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It is now 9:59AM. At this time 21 years ago the South Tower collapsed: Roy

It is now 9:37AM. At this time AA 77 struck the Pentagon. This hit me particularly hard because I was only about 30 miles away. Roy

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I was at the office on 9/11/01. My colleague at the next desk had a family member at the WTC and we heard about a plane striking the tower but assumed it was a light aircraft (her family member was ok). It is now 9:03AM when the second tower was struck and we then knew it was more than an accident. Roy

Wishing you a safe and stress free trip. Roy

It's now 8:46AM. At this time, 21 years ago, the North Tower was struck and out national nightmare began. Roy

Today's sunrise is from my 2016 Crystal Serenity Northwest Passage voyage. On September 11 we were at sea between Nuuk and Bar Harbor, sailing between Newfoundland and Labrador. Roy

Today's sunrise is from my 2016 Crystal Serenity Northwest Passage voyage. On September 11 we were at sea between Nuuk and Bar Harbor, sailing between Newfoundland and Labrador. Roy

Today's regular lists: Today’s care list: Rest in Peace Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth 9\8/22 RIP luvteaching’s friend Waybe 9/3/22 and strength for Karen Western wildfires Marshhawk’s friend Jesse with throat cancer and in denial Horizon Chaser 1957 needing new treaatment for arthritis The locks at Ijmuiden(Rotterdam diverted to at least 9/18) Cruisin Terri leak situation From the rotation: strength for luvteaching’s friend Karen Sandi’s neighbor Linda Tana with persistent problems although somewhat better Cruising-along niece awaiting a kidney Celebrations and Shoutouts: good day for Jose’s Celebration of Life Harry and William walking together A new Camila photo Rowsby in Hawaii until 9/28 Cruzin Terry settling into a condo 6 days for norseh20 (Regata 9/17 to 9/25) 5 days for sailingdutchy (Oosterdam 9/16 to 10/10) 1 day for Marshhawk (Ecstasy 9/12 to 9/22) Bon Voyage Vict0riann (Nieuw Amsterdam 9/11 to 9/25) Bon Voyage lindaler (Westerdam 9/11 to 9/18) Welcome home cat shepard, Vmax1700 and grapau27 Welcome back Father David 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

Thank you for the September 11 Report, Rich. Great days with a special salute to Grandparents. Not sure what to make of the quote. I don't think I have been to Brest. The meal sounds interesting. I'll have the regular lists later. This is my special annual list for September 11: In memory of: Firefighter Keven O’Rourke, FDNY PANYNJ Police Officer Bruce Reynolds–Officer Reynolds was on patrol on the George Washington Bridge and diverted to the World Trade Center where he perished in the Collapse of the South Tower Captain John Ogonowski, AA 11, World Trade Center Captain Victor Saracini, UA 175, W/orld Trade Center Captain Jason Dahl, UA 93, Shanksville, PA Captain Charles Burlingame, AA 77. Pentagon–”A pilot will fight to the ends of the earth to save his aircraft–He just will!” Captain Beverly Bass 2990 others that day At least 2000 since then from illness related to toxic substances encountered during rescue including Cruisin single’s DH My 9/11 Heroes(Many now retired) Captain Beverly Bass(Ret) Mayor Claude Elliott(Ret) Constable Oz Fudge(Ret) Gander Academy teacher Diane Davis and Gander Legion Staffer Beulah Cooper (together Beulah Davis) Reporter Janice Goudie and Brian Moser (Together Janice Moser) Nick and Diane Karen Voskanian, Flight Attendant Continental 5 Kevin Tuereff and SPCA Executive Bonnie Harris And a quote of the day”Suddenly I’m Flying Paris to Dallas; Across the Atlantic and Feeling Calm; When Suddenly someone on Air to Air Traffic said “At 846 we had a terrorist action”; and the one thing I loved more then anything was used as the BOMB–Sud-den-ly I’m in a ho-tel” , Captain Beverly Bass We will and should never forget the horror of 9/11 but I firmly believe that if that is ALL we remember it's a victory for the terrorists. Roy

Rotterdam may be slightly different. Lifeboat mounts have been modified somewhat to allow transits of the Panama Canal which MAY have slightly narrowed certain points next to the lifeboats. I think we would have heard a lot if there was a big difference and I've been looking but not seen anything. I have done mass group walks on both Koningsdam and Nieuw Statendam with no issues completing the walk. Roy

Sometimes the sun really tries to play hide and seek and this one is very much a case in point. It's from a 2012 Crystal Symphony transatlantic and September 10 was a sea day between Dover and Reykjavik: Roy

