DCDragonfly

Much of that literature owes its existence to Paul Wittgenstein, a noted pianist and brother of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. After he lost his right arm in WW1, he commissioned tons of pieces for left hand only. One of his students told me Wittgenstein was perhaps the greatest man he ever knew.

When my parents sailed the Nieuw Amsterdam, my sister and BIL came on board to see them off. Of course, that was 50 years and 3 Nieuw Amsterdams ago....

After finishing his WW2 army hitch, J. D. Salinger spent a summer as a CD. I'm surprised he lasted the summer.

We just got on the Eurodam in a spa balcony. The chairs don’t have footrests, but there’s plenty of room to sit comfortably without twisting around. We’re totally pleased with the cabin (especially because we booked GTY), but I wouldn’t spring for the 50% premium HAL seems to charge.

We're leaving on the Eurodam next week and were wondering whether the salon does hair coloring. We can't find it on the app or website.

If HAL builds a 7000-passenger ship, they could anticipate people's reaction and call it the Goddam.

I see you've sailed the Magic.

I hit it twice on the same Fantasy cruise almost 10 years ago. They must have scrapped that machine with the rest of the ship, because I haven't won since, and I've pretty much stopped trying.

You make an interesting point, but really, if a cruise line responds to a safety or consumer-protection measure with "You can't make us!" it's a terrible look.

Our Celebrity cruise went to CocoCay back in 2010.

As a metalhead, I was all set to jump on that fare--but 2 nights? YIKES!

We sailed out of Dover on the Pride last summer and had a great time. Our biggest disappointment was the lack of Brits on board!

"I don't know about you, but I intend to write a strongly worded letter to the White Star Line about all this." -- Jack Dawson

I'd have done it so that when the host asked my name, I'd say "Charles Van Doren." 😈

We did Berlin by Train (just the train) a year ago. The train didn't have AC, but you could open the windows, so it was OK, even with near-record heat that day. I believe the train had bathrooms, but we didn't use them. We got snacks going and coming back. We went the DIY route and spent the day at the zoo, which is outstanding. It was a Monday, and all the museums were closed, which took some people by surprise.