Jimbo

Sorry for your lost.

Guess that makes the returning guests on Voyager an issue getting back to their cars if they drove huh? or are Terminals 10 and 28 right next to each other?

Some 2025 are all ready posted, just search month you want to cruise in 2025

Cool, sounds very doable then. Good to know we get off at ground level at Newark Penn Station. 🙂 I have no concerns on making the 6:20am train in Roanoke. We are staying the night before at Liberty Trust ( A hotel less then a block from the train platform, it has a handi-cap type ramp entrance to the platform. So no worries there pulling our bags up the ramp. The ramps there reminds us of Disney Transportation Center ramps. So it's good to know no stop at Newark Airport for our weekday trip, just know now to start gathering our bags and head for the exit door once see the airport. What is your estimate of how many minutes between the Newark Airport and our stop at Newark Penn Station?

Just double checked our Business car seating chart...........there is 16 rows, which includes the last 2 rows of the train which has tables. Yesterday though that train was weird, entered through the Cafe section of that last car and then to the 5 or 6 rows of business class seats. We are coming from where the train originates, so don't really see where there would be an issue with our luggage. We can tie the bags together (two that will be 2 together each for total of 4 bags.) Then 1 back pack carry on(straped on my back), and 2 personal items(c-pack and my Wife's over the shoulder bag) For a grand total of 6 items. Don't see a problem getting on the train with out bags since train will be at the platform for almost 20 minutes. My concern though getting off the train in Newark(Penn Station) where I believe the train only stops there for a minute or 2. Is that correct? How do I know how long the train will stop at that station? I am hoping since that is one of the larger stations the stop will be longer then that. I know though after the Newark Airport Stop if it stop there we should be on the ready by the door with our bags to get off. I think our stop after that would be for us.

Had a chance yesterday after dropping my Sister off at Roanoke Airport to go visit the train station (platform, really no real station there) in Roanoke. We were there when the 4:30pm Amtrak train was at the platform. Got a chance to ask some questions to the Amtrak workers in the cars. First questions I asked was about luggage sizes. He first said : this is NOT an airplane, you can bring anything you can carry on to the train yourself, no problem. Then I proceeded to go inside the trains to look around. I asked which car was the business car and he said the last car. It was weird though I entered through the Cafe Car and then went back into the business class................this car didn't have as many rows of seats as the seating chart for our mid week(Wednesday reservation we have, our seating chart has like 16 rows.) We are suppose to have row 8 in the train we have booked.(middle of train) So I'm assuming the weekend car is different then the weekly trains, Is that correct? Over head storage I saw in the car I looked at yesterday though was very roomy, I'm pretty sure if I lift my large bags up into there they could fit( Bag is about 31" x 14" x 19") Would the over head storage room be about the same size on the larger business class car we are on? If that is the case we could put all our bags over our seats because the train originates in Roanoke where we will be getting on, so we will have the whole car to ourselves in the beginning of the trip. Like other have said it was pretty cool in the train, the Air Conditioning was cranking, quite a surprise. 🙂

Cruiselines probably hope she will quit cruising, if you know what I mean...😉

https://www.viator.com/tours/Astoria/Tour-of-Astoria/d4370-410288P1

Not a popular ship I guess, reason for the low numbers.

Sorry @A&L_Ont for the lost weekend, the last 2 games were really tough loses. Boston seems to be doing some paybacks to the Jay's for last year.

Very Nice, is the new driveway for the RV to park on?

Sounds like something I should try, what do you recommend , sweet and fruity, not to bitter?

Bingo!!

Here is a picture of the Owner, 3 guesses how he came up with the name of his business. First 2 guesses don't count. 🤣 SALTY STASH Distillery

Very cool place,great decor. The place has only been open for about a year and half. It used to be a bank The owner also owns the winery we went to last weekend. He only makes a light and medium brandy,something to do with the 2 different kinds of barrels the brandy is distilled in. We preferred the light nice and smooth. We bought a bottle of the light,it was $49.00, also bought a t-shirt. We like to support the local businesses. We spent about an hour and half there. Others also came in while we we were there. It was a fun time. Here is a few pictures, really a cool place. Picture is not upside down, it's the bottom of barrels on the ceiling. The old bank vault is still there, 18 inches of concrete still all around it

@Sea Dog Wish us luck, heading here today to try some Brandy. We are told it's very good. Neither my Wife or I are really Brandy drinkers though. Skipping the Wineries this weekend. https://farissfarms.com/saltystashdistillery/ Give us some pointers for what we should look for, finding a good brandy? Should I pick up some cigars? 🤣

Crowd looks sparse, might be time to make a move around the 3rd inning to the infield, or is it just a late arriving crowd?

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1541976459666700?s=yWDuG2&fs=e&mibextid=Nif5oz So God made a Dog.

Must be a thing then, they aren't allowing bookings in 2024 yet, just up to December 2023. Thanks

Curious, How far ahead or where did you book the Adante hotel? I just looked for a couple nights in there for June 2024 and it said nothing available?

No tomatoes here yet, have picked a few green peppers, probably will picking lots of zucchini within the week.

We just asked our Travel Agent, She called Royal and asked for Early Seating, none was available so we were Waitlisted.............Couple days ago we were confirmed for Early Seating. I kind of knew before her because on My Cruise Planner I could no longer look for days and times for MTD. Called my Travel agent and she confirmed with Royal we are now on the Early Seating time.

Find a house/pet sitter? We have a young lady we use when we go away. She is a friend of one of our neighbors ( he knows her from the same church they go to.)

We will be on Jewel ( A itinerary something like Mac's) , then we are heading to Barcelona after this cruise to jump on Celebrity Equinox on June 13th MAY 30, 2024 Thursday Amsterdam, Netherlands 4:00 PM 2 MAY 31, 2024 Friday At Sea 3 JUNE 1, 2024 Saturday Geiranger, Norway 10:00 AM 7:00 PM 4 JUNE 2, 2024 Sunday At Sea 5 JUNE 3, 2024 Monday Tromso, Norway 10:00 AM 7:00 PM 6 JUNE 4, 2024 Tuesday Honningsvag, Norway 7:00 AM 5:00 PM 7 June 6, 2024 Thursday Cruise Arctic Circle 4:00 AM TBD 8 JUNE 6, 2024 Thursday Alesund, Norway 11:00 AM 6:00 PM 9 JUNE 7, 2024 Friday Flaam, Norway 8:00 AM 6:00 PM 10 JUNE 8, 2024 Saturday Stavanger, Norway 8:00 AM 7:00 PM 11 JUNE 9, 2024 Sunday Kristiansand, Norway 7:00 AM 6:00 PM 12 JUNE 10, 2024 Monday At Sea 13 JUNE 11, 2024 Tuesday Amsterdam, Netherlands 6:00 AM

Might be cheaper to rent a car the night before local to your house and then drop car off at Logan then pay the $300 parking fee and this way you don't bother anyone.