The Daily for Saturday 03/12/2022

[richwmn]

 

Today is Genealogy Day, Girl Scouts Day, and National Alfred Hitchcock Day
 

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.--Anaïs Nin

Meal Suggestion for today - veggie burgers with zucchini and corn
Drink of the Day - Gin And Tonic
Wine of the Day - Owen Roe 2018 Rosa Mystica Cabernet Franc (Yakima
Destination of the Day - Thira (Santorini), Greece

Ships With Passengers

At Sea Caribbean

Eurodam   Destination Port Everglades, F eta 3/12

Rotterdam   Destination Port Everglades, F eta 3/13

At Sea Pacific

Koningsdam   Destination San Diego, CA US eta 3/13

Zuiderdam   Destination Uturoa, Raiatea Is eta 3/17

Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, FL US

Nieuw Amsterdam  

Willemstad Curacao, Netherlands Antilles

Nieuw Statendam   08:00 - 23:00

Ships Without Passengers

At Sea Atlantic

Volendam   Destination Malaga, SP eta 3/18

Cadiz SP

Zaandam   Shipyard

Freeport, BS

Noordam  

Limassol, CY

Oosterdam   Anchorage

Long Beach CA US

Westerdam   Anchorage

 

[portofrome]

 

Thank you for the Daily Report.

[grapau27]

Good afternoon.

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

Interesting days and quote.

Prayers 🙏 for Ukraine and everyone else on the care list.

Wishing everyone a lovely weekend.

Graham.

[rafinmd]

Today's sunrise is from my 2018 Crystal World Cruise.  On March 12 Crystal Symphony was at sea from Niue to Rarotonga:

 

 

Roy

[puppycanducruise]

Good morning.  Thanks for the Daily Report. 

 

I haven't studied my family tree but other members of the family are working on digging up the past.  I wasn't a girl scout.  I have seen some of Hitchcock's movies, but some are too scary for me.

 

Thought provoking quote.

 

I think I'll pass on today's meal suggestion.  A G & T is my go to drink.  Hope the wine is tasty too.

 

We were in Santorini on a cruise several years ago, I'll see if I can find pictures.

 

We've got a snow squall warning for today, windy and up to 20cm of new snow.  I wish spring would hurry up!

 

Prayers for everyone.

Stay safe.

[rafinmd]

Thank you for the Saturday Daily, Rich.  Hitchcock was a legend although i was never into him.  I'll salute Genealogy and the Girl Scouts.  I like the Nin quote.  I have not been to Thira.  The burger sounds nice although I prefer real meat.  My alternative is Pineapple, Kiwi, Strawberry Passion Fruit Cup, Chilled Wild Berry Blend Soup, Broiled New York Strip Loin Steak, and Carrot Cake with Lemon Curd:

 

Today’s care list:

Kakalina with esophageal blockage and numbered days
Ukraine
Hartgrove older sister with aggressive cancer
Strength for Jacqui as she searches for a suitable facility for Jose
Welfare of furloughed crews
Marshhawk DH Dental pain
Tana with pneumonia and rough nights
Mr Boston with mild covid
From the rotation:
Cruising along niece awaiting a kidney
HAL Sailor DH and Kazu DH Jose no longer able to cruise
Cruzn single post-covid fatigue
MissG’s father hanging in for one more cruise

 

Celebrations and Shoutouts:

Nieuw Amsterdam in Everglades

 

Noordam in service April rather than May
6 BHB with passengers
Happy Birthday Mitzi
Welcome home Ottahand7
1 day for GTVCCRUISER (Koningsdam to 3/20)
5 days for Overhead Fred, sassy-one, and sailingdutchy (Niew Statendam 3/16 to 4/ 6)
Aliaschief and Dwaliaschier (Azamara Quest to 3/17), kb4683 (Nieuw Statendam to 3/16), Quartzite Cruiser (Koningsdam to 4/3) and NorseH20 and dchip (Zuiderdam to 4/3) at sea
Bon Voyage  DeeniEncinitas  (Ruby Princess to 3/27)
Bon Voyage Navybikermom (Nieuw Amsterdam to 3/19)
cunnorl taking over golf tournament for injured friend

Spring training
Koningsdan Staff Captain Sabine - enjoying a well earned vacation. - Our first female Staff Captain and HAL’s likely first female Captain(I know this is a repeat but she’s worth it)

Roy

 

[dfish]

Good morning, everyone.  

