Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 17, 2023 Author #851 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Room Service Menu. (No Surcharges) 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggieq Posted September 17, 2023 #852 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Amazing pictures and unique itinerary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 17, 2023 Author #853 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Pillow Menu 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 17, 2023 Author #854 Share Posted September 17, 2023 1 hour ago, hcat said: and was exciting going underneath..long ago Maid of the Mist (?) Looks like they have also discontinued that. I remember seeing pictures of my parents on the Maid of the Mist ---- MANY MANY years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 17, 2023 Author #855 Share Posted September 17, 2023 1 hour ago, PaulaW said: Hi Jim, Thank you for posting all of the beautiful pictures. I’m glad you enjoyed the Falls— it’s an incredible experience. I’m sure you will enjoy the Welland Canal transit too. I wish the timing had been better so I could have driven to Lock 3 and watch your ship! Enjoy the rest of your voyage! You may be able to see us. We are 4th in line and just now got to 58A. Not scheduled to arrive at Lock 7 until 9PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted September 17, 2023 #856 Share Posted September 17, 2023 31 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said: Looks like they have also discontinued that. I remember seeing pictures of my parents on the Maid of the Mist ---- MANY MANY years ago. okay, I am MANY YRS OLD! I went with my parents...wearing the rain slicker and all.. it was very cool! Falls lit at nite were brilliant! So far do you have any favs for this cruise? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.Dukes Posted September 17, 2023 #857 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Jim, thank you for another fabulous cruise report, enjoying following along. We have been to Niagara Falls many times as my son went to undergrad and law school in Buffalo. The falls are beautiful at night, and very interesting in the winter. As for the Maid of the Mist, I rode it with my grandkids in 2022. Enjoy the rest of your trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkj1301 Posted September 17, 2023 #858 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Ok so I really didn't I was MANY yrs old, but we were at Niagara Falls in 2004. I saved our 2 blue rain slickers from the Maid of the Mist excursion as souvenirs 😁. And my screen saver, to this day is a zoomed in view of the falls from the Canadian side...what a sight. Lorie 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dock Posted September 17, 2023 #859 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Lovely pics. Niagara is always breathtaking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REEtired Posted September 18, 2023 #860 Share Posted September 18, 2023 3 hours ago, Ciaranaman said: We have lots of those signs around. Lots of turtles here 🤣 ~Bernadette Same here in Rehoboth Beach, going south on Coastal Highway. Marie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bjahil47 Posted September 18, 2023 #861 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Love your pictures of Niagara Falls! I am originally from Buffalo so we always went to Niagara Falls. I have been on Maid of the Mist Boat Tours at the falls many times and they are still operating daily! Here is a very old picture when they drained it many years ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted September 18, 2023 #862 Share Posted September 18, 2023 You can’t ride the Maid of the Mist on the Canada side the boat is the Hornblower 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miched Posted September 18, 2023 #863 Share Posted September 18, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, bjahil47 said: Love your pictures of Niagara Falls! I am originally from Buffalo so we always went to Niagara Falls. I have been on Maid of the Mist Boat Tours at the falls many times and they are still operating daily! Here is a very old picture when they drained it many years ago! That was in 1969. We were there on our honeymoon. Corny but it was all we could afford at the time and it was only for 3 days. We drove from Detroit. We were able to walk at the bottom where the falls would have been. Picked up a rock as a souvenir that has long been lost like many other useless pieces of mementos. They “shut” the American Falls down with coffer damn built from dirt to study the erosion. I don’t know if it really helped or did anything. My understanding is that the Horseshoe Falls recedes about 3 ft per year. Eventually there will be no falls, just rapids. Way beyond any of our lives. Like the the glaciers that formed the Smoky Mountains. They receded way before I was born. Nature keep changing the landscape. The Maid of the Mist goes close to the Horseshoe Falls. It never goes under it as someone else mentioned. If it did it would sink from the force of the water. It would be worse than any tidal wave. We went on a tour that went behind the Horseshoe Falls at the bottom of it. It was a walking tour on a boardwalk. Don’t know if that is still available as the falls has receded a lot since then. Happy cruising 🌊🚢🇺🇸🌅 Edited September 18, 2023 by miched 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaFej Posted September 18, 2023 #864 Share Posted September 18, 2023 16 minutes ago, miched said: We went on a tour that went behind the Horseshoe Falls at the bottom of it. It was a walking tour on a boardwalk. Don’t know if that is still available as the falls has receded a lot since then. It was available as of 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bjahil47 Posted September 18, 2023 #865 Share Posted September 18, 2023 (edited) 33 minutes ago, miched said: That was in 1969. We were there on our honeymoon. Corny but it was all we could afford at the time and it was only for 3 days. We drove from Detroit. We were able to walk at the bottom where the falls would have been. Picked up a rock as a souvenir that has long been lost like many other useless pieces of mementos. They “shut” the American Falls down with coffer damn built from dirt to study the erosion. I don’t know if it really helped or did anything. My understanding is that the Horseshoe Falls recedes about 3 ft per year. Eventually there will be no falls, just rapids. Way beyond any of our lives. Like the the glaciers that formed the Smoky Mountains. They receded way before I was born. Nature keep changing the landscape. The Maid of the Mist goes close to the Horseshoe Falls. It never goes under it as someone else mentioned. If it did it would sink from the force of the water. It would be worse than any tidal wave. We went on a tour that went behind the Horseshoe Falls at the bottom of it. It was a walking tour on a boardwalk. Don’t know if that is still available as the falls has receded a lot since then. Happy cruising 🌊🚢🇺🇸🌅 Niagara Falls was a hot Honeymoon Place! I was going to say 1969 but I wasn’t positive! We also walked out there and any souvenirs are lost. We went several times while it was stopped. My dad was a rosarian and helped with planting the Rose Gardens at Niagara Botanical Gardens in Canada so we were there a lot. Always stopped at US and Canadian Falls! Sorry for hijacking your thread Jim! Edited September 18, 2023 by bjahil47 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champagnecruiser Posted September 18, 2023 #866 Share Posted September 18, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, hcat said: okay, I am MANY YRS OLD! I went with my parents...wearing the rain slicker and all.. it was very cool! Falls lit at nite were brilliant! So far do you have any favs for this cruise? I also was on Maid of the Mist in 1977 - I guess I too am many years old 😂 Wonderful photos Jim! Bringing back lovely memories! Edited September 18, 2023 by champagnecruiser Mis spell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Norwaylady Posted September 18, 2023 #867 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Great pictures and a great pick of itinerary Jim! Mr Norwaylady would loved to sail this route🤩 He loves sailing thru locks, so we truly enjoy river cruises due to this. We really like the small vessels and the close up to land and action of the locks. We have sailed on a Christmas market cruise, 2times 7n sailing on Mosel, 7n Donau and 11n St Petersburg to Moscow. We can do all of them again..... The food and the entertainment looks promising for my cup of tea.... So we need so seek into this a little more🤓 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeebeeH Posted September 18, 2023 #868 Share Posted September 18, 2023 18 hours ago, Jim_Iain said: Last night was the second Gala Night Incredible dinner. A solid 10. Far outstrips Celebrity meals. Looks delicious and is making me hungry. I've been having fun trying to translate the 1st line of each menu item (with varying degrees of success - and succumbing to the English line below in some cases). Guess I can still recall some words from my French classes (which I flunked) 42 years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhfy Posted September 18, 2023 #869 Share Posted September 18, 2023 15 hours ago, Jim_Iain said: I have to say Niagara Falls are incredible. Would love to see them at night when lit with colored lights. That is an experience you need to do, especially underneath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 18, 2023 Author #870 Share Posted September 18, 2023 We are in Toronto. Disembarkation is by a 3 color tag system. 1. Cars arranged by Ponant 2. Tours and Bus Service 3. Those using own transport We will be last - at 8am first group called. We are due to depart at 9am As we will not be able to check in until noon at our AirBnB I found a luggage storage area via an APP called Bounce. The have luggage storage area all over. Many like the one we have is a Dry Cleaners. Cost 8 Canadian per bag. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 18, 2023 Author #871 Share Posted September 18, 2023 We were really late getting to Lock 7 and did not get through until 10:30 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 18, 2023 Author #872 Share Posted September 18, 2023 (edited) Final Dinner. Did not disappoint. The escargot was incredible. Edited September 18, 2023 by Jim_Iain 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bEwAbG Posted September 18, 2023 #873 Share Posted September 18, 2023 I went to Niagara in 2015 and strayed in the area (in Buffalo) for a few days, going to do the different falls-related stuff on different days. Boat ride up to (not under) and the walk behind. All of it was awe-inspiring. Hard to get a sense of how majestic it is from just photos. I would highly recommend a visit to Niagara-on-the-Lake when in the area. Very quaint town about 35 minutes away on the Canada side, situated on Lake Ontario (you can see Toronto on the horizon across the lake). Lots of wineries in the area too, if that's your thing. The town hosts the Shaw Festival every summer so lots of theater then. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare chemmo Posted September 18, 2023 #874 Share Posted September 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said: We are in Toronto. Disembarkation is by a 3 color tag system. 1. Cars arranged by Ponant 2. Tours and Bus Service 3. Those using own transport We will be last - at 8am first group called. We are due to depart at 9am As we will not be able to check in until noon at our AirBnB I found a luggage storage area via an APP called Bounce. The have luggage storage area all over. Many like the one we have is a Dry Cleaners. Cost 8 Canadian per bag. So sorry to see your cruise is at an end, I have so enjoyed your photos, ship comparisons and general commentary…Please board another ship soon! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceangoer2 Posted September 18, 2023 #875 Share Posted September 18, 2023 (edited) 10 hours ago, Ex-Airbalancer said: You can’t ride the Maid of the Mist on the Canada side the boat is the Hornblower We took it from the Canadian side ...have they stopped that? I know if you went through the caves you had to go from the US side. Edited September 18, 2023 by Oceangoer2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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