irishjim

14 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

Happy 21st birthday to your second grandson today.

+1

2 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said:

@ger_77 Gerry call the pharmacy and grocery store to see if someone turned it in. Also check the squirrels in your yard, maybe they are wearing it...

Do  you know  anyone who might help with a  metal detector.

2 hours ago, cunnorl said:

Rabbit, Rabbit, White Rabbit

 

Good Morning from a sunny and cool day at the beach

      We are coffee drinkers and really could not start the day without it! I salute the elderly and as my DSIL pointed out to me - we are the old people!

     

 Today is DH`s Birthday.  Nothing planned other than a wonderful cake from Publix. Not going out to dinner because we are trying to stay away from people before the trip.

   I was scheduled for a cut and color today but my guy has no power. So hopefully they will by Monday- if not, will get it done on the ship. 

   My eye injection was also cancelled and am really hoping they can reschedule the first of the week. They also have no power.

   I am not complaining. I am very fortunate. Slowly hearing from friends around the state. All are ok but with damage to their homes. 

 

Stay safe and enjoy today

    Charlene

 

Happy  birthday and  many  more to  your  darling  Husband.

                                                                                                            Jim.

 Have a safe  flight  and a wonderful cruise.

                                                                            Jim.

Very nice  photos thanks  for  posting them.

                                                                             Jim.

5 hours ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

A quick good morning from central Texas.  It is a busy morning, so I thought I'd drop in to wish everyone good morning and to repost my pictures of today's port.  I hope we hear from @MISTER 67 and @jimgev  soon and I hope they are safe with no injuries or much damage.  I'm so many are checking in and are safe, and their many friends and relatives are safe.  I hope everyone still in Ian's path remains safe, too.

 

In 2019, the Veendam took us to Napflion in the Peloponnese.  When we couldn't rent a car, we walked around town and then took the Ho-Ho which took us up to the fort overlooking the town.

 

From our walk around town

 

The fort from town and on the hillside.  We opted to skip going into the fort. Plus the view of town from the hilltop.

 

Town as seen from the Ho-Ho

 

A smaller fort on the harbor

 

Napflion is an interesting town.  There are also several places to visit outside of town including Corinth.

 

I be back to finish reading the Daily after my haircut today.

 

Lenda

 

As allways lovely  photos Lenda

3 hours ago, mamaofami said:

Good morning everyone. My friend from Boynton Beach, Boca, Naples and Delray Beach have all checked in as safe. Still some I haven’t heard from . Watching Ian’s destruction across Florida is painful. 
Today is my grandson Jared’s 17th birthday. So hard to believe he is a junior in high school and starting to think about college.

Stay safe everyone,

Carol

Wishing Jared a very happy  birthday

                                                                Jim.

13 minutes ago, StLouisCruisers said:

 

What a relief that must be to the family!  I'm so happy to hear good news today from people in the path of this very destructive hurricane.

+1

3 hours ago, Cruzin Terri said:

Good morning to all.

Right now it is calm here.  That will change as the day goes on as we are next up for Ian’s wrath.

I don’t think we will get the same pounding as our friends in Florida but we are expected to get some flooding high winds and rain.  We are under a hurricane/tropical storm warning.

it is anyone’s guess where it will make its third landfall. Speculation is near Savannah,  That is just south of where we live.

Please say a prayer for us.  We don’t any more drama in our lives, nor do we need any more water in our house.

Great collection of days.  I have to like Maritime Day or I would not be a cruiser.  

As a former New Yorker, I loved going to Broadway shows. I miss that so much.  The productions here are of High School Play quality and just don’t measure up. 

Happy Birthday to Confucius.  A great philosopher.

I will pass on the meal and drink.

Maybe the wine.

I have not been to Majuro, Marshall Islands.

 

I have a hairdresser appointment this morning and then I will devote the rest of the day to packing for Barbados.  However, still not sure we are going to get there.  Trying to think positively.

Finished all my ironing yesterday.

 

I have not found my earring.  Don’t understand why St. Anthony is abandoning me.  Maybe I have burdened him too much!

 

Prayers to all our friends in Florida in the path of Ian’s wrath.

 

Also prayers for those on the Cares list and Cheers to those celebrating and cruising.

 

Hope everyone has a good day.

God Bless,

Terri

Will offer up  prayers for  you.

                                                     Jim.

