The Daily for Wednesday 01/05/2022

[richwmn]

 

Today is National Bird Day, National Keto Day, and National Screenwriters Day
 

So many books, so little time.--Frank Zappa

Meal Suggestion for today - Italian Chicken Tenderloins
Drink of the Day - Chocolate Covered Berries
Wine of the Day - Daou 2018 Micho Red (Paso Robles)
Destination of the Day - Cherbourg (Normandy), France
 

Ships With Passengers

Amber Cove, Puerto Plato DR

Rotterdam

13:00 - 23:00

Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida

Eurodam

07:00 - 16:00

Huatuco MX

Zuiderdam

07:00 - 16:00

Mazatlan MX

Koningsdam

08:00 - 21:00

Oranjestad, Aruba Island, Dutch Antilles

Nieuw Amsterdam

Willemstad, Curacao

Nieuw Statendam

08:00 - 17:00
 

Ships Without Passengers

Augusta, IT

Oosterdam

Zaandam

Corfu GR

Volendam

Operations off coast eta 1/6

Long Beach CA US

Westerdam

Anchorage

Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale FL US

Noordam

 

 

 

 

[0bnxshs]

Welcome home and thanks, Rich!

[Mr. Boston]

Happy Wednesday everyone and thanks for the daily report.  Love the collection of days, my bird a day calendar from the Audubon Society arrived yesterday perfect timing.  Zappa’s quote is great as is the meal suggestion.  I haven’t been to today’s port so I’ll enjoy the photos that folks post.  Prayers for everyone on our prayer list and hip hip hooray for all of you celebrating a happy event today.  Happy birthday to my nephew Nick.

[portofrome]

 

Thank you for the Daily Report.

[puppycanducruise]

Happy Hump Day.

Thanks for the Daily Report.

Love watching birds.  A salute to screenwriters. 

Great quote.

The meal sounds interesting, looking forward to seeing the recipe.

The drink sounds like dessert.🙂 

Hope the wine is good.

Looking forward to seeing pictures of today's port, thanks in advance for all who share.

Prayers for everyone.

We've got a very windy day here, gust to 80kmh and snow accumulations of 15cm.  I'm staying in.

Stay safe.

[seagarsmoker]

Thanks for the Daily Report!

[grapau27]

Good afternoon.

It is 35°F but sunny here.

Thank you for today's daily and fleet reports Rich.

National bird day is important as we need to protect birds as many are in danger for various reasons.

Keto day is important for people on diets.

Nice food and drink today.

We have been to Cherbourg on Harmony of the seas second sailing in May 2016.

We also visited on Independence of the seas in May 2018.

It is a nice port and a good base for tours to the Normandy beaches best known for D Day in WW2.

Prayers for everyone on the care list.

I wish everyone a lovely day.

Graham.

 

[rafinmd]

Thank you for the Hump Day Daily, Rich.  A special salute to screenwriters but I'll pass on the other 2 days.  I like the meal and the Zappa quote.  Been to Cherbourg but I think only on QM2.

 

Today’s care list:

Strength for Jacqui, healing for Jose and wisdom for his doctors
Saint John Hospital Covid Situation
Marshhawk with new illness and doctor issue
My pastor with breakthrough covid
Welfare of furloughed crews
Walker in hospice
1ANGELCAT with finger in splint
Tana’s continuing struggles with pneumonia added on
MissG’s dad with pneumonia
From the rotation:
kakalina with spreading lung cancer in hospice and cancelling cruise
SrLouisCruiser awaiting MOSE 2/21
HAL Sailor DH health issues
NextOne  DDIL with mystery illness

 

Celebrations and Shoutouts:

Eurodam and Noordam in Everglades
6 BHB with passengers
Front Line Health Care Workers
4 days for GTVCRUISER (Koningsdam 1/9 to 1/16)
4 days for sassy~one (Rotterdam 1/9 to 1/29)
Carnival Group  hospital ships Noordam, Crown Princess, and Queen Victoria
Welcome home aliascheif
summer slope (1/29), Seasick Sailor (1/16), Lindaler, garlictown, Av8rix(Rotterdam to 1/9) and Ichiban Nekko (Nieuw Amsterdam to 1/8) at sea
Koningsdan Staff Captain Sabine - officially onboard & introduced. - Our first female Staff Captain and HAL’s likely first female Captain(I know this is a repeat but she’s worth it)

Roy

 

   

[kazu]

Thanks for our Hump Day Daily, Rich 🙂 

 

Lots of people here love watching birds including me.  I’ll celebrate by cleaning their feeder and replenishing it.  Screenwriters make so many movies and shows great. 👍 

 

Love the Frank Zappa quote and ever so true!

