Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 17, 2022 Author #726 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Thank you Fordy! ____ Once you start thinking you have nothing left to learn, you still have a lot of everything to learn.” --Steve Badger (Poker Player) "Sharing the Metanarrative" Like Steve also said on his books, Life is a hard gamble... So like the cruising business these times... Most of the times it pushes through without a problem but theres a few instances you wont have control on whats going to happen... Swabbing is regularly done now so we can trace anymore of it onboard... Just a little more and we're almost ready.. 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Peterson Posted March 17, 2022 #727 Share Posted March 17, 2022 14 hours ago, sleepingcat said: Hi Linda and Brenda, yes. we liked the toiletries so much that we brought the used bar of soap home with us! a nice reminder of the Canaries cruise every time we use it. I see from net search that one can only buy Prija wholesale, so the only way to get more will be to book another cruise....... Available on Amazon, but at silly prices for bulk hotel grade toiletries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 18, 2022 Author #728 Share Posted March 18, 2022 The pic today is the area where guests book future cruises and excursions on them. Thanks Fordy 💙 _____ We don't know in advance what we're going to do in the future, but the truth is... With all that has happened at present, we often don't know what we were thinking in the past. - Nagaru Tanigawa Moved the ship a little to accomodate container ships coming in.. Fewer cases as the days go by as we are testing everyday now and hopefully drops to zero before moving back to southampton.. Summer back home... Miss the beach already.. 😅 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 19, 2022 Author #729 Share Posted March 19, 2022 (edited) Good morning to all on board. Fordy's post..... -------- The difference between Being ordinary, and Being extraordinary.... is that little extra. – Jimmy Johnson Precautionary measures on isolation and social distancing are proving very effective.. Restaurant Team serving on the buffet for meal times on rotation so everybody gets enough time to rest... A few crew members due for vacation are leaving in a few days and will surely be missed here.... Thus new faces will be coming onboard again.. 😅 Edited March 19, 2022 by NorbertsNiece 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 20, 2022 Author #730 Share Posted March 20, 2022 From Tilbury : Life is a wheel, its only job is to turn, and it always came back to where it had started. Because everything that goes around comes around. Maybe it's luck or maybe it's fate, but either way, it comes back around. - Stephen King, Doctor Sleep Counting the days before coming back to full operation.. Even though Covid hit us hard this time we managed to bounce back and will return better..😅 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 21, 2022 Author #731 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Thanks Fordy, hope you're well. My favourite is the atrium staircase wall. Always look up.... those ceiling lights are amazing! ------ You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It actually defeats the purpose. The meaning is only clear through the one Who is willing on understanding it. --Rick Riordan A few pieces on the ship that i love. It may not stand out for others and just look normal decorations. But thats Art. It doesnt connect to everybody but does something extraordinary to the one who appreciates it. (Clockwork Ceiling Lamps on Khukuri) (Portrait of Tubes and Paper Boats on Library) (Mesmerizing Grid lines on Northcape) (A Ship's Outline on the Britania Lounge) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 21, 2022 Author #732 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Refund received from Saga for lost cruise. Thank you Lorraine at HQ for sorting this for us, the cheque still hasn't arrived!! ❤ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 22, 2022 Author #733 Share Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) Come Mothers and Fathers, Throughout the lands.. And Don't Criticize, What you can't Understand.. Your Sons and Daughters Are Beyond your Command.. - Bob Dylan (Times they are A Changing) A lot of new faces and crew members this time around... But the old timers and the ones most of whom you know are still here to share their knowledge and train us all the Saga way that everybody has come to love through the years... Can't avoid the passing of times as the company and ships grow bigger and better... Maybe... Try to keep the good old and embrace some of the new... 😅 Edited March 22, 2022 by NorbertsNiece 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 23, 2022 Author #734 Share Posted March 23, 2022 “A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there. With enough effort, he may achieve it. Or he may find something that is even more rewarding. But in the end, no matter what the outcome, he will know he has been alive.” — Walt Disney Embarkation day coming near... Slowly bringing SofA to its usual operation and putting everything back to normal... Goals are being set... Targets on sight.. brushing up on trainings so we are on top shape when normal operation starts again... