justKirbo

I laughed at the jokes on this thread, but I have to say, I would have complained as well. I dislike smoke and try not to walk by smoking areas for that reason. I'd be mad as all get out to be on my (non-smoking) balcony and have to smell someone's smoke. (But the jokes on here were funny.)

We took these same two shots when we were on the Ovation last month. Took some time to catch up (last I checked in was about page four!). What a fun trip! I was scared there for a bit (your wife's hip) but it all seems to be working out great. also, going back even further, I've been a fan of Dolly Parton's since I was a kid and saw 9 to 5 so I always knew I Will Always Love You was her song. When Whitney had such a huge hit with it, I remember Dolly being interviewed and the interviewer asked, "Are you upset that Whitney has a bigger hit with it than you did? [For a few years it was Dolly's signature song.]" And she responded with, "Oh, yes. I cry all the way to the bank." She's a national treasure. Looking forward to the next leg of your trip. Thanks for taking us along.

We were probably with you! Just got off yesterday and had a perfect time. I hope you enjoyed your cruise as much as we did.

Looking forward to reading along on your travels. We just got off the Ovation yesterday. We had a fabulous time with glorious weather, though I hear that's about to change. We really enjoyed the Ovation and have booked the Quantum for next year. Happy Anniversary!

I'm very sorry for your loss of Jiko.

We board on Friday and are so ridiculously excited for our first post-COVID cruise. Thanks for taking us along on yours. (And I hope our exit is better than yours but I'm guessing it'll be exactly the same.)

Love all the pics of Mt Rainier.

Following along. We board the Ovation in two weeks and we're on the Quantum next year. Looking forward to your review.

I didn't realize they were also in CA. I was pretty sure they started in Grants Pass but I thought they were only in OR and WA. I think we've been to the one you took the picture of. We used to stop in GP when driving to CA.

Hit up Dutch Bros for morning coffee. They have at least one if not more in Grants Pass.

Love your intro and I'm happily following along. We get on on 9/9 and I'm pretty excited.

You both look AMAZING on formal night. Thanks for the great report. I appreciated and loved reading along.

I'm curious where you're finding the average household income of $100k. Everywhere I look I'm only finding about $70k (I do see the same $21k for 1980 though). Thank you.

I'm so sorry you were treated so poorly at the Solarium Bistro. That's truly awful. Thank you for your wonderful report. I'm getting very excite for our upcoming Alaska cruise reading about yours. I love your style. You and Mx look fabulous.

We are sailing in about three weeks to Alaska and have to test. We don't want to test positive so we'll be masking for sure for the two weeks prior. I work in the schools, so it'll be rampant there and we'll be as cautious as possible leading up to the cruise. I'm good with testing. Honestly, I caught something nasty on a previous cruise and wish testing for other crud were possible since folks don't mind sharing their germs.