Cruising-along

No announcement on the Nieuw Statendam as of this afternoon.

I’m surprised with a Pinnacle Suite you didn’t have an earlier boarding time. They don’t meet Pinnacle Suite guests and take them to their cabin anymore? Maybe that’s another change…

And we didn’t care. We spent that few minutes going over the wine packages. 😉

Good morning from Charlottetown! I slept 9 hours last night, the first good night’s sleep in a long time. I credit the gentle rocking of the ship. Yay!! Last night we had dinner in the MDR with Debbie @dfishand were all pleased that the servings were larger than the other night. After dinner we enjoyed a great BB King show. I know we’ll be there a lot on this cruise. We also will be on the PEI lighthouses and wine tasting tour. It should be a great day!

This week we boarded the Nieuw Statendam in Quebec City at 11:30 and cabins were ready at noon. So a few minutes wait but not long.

We had a great day, we took the “Saguenay National Park on Your Own” excursion. It was a bus ride to and from the park where DH and I hiked around for a few hours. Gorgeous scenery! We were joined by Debbie @dfishfor dinner, we all had the turkey dinner for Canadian Thanksgiving. It was quite good, but we did notice the serving sizes were very small. We had drinks and chatted after dinner in the Crows Nest. Called it a night by 9:30 because we’ll lose an hour tonight. M&G tomorrow!

Good morning from the lovely Nieuw Statendam! Yesterday was wonderful. We checked out of our hotel in QC and were onboard the NS by 11:40. We were lucky, our timing just right. After dinner and meeting up with some of the Dailyites (so nice!) DH and I watched the latest Downton movie out on the loungers. Nice evening! Roy @rafinmdthank you for all you do with the lists. Much appreciated!! One small correction — I will be on the NS until 11/5. Cheers for all on the celebrations list and prayers for all on the care list.

Just finished lunch in the Lido and going to buy a wine package next. Boarding was a breeze! On board soon after 11:30, cabin ready at noon. VeriFLY was good to have but then 4 and 5 Star were called so we sailed right through!

After a 17-hour day yesterday we settled into our hotel in QC last night about 9:30 local time. I can’t praise Hotel des Coutellier enough, we love it! I slept well and woke up at 7:45 (4:45 to this West Coaster). DH is still sawing logs. Can’t wait to see everyone!

We’re about to start on our final leg (Toronto to QC). Flight was supposed to leave 10 minutes ago but we just finished getting all aboard. That bed is going to feel so good tonight! It’s already been a 12 hour day of travel and not over yet. Looking forward to seeing Rich and Debbie again and meeting other Dailyites!

Good morning all! The alarm went off at 4:30 this morning at our airport hotel. 🫤 Now sitting in the airport waiting for our 8 am flight (hurry up and wait). It will be a long 13-hour day before we reach Quebec City but I’m very excited although bleary-eyed!

Is anyone else having a problem with how CC sends you notifications? I've always had mine marked "no emails" but "yes notifications" when I'm on CC. Suddenly yesterday I started getting lots of emails (every time someone posted on one of my roll calls, or quoted me anywhere). I looked and sure enough my check mark by "no emails" had disappeared. Changed it, it still shows it's gone, but now I'm getting emails again! I'm on here much more than on my email so it really is unnecessary. 😉 Has anyone else noticed this?

Good morning all! I just sent a text to our son-in-law wishing him a Happy Physician Assistant Day. Last year I remember he didn't know it was his special day. Very proud of him, and he's been on the list of best Seattle Physicians for several years. Well another night of poor/no sleep. Just seems to be what I do the days before a cruise. And when I woke up I was greeted with the news that Gaspe has been removed from our itinerary...I'd rather it was one of the other ports, but we'll survive. We'll be on a BHB! @seagarsmokerJoy @Seasick Sailorhas already given you good info and I see that you've already found the website so I'll just add that we've used this service a few times and have never been disappointed. We hope to use it again at the end of this cruise on Nov. 5. Strangely yesterday when I tried to set it up, it said it couldn't find that date....hoping it was just a site issue and will try again today. We can always sign up during the cruise too, but I like to have things done ahead of time. Have a great day everyone!

Debbie @dfishI agree with Lenda. Those 2 things definitely are not insurmountable. I would be fine with that. Sharon @Sharon in AZyour photos of Q.C. are making me even more excited, if that's possible! Enjoy your pre-cruise time!