3 hours ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

A very early good morning from central Texas.  I'm up early since it takes me longer than DH to get ready to leave.  We'll be heading out for his tests about 7:30.

 

I will definitely celebrate Maritime Day, but wish we could celebrate it on a BHB.  It's been 57 years since I saw a play on Broadway, but loved going to the theaters.  Confucius was a wise man.

 

I like the C. S. Lewis quote.

 

We'll pass on the meal and the drink, but the wine sounds nice.  I just hope it is not too pricey.

 

@summer slope  Again, I'm glad you are safe.  Sorry your mango tree fell over, and I hope it can be replanted.

@kazu  Jacqui, try not to overdo it today with the planters.  I'm sorry you had to mention the "S" word.

@dfish  Debbie, getting a truck for your move is a nice step forward.

@*Miss G*  I'm glad you made it safely to in spite of  a bumpy flight.

 

We visited Majuro on June 6, 2005, on a Islands of the Pacific Theater cruise from Honolulu to Beijing on Pacific Princess.  Majuro is a small atoll with some land above sea level.  There is not much to see there, but we did find a local tour bus for a short tour.  The Marshall Islands are a small republic, but they rely on the US for some things.  They also use, or did in 2005, the US Postal Service.

 

Our first stop on our tour was the Peace Park at the other end of the island,

 

 

 

 

Our tour bus

 

Downtown Majuro

 

 

The Post Office

 

Bikini City Hall.  We could not take a boat to Bikini, but they had this building that was part museum.

 

One of the exhibits

 

Pretty flowers everywhere

 

A reminder of the test bombs dropped on Bikini.  I hope someone reminds Putin what the nuclear options does.

 

Majuro from the ship.

 

 

Lenda

 

Thank you  for  the  photos.

                                               Jim.

51 minutes ago, StLouisCruisers said:

 

Love your photos Ann and would love to see more.  All your stops sound very interesting.  It's great to get lots of different ideas for people going there in the future.

+1

1 hour ago, grapau27 said:

I have just seen the skin specialist at our hospital.

He said I have 2 suspect lesions on my face that he said will need to be cut out.☹️

Hope everything goes  well for you Graham.

                                                                             Jim.

4 hours ago, StLouisCruisers said:

In April 2010 we stopped on our Diamond Princess cruise in Nha Trang, Vietnam.  Yes, it definitely used to be and still is a resort town.  It has a really lovely beach.  Here is a photo as the ship arrived and anchored.  

 

We took a tour which first took us to Bao Dai Villa, a palace on a hill built for the last Vietnamese king, Bao Dai.

 

Ship at anchor as seen from the hill the palace was situated on.

 

 

 

We had to walk back down the hill to board our bus again.

 

View from the bus as we headed to an embroidery studio.

 

 

Amazing the patience these young ladies have while they work on these intricate embroidered pieces.

 

 

You could purchase a souvenir here but had better be able to carry it home with you.

 

Their gowns include lots of their embroidery work.

 

This is the beach @MISTER 67mentioned across the street from some huge hotels (and his base back during the war).

 

 

 

 

Heading back to our tender dock

 

 

It was a nice day actually!  I can see why people would want to vacation there in Nha Trang.  Hope you enjoyed my travel photos.

Love  the  photos.

6 hours ago, rafinmd said:

Thank you for the Hump Day report, Rich.  I'll pass on the beer but love the other 2 days.  A great reminder from Mother Theresa.  I've been to Vietnam on the Zaandam but not Nha Trang.  I think I'll pass on the meal.  My alternative is Spaghetti Pomodoro, Lamb Cutlets, and Pistachio Gelato as I enjoyed in Oosterdam's Canaletto September 28, 2017 in a dinner with @Copper10-8.

Today’s care list:

Threat from Ian
RIP MissG DFIL 9/22/22
Western wildfires
Tthose in Fiona’s wake
Marshhawk’s friend Jesse with throat cancer and in denial
From the rotation:
Strength for luvteaching’s friend Karen after Wayne’s 9/3 death
Sandi’s neighbor Linda
Cruising-along niece awaiting a kidney
HAL Sailer Sister in Law with aggressive cancer therapy

 

Celebrations and Shoutouts:

Surgery expedited for Quartzite Cruiser DH
last week of work for kplady
4 days for Dismomx5 (Rotterdam 10/2 to 10/27)
3 days for HorizoCn Chaser1957 (Zaandam 10/1 to 12/20; Zuiderdam 12/22 to 5/12)
1 day for LoveTheBeach (Adventure OTS 9/29 to 10/8)
Rowsby in Hawaii until 10/28
Cunnorl’s luggage in transit to Noordam
53 years for Cruising-along
New dishwasher for Aliaschief
fatcat04 (Nieuw Statendam to 10/2), sailingdutchy (Oosterdam  to 10/10), and  Gail&Marty (Rotterdam to 10/15) at sea
Staff Captain Sabine - Our first female Staff Captain and HAL’s likely first female Captain(I know this is a repeat but she’s worth it)

Roy

 

When do you think  Sabine  will  have  her own ship.

