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

[Smmessineo]

Jim, following along with you has been informative! I am looking forward to when the 2024 sailings are released. If they are running a similar itinerary we might be on it. My husband loves to cruise local out of Florida, but he has mentioned wanting to see Iceland, so I might have him hooked.....

[Stem to Stern]

@Jim_IainWhat beautiful scenery.  I do not think you could possibly post too many pictures for my liking.  You gotta love iPhones.  Now I am really looking forward to what you post in Iceland.  It is pretty cool to be able to turn around and repeat the itinerary somewhat and have an opportunity to capture anything you might have missed or anything that was previously hidden in the mist.  I will definitely have to check out the 2024 schedule and watch out for this itinerary.  One question for you:  Was the lamb chop a requested “small portion” or does it just look small because the charger is so ginormous?

Edited August 16, 2022 by Stem to Stern

[Ken the cruiser]

2 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:

 

Agree... I was talking to a good friend that is a big gambler and they said they were enforcing in casino for Craps and Sit Down games.    At first no one at door then a couple people were told that they had to wear a mask and refused -  they got angry, so they took their chips and left.    To take the pressure off the dealers they setup someone at the door with masks. 

 

I've not been to the theater but others last night told me they have really been packed and there have been some refusing to wear masks. 

Yup, that sounds about right. We had officers standing at the entrances of the theater asking folks to put a mask on. But then after they entered the theater, there were of course those few that thought they couldn’t be bothered and put them back in their pocket. But, that’s pretty much the norm on most of the cruises we’ve been on where they’ve implemented wearing masks in the theater. We just stay totally clear of those visionary ones. Kind of like those that don’t wear a mask that come to the B2B meeting and have to test the next day! 😂

 

Edited August 16, 2022 by Ken the cruiser

[vickykay]

That was the same when we cruised on the Apex early Feb.  At that time, masks were required at all times unless seated and eating or drinking.   Many took masks off in the theater.  Oy!

[CruiseNYC]

3 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:

They are suggesting November but Future Cruise doesn't have any dates yet and are going by well they usually....

Just checked. They do have the same itinerary in 2023 - about the same dates. Hoping for 2024 !!

Thank you again for keeping us enthralled!

[Ex-Airbalancer]

3 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:

 

Not only that but on one port I have a 8:00 AM tour booked..   Shhhhhh   I'll spring that one on him last minute.   I'll have to look to see what port but it was a wonderful tour to visit some falls....

In Reykjavík we going a 10 hour Golden Circle Route, and have meet at 5:45 am 😱, it a 10 hour tour 

I did ask the wife if it was ok before I booked it 😁

[Arizona Wildcat]

3 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:

 

Not only that but on one port I have a 8:00 AM tour booked..   Shhhhhh   I'll spring that one on him last minute.   I'll have to look to see what port but it was a wonderful tour to visit some falls....

You will have lots of choices.  Probably have seen 20000 waterfalls.  Hope the weather forecast is wrong as rain forecast starting this afternoon.

[Jim_Iain]

4 hours ago, Smmessineo said:

Jim, following along with you has been informative! I am looking forward to when the 2024 sailings are released. If they are running a similar itinerary we might be on it. My husband loves to cruise local out of Florida, but he has mentioned wanting to see Iceland, so I might have him hooked.....

 

All you have to do is hook him once... Then Reel Him IN     Many from Florida on this cruise as they just had to fly to New Jersey and with a B2B it is so much easier than a  European one way.

[Jim_Iain]

2 hours ago, Stem to Stern said:

@Jim_IainWhat beautiful scenery.  I do not think you could possibly post too many pictures for my liking.  You gotta love iPhones.  Now I am really looking forward to what you post in Iceland.  It is pretty cool to be able to turn around and repeat the itinerary somewhat and have an opportunity to capture anything you might have missed or anything that was previously hidden in the mist.  I will definitely have to check out the 2024 schedule and watch out for this itinerary.  One question for you:  Was the lamb chop a requested “small portion” or does it just look small because the charger is so ginormous?

 

I agree.   I planned on scoping out things at ports this cruise and then schedule some things on the return we didn't know about. 

