Mrs. Claypool

We cruised the Nile with Uniworld in 2019 and loved the experience so much that we’re doing the exact same cruise in 2023. We were on the Tosca, and she is an absolutely beautiful ship.

We have done several tours with Tauck. There are at least 3 occasions when a sport coat may be appropriate: the welcome reception dinner, the special event onshore and the farewell reception dinner. I remember once checking into the hotel in Munich on our first day and meeting a couple who were also on the tour. They had just seen the official itinerary and the husband decided that he really needed a sport coat after all. So they left the hotel, walked downtown, and bought one for him!

We have just been informed that all the China ports (Hong Kong and Xiamen) have been pulled from our Encore Southeast Asia cruise next February and the itinerary has been significantly changed.

The Sears in San Diego certainly had a hot nut counter when I was growing up. But my mother never bought any because they were "an unnecessary extravagance." Now I buy my own cashews in the 2.5 pound jar from Costco. Then I look lovingly heaven-ward and say-- "Hey, Mom! Watch me stuffing my face with cashews!" Emily 😋

In our group of 20 there was one solo woman in her 80’s. She was coddled and cared for by the staff as if she was Cleopatra herself! In 2019 we travelled in November; excellent weather, neither too hot nor too cold. Looking at our group photo, we were all wearing t-shirts and long pants or shorts. May appears to be the “shoulder season”, so it will probably will be getting warmer. The real heat evidently starts in June.

Forgot to mention— we enjoyed that cruise so much that we’ve signed up to take it again next May!

We took the Uniworld Nile cruise in 2019 on the Tosca and had a fantastic time. I highly recommend it. If you have any particular questions, I would be glad to answer.