SS WIND roll call 6/23/2010

[lilant]

venice to rome. anyone else on this trip? :)

[duct tape]

Yes! We'll be there...

[Zimmy]

Yes, we'll be there also. We will be celebrating our 40th anniversary onboard. Of course, I was a child bride.

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Weren't we all????????????

[Zimmy]

I know that I didn't think so at the time, but by today's standards we really were.

[lilant]

oh good. cant wait to cruise again. the last couple of trips were land tours so we are really looking forward to this trip. :D

[lilant]

anyone else on this great trip in june?:)

[Zimmy]

anyone else on this great trip in june?:)

 

Maybe we'll have the ship to ourselves, Lilant. Have you thought yet about any of your plans for the various ports?

[Zimmy]

venice to rome. anyone else on this trip? :)

 

Lilant, are you doing a back to back? Our cruise ends in Nice.

[lilant]

ooops, your right zimmy. venice to monte carlo, my bad.

 

the only thing we have thought of is sea kayaking in dubrovnik. we really haven't given it much thought, yeah right.:D

will you be staying in venice a few days before? we get in on the 21st and stay two nights before getting on the ship (even though we are docked overnight).

[lilant]

....well we booked our pre cruise hotel. got a nice canal view room at the Westin Europa & Regina. our friends say "its the best". looks very nice.

 

how many days?:D

[Zimmy]

....well we booked our pre cruise hotel. got a nice canal view room at the Westin Europa & Regina. our friends say "its the best". looks very nice.

 

how many days?:D

 

That's where we stayed on our last (first) trip to Venice. It was a good choice - room, amenities, location, etc. We haven't figured out yet where we will be staying this trip - we may be back at the Europa & Regina with you. We also are planning on a two night hotel stay before the cruise. I want to have a full day to go shopping on Murano.

[lilant]

we just booked our post hotel....

 

Hotel Renoir in cannes. got a great rate for a suite on 800hotels.com

 

we'll be there for two nights and then a night in nice close to the airport, just to be safe.

 

5 months and counting, but in the mean time we are going to Paris for my BDAY....we leave next wed. seems like i'll have a "white" BDAY. :D

[Zimmy]

Happy Birthday, Lilant. Have a wonderful time in Paris (how can one not?).

[lilant]

thanks zimmy. we'll do..i'm sure. we are staying at Waldorf Astoria Trianon Palace so that we are close to Versailles. should be lovely if there is snow.:D

[lilant]

we had a great time in paris for my BDAy, and now we can focus on the cruise. anymore takers on this great voyage? :confused:

[lilant]

just checking in ... its been awhile. now that we are within the 120 day mark i was able to go in to the SS web site and book a couple of day tours.

*Taste of Dubrovnik

* Buggy Safari (korcula)

 

who eles will be joining us?

[lilant]

hey there everyone. just checking in to see if any new comers have signed up for this cruise. its been awhile. count down has started, tux is going to cleaners for a once over.

[Zimmy]

venice to rome. anyone else on this trip? :)

 

Probably so, but they must not be Cruise Critic followers. I don't think we'll have the ship to ourselves.

[Zimmy]

Now that it is May, I really feel like it is getting close. I have been looking around for private guides in some of the smaller ports, and not having a lot of success. It's easy to find guides in Dubrovnik, Sorrento & Rome, but we've done that before and we don't really need them. I feel that we could use guides in Korcula, Kotor, Siracusa and Portoferraio, but my travel agent didn't have any for us (very unusual) and I haven't done any better on Cruise Critic or just using the internet. Has anyone else tried?

[lilant]

i found this site, and would really like to take the "godfather" day trip sounds fun, but they have others. good luck.

 

 

http://www.sicilytourguides.net/Classic_Siracusa_tour.htm

[Zimmy]

Thanks, Lilant. I'll look into it.

[lilant]

we leave today for venice...see you on the ship.:D

[ging466]

we leave today for venice...see you on the ship.:D

 

Bon voyage!

 

Cheers

Jennifer