Jim_Iain - Summit Live Post B3B Greenland / Iceland / Canada Aug 7, 19 and 31, 2022

[rvlandandsea]

57 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

Daily 8/7/2022

 

 

 

 

I noticed Strings at Sea. So relaxing when sailing. 

[Gia2cats]

One of the best books I’ve ever read…..This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger. My husband and I both loved it. Our Book Club selection this month.

[Ex-Airbalancer]

John , What day do you get to Greenland ? 

[MarKay525]

1 hour ago, Lastdance said:

Where do you see this TP for 2024, or are you waiting for it?  Maybe it is just me, but I will look once more.

Is it either of these?

https://www.celebritycruises.com/itinerary-search?destinations=TPACI&departures=SYD

[Jim_Iain]

1 hour ago, MarKay525 said:

Your adventure has begun. Fair winds and following seas!

 

Bummer - looks like you are not heading up river - probably because you were a little late getting away.

 

Not sure why but the Captain just headed straight out.   

[Benthayer Gonbak]

7 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

Not sure why but the Captain just headed straight out.   

 

Avoiding the storm you mentioned over NYC?

[CrzLvr2]

Hi Jim & Iain,

 

I thought you might like these screenshots I took of your sailaway.

As you can see from the time stamps, your captain wasted no time heading out of the harbor! 

Too bad the camera is on Staten Island, so there was no view of your cabin.

 

Best wishes for fair winds and following seas for your B3B.

 

As always, I look forward to reading your reviews. They're always so wonderful, witty, and detailed. 

 

Sue The ship seems to be listing a bit while making the turn?

 

Unfortunately, an oil tanker? blocked most of the view of the Summit passing under the bridge. 

 

[haynesra]

Bourbon and Peaches drink sounds very good!!!

 

Also, Have a great b2b2b cruise - so jealous!!!

 

Edited August 7, 2022 by haynesra

[DUTRAVEL]

Bon Voyage - have a great cruise!

[PANIN36]

Bon voyage Jim and Iain.

Have a wonderful relaxing cruise. 🛳️

[JFontaine]

I passed the ship today from a road in Brooklyn,  sent thoughts to you guys for a healthy, lovely trip. 

[scrapcreator]

Bon voyage!

[Jim_Iain]

12 hours ago, CrzLvr2 said:

Hi Jim & Iain,

 

I thought you might like these screenshots I took of your sailaway.

As you can see from the time stamps, your captain wasted no time heading out of the harbor! 

Too bad the camera is on Staten Island, so there was no view of your cabin.

 

Best wishes for fair winds and following seas for your B3B.

 

As always, I look forward to reading your reviews. They're always so wonderful, witty, and detailed. 

 

Sue The ship seems to be listing a bit while making the turn?

 

Unfortunately, an oil tanker? blocked most of the view of the Summit passing under the bridge. 

 

Great Pictures --- Thanks for sharing.   Too bad we didn't get to have a close up visit to Lady Liberty.   It looked like the harbor was really busy.

[BratDet]

14 hours ago, MarKay525 said:

5:00 pm and you just went under the Verrazzano Bridge. Took GenX an hour to reach the bridge when they departed at 4 pm and went up past the SoL first and they were going much slower.

Enjoy your evening.

I checked my photos from the 7/17 sailing.  4:59 we were under the Verrazzano from my photo time stamp.

4:21 I was taking photos of Lady Liberty/sailaway from the helipad, then we had a proposal and then back to SOL photos...  🙂

Bernadette

[Jim_Iain]

Since @CrzLvr2 posted such good pictures, here’s us looking back at all of you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jim_Iain]

Settling in to a new room is always both fun and full of work. 

 

We met out Room Attendant, Apollo and our Suite Host, Alexander.   Both really nice and helpful in getting everything together.  Honestly I'm going to stop wasting my time with the Shoreside Concierge as nothing got through to them with my regular requests.   Nothing big and they took care of them quickly.   I just have a few standard requests.   2 Isotonic pillows, an extension cord, a booking for Tuscan on the first night and  swap the Champagne to Chardonnay.   All were taken care of efficiently and Mar, the Retreat Host got us into Tuscan.

