Creeks

Just booked the Mariner in December for a Big Birthday.;)

This will be my 30th cruise but still fun and exciting.

1st cruise was in 91 on the Enchanted Isle, which is

no longer sailing.

we agree with you 100%. anybody that leaves their passport on the ship in the safe is a newbe, rookie cruiser. (remember this is my opinion) and i'm sticking to it.

Except for me: I've been cruising for 20 years now,

going on 30 cruises, and my passport stays in the safe.

Not just my opinion, my reality. :)

I am a library girl myself - I can't imagine what I would have spent over the years with the amount of books that I have read without using the library. But now with my Kindle I have the availability of having a book with me at all times - I never "run out" and have to go searching for something to reread. It holds just like a book with the cover on. No struggling with the size of the font. Perfect for travel. Good for the environment. You can try out new authors. What's not to like?!! And for $139 you can't beat it!!! LOVE IT!!:D:D

Please tell this book lover what the cost of each book is for the kindle or nook or others, and which download 'free' books from the library or elsewhere.

I love the used book sales at the libraries and always take several books per cruise. When I finish the book I give it to my steward - if they don't like the book they can always put it in the crew library or trade it.

I'm just starting the 3rd 'girl with the dragon tatoo book'.

Thanks everyone for all the authors names to check out next time I'm at the library - I know I'll find some new favorites .:)

Nothing like sitting in the shade, hearing the waves, looking up as I turn the page and seeing the seas.............

I got a 125% for the Mariner Med 27 March Balcony. It never appeared online.

So how did you find it, if it wasn't online?

thanks,,,,,

Our first cruise was on the Enchanted Isle, sailing out of San Diego to

celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary - we sailed May 4, 1991!

Many cruises later, that is still remembered as an enchanted cruise!

The Enchanted Isle, Commodore Cruise Line, was the first cruise taken by DH and me in May 1991. We could see older names here and there on the ship.

Some of our early favorites were on the Crown Cruise Line:

The Crown Jewel in '92 out of West Palm Beach; the Crown Dynasty in '97 westward through the Panama Canal was changed to the Cunard Crown Dynasty as we sailed.

The Star Princess in '95, the Regal Princess in '96, and the Norwegian Crown in '96 - are any of those still sailing?

 

My wife and I also sailed on Commodore Cruise Line's Enchanted Isle on its last voyage, docking, as it always did, in New Orleans on December 23, 2000. This ship had been built in the United States in 1965, I believe, and was then, along with Independence and Constitution, one of the few American built passenger ships still sailing.

 

With 450 passengers, it was a fun little ship; and I will never forget the Caribbean steel drum band playing Christamas carols on the open rear deck in the evening.

 

I know the company filed bankruptcy the day after our return, and I have no idea about what happened to the ship.

Egan,

How great to read about your not just dreaming about your 'grand voyage'

but planning it out and booking it! Congratulations!

Have a wonderful trip, and I hope you will post now and then

about how it is going for you. You are an inspiration!:)

Now lets see, If I left from San Diego, ................

Thank you for the offer of help - my grandmother was born in Stockholm in 1888 and came to the US later - do you know of any place in Stockhom where there might be a record of her birth or her passage?

 

We have found several about the same ages listed at Ellis Island - but thought it would be interesting to see if there was any listing of birth there.

 

Thank you so much - I look forward to visiting your beautiful city.

Sweden has wonderful records that go back generations. I wrote and got information about birth records years ago. Each letter was answered by a recommendation of what address to write to for the previous generation.

I believe the records were kept by the churchs.

RCL does not have any solo cabins. What they do have is a 150-200% single suppliment for most cruises if you want to occupy a cabin by yourself. Occasionally, you can find a cruise where the suppliment is only 125%, but that is very rare.

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But 200% of a great sale price is still a great solo price, and I'm worth it!

I just booked a five nights balcony for $733, solo with a senior special.

It is on the Radiance of the Seas round trip from San Diego, Sept 25, 09.

The balconies were actually less than interiors for senior specials!:)

Come join me!

Well we must meet up! Having another solo on board will be nice! Are you going to the M&M or any of the other things planned on the roll call? I think I'll be going to several of them.

 

Do you have any excursions planned yet? I don't. I was going to purchase some but it was to late. Said I had to purchase them on the ship. Which really is fine because I'm not sure what I want to do anyway. I may end up just exploring on my own and not doing any ship excursions.

 

See you Sunday!

Joanne

I'll see you at the M+M; know there are other solos, and hope they have a solo lunch.

I'm waiting to see what the weather is like before deciding about what to do in ports; meeting family in Seattle.

See you Sunday,

Jo

Oh I guess I should have posted that. It's RC Mariner of the Seas and it leaves this Sunday. I live right by the port and it was set to go to the Mexican Riviera but I knew with the flu going around it wouldn't go so I checked to see what it was planning on doing.

 

It's a whole new and different itinerary that they normally don't do. It goes to Oregon, Seattle and then to Victoria BC and back to LA.

 

I didn't have to purchase air since I live near the port and I just couldn't pass up this fun trip. So off I go.

 

I've never done a last minute cruise before and it's exciting. All the planning, dreaming and excitement and only having to wait a week is wonderful.

I also grabbed this one. RT air from Phoenix isn't too much, and it has three days at sea, which is a plus to me. Not much time to prepare, but I'll just throw some clothes in until the bag is full and off I go. :)

Why would I be frugal in some ways, but book a balcony?

So I can enjoy seeing us pull into port early in the morning.

I think I sense our slowing down and get up and out on the

balcony to watch us get closer and closer, see the island

or shore up close. On my last cruise I watched from the

balcony as we left Miami at night - watched the "Moon Over Miami".

I also enjoy watching the pilot boat deliver and pick up the pilot.

Another early morning we slowly approached Gibralter in a heavy fog -

freighters would suddenly appear nearby through the fog.

A drink on the balcony as the sun sets --- magic.

So I would rather pay for a balcony than bingo cards or slot machines.

My choice - different than your choice - may we each make the

best choice for ourselves.

No, we wouldn't want to stay a week on a ship docked all the time

in one place! That would just be an inconvenient hotel.

However, my DH would LOVE a cruise that just went out to sea

and stayed there for two or more weeks! He cruises to CRUISE!

Most ships pay a great deal for docking, and would rather spend

hours going in circles off shore instead of tied up at the dock.

Meanwhile, they can have the casino open and a captive

audience for drinks.;)

We also enjoy the smaller ships, but that is not the direction

the cruise industry is going.