41 minutes ago, Dismomx5 said:

Popping in just to wave goodbye! 👋🏻

We're flying to Amsterdam tomorrow night. And then on to the Rotterdam on Sunday. We're feeling great, and with no stress of testing, we know that, as long as the plane gets us there, we are good to go. 🥰

 

Blessings and a happy October to everyone!

Have a  great  cruise  and  stay  safe.

1 hour ago, StLouisCruisers said:

Good morning friends!  We went for a walk in the dark this morning around the neighborhood.  Just over 2.6 miles.  Looks like my part of Georgia is expecting rain Friday and Saturday from Ian.  I'm not that worried about it here, but am concerned about Tampa.  Hoping DGD is prepared and safe in her apartment there.  🙏 

 

Thank you Rich @richwmnfor the Fleet Report and Daily.  Watching Volendam on its journey and sorry to hear Zaandam will be hopscotching around this cruise.  As long as they stay out of the storm!  I'm happy to celebrate Family Day and apples as well as Johnny Appleseed.  European day of languages is interesting.  Agua de Jamaica is another food item I have never heard of before.  Thanks for the explanation Tina @0106.  A good quote for the day.  Iraklion which is also commonly known as Heraklion was our port of the day on Sept. 2, 2021.  Here is the link to that day's post in order to retrieve photos.

 

Here is what I posted about Heraklion back then.

 

I had to check our 2014 Prinsendam Holy Land cruise itinerary to see if I had actually been to Iraklion (Heraklion), Greece.  Yes, we had on Oct. 30, 2014.  So I looked at the photo book I made to see what the story was for that port.  Apparently it rained very hard, but we and our two friends walked off the ship anyway.  I don't remember much except I believe we stood under an overhang for a while to escape the downpour.  Luckily it didn't rain hard all day so we were able to walk around the town some.  This would be a great port for a re-visit so I can learn more about it and see things through fresh eyes.

 

Iraklion, or Heraklion Greece.  This is the Koules fortress on the western pier of the harbor.

 

It appears that you should build with what you have, so they did.  Must be a lot of rock/stone here!

 

 

The Town Hall also called the Venetian Loggia

 

A marketplace

 

 

 

STAY!

 

A good place for people watching

 

The Cathedral of Saint Minas is a magnificent Greek Orthodox cathedral which took 33 years to build due to major political interruptions.  

 

 

 

 

Can you believe the woodwork?

 

It's beautiful inside.

 

 

 

 

As we left you see the front elevation.  The rain had stopped!

 

This is the older, smaller Saint Minas.  It was too small to meet the needs of the community  so they built the larger cathedral next to it.

 

Yes, I'd like to go back.  I'm sure there's plenty of things we missed that day.  Watch for Iraklion or Heraklion on your Greek itineraries.

 

Thanks to Roy @rafinmdfor the Care and Celebration lists.  Prayers for all on the Care list as well as those affected by Fiona and Ian, flooding and wildfires, my neighbor Linda, and the people of Ukraine.  Cheers for those on the Celebration list.  Hooray for you all!  Can't wait to hear more from Debbie @dfishon her home offer.  Good luck to Terri @Cruzin Terriand DH this week.  Hope it all works out for your anniversary vacation.  Have a wonderful Monday!

 

Awsome  photos thanks  for  posting  them.

                                                                              Jim

1 hour ago, ottahand7 said:

Good Monday morning!   It is 50 degrees here and will be jacket weather when we head to Grand Rapids Costco for DF's eye appointment.   Too cool and possibly wet this AM to work outside.   

Thank you for all the work to pull the Daily Reports together.  I love Gandhi's quote.    Pass on the drink, waiting on the cocktail.  The Grand Courtege Brut is often featured on BHB's wine list if I recall.  I have not been to today's port but look forward to beautiful photos of Grecian seas.   