 

Being a long cruise I decided to purchase Iain a Premium Bar Setup with Grey goose.  Alexander even being on the ship for 7 months had never heard of one so said he would sort out.    In the late afternoon a knock came at the door and the Grey goose was delivered by the Bar Manager.  

 

Just one problem yet to sort out.   Our room was absolutely freezing to the point I had to put a sweater on.    Alexander had maintenance look at it when we were at dinner and when we returned the thermostat was finally working and we could control the temps.    Especially on a cold weather cruise we wanted to make sure we had heat.

[Jim_Iain]

Last night we started with with drinks in Retreat.
 

 

Followed with dinner at Tuscan.
 

 

 

 

 

[Jim_Iain]

We are not big eaters and the staff were really good at helping us with smaller portions 

 

Iain started with the minestrone and I had the bean soup.
 

 

iain selected Pouilly Fuesse 

 

 

For the main. I had a combination of two starters. Crab cake and Meatball

 

 

 

Iain had Parmesan Chicken and I forgot to take picture

 

For desert we both had Tiramisu 

 

 

 

 

[Jim_Iain]

We had a good night sleep and decided to have a light breakfast in The Retreat

 

 

[Provence55always]

Bit late to the party……just home from 5 days in Paris to celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversary. Wishing you both a wonderful B3B it’s a great fix until our next cruise in late October. The laundry will have to wait until I have caught up on the 14 pages😉😉

[CruiseNYC]

2 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:

Settling in to a new room is always both fun and full of work. 

 

We met out Room Attendant, Apollo and our Suite Host, Alexander.   Both really nice and helpful in getting everything together.  Honestly I'm going to stop wasting my time with the Shoreside Concierge as nothing got through to them with my regular requests.   Nothing big and they took care of them quickly.   I just have a few standard requests.   2 Isotonic pillows, an extension cord, a booking for Tuscan on the first night and  swap the Champagne to Chardonnay.   All were taken care of efficiently and Mar, the Retreat Host got us into Tuscan.

 

Being a long cruise I decided to purchase Iain a Premium Bar Setup with Grey goose.  Alexander even being on the ship for 7 months had never heard of one so said he would sort out.    In the late afternoon a knock came at the door and the Grey goose was delivered by the Bar Manager.  

 

Just one problem yet to sort out.   Our room was absolutely freezing to the point I had to put a sweater on.    Alexander had maintenance look at it when we were at dinner and when we returned the thermostat was finally working and we could control the temps.    Especially on a cold weather cruise we wanted to make sure we had heat.

We had the same, exact issue!  But, tbh, we found the air conditioning turned to frigid in many locations on the ship.  Lesson learned:  need to bring additional sweaters and shawls - even on Carib cruise!  DH needed his thermals lol

[TPCRUISER2]

Jim, Just got time to find your new thread. Looking forward to enjoying the two of you and your adventures again!

[TeeRick]

I am Green with Envy that you are going to Greenland.  We are hoping to do this cruise in 2023.

[kpark895]

On 8/6/2022 at 4:30 PM, capecodmercury said:

Be aware, if you plan on driving up Cadillac Mtn, you will need to book a reservation in advance.   Hope you get to do it.  Incredible views.

 

On 8/6/2022 at 8:40 PM, Benthayer Gonbak said:

There used to be ship tours that went there, on was a van which was a nicer trip.  

 

Thanks.  Although I usually don't do so, for Cadillac Mountain I did book a ship excursion.  It's not too long, but does go to the top of the mountain, and gets back into town early enough for some exploring.

[Beachlover1989]

17 hours ago, Lastdance said:

Where do you see this TP for 2024, or are you waiting for it?  Maybe it is just me, but I will look once more.

If you search for it, put in April 2024, then filter by Solstice.  It departs from Sydney on April 9, 2024.