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 27, 2022 Author #735 Share Posted March 27, 2022 A person who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. Someone who walks alone is likely to find him or herself in places no one has ever been before.. ~ Albert Einstein Everythings almost back to its place after cleaning and storing all while at Lay-up.. Havent seen any CruiseShips docking at Tilbury other than Virgin Voyage a few days ago.. Crew is being briefed and upto speed on all things... See you all soon... 😅 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepingcat Posted March 27, 2022 #736 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Hi Linda and everyone I think you said you would keep posting until Tuesday when you would have been disembarking? so this to thank you and everyone who has contributed - its been fun and interesting following, and also recently useful for us to pass info to our friends who are embarking on S of A on Tuesday. Best to everyone and see you again on a deck somewhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 28, 2022 Author #737 Share Posted March 28, 2022 @sleepingcatthis indeed is my penultimate blog update 😭 Eros has degenerated; he began introducing order and harmony, and now he brings back chaos. -George Eliot, 'Middlemarch' Eventhough this pandemic created much despair and chaos In everything.. It also proved that people can work together to do a single objective and fight the virus... Its quite nice to walk here quietly and see everything clean and organized.. But i still prefer and miss all the people working hard walking back and forth.. Giving high fives and hugs to friends... And seeing a few crew ready to serve going to their workplaces.. Were getting ready.. see you all soon.. 😅 ------ Fordy's pic is of the affectionately called M1; it runs the entire length of the ship below decks. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 29, 2022 Author #738 Share Posted March 29, 2022 We would have been disembarking Spirit of Adventure today. It's been a conscious decision to not have posted : "Today we would've been in....." This is a final thank you post to everyone who made the cruise memorable. It's in no particular order and isn't definitive. Edwin, our room steward Chef Leony, made me a fish plate for breakfast with herring 😋 Max, from Ukraine, who took our coats and plays a mean fiddle Michael, who always remembered oat milk and sweeteners Teddy, who called me 'Miss Linda' and served at the chef's counter Marie and Joy, chefs de rang, who greeted us in the Grill and knew our favourite area to sit Laurence, deputy restaurant manager Jackie, Saga World expert Resty, Cruise Director Laura and Christina, entertainment staff Exec chef Raj who made rack of lamb for me, and everyone else!! Jan Novak, Hotel Manager, who handled disgruntled passengers with such professionalism (not us) Diego Coletti, Guest Services manager, my go to for support and advice Hans Werner, Saga's Bruce Willis, brought in to sort things out @Supercruise Crafts, wait till you see the blanket I'm knitting! All pieces complete just assembly required! Sue Stockdale, exceptional speaker and explorer Captains Colm and Darin who got us there, barely there, and back safely @Sandra Gil, Lisbon tuk tuk, Daniel Cabral, Greenzone Azores Tours , Horta Fordy, whose posts from Spirit of Adventure can continue to be found here : And Geoff, who stuck out 4 days of isolation with me! NorbertsNiece will be back in September on another adventure, a different cruise line but again a maiden season. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portplush Posted March 30, 2022 #739 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Thank you Linda for all your postings. We thoroughly enjoyed reading them each day. Looking forward to our September cruise on the Adventure even more now. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted April 1, 2022 Author #740 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Email received this morning from the Travel Agent who booked my cruise welcoming me back from my adventure and wanting to hear all about it. She does actually know what occured. Not plugging the TA who took 60 days to refund the cancelled cruise leg last year. Don't you just hate auto timed emails? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandC Posted April 1, 2022 #741 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Hi Linda. We have stopped using our local TA for similar reasons! We now book cruises direct where practicable. Have you got your refund from Saga for this year’s cancelled sector? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted April 3, 2022 Author #742 Share Posted April 3, 2022 On 4/1/2022 at 8:42 AM, LandC said: Hi Linda. We have stopped using our local TA for similar reasons! We now book cruises direct where practicable. Have you got your refund from Saga for this year’s cancelled sector? Yes. There was a hiccup but Lorraine at HQ stepped in on request and arranged a BACS transfer ❤ The cheque never arrived! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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