Asking for a quick single time prayer for my dear friend from the lake.  This is the first year he didn't come up and since has moved to TN.  He called yesterday to tell me he broke his hip.  Please say a single prayer for my friend Frank age 97 for healing No need for him to be on our list. .  I texted with him last night after the Packers game and he sounded in good spirits.   Photo from 2020 our last dinner together for the season at our local tavern.   

Sending a  prayer  he  has  a quick healing.

                                                                             Jim.

2 hours ago, grapau27 said:

Happy 96th birthday to your dad.

+1

3 hours ago, puppycanducruise said:

Good morning.  Thanks for the Fleet and Daily Report.

 

Happy New Year.   It's important to remember that not everyone can hear, or hear well.  I haven't read a comic book in years.

I can't say that I agree with the quote, although I can look up almost anything, I think it's important to remember things and not look them up (my phone number for example).

The meal sounds good, we love pasta.

Hope the drink and wine are tasty too.

 

Prayers for everyone in the wake of Fiona.  Hope @kazuis okay.

 

Stay safe.

I cannot  hear  very  well if people  are  wearing  masks unless

they  speak  very  loud.

                                       Jim.

2 hours ago, marshhawk said:

Good Friday Morning Dailyites!  I'm home!  Had a great cruise, even though it was "not as advertised".  This was the longest cruise we have taken so far, and I still wanted to stay on board for another 10 days.  So I am looking forward to the 14 and 25 day  upcoming cruises.

 

I have for years done the anytime dining, but after this cruise never will again!  At least on Carnival, so I have a question,  on HAL do you have to use your phone to do anytime dining?  Is every event posted on your phone?  Do they still have a printed  daily event schedule?  When I vacation, I want to be as far from a phone as I can.  Poor Chuck, he never could put his phone in the safe and walk away.

After waiting more than an hour for two meals under anytime dining, we asked the Guest Services if it was possible to change to assigned time dining, which they did, found us seats at a table for 10,  and one couple never showed up for any of the meals.  Maybe they never made it to the ship?  So we met some great people and enjoyed their company making dinner a bit more fun.

 

Our goal in each port was to find good coffee.  Amber Cove won with Domican Republic coffee (Cafe Dominicano), second place goes to Key west, with Cuban Coffee marketed as "do stupid things faster" third was Grand Cayman at the Waffle Monkey, fourth was Grand Turk- at the Starbucks , and we never got a chance to grab some coffee in Cozumel our shore excursion was fun, but we had very little time on the island, and no chance to shop.  We were the last ones back to the ship, no pier runners!  But we didn't make dinner that night either.

 

The cats were very glad to have us home, we got pizza after leaving the suitcases off, so that's all there is to eat in the house.  Loads of laundry to do, and I do have to get Chuck up to get to his doctors appointment today.  It's good to be home, I missed all of you!

 

Welcome  home.

5 hours ago, grapau27 said:

Excellent photos and descriptions Lenda.

Graham.

+1

6 hours ago, *Miss G* said:

Good morning.  My father-in-law passed early this morning.  My husband, his sister, and his mother were able to sit with him during his transition.  He was a lovely, caring, and thoughtful man.  May he Rest In Peace.

 

So when it rains it pours.  After I hung up with my husband I checked my email to find Your Flight Has Been Cancelled.  Does anyone have experience with booking through Delta but being on a KLM flight?  I have spent the past hour trying to navigate both Delta and KLM trying to figure this out.  Neither airline has offered options or has rebooked me on a different flight.  Just a note from KLM to contact them but with a NL phone number.  I tried calling Delta but got the “unusually long wait time” message.  It doesn’t help that my brain is in a swirl and I am unable to think straight.  Do I call Delta or KLM?  Thank you to anyone who knows.  😢

 

Sorry, forgot to add that I am thinking of @kazu and all in its path, and @dfish for the loss of your home.  Wishing for the best of all outcomes for you both. x

May your  father in law RIP.

8 hours ago, puppycanducruise said:

@HAL Sailer Great news, thanks for sharing.

 

@*Miss G*Prayers for your family.  Sending you hugs.

+1

1 hour ago, grapau27 said:

Happy 63rd wedding anniversary Carol and Sam.

 

+1

2 hours ago, puppycanducruise said:

@grapau27Hugs to you and Pauline.  This is a difficult day for many.

+1