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And those employees wear gloves.

I nice way of saying frozen chemicals.

I would be interested to know why, if the coast guard was willing to bring them out to the ship, the captain refused. I'm not judging the decision as I don't know the reasoning. However, I'd like to know the reasoning.

Correct. That poster should not have used the word "never". However, the cruise lines are very good at strong arming tour operators into exclusive contracts. When a ship is in port they can only take cruise line passengers. One example is the Scenic Railway tour on St. Kitts and RCI charges quite a markup for it. The cruise lines are also very good at making sure shops that are cruise line recommended turn over the their share of any sale made to one of their passengers.

When the rain becomes annoying I just remember that Northern New England is going to get snow... bring on the rain.

I'm sure that anyone who is learning from Mike will be very competent. I don't think you could find a better CD for a role model. I remember CDs for two reasons. Either I thought they were great (a very short list) or I thought they were really annoying. Most of them have just faded into oblivion in my memory. Mike is a standout for all good reasons.

Thank you for this post. It is really cool to read your perspective. Even for those of us who are not new to cruising, this is a type of cruise that few of us have any experience with.

Six years to build a bridge? Well, I guess if the Brooklyn Bridge took 14 years then this one is moving right along.

I agree.

Interesting story.

The screen name sort of gives the location away.🙂

Sometimes coughs just linger. It is a result of inflammation left over from the infection. Two weeks is not very long. I agree, give it time.

We've talked about a lot of things but I am pretty sure I know what you are referring to. I'll be thinking about you. Don't you have an Odyssey cruise coming up soon?🤔

A lot more than what I paid to spend 8 days on Odyssey last month. Happy Easter to you also.

Sorry to read this.

I just thought I'd post about something that always makes me feel happy.... When I open the RCI app and I see that I have a reservation in it... no matter how long it is to sailaway day.😀

Very sorry to read that.

Cats And Hydrangea PoisoningAccording to Pet Poison Hotline, cats will become poisoned by eating any part of the hydrangea plant. The toxic component of the hydrangea is called cyanogenic glycoside. The flowers, leaves, buds, and stalks all contain the poison, but the buds and leaves contain the most toxin.Apr 30, 2023

Yup, and an absolutely awesome dog.

So many different plants are toxic to pets that I don't allow any live ones in the house. I also never allowed any chemicals on the lawn as long as I had my previous dog. I'm pretty convinced that is partly why she lived to be 16 yo which is not common at all for a Weimaraner.

My family has a big connection with the navy also so I understand the connection with the ships and took every opportunity that I could to get aboard with my dad. A friend of mine was a corpman on Iowa when she was still in service. I had the opportunity to spend a day aboard with him. It was an amazing day that I'll never forget. That one day, and the things I got to do aboard that ship will live with me forever. I was so sad the day the accident happened. I'm happy that she is a museum and didn't get scrapped. I just wish she was here in New England. I would gladly volunteer time to her care.

Yeah, those Iowa class battleships actually look like ships.

It doesn't seem like two years could have gone by already.

Really nice to read. Thanks for sharing.

If it was a meatball sandwich I might not have noticed anything going on....😊