 

We have been to Cherbourg and Normandy.  Great place and great people.  I seem to remember posting pics in the past. I’ll take a look for some different ones later.

 

@Mr. Bostona very happy birthday to your nephew, Nick.

 

 

Anyone else hear the sound of things breaking? 😉 

 

 

Hectic day here with some key errands before ice pellets & freezing rain comes down.  Marley needs a different pill starting tomorrow. Trying not to feel overwhelmed between the dogs, messy house & talking to doctors about Jose.

 

 

I didn’t make any resolutions other than to try to take each day one day at a time and not worry, but I think I’ve broken it already 😉 

 

 

Prayers for everyone on the Care list & for those that need them and 🥂 to those on the Celebratory / Shout Out list.

 

Have a great Wednesday everyone !!!!!

 

 

Stay safe & please don’t forget your 😷 

[cat shepard]

Thank you for today’s Daily, Rich! Quite the collection of days. If Keto has its own day, the Daily should get its own day!

 

Thank you for our lists Roy! No wind here today, and the marine layer seems to be firmly entrenched. Off for an early class. Will check back. 
 

 

Prayers for all who need our support. Cheers to all who are celebrating! Stay well everyone!

 

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Daou 2018 Micho
This Bordeaux-style red blend has high ratings from consumers and experts. A bit over my budget, but I would love to try a taste. I found a few online distributors with prices starting at $84.99.

Wine Review: This medium purple colored Merlot based opens with a blueberry and black raspberry bouquet with hints of chocolate and oak. On the palate, this wine is medium plus bodied, balanced, smooth and round. The flavor profile is mild chalky minerality and blueberry blend with notes of black cherry. We also detected hints of integrated light oak and cocoa dust. The finish is dry and its fine-grained tannins drift away nicely. The Panel would pair this wine with filet mignon or a veal chop. Enjoy – KWGTP

Winemaker Notes: The 2018 vintage marks our finest Estate Micho to date, advancing our signature marriage of two iconic Bordeaux varieties—Merlot and Cabernet. An opaque, purple-black color leads the way, followed by a mesmerizing, multilayered bouquet that bursts from the glass with abundant aromas of blue and black fruits. A full-bodied palate is enveloped by flavors of blueberry, blackberry, black currant and vanilla with hints of pencil shavings and chocolate-covered dark cherry. This wine is beautifully fresh and focused, all while showing a complex earthiness backed by mineral notes. The finish is long, lingering and unending—affirming this wine as a blockbuster that will reward careful cellaring for decades to come.

[Seasick Sailor]

Good morning Rich and fellow Daily-ites. Thank you for the Daily. 

 

Prayers already lifted up for Jose, Jacqui, Roy, and all on our care list. Raising a glass tonight to our celebrants. 

 

In Amber Cove, about to take a nice long walk on a beautiful day. I saw @AV8rix

in Lido this morning and stopped to say hello.

 

Looks like we are leaving early today, all aboard is at 1:30.

 

We met a couple a few nights ago in Tamarind and invited them to join us tonight in Canelletto. So I'd better get my butt moving to work off some calories. 

 

Blessings and Cheers!

[JAM37]

Good morning, Friends. Thank you for the Daily, the Lists and the Recipes.

 

I love to watch birds. A salute to screenwriters. I do keto off and on, but never longer than three months at a time. I have been told by a few doctors, nutritionists and dietitians that three months is the absolute longest you should do keto and then follow it with at least as many months eating at least a few carbs. I have a friend who had been doing keto for about six months end up in the hospital for a couple of days Christmas week with pancreatitis. The doctors told him it was caused by prolonged keto and that he can't do keto at all ever again. So, be careful.

