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    LIVE FROM - 2019 Pacific World Cruise - LA to LA

    in Princess Cruises

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    On 2/10/2019 at 1:17 PM, ccrain said:

    02-11-2019 Off Auckland – Tragic End To A Cruise

     

    The light, the love of my life, my soulmate, my wife has passed away. Judy is gone.

     

    She passed on 8 Feb 2019 while at sea after she contracted Noro and suffered successive complications.

     

    I am at a loss for words, for feeling, for anything right now. Taking it one step at a time, one hour at a time, one day at a time.

     

    Yesterday we had the most beautiful memorial service for her at sea during the Sunday Church services. It was a fitting memorial to one that loved cruising so. It was a packed house. I am leaving the ship in Auckland, taking her home one last time.

     

    I’m not sure if I can ever read a post on CC again, or post anything ever again – my heart is broken, my soul torn apart. I leave you with the words I spoke at the memorial. Words she would have wanted me to speak. Words I had to speak. Take them to heart. Farewell to you all…

     

    Thank you all for coming. I will try to make this short and to the point, but you might want to get tissues ready, as I have already.

     

    This set of circumstances rarely happens on a ship, but when it does, it reminds us of how precious time is. And it gives us a moment to reflect on just how important we are to each other.

     

    I felt a need, on behalf of Judy and I, to help focus us this morning. In this time of grief to a larger purpose, a celebration of love and of life.

     

    I also want to thank all of you for your heartfelt condolences, your hugs, your cards, your music and most importantly a shoulder to cry on, a friend to be with. I don’t know how I could have survived this on a ship full of strangers.

     

    My grandfather retired at 62 and passed 6 months later leaving my grandmother alone and with unfilled promises of traveling the world together.

     

    That taught me the importance and shortness of time in this life.

     

    I swore to myself and to Judy that that would not happen to us. We vowed that if we died tomorrow, we would not regret. And we followed that vision as much as humanly possible.

     

    We worked, we scrimped, we saved and we started cruising in 2001 on the Ocean Princess, Sun Class, to Alaska. I was a ‘can you fish off the back of the boat guy’ and she got carsick going to the mall. Strange duo for cruising.

     

    But we and our four suitcases of stuff made the 7 day cruise and loved it. By our third cruise on the Island to Panama, 10 days but far less stuff, we were hooked on cruising.

     

    But we also made the most of our time together not cruising. When cooking, cleaning house, making the bed, unmaking the bed, watching TV, going out to eat and dancing, especially dancing together.

     

    Each and every day possible we looked at each other, thanking whatever lucky stars brought us together almost 41 years ago.

     

    We valued, treasured, cherished the time we spent together. Those of you familiar with my threads from cruises know how much our lives were intertwined. How much we meant to each other.

     

    And now, time has caught up with us. But I, and I hope she, has no regrets. It hurts. God it hurts more than anything in the world. But it’s a lesson in pain all of you can learn something from.

     

    Today, tonight, right now – turn to the one you love. Look into their eyes, listen to their voice, touch their hand. Revel in that feeling of completeness, of oneness in that precious moment of time.

     

    Tomorrow may bring emptiness, but right now, at this time, in this place you have each other. And nothing, nothing can take that moment away.

     

    Make that moment count.

     

    May god bless your onward journey with much love and many, many such moments. Thank you again for coming.

     

    Charles, 

    I was shocked & saddened when I heard about Judy.  We were so looking forward to finally meeting the two of you on our Aussie adventure.

    My thoughts & prayers are with you.

    Randie (jimrandie)

    LIVE - Coral Princess - Circle the Pacific - 09-19-2018

    in Princess Cruises

    Posted

    Eddiestoys will be doing a presentation on the USS Pueblo

     

    Please pass this info on to all your CC friends and others on board.

     

    Location:UNIVERSE LOUNGE

     

    Time:12:30 PM to 01:30 PM

     

    Date: October 13th

     

     

     

    Hi Charles,

    I see eddiestoys is on the entire 60 day cruise. Will he be doing a lecture on the Pueblo on the Shanghai leg? Sounds like an interesting lecture.

     

    Randie

     

     

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    China “transit without visa” fiasco for Shanghai cruises

    in Asia

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    We are flying from USA to Shanghai, spending 3 days & then board a cruise ship with 1st stop in Okinawa, so we qualify for the 144 hr visa. My question is if we board the cruise ship, would we be able to get back off to go back into Shanghai since the ship leaves late? We were thinking about dumping our luggage & take shuttle back to city center.

     

     

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