Thank you for posting this. DH and I each were able to purchase our monthly limit of 5 ($500) cards. 🙂

Good morning all! We should do nice things every day, I don't mind a little kale in a salad, but don't like a lot of it. We have several teachers in our family, including both of my sisters. I never had the patience so didn't follow that route! 😄 The quote is partially true, will pass on the meal and drink but would like the wine. Another port that we'll hopefully see on the Grand Australia! Thanks for your great photos Sandi @StLouisCruisers. Today is our last full day at home before leaving for a month. Tomorrow night we'll head to a SeaTac hotel for an early flight to Quebec City Friday morning. It's hard to believe that when we return it will be November, and everything will look different here -- especially the garden. The leaves on our trees here are just starting to turn, and it will be a lot cooler. Coming home from the Caribbean I'm sure it will feel especially cold. Sharon @Sharon in AZthank you for checking in and posting the beautiful photo! Looks like nice, clear skies there. 🙂

I'm taking a break, have been cleaning house and finishing the Christmas Village. We also took advantage of HAL's gift cards and saved $1200. It will be nice to have a clean house to come home to, but I'm worn out. Will try to post a photo of the village later -- it takes up the whole dining room. What we do for grandchildren 😉 Sharon @Sharon in AZsafe travels! I look forward to meeting you and Craig on Saturday. Gerry @ger_77thank you! I bookmarked the one at Lowes -- we have both Ace and Lowes here, and even get a military discount at Lowes lol.

First $2,000 went through fine. Second one denied, got a text from my credit card company asking if I made the transaction. Geesh. I'm making 3 of them, hope it doesn't happen on the third one too.

Good morning all! I've never golfed or had a Frappe. Not fond of sugary coffee. But I do salute Animal Day. The quote is a good one, and I've had Nobillo many times on BHBs. The meal sounds wonderful, and I'd probably like the drink. Another Australian port that I hopefully will get to on the Grand Australia. Today will be another day of getting things done before flying to Quebec City on Friday. We're having lovely early fall weather, around 70 every day (but no rain in sight). Rich @richwmnand Charlene @cunnorlsafe travels, see you on Saturday! Vanessa @JazzyVa Very Happy Birthday to you! Terri @Cruzin TerriHappy 41st Anniversary! Terry @smitty34877I'm sorry you're all feeling sick, but glad you're all testing negative. Hope you feel better soon. @kochleffelhere we call that area the parking strip. Gerry @ger_77what do you use to clean the glass on your fireplace? I've used car polish with good success in the past (it's time to do ours). Getting that glass on and off is the worst part. Happy Yom Kippur to all our Jewish friends!

Good morning all! My DH is my boyfriend, I salute child health, and both our children are techies especially our son who has made a highly successful career out of being a techie. I don't get the quote, the meal sounds good although high in carbs for me. No to the sweet wine and pass on the drink. Have never been to Perth, but it's on the Grand Australia in '24 thank you for all the great photos! It's another day of cruise prep -- we're all packed and just counting the hours now. Have a great day everyone!

That was a great show and was called The Durrells. As for swimming, it would be warm enough for me, but then I'm a Yankee 😉

Good morning all! I appreciate custodial workers and farm animals, and call my current car "Baby". The quote is good and the wine sounds very good. Will pass on the drink and meal. Tonight's dinner will be stew. It's a good way to use up veggies before we leave for the cruise. Always a juggling act, to end up with enough but not too much food in the house. We'll be gone for a month so... We've been to Corfu several times, in fact on our last 3 cruises. The most recent was a year ago on the Eurodam. The beauty there never gets old! The last time there we took a 3-hour tour around the island and most of my photos are from that day. Some views of Corfu Town from our balcony Our ship the Eurodam, with the Volendam and Zaandam (waiting to be put back into service) Some sights around Corfu Town and OH the flowers You knew I couldn't resist at least one kitty... And scenes from our drive around the island. Castle of the Angels on the Ionian Sea circa 1272 A bombed out church (about 400 years old) Such beauty We drove through a town where the road was so narrow we could have touched the sides of the buildings. Kudos to our bus driver!! This is a wall right outside our window. And we saw these beautiful colors on the buildings

So happy you're ok and everything has worked out with HAL. Very sorry we won't meet you on the cruise, but maybe on a future dam ship!

And a whole face!!! Creepy for sure!

Good morning all! Another sunny day here in the PNW, heading for the low 70's. Loving this fall! I can't live without my morning coffee, prefer to be called "older" than "elderly", and except when on a cruise we live pretty frugally. I'd like the meal, drink and wine (love most all Viogniers!). We were supposed to go to Toulon on a Med cruise but weren't able so Marseille was substituted. Thank you Lenda @Quartzsite Cruiserand Sandi @StLouisCruisersfor the great photos! I was disappointed we when we couldn't be there. Charlene @cunnorlHappy Birthday to your DH! Laura @kpladyHappy Retirement! @jimgevThank you for checking in and letting us know that you're ok. 🙂 Happy Coffee Day!