 

I love the quote and the meal sounds good.

 

There has been talk about going home tonight, but DH has several smaller projects he wants to get done for DMIL so we'll see.

 

Have a great day.

 

🙏 and 🎉 for those on our lists.

[smitty34877]

11 minutes ago, kazu said:

Thanks for our Hump Day Daily, Rich 🙂 

 

Lots of people here love watching birds including me.  I’ll celebrate by cleaning their feeder and replenishing it.  Screenwriters make so many movies and shows great. 👍 

 

Love the Frank Zappa quote and ever so true!

 

We have been to Cherbourg and Normandy.  Great place and great people.  I seem to remember posting pics in the past. I’ll take a look for some different ones later.

 

@Mr. Bostona very happy birthday to your nephew, Nick.

 

 

Anyone else hear the sound of things breaking? 😉 

 

 

Hectic day here with some key errands before ice pellets & freezing rain comes down.  Marley needs a different pill starting tomorrow. Trying not to feel overwhelmed between the dogs, messy house & talking to doctors about Jose.

 

 

I didn’t make any resolutions other than to try to take each day one day at a time and not worry, but I think I’ve broken it already 😉 

 

 

Prayers for everyone on the Care list & for those that need them and 🥂 to those on the Celebratory / Shout Out list.

 

Have a great Wednesday everyone !!!!!

 

 

Stay safe & please don’t forget your 😷 

 

It sounds very stressful,Jacqui and I just wanted you to know that I think of you and Jose often.And Marley of course! I am hoping things improve on all fronts soon.

[GTVCRUISER]

 Good Morning 🙂 So Happy to have cruise ships back in San Diego 🙂 

[aliaschief]

Good morning. A cool 44F here in North West, Florida. Can hear the school buses picking up kids so school has reopened; will be interesting how that pans out with latest surge! One million new cases yesterday here in U.S.!😱

 

Lot’s of things to do today that I have put off during the holidays!

 

Visiting Omaha Beach and Area with Overlord tours was one my favorite but most  solemn excursion’s ever.

 

Continued prayers and concerns for all in need. 
 

Thanks Rich, Roy and contributors.

 

Enjoy Hump Day!

[Heartgrove]

Good Morning everyone! Thank you Rich for the Daily Report, and thank you Roy for the Cares and Celebrations Report. And thank you everyone for caring and sharing!

 

A bit warmer this morning at 23 F degrees. Unbelievable all of the stories of people from being caught in the traffic along I-95. Being from the Midwest, when I was working for AT&T with a company car I would always carry an emergency kit with me. My territory was 10 Midwest states which meant a lot of snowy day travel. 

 

We were able to move our January cruise to April yesterday. It wasn't without a domino effect though. Our dog sitter is so popular that we used our days already allocated for a short Carnival Cruise from Charleston to celebrate DSIL's  birthday. We will reschedule that to June when the dog sitter has available days. Ironic that our cruising choices rotate around her availability! Hopefully Sam appreciates this too.

 

Yesterday morning was so beautiful after the snow plus being so cold. I took a quick walk in the neighborhood to capture a few photos shared here. 

 

Stay safe!

 

- Jack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 5, 2022 by Heartgrove

[grapau27]

38 minutes ago, kazu said:

Thanks for our Hump Day Daily, Rich 🙂 

 

Lots of people here love watching birds including me.  I’ll celebrate by cleaning their feeder and replenishing it.  Screenwriters make so many movies and shows great. 👍 

 

Love the Frank Zappa quote and ever so true!

 

We have been to Cherbourg and Normandy.  Great place and great people.  I seem to remember posting pics in the past. I’ll take a look for some different ones later.

 

@Mr. Bostona very happy birthday to your nephew, Nick.

 

 

Anyone else hear the sound of things breaking? 😉 

 

 

Hectic day here with some key errands before ice pellets & freezing rain comes down.  Marley needs a different pill starting tomorrow. Trying not to feel overwhelmed between the dogs, messy house & talking to doctors about Jose.

 

 

I didn’t make any resolutions other than to try to take each day one day at a time and not worry, but I think I’ve broken it already 😉 

 

 

Prayers for everyone on the Care list & for those that need them and 🥂 to those on the Celebratory / Shout Out list.