Sometimes the sun really tries to play hide and seek and this one is very much a case in point. It's from a 2012 Crystal Symphony transatlantic and September 10 was a sea day between Dover and Reykjavik: Roy

Most of that ceremony was actually shown live on our 5AM news today. Roy

Thank you for the Saturday report Rich. An interesting collection of days. I had a small sewing machine many years ago and we swap a lot of ideas here. Not sure what to make of the quote or the meal. I have never been to New Caledcnia. Today’s care list: Rest in Peace Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth 9\8/22 RIP luvteaching’s friend Waybe 9/3/22 and strength for Karen Western wildfires Marshhawk’s friend Jesse with throat cancer and in denial Horizon Chaser 1957 needing new treaatment for arthritis The locks at Ijmuiden(Rotterdam diverted to at least 9/18) Cruisin Terri leak situation From the rotation: strength for smitty34877 helping Tana long term Atrex6 Father severely declining Heartgrove’s Sam severely declining Strength and healing (physical and emotional) for Kazu Celebrations and Shoutouts: Good cataract surgery result for superoma DH Rowsby in Hawaii until 9/28 Cruzin Terry settling into a condo Tiogacruiser stepping up to cover wines for cat shepard 7 days for norseh20 (Regata 9/17 to 9/25) 6 days for sailingdutchy (Oosterdam 9/16 to 10/10) 2 days for Marshhawk (Ecstasy 9/12 to 9/22) 1 day for Vict0riann (Nieuw Amsterdam 9/11 to 9/25) 1 day for lindaler (Westerdam 9/11 to 9/18) Welcome home luvteaching cat shepard (Nieuw Amsterdam to 9/11), Vax1700 (Rotterdam to 9/11), 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

I THINK full transits are Enhanced and Caribbean-Gatun-Caribbean trips are regular. I don't understand why but that appears to be the case. It looks like the list only goes up to EARLY January, and I wouldn't be surprised if there are further changes to the protocols. Roy

Bon Voyage! Roy

A little bet better than it was when I looked before. Roy

Is that Chops Grill? Roy

I have a sunset today rather than a sunrise. It's from my 2016 Crystal Serenity Northwest Passage voyage. On September 9 we visited Nuuk, Greenland: Roy

I have a sunset today rather than a sunrise. It's from my 2016 Crystal Serenity Northwest Passage voyage. On September 9 we visited Nuuk, Greenland: Roy

@grapau27 what percentage of the passengers on your ship would you guess are British? Roy

Thank you for the TGIF report ending this sad week, Rich. I'll salute all the days but I'm probably far too addicted to sudokus. I love the quote but have no idea what the meal is. Unfortunately, I have never been to Crete. Today’s care list: Rest in Peace Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth RIP luvteaching’s friend Waybe 9/3/22 and strength for Karen Western wildfires Marshhawk’s friend Jesse with throat cancer and in denial Horizon Chaser 1957 needing new treaatment for arthritis The locks at Ijmuiden(Rotterdam diverted to at least 9/18) Cruisin Terri leak situation From the rotation: Tana with persistent problems although somewhat better Cruising-along niece awaiting a kidney HAL Sailer Sister in Law recovering from cancer surgery, poor biopsy, awaiting scans 9/13, and making hard decisions Status of St. Louis Sal (7/1), msmayor (5/20) and JAM37 (7/7) Heartgrove brother discharged but in hospice care Celebrations and Shoutouts: Welcome aboard fieldsofclover Happy Anniversary Marshhawk Rowsby in Hawaii until 9/28 Tiogacruiser stepping up to cover wines for cat shepard 7 days for sailingdutchy (Oosterdam 9/16 to 10/10) 3 days for Marshhawk (Ecstasy 9/12 to 9/22) 2 days for Vict0riann (Nieuw Amsterdam 9/11 to 9/25) 2 days for lindaler (Westerdam 9/11 to 9/18) luvteaching (Eurodam to 9/10). cat shepard (Nieuw Amsterdam to 9/11), Vax1700 (Rotterdam to 9/11), 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

@Cruzin Terri good news given a nasty situation. Roy

A sad day indeed. I was 8 when Her Majesty was crowned. It's a bit of a fuzzy memory; I feel like I saw it on TV but we did not have one until I was 10 so it isn't a perfect memory. There's an old tag line :"I saw it on the Radio" and that may be what happened although I had one neighbor who had a TV so I may have seen part of it there. Roy