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

[venicecruiser]

Odd pairing-to me, the lobster with the salsa thing!

 

Claudia

[CruisinBanka]

13 hours ago, Orsino said:

Earlier it was accurately reported that the soft serve machine was broken. I’m happy to report that as of right now it is working and the soft serve is quite good. My husband is very happy to have his beloved soft serve.

Hurray!!! Was broken since May when I was on and I will be back on the Summit in October so hopefully it will be still working! Was told they were waiting for a part to fix it. 

[CruisinBanka]

15 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:

We said goodbye to our guide and decided to return to the ship on our own instead of having him stuck in all the traffic. 
 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful pictures Jim! Thanks for the preview of Quebec as I have this cruise booked for next year! Can’t wait to see the city even more so now!

[CruisinBanka]

15 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:

We stayed on the ship for dinner and being exhausted had a quiet evening on the ship.   All except one bar was closed due to customs regulations. 

Of. Purse all the shops and Casino were closed. 
 

 

 

Wow……never knew this. 

[CruisinBanka]

15 hours ago, goofysmom99 said:

Good move (wifi in 9096 was abysmal; 6106 was fine).

Wifi in AQUA 9080 was the worse I have ever experienced on a cruise ship last May

[Orsino]

2 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:

I heard that.  Haven’t been up yet. 
 

Could you use a bottle of Chardonnay.  I have extras.   Send email with room number and I will drop off. 

Very kind of you Jim. I appreciate the offer. I’m not much of a wine drinker though and there is no way my husband can drink a whole bottle himself. I hope you can find a better home for your Chardonnay. 
 

Going into this cruise I was wary of the all included drink package, but I’m getting value at al bacio. It is freeing to be able to order as much coffee and tea as I want.

 

 

Edited September 7, 2022 by Orsino

[FRMPEI]

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Edited September 7, 2022 by FRMPEI

[FRMPEI]

On 9/3/2022 at 9:20 PM, Jim_Iain said:

Couldn’t leave Sydney without a shot of the famous largest violin 🎻 

 

 

 

Jim,

You mean a "Fiddle" 

[hcat]

As always..great photos of QUEBEC. Thank you....

Bringing back Great memories of  when we cruised there on Connie and stayed overnight.  Had amazing  afternoon tea at hotel Frontenac with a group from Cruise Critic.... Beautiful clean city and lovely countryside.  Loved the falls...but was very crowded there.    We were there as  they  leaves  were changing. 

[baggal]

5 hours ago, venicecruiser said:

Odd pairing-to me, the lobster with the salsa thing!

 

Claudia

Corn on the cob is always included in a traditional lobster bake.  That was just a variation.

[davekathy]

6 minutes ago, baggal said:

Corn on the cob is always included in a traditional lobster bake.  That was just a variation.

Lobster smothered in corn salsa is a real stretch from corn on the cob are even corn not on the cob.  Replace the crepe with a tortilla. Lobster taco.  

Edited September 7, 2022 by davekathy

[baggal]

3 minutes ago, davekathy said:

Lobster smothered in corn salsa is a real stretch from corn on the cob are even corn not on the cob.  Replace the crepe with a tortilla. Lobster taco.  

I would take it either way.  

[takemewithyou]

Just give me some butter with my lobster!!

[5:00_Somewhere]

7 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:

Today is a day at sea.   As much of the country’s suffering from the heat we are sitting in chilly 68 degree weather.   
 

 

 

Following your journey is getting me just that much more excited to board on Sunday. But, your weather is making me jealous. I've made the mistake of looking at the extended forecasts for our port days - understanding that they are notoriously unreliable this far out - and just hoping we get a little more sunshine, or at least a little less rain that is currently predicted. 🤞 Regardless, we know we will have a great time aboard our favorite "little" ship in the fleet, exploring an area we've never visited before ... with our parkas. 😉

Edited September 7, 2022 by 5:00_Somewhere
correct typos

[Jim_Iain]

9 hours ago, venicecruiser said:

Odd pairing-to me, the lobster with the salsa thing!

 

Claudia

Claudia.  
 

I agree 200%.     A bit of clarified butter and corn on the Cobb would have been better 

[Jim_Iain]

9 hours ago, CruisinBanka said:

Hurray!!! Was broken since May when I was on and I will be back on the Summit in October so hopefully it will be still working! Was told they were waiting for a part to fix it. 

It was a Supply ChIn issue with a shortage of parts. 

[Jim_Iain]

9 hours ago, CruisinBanka said:

Beautiful pictures Jim! Thanks for the preview of Quebec as I have this cruise booked for next year! Can’t wait to see the city even more so now!

Quebec was everything I remembered an more.   There is so much to do. 

[Jim_Iain]

9 hours ago, CruisinBanka said:

Wow……never knew this. 

We did an overnight in NYC once and someone screwed up.   For two days they couldn’t serve anything except Beer And Wine anywhere on the ship. 
 

 

[Jim_Iain]

7 hours ago, FRMPEI said:

 

 

Jim,

You mean a "Fiddle" 

Per Iain who use to play for the BBC  fiddle is colloquial for a Violin.   I learned something new. 
 

They do advertise it as the biggest fiddle in the world. 

[Jim_Iain]

6 hours ago, hcat said:

As always..great photos of QUEBEC. Thank you....

Bringing back Great memories of  when we cruised there on Connie and stayed overnight.  Had amazing  afternoon tea at hotel Frontenac with a group from Cruise Critic.... Beautiful clean city and lovely countryside.  Loved the falls...but was very crowded there.    We were there as  they  leaves  were changing. 

The trees have just barely begun to change.  I would love to see the full rainbow of colors. 

[Jim_Iain]

2 hours ago, 5:00_Somewhere said:

 

Following your journey is getting me just that much more excited to board on Sunday. But, your weather is making me jealous. I've made the mistake of looking at the extended forecasts for our port days - understanding that they are notoriously unreliable this far out - and just hoping we get a little more sunshine, or at least a little less rain that is currently predicted. 🤞 Regardless, we know we will have a great time aboard our favorite "little" ship in the fleet, exploring an area we've never visited before ... with our parkas. 😉

We have been especially lucky with beautiful weather going on 5 weeks.   The temps today for walking was shortsleeved T. 
 

The seas have been so smooth you feel like you are on a pond.  
 

Hope you are also rewarded. 

[Laurab23]

3 hours ago, takemewithyou said:

Just give me some butter with my lobster!!

Me too. And I don't even really need the butter.

 

Laura

[cachouonacruise]

59 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

The trees have just barely begun to change.  I would love to see the full rainbow of colors. 

You likely had the best option: some leaf colors and still nice weather.
 

When the leaves begin to change colors....it's because weather is getting cooler, especially at night! By that time, it can get quite chilly and windy on the St-Lawrence river, especially around the Gaspé Peninsula. Because of the wind in the fall, the river and the estuary can be a bit rockier too.

 

So you did very well!!! 

 

P.s. Thank-you so much for all the beautiful pictures for the past three cruises! Wow! The wealth of information and experience that you share with us is amazing! 
 

[Oceansaway17]

On 8/27/2022 at 8:25 PM, Happy Cruiser 6143 said:

 

I'm flying to Seattle tomorrow as well, but to catch a vintage train.  Here's hoping for no airport drama!

 

i had no drama with airports just that on Quantum we had a small engine fire and a lot of fire doors closed and crew running around.   but was over in 1 hour.

Hope you had a nice train trip.  

[LouChamp]

Glad you are having great weather. Enjoy the rest of your vacay and keep the food pictures coming. I love Celebrity