 

One is in Greenland they had  an small group tour on Zodiac's exploring Icebergs and actually went out to the same island as us.  It is not listed on the website but shore excursion will open (they hope) at 10:00 AM on turn around day.      It looked like such fun and they had them in waterproof outfits with thermal waterproof gloves.    They did much more than us and the price was much lower.  

 

The Lamb Shanks were of an average size but was more than enough and they offered a second if Iain wished.   He could hardly eat one.     I was afraid they would be too big so chose the Muscles - Appetizer but they made it into a Main....   It was amazing and will order again next week.

 

The Maitre D' said he enjoyed watching the Fjords through the windows of Luminae.   I kidded him that next week he could see the other side.  

[Jim_Iain]

1 hour ago, CruiseNYC said:

Just checked. They do have the same itinerary in 2023 - about the same dates. Hoping for 2024 !!

Thank you again for keeping us enthralled!

 

Maybe you should book it to lock in a cabin on a Refundable and then shift to 2024 when you see the dates and the prices.   

[Jim_Iain]

The B2B meeting this morning was very smooth.   It was surprising that there were very few stupid question's.    Must have a lot of veteran B2B's.

 

The best news was we do not have to do immigration, as we are In-Transit.    Other guests have to go for a Face to Face in SkyLounge stating at 0600 -- ouch. 
 

 

picture of those with a 6 AM slot. 
 

 

 

Edited August 16, 2022 by Jim_Iain

[GeorgiaPeach51]

Here is the latest book list, updated.  😁

Joanie
 

 

Book Series to Read

 

Georges Simenon Series 

Gideon Oliver -Aaron  Elkins  series 

Louise Penny’s Gamache series.

Dorothy L. Sayers Lord Peter Wimsey series

Any books by Josephine Tey

Barbara Hambly - Benjamin January series, if you like historical mysteries!

JD Robb books and Robert B Parker

The Scarapetta series by Patricia Cornwell 

MC Beaton books 

Elizabeth George’s Inspector Lynley Series.  

Donna Leon’s Brunetti series. 

Any books by Tana French

Any books by P. D. James.  

Greg Isles, a writer from Natchez, MS.

Snowblind” by Ragnar Jonasson.  (Book 1 of 6 - DarkIceland)

Cork O’Connor series by William Kent Krueger.  Also non-series books.

Brad Thor

JK Rowling (author of Harry Potter series), writing under the name Robert Galbraith -- the    

     Cormoran Strike series.

Andrea Camilleri -- the Inspector Montalbano series.

Helen Fields -- the Perfect series.

Karin Slaughter -- the Will Trent series, Grant Country Line series. 

Daniel Silva - Gabriel Allon series

James Crumley —should be read in order

Winston Graham—Poldark series

Janet Evanovich—Stephanie Plum series.  Fox and Hare series.

Anything by Tim Dorsey or Carl Hiassen 

Old Archie comic books and Mad Magazine. 🙂

Ian Rankin’s Rebus series

Peter Robinson’s DCI Banks series

Nevada Barr’s National Parks series

Anything by Anne Cleeves

Richard Jury series by Martha Grimes - current times

Thomas Pitt series by Anne Perry - Victorian era

 (and if you are planning a trip to Egypt check out theAmelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters)

Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City.  4 books.

The Longmire books by Craig Johnson.  Also suggest the fantastic series on Netflix.

David McCullough 'Path Between the Seas' (Panama Canal)

Caroline Graham Inspector Barnaby series. 

John Sandford , the Prey series and the Virgil Flowers series

Any books by Harlan Coben

Khalid Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Kite Runner

Cupcake Brown, A Piece of Cake

Andy Weir, “not science fiction but science plausibility”

Danelle Harmon Series

Caleb Carr -  The Alienist.

Anthony Horowitz, Magpie Murders/Susan Ryeland Series.  Also Horowitz & Hawthorne series

Rex Stout, Nero Wolfe books, later written by Robert Goldsborough

Ruth Ware

Stuart Woods, Stone Barrington series.  #61 just published.

Tess Gerritson

Lisa Scottoline.