 

Have a great Wednesday everyone !!!!!

 

 

Stay safe & please don’t forget your 😷 

 

 

[Gail & Marty sailing away]

Thanks for the info.

[sassy~one]

Thank you for the Daily Report. I really enjoy it. Good morning everyone, please stay safe.  I'm still feeling a bit anxious about sailing Sunday. It's not the ship that concerns me or the folks on the ship. I guess it's the air plane, pre cruise hotel and I am now sailing solo.  Enjoy your day.

[grapau27]

25 minutes ago, Heartgrove said:

Good Morning everyone! Thank you Rich for the Daily Report, and thank you Roy for the Cares and Celebrations Report. And thank you everyone for caring and sharing!

 

A bit warmer this morning at 23 F degrees. Unbelievable all of the stories of people from being caught in the traffic along I-95. Being from the Midwest, when I was working for AT&T with a company car I would always carry an emergency kit with me. My territory was 10 Midwest states which meant a lot of snowy day travel. 

 

We were able to move our January cruise to April yesterday. It wasn't without a domino effect though. Our dog sitter is so popular that we used our days already allocated for a short Carnival Cruise from Charleston to celebrate DSIL's  birthday. We will reschedule that to June when the dog sitter has available days. Ironic that our cruising choices rotate around her availability! Hopefully Sam appreciates this too.

 

Yesterday morning was so beautiful after the snow plus being so cold. I took a quick walk in the neighborhood to capture a few photos shared here. 

 

Stay safe!

 

- Jack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lovely neighborhood.

Nice photos.

[marshhawk]

We went to the Wild Birds Unlimited store yesterday, renewed our membership, and got some decent bird seed.  Squirrels will get the corn mix.  When Covid started DH and I started watching a lot of Britbox.   One of the shows was Springwatch, which really brought the birds into our lives.  We put out feeders, and humming bird feeders, and learned that squirrels don't like hot spicy food, but the birds don't have a problem with it, so we bought food with hot pepper and the birds were no longer robbed of food.  What we failed to remember is our female feral cat, and while she gets 3 !! meals a day, she is still a hunter.  She is getting older, and not hunting as much, so the feeders are hidden now in holly trees,(where she wont go-too prickly) but we don't have as many birds as we did two years ago.  All the right intentions, but wrong approach.

 

I mentioned to the staff at the store, that we were not seeing as many birds this year, and both the owner and staff said no one was seeing as many birds this year.  And at this time, no one knows why.

 

@kazu I saw an article about a mysterious disease that was occurring in young people in New Brunswick, and that when a nurse leaked that information, she was fired.  Apparently the disease causes hallucinations, severe weight loss  and days of confusion.  

and on that note-

 

 

 

[smitty34877]

Good morning. We have had freezing rain,sleet and ice overnight and it was treacherous getting the dogs outside earlier. I unfortunately watched a car slide down the hill into the parked cars on our street. It was unable to back up the hill to disengage from the car. My neighbors were out using ice melt on the street and one took both dogs from me so that I would not have to go on the stairs or sidewalk. That was a lovely thing to do but I worried that he would fall. We are all safely inside now.

Late yesterday Tana was taken to the hospital by ambulance. DD just heard from her and she has been admitted to a room after being in the ER hallway all night. Her doctors feel IV antibiotics are needed and perhaps the high flo oxygen. If she had to go,it certainly was better that she went last night when our fourteen steps to the street were fine. The City EMT’s have a special stair stretcher they use.

Please be careful out there!

Terry

 

 

[puppycanducruise]

for @kazu Good luck getting the pills into Marley

[Heartgrove]

19 minutes ago, sassy~one said:

Thank you for the Daily Report. I really enjoy it. Good morning everyone, please stay safe.  I'm still feeling a bit anxious about sailing Sunday. It's not the ship that concerns me or the folks on the ship. I guess it's the air plane, pre cruise hotel and I am now sailing solo.  Enjoy your day.

 

We agree with you 100% the concern being everything but the cruise itself.

[puppycanducruise]

@smitty34877Sorry to hear Tana is back in the hospital, hope the treatments help her.🙏