Norseh2o

Have completed 4 cruises since November, 2021. 1 on Holland, 3 on Oceania. Holland trip (35 days) was round trip from San Diego to San Diego, as I live near SD, I’ll skip the details. Flew to Venice 3 days early in November, luggage arrived safely. Days in Venice=wonderful pre-cruise experience, pre-Covid tests and proctored tests completed (negative), van travel to Trieste provided by Oceania was fine, boarded the Marina in < 45 minutes. Travel home from Miami, no luggage issues, a bit of a dash in Atlanta airport to connection to SD. April, 2022 on the Regatta Coastal California trip (❤️) involved Amtrak and Lyft travel from home to San Pedro Port. Negative test results in hand, boarded ship in less than 30 minutes, luggage on bed when we arrived in cabin after a Terrace lunch. June, 2022, flew to Lisbon 3 days before embarking the Insignia. Just under 3 hours to get through “customs”. Dreadful. We picked up luggage from carousel after our crawl through customs, not sure if it arrived with us or later but all bags were accounted for. Again, Covid test from States and proctored tests done in our Lisbon hotel room allowed easy access to the Insignia. Hotel provided excellent transportation from airport to hotel and to the Insignia. Boarded the Insignia in <45 minutes. Again, all luggage on bed in cabin after a Terrace lunch. Travel at the end of the trip, NYC - SeaTac was without delay, all bags found on the carousel. Flew Delta Comfort+ and 1st Class for these trips. Hope this helps?

I love the products that cows provide including the “waste” products as DH studied non-point pollution from dairy cows as a grad student. Prayers for all, including those with Covid-19. My 102 year old DM tested positive 7/1 and is recovering from a mild case. Thanks to doses 1 & 2 and a booster (and her great DNA and attitude!), she says that aside from a good bit of fatigue, she is fine. Thankful that one of my sisters is visiting til the end of July. I am hopeful that I can make quick trip to see her in early August (summer in AZ 🕶) and again for a long visit in September.

Afternoon tea on the Regatta in April, 2022 and the Insignia in June, 2022 was very good. I prefer herbal tea in the afternoons and the selections were adequate. The scones were tasty. When chocolate treats were featured with the teas, the Horizon Lounge was rather full. The strings music made teatime even better. Regrettably, afternoon Trivia started during teatime and one needed to rush through tea in order to arrive in time for Question #1 of Trivia.

Can openers! Thank you HAL4NOW for the suggestions and website. It may be the perfect housewarming gift for DD and family as they move to their new home. I’ll make sure it arrives on August 24, National Can Opener Day!

Good afternoon from sunny Whidbey Island! We will help DD and family move to their new home in Queen Anne, Seattle this week. So thankful to be able to help out (& spend time with grandchildren!). Blueberries are a favorite fruit, no thank you to body paint or motorcycles. We ordered euros and pounds from our bank before our last cruise (6/14 to 7/5/22) for Portugal, Spain, France, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Canada stops and managed to bring a bit home. Having the countries’ cash sure made small ‘souvenir buying’ easier & cut down on cc use. With the exchange rate so favorable, we hope to buy more for future travel. Thanks to all who contribute to The Fleet Report and The Daily.

New York City, July 4, 2022, early morning onboard the Insignia. 🇺🇸

Oh, Canada! Thank you, Ironworkers’ Union member, Leroy for the pins. @sea off Newfoundland, July 1, 2022.

I love the Old Fashion story! I was introduced to Old Fashions when living in Wisconsin in the 80’s. It was my cousin, Brian’s specialty drink, (made with whiskey), and to this day, DH and I when drinking Old Fashions, compare them to Brian’s. Good memories. 🥃 Thank you and welcome ktbraun!

Love to fish, sometimes a good Italian sub is exactly the right meal. We are onboard in Honfleur, France. We decided that rather than take the free shuttle from ship to town, we would get off of the ship and walk around the pier area as the temperature at ‘Quai en Seine’ is 93 f and air quality is poor. We will return in October and are hopeful that the temperature will be cooler and the air a bit better. 🇫🇷