 

We had a couple inches of snow overnight, but nothing like what was forecasted.  Thankfully!!  I have a zoom meeting this morning that I have to lead and then the pool this afternoon, so not a lot on the agenda.  

 

Today's meal is a homemade veggie burger.  I tend to stay away from these as the ones in the store turn out like hockey pucks.  They also tend to be high in carbs as rice and grains are used as binders.  But, a homemade one can be delicious.  This first recipe looks really good!  https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/veggie-burgers-with-zucchini-and-corn

 

I'd have to pass on it because of the carb content, but I would probably pass on it with regret.  This next one uses different ingredients besides the zucchini and corn, but looks just as good.  https://www.diys.com/zucchini-corn-veggie-burgers/

 

 

If you want to skip the zucchini and corn combo, you can make a regular veggie burger.  This one has sweet potatoes, quinoa, oats, and black beans.  Not a lot of vegetables in it, but it is vegetarian.  https://cookieandkate.com/best-veggie-burger-recipe/

 

 

Looking forward to Tana's choice.  

 

Prayers for all who need them, especially Ukraine and our Daily contributors and readers.   Cheers to those who are celebrating.   Wishing everyone the best day ever!

[dfish]

@Overhead FredHappy Birthday to Mrs. Overhead Fred.  

 

 

 

[cat shepard]

@Quartzsite Cruiser & @Overhead Fred

 

Lenda & Mitzi

 

Hope you each enjoy your special day! May your new year be filled with laughter, love, great health & a cruise or two!

 

[4966and556]

Thank you for the Daily Report.  

[puppycanducruise]

@Overhead FredHappy Birthday Mitzi 🎂

 

 

[JAM37]

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

 

At 54 I am still debating whether or not to deal with the court system in order to receive my adoption records. I was never a girl scout, but salute them. I've watched some Hitchcock movies, but not really into him.

 

Interesting quote. I will pass on the meal.

 

Happy birthday to Pauline, Mitzi and Lenda. 🎉

 

Not much on the agenda here today. We have a family situation we have been "working" on since we got down here last month which is why we are still here. Nothing bad, but definitely has and will continue to change our lives. Once we have figured things out and know for sure what we are doing I will share. Meanwhile, if you will pray things go smoothly and that His will be done, I would appreciate it.

 

Hoping to hear from @kazu today and that some progress has been made. Jacqui, I am thinking about you and praying for you.

 

Any updates on Kakalena or Tana?

 

Bon Voyage to those sailing away. Thank you @grapau27 and @aliaschief for sharing your cruise with us.

 

@cunnorl, Charlene, I hope yesterday went well and you are able to rest today.

 

Have a great day.

 

🙏 and 🎉 for those on our lists.

[puppycanducruise]

@Quartzsite CruiserHappy Birthday! 🎂

[JAM37]

2 minutes ago, JAM37 said:

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

 

At 54 I am still debating whether or not to deal with the court system in order to receive my adoption records. I was never a girl scout, but salute them. I've watched some Hitchcock movies, but not really into him.

 

Interesting quote. I will pass on the meal.

 

Happy birthday to Pauline, Mitzi and Lenda. 🎉

 

Not much on the agenda here today. We have a family situation we have been "working" on since we got down here last month which is why we are still here. Nothing bad, but definitely has and will continue to change our lives. Once we have figured things out and know for sure what we are doing I will share. Meanwhile, if you will pray things go smoothly and that His will be done, I would appreciate it.

 

Hoping to hear from @kazu today and that some progress has been made. Jacqui, I am thinking about you and praying for you.

 

Any updates on Kakalena or Tana?

 

Bon Voyage to those sailing away. Thank you @grapau27 and @aliaschief for sharing your cruise with us.

 

@cunnorl, Charlene, I hope yesterday went well and you are able to rest today.

 

Have a great day.

 

🙏 and 🎉 for those on our lists.

Sorry, I added Pauline a day early.

[cat shepard]

Thank you for today’s Daily Rich! Super windy here this morning and we’re under a tornado watch for the next seven hours. But the wildest part of today’s weather - we are under a freeze warning tonight. Very strange weather for us in March. 
 

Thank you for our lists, Roy. Morning Dailyites! Yesterday was crazy. I crammed all my weekend errands, a haircut and two fundraising events for the Ukrainian refugees into one day. Today, I am spending my day getting ready to have some friends over for dinner.
 