Michael Connelly Bosch books

Lee Child Reacher series

James Lee Burke Robicheaux

Patricia Cornell Scarpetta books, Andy Brazil series

Jonathan Kellerman Delaware books

Greg Iles

Jeffrey Deaver Lincoln Rhymes series

Nelson DeMille

John Grisham

Scott Turow

Pat Conroy...more family drama than mystery

The Outlander series

Brad Meltzer

Jonathan Maberry’s Joe Ledger series

The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six (same author)

I just finished American Dirt and loved it so much I bought two more of her books.  

Iris Johansen (EveDuncan series, and others).

Colin Dexter Inspector Morse series

David Baldacci—Amos Decker, Atlee Pine and John Puller series

JA Jance

Karen Rose

Carol Goodman, The Stranger Behind You, plus multiple other books.  Contemporary suspenseful fiction.

Chris Carter -  Robert Hunter Series -   I just started #5 One by One

 Jefferson Bass -  Body Farm Series -       Based on the Body Farm at UT Knoxville.    

Joe R. Lansdale -  Hap and Leonard -  probably one of the most politically incorrect novel you will ever 

           read - two Red Necks as they take justice into their own hands.   Keeps me in stitches.

Sara Parestky -  The V.I. Warhawski Series  -  I just started "indemnity Only(1982) and is #1 of 21

Sue Grafton—the Kinsey Milhone series

Ian Cross—-the Ackerman thrillers

Ginny Rorby—Like Dust I Rise

 

 

 

 

[Provence55always]

Wonderful photos Jim thank you for taking the time and sharing your experience. Have DH almost convinced to have a few days in New York and then take this cruise next year. We definitely have gone off long haul flights but 6/7 hours okay. We have booked the Suez Canal Rome to Dubai again 6 hour flight home, would have loved to continue to Singapore but long flight home even in business class (which has now become so expensive) takes a long time to recover from the jet lag. 

[jwlane]

Your Captain posted an outstanding time-lapse video on IG of the sail thru Prins Christian Sund.

[Ex-Airbalancer]

28 minutes ago, jwlane said:

Your Captain posted an outstanding time-lapse video on IG of the sail thru Prins Christian Sund.

Can you post the link please 

[venicecruiser]

Really nice photo of the two of you-even if you were "slightly" blue!

 

Claudia

[Jim_Iain]

1 hour ago, Provence55always said:

Wonderful photos Jim thank you for taking the time and sharing your experience. Have DH almost convinced to have a few days in New York and then take this cruise next year. We definitely have gone off long haul flights but 6/7 hours okay. We have booked the Suez Canal Rome to Dubai again 6 hour flight home, would have loved to continue to Singapore but long flight home even in business class (which has now become so expensive) takes a long time to recover from the jet lag. 

 

I agree with you on them long flights and I'm a 2 Million Miler on United.   My body just is not as forgiving when I was younger.    The prices are really high for Singapore and Sydney...

[calicakes]

@GeorgiaPeach51

 

Have you read any Diane Mott Davidson( Goldy Shultz, culinary mysteries?)  Great books with recipes thrown in.  Should be read in order.

 

Also, Jodi Picoult.  Her genre is moral fiction.  She's an excellent writer. 

[Jim_Iain]

1 hour ago, Ex-Airbalancer said:

Can you post the link please 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChTCf8EouxB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

 

 

 

 

[Jim_Iain]

1 hour ago, jwlane said:

Your Captain posted an outstanding time-lapse video on IG of the sail thru Prins Christian Sund.

Thanks --- hadn't seen that Instagram is really slow on the ship    He really captured the day.

 

 

[Jim_Iain]

  Not  sure if all the B2B passengers were up for the B2B meeting but Al Bacio was beyond packed. 

I gave up and just went to meeting

 

 

[Jim_Iain]

Lunch 8/16/2022

 

 

 

Isin had the Broccoli cheese soup

 

 

I had the Gyros 🥙.  Incredible will definitely get again. 
 

 

For Desert Iain had the Panna Cotta and I had Poached Pear.  
 

 

[Surfguyxxx]

33 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChTCf8EouxB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

That was quite amazing 🤩

[Jim_Iain]

12 minutes ago, Surfguyxxx said:

That was quite amazing 🤩

 

I'm sure glad that  @jwlane passed it on.    I've not been on Instagram while aboard because really slow.   

