appreciate this very interesting, good thread with the various comments, ideas and follow-ups. Good question as to if Atlantide is on a 14-day rotating menu schedule. With our upcoming 18-day, Feb. 2024 Mumbai to Singapore Silver Moon schedule the menu "variety" is of interest. Inquiring minds always want to know more!! Maybe to order in advance some special dining delights from India? For us, doing special advance orders is of interest and we have found success. Prove it?? Below is one visual from the Silver Muse going up to Alaska in the summer of 2019. At other times, our group has had a variety of Thai items served family-style at our table. It has been suggested, since many of the kitchen staff come from the Philippines, that it would be smart to ask in advance for a such family-style mix of varied dishes from their country. On a Norway sailing in 2010 to watch in our suite during the World Cup final game, we did a "Tail-Gating Party" with various items ordered off of the room service menu through our Butler. Worked super and was great fun. Lots of options!!! Be creative. Discuss with the Executive Chef for options, ideas, potentials. Have fun. The staff likes it when they can perform in unique and special ways. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Summer 2019 Calgary, Jasper/Banff National Parks, Western Canada Rocky Mountaineer rail adventure, Vancouver, sailing up to Alaska on Silver Muse, post-cruise excursion to Denali, etc. Many visuals, Our firsts in these scenic areas! Now at 19,560 views. Live/blog: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2682584-live-terryohio-silver-muse-alaska-canadarockies-pix’s/ During our Silver Muse sailing north to Alaska, we scheduled a day ahead to have the Beef Wellington ordered for our table of six, including the author/speaker joining us in our group. Wonderful evening and highly enjoyable dining!!: (Open your screen/viewer wider to see this visual larger/better!)

From a Norwegian corporate press release early this morning, they had this headline: “Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Strong Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Improves Full Year 2023 Guidance” with these highlights: “Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023 and provided guidance for the third quarter and full year 2023. Company met or exceeded guidance for all key metrics in the second quarter. Generated total revenue of $2.2 billion, a record for the Company and up 33% compared to the same period in 2019, and GAAP net income of $86.1 million, or EPS of $0.20.” How will the stock market and investors react for NCLH? And how will it affect other cruise stocks? The market opens at 9:30 am. Then at 10 am, this cruise line's top executives will answer questions from stock analysts. More to come later today. Full NCLH press release at: https://www.nclhltd.com/investors/news-events/press-releases/detail/558/norwegian-cruise-line-holdings-reports-strong-second THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Dubrovnik! Visual samples, tips, details, etc., for this super scenic and historic location. Over 50,546 views. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1439227

Great news!! Did they do the traditional Louis Armstrong's "Wonderful World" during the sail-away? I see trees of green Red roses too I see them bloom For me and you And I think to myself What a wonderful world I see skies of blue And clouds of white The bright blessed day The dark sacred night And I think to myself What a wonderful world The colors of the rainbow So pretty in the sky Are also on the faces Of people going by I see friends shaking hands Saying, "How do you do?" They're really saying I love you I hear babies cry I watch them grow They'll learn much more Than I'll ever know And I think to myself What a wonderful world Yes, I think to myself What a wonderful world Ooh, yes THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Late Summer 2022, many scenic visuals and details from Canada Maritimes doing Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton Island, etc., via a Tauck land tour. Visual Summary: www.flickr.com/photos/196555480@N08/albums