Some more random smiles…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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Owen Roe 2018 Rosa Mystica Cabernet Franc

This red has excellent ratings and a decent price. Several online distributors with prices starting at $24.98. You might find it for less locally. Note: one reviewer recommended to wait until 2024 before opening. 

Wine Spectator 93

Wine Enthusiast 92

Bright, dark red. Dark raspberry, minerals and bitter chocolate on the perfumed nose, complicated by menthol and herbal nuances and lifted by a floral quality. Very suave and refined on entry, then smooth and floral in the middle palate, showing a tighter grain than the Union Gap blend. As much red as black fruit in character and quite seamless; medicinal in a positive way, with nuances of menthol and red licorice. Firmly constructed but reveals an essential suppleness of texture that makes it tastable already. Still, this wine’s substantial fine-grained tannins call for at least a year or two of cellaring, and it has the material and balance to evolve gracefully. My sample was even more floral with 24 hours of aeration, and I raised my score a point. Classy juice!

[aliaschief]

Good morning from Gustavia, St. Barts! After an amazing night of entertainment poolside last night we sailed at ten and two hours later dropped anchor just off shore in St Barts. The tenders are being readied. Home of the jet set there is billions of dollars of yachts anchored around us.

 

Last nights entertainment was a 14 piece steel band and dancers in native dress and a three sisters group called Soul Sisters. Wow! They had the ship rocking with Aretha, Witney, Tina, and other Mo Town Classics. Azamara usually has an Amazing evening off ship at a special location venue but since the pandemic have been having special Azamara Destinations on board once on every cruise. When we returned to the cabin there was a souvenir pint of local rum complimentary from the officer and crew of the Quest.

 

Morning haze is starting to lift and it looks like it’s going to be a blue sky day but the strong March winds continue.

 

Rich thanks for The Daily and thanks to all who contribute.

 

 

 

  

 

 

Edited March 12, 2022 by aliaschief

[Rowsby]

For me....Genealogy is nearly every day....!!

 

When I think of Alfred Hitchcock.....I remember this....my London flat view of Alfred Hitchcock's head at the site of the old Gainsborough Movie Studios.....:)

 

[grapau27]

Good afternoon.

Santorini is the prettiest and our favourite Greek island.

We have been several times on cruises.

It is best to get an early tender to the island and go straight to the cable car entrance as the queues quickly build up.

There are some shops next to the tender drop off but the best parts of the island are reached by the cable car.

Graham

 

[Heartgrove]

Good morning everyone! Thank you Rich for the Daily Report, thank you Roy for the Cares and Celebration Report, and Debbie for today's recipes.  And thank you everyone for caring and sharing!

 

Happy Saturday!

 

- Jack

[smitty34877]

21 minutes ago, aliaschief said:

Good morning from Gustavia, St. Barts! After an amazing night of entertainment poolside last night we sailed at ten and two hours later dropped anchor just off shore in St Barts. The tenders are being readied. Home of the jet set there is billions of dollars of yachts anchored around us.

 

Last nights entertainment was a 14 piece steel band and dancers in native dress and a three sisters group called Soul Sisters. Wow! They had the ship rocking with Aretha, Witney, Tina, and other Mo Town Classics. Azamara usually has an Amazing evening off ship at a special location venue but since the pandemic have been having special Azamara Destinations on board once on every cruise. When we returned to the cabin there was a souvenir pint of local rum complimentary from the officer and crew of the Quest.

 

Morning haze is starting to lift and it looks like it’s going to be a blue sky day but the strong March winds continue.

 

Rich thanks for The Daily and thanks to all who contribute.

 

 

 

  

 

 

Thank you so much for your reports. The cruise and the music   sound outstanding. I will have to start saving .....

[Mr. Boston]

Good morning all.  Thanks for the daily report and lists.  I salute genealogy, Girl Scouts and Alfred Hitchcock.  I like today’s quote.  I think I’ll pass on the meal suggestion but like the drink. Haven’t been to today’s port and look forward to the photos. Prayers for everyone on our list, you can remove me.  Cheers to everyone celebrating happy events today! 

[ger_77]

Good morning, thanks for the Daily!   I've done some genealogy research and was able to trace my family back to the late 1600's in France.  I was never a Girl Scout, but certainly appreciate their cookies.  Alfred Hitchcock, the master of scary and suspense!