[villauk]

3 hours ago, GeorgiaPeach51 said:

Here is the latest book list, updated.  😁

Joanie
 

 

Book Series to Read

 

Georges Simenon Series 

Gideon Oliver -Aaron  Elkins  series 

Louise Penny’s Gamache series.

Dorothy L. Sayers Lord Peter Wimsey series

Any books by Josephine Tey

Barbara Hambly - Benjamin January series, if you like historical mysteries!

JD Robb books and Robert B Parker

The Scarapetta series by Patricia Cornwell 

MC Beaton books 

Elizabeth George’s Inspector Lynley Series.  

Donna Leon’s Brunetti series. 

Any books by Tana French

Any books by P. D. James.  

Greg Isles, a writer from Natchez, MS.

Snowblind” by Ragnar Jonasson.  (Book 1 of 6 - DarkIceland)

Cork O’Connor series by William Kent Krueger.  Also non-series books.

Brad Thor

JK Rowling (author of Harry Potter series), writing under the name Robert Galbraith -- the    

     Cormoran Strike series.

Andrea Camilleri -- the Inspector Montalbano series.

Helen Fields -- the Perfect series.

Karin Slaughter -- the Will Trent series, Grant Country Line series. 

Daniel Silva - Gabriel Allon series

James Crumley —should be read in order

Winston Graham—Poldark series

Janet Evanovich—Stephanie Plum series.  Fox and Hare series.

Anything by Tim Dorsey or Carl Hiassen 

Old Archie comic books and Mad Magazine. 🙂

Ian Rankin’s Rebus series

Peter Robinson’s DCI Banks series

Nevada Barr’s National Parks series

Anything by Anne Cleeves

Richard Jury series by Martha Grimes - current times

Thomas Pitt series by Anne Perry - Victorian era

 (and if you are planning a trip to Egypt check out theAmelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters)

Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City.  4 books.

The Longmire books by Craig Johnson.  Also suggest the fantastic series on Netflix.

David McCullough 'Path Between the Seas' (Panama Canal)

Caroline Graham Inspector Barnaby series. 

John Sandford , the Prey series and the Virgil Flowers series

Any books by Harlan Coben

Khalid Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Kite Runner

Cupcake Brown, A Piece of Cake

Andy Weir, “not science fiction but science plausibility”

Danelle Harmon Series

Caleb Carr -  The Alienist.

Anthony Horowitz, Magpie Murders/Susan Ryeland Series.  Also Horowitz & Hawthorne series

Rex Stout, Nero Wolfe books, later written by Robert Goldsborough

Ruth Ware

Stuart Woods, Stone Barrington series.  #61 just published.

Tess Gerritson

Lisa Scottoline.

Michael Connelly Bosch books

Lee Child Reacher series

James Lee Burke Robicheaux

Patricia Cornell Scarpetta books, Andy Brazil series

Jonathan Kellerman Delaware books

Greg Iles

Jeffrey Deaver Lincoln Rhymes series

Nelson DeMille

John Grisham

Scott Turow

Pat Conroy...more family drama than mystery

The Outlander series

Brad Meltzer

Jonathan Maberry’s Joe Ledger series

The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six (same author)

I just finished American Dirt and loved it so much I bought two more of her books.  

Iris Johansen (EveDuncan series, and others).

Colin Dexter Inspector Morse series

David Baldacci—Amos Decker, Atlee Pine and John Puller series

JA Jance

Karen Rose

Carol Goodman, The Stranger Behind You, plus multiple other books.  Contemporary suspenseful fiction.

Chris Carter -  Robert Hunter Series -   I just started #5 One by One

 Jefferson Bass -  Body Farm Series -       Based on the Body Farm at UT Knoxville.    

Joe R. Lansdale -  Hap and Leonard -  probably one of the most politically incorrect novel you will ever 

           read - two Red Necks as they take justice into their own hands.   Keeps me in stitches.

Sara Parestky -  The V.I. Warhawski Series  -  I just started "indemnity Only(1982) and is #1 of 21

Sue Grafton—the Kinsey Milhone series

Ian Cross—-the Ackerman thrillers

Ginny Rorby—Like Dust I Rise

 

 

 

 

Joanie,

Just a minor correction, it’s Ethan Cross not Ian 👍.  TIA.