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It's summer there and historically that gives calm waters.

I don't know how this is any different than someone traveling alone.

I don't do on that practically anything. Re OPs question, I've been getting emails from a discount agency. (I get WAY too much crap like that and keep forgetting to unsubscribe.) With this one I googled the company name and added "reviews." Dreadful reviews.

Totally OT but I read part of an article just yesterday that was saying that a little salt can cut bitterness in tea. Maybe a little experiment?

We have petsitters stay in our our house every time we're away, 24-7. Trustedhousesitters.com

I'm from Atlanta also and folks out West here regularly ask why I don't have much of a Southern accent. I tell them that the Northern nuns would beat it out of me 🙂

I appreciate your honest report. I haven't made any decision yet but I've been watching this for a while. Not much good news, is there? Thanks.

We have a small motorhome and that's what we did for three years over covid. Awfully nice.

As do I. But I've been trying to get over that craving.

Oh, goodie. You'll likely be impressed that I've been cooking on an induction cooktop for probably ten years. And WA State is banning gas stoves in new or remodeled homes. Our daughter switched to induction cooktop when she got rid of the gas. Ah well, back to travel.

Oh, no, a professional chef! But I'll find something that won't kill you, I promise 🙂

Absolutely! Ours, like yours, are mostly independent travel. Oh, right and caviar and foie gras 🙂 And while I've loved a lot of the meals on Oceania I could cook them better at home. LOL. And we went ashore in Antarctica rather than doing a 'drive by.' A quite expensive "bottle of wine" but worth it to us. PS: Thanks for your very good writing and viewpoint. Come to Seattle sometime when you're in the US. You bring the wine and we'll do the food 🙂

That 100% how I think. And that's not just for cruises. All manner of other things.

Thanks. I'm certainly going to look at that Good explanation.

That's what I thought I read here. Thanks.

Oh, she-gawd no! Decades ago I worked for QANTAS in their SF office. When cricket came along I was tempted to put on/in earplugs 🙂

Totally agree. Worth chatting about? In our personal lives? Sure. Outside of there? Can't really think of?

And that's us and maybe a smidge more so. We will be enjoying that second glass of wine at lunch or dinner that we might not have - outside our cabin. And we've tended to DIY ports so it will be a fun thing to do. Hopefully 🙂 So it's a plus for us.

I had to think a sec: who's Travis 🙂 'Course I understand she was a billion dollar machine so maybe worth chatting about.

Thanks for this. I'd been having the same thoughts/feelings. Maybe someone could "Ask a Cruise Question" about this.

Yep. They contribute enormously to the country's and probably the world's agriculture. Drive someday down in the San Joaquin Valley and check it out.

I don't want to hear about them here in the US. Ugh.

Or "I could tell you but then I'd have to kill you."

Since almost every single amateur person goes to Antarctica now - their summer - I think this would be a good (not perfect but good) guideline. What time of year is the Drake Passage the calmest? summer While there is no such thing as the best month to cross Drake Passage, we were crossing the passage during the Antarctic summer (from October to February) when the Antarctic weather helps create calmer seas. Crossing the Drake Passage: How to Prepare for the Drake Shake quarkexpeditions.com https://www.quarkexpeditions.com › blog › crossing-the-.

Well, we've been to six continents and I honestly can't remember where we used them. I was definitely not talking about cruise ships.