 

We've been fortunate to have been at Santorini 3 times, and enjoyed every visit; it's like sitting at the top of the world when you're at a table enjoying a glass of wine and lunch overlooking the caldera.  I know many of you will post the pictures of the beautiful white and blue buildings, but I'll toss one in that I took on our first trip in 2004 on the Prinsendam.  This is the view as we were going down the cable car to the tender area.

 

Happy Birthday @Quartzsite Cruiser and @Overhead Fred's DW Mitzi.

@JAM37 go for your adoption records, I'm pretty sure you won't be sorry.  I finally got to see my original birth certificate this past year, but only after my birth mother had passed away due to the fact that she'd put a veto on my file.  It gave me peace knowing that I finally had documentation to prove my heritage.

 

Hopefully yesterday was our last day of super cold weather; it is March, after all.  We had both fireplaces going and just hung around the house all day.   

 

I think I'll give today's menu suggestion a pass; I have to admit, I'm a carnivore - I like meat in my burger buns.  It was funny, at dinner last night both DH and I sat down to our stew and buns fresh from the oven, we both realized it was Friday night, pizza night.  I think because Monday was kind of a wash with DH's medical procedure, we were both a day behind.  Well, it looks like tonight will be Saturday night, pizza night at our house!  And wine.

 

Prayers for everyone who needs them and even for those who don't think they do.  Extra prayers for Ukraine and all who are reaching out to help them.  Extra prayers for Jose, Jacqui, Marley, and our dear Kakalina.  We'll raise the glasses together to celebrate all everyone on the happy list, especially those who are boarding or going to board a BHB.  Be safe, wear your masks when you need to, wash your hands, get your boosters, stay well, and keep warm!

 

Smooth Sailing!  🙂🙂🙂

Gerry

 

 

[marshhawk]

Good morning Dailyites!  It did rain early this morning but not much, haven't seen a single flurry of snow, but the wind is crazy!  The clouds are dark, and the out door Fawn cat (who has a heater on her wrapped porch)was very verbal this morning about the cold state of affairs  when I let her out.

 

We were going to go get a sausage roll this morning, but I don't want to wake DH.  When he is asleep, he is not moaning in pain.  Not sure if he will want to work today, but I know I have to.  I looked at the pain pills the dentist gave him.  Very scary possible side effects.  They list two.  Problems breathing, and death.

 

I love Alfred Hitchcock films.  I read once that the reason he used spider webs, was to frighten men.  LOL, he said women see them everyday because we clean,, but men don't and therefore they frighten them.  I also love to watch them to find the scenes when he is in the film.  DH and I have a collection of them, and every two years we do a Hitchcock movie marathon.  I did see that Peacock has about 10 Hitchcock films to watch in March, and most of them are ones I don't have, something to do between F1 watching.

 

 

@grapau27  Thanks for the food porn.  That steak looks incredible!

 

Genealogy- well, through Ancestry I found out i have a half sister, who doesn't' want to know me, I had a half brother, and through him I have a nephew.  And my biological father must have been a travelin' man because i have 100's of 2nd and 3rd cousins.  But the real reason I went to Ancestry was to find out what nationality I was.  Scandanavian, Dutch and Scottish.  

 

For all here you educate us, humor and  love us, thanks for all you do.

 

In regards to Girl Scouts, love the cookies, but I was asked to leave the girls scouts, and the ballet school, and the ballroom dancing classes.....

[dfish]

@Quartzsite Cruiser  Happy Birthday!

 

 

 

[smitty34877]

Good morning  everyone. It is pouring  now and the temperatures  are going down which of course brings the freezing rain and ice our way.Lovely.

I have been fortunate  to have family members on both sides who have researched our roots. I was a Girl Scout and  DH and I have seen almost all Hitchcock  movies a few times each.

Our Tana,now given the title of Executive Household Chef, especially  likes the first recipe.It will be good to make today since we are stuck inside. She is having a lot of ups and downs this week and  benefits from  time spent in the kitchen with rest periods. I think it is important to be able to do some of the things one used to do with modifications. 

 

@kazu, Jacqui , I am thinking of  you and Jose and Marley.

 

Happy Birthday  to Lenda @Quartzsite Cruiser and  @Overhead Fred's Mitzi.

 

Terry