Live from the Land of Princess

[YVRteacher]

 

 

I bought a print in the gift shop. I’ll show you later because the art is in the cabin and I am at the bar!

[YVRteacher]

My other must-do was to see the guy on skates.

 

Here he is!

 

And here are some of his aged friends, whom I adore

 

 

 

 

 

Vermeer makes another appearance on this cruise.

A Young Woman Standing at a Virginal

 

There was a special exhibit on today which only a few people got to see.  It was a one day showing. The title of the exhibit is “Screaming Toddler from our Ship Was Here.”

This is a mixed media on carpet.

 

 

[YVRteacher]

What made me smile today in Scotland?

 

Everything! 
 

 

 

They say a Scotsman won’t tell you what’s under the kilt, but he’ll gladly show you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This made me smile most of all. It was the bagpipe shop where they made and sold bagpipes. It was behind bars, like there was a high risk of bagpipe theft!

 

 

Next time I’m taking this tour!

 

Edited August 3 by YVRteacher

[arizonaperson]

@YVRteacher love the 1 day exhibit!

I hope you will do a Live on your next voyage. NCL? I don’t frequent NCL only because I’ve cruised on them once. But I would jump over there just to see your posts. Hope you will reconsider. I am loving all of your pictures and posts. Your writing is very enjoyable.

Edited August 3 by arizonaperson

[Muckyduckway]

36 minutes ago, YVRteacher said:

@Muckyduckway you’re better than Google! What is a clootie dumpling?

I don't think you'd care for Clootie Dumplings even they weren't made with suet, because the principal ingredient is dried fruit. They're traditionally Scottish, but most parts of the UK and Ireland have their own regional boiled puddings, some of which are similar to Clooties.  The name in this case comes from the method of cooking - a Scottish name for a cloth is "clout" or "cloot" and the dough of these puddings is dropped into a wet floured "cloot" and tied up to shape it into an approximate ball that flattens a bit in the pot. The method of cooking creates the distinctive "skin" of a Clootie. Most Scottish families would have had their own recipes to their own taste. I have no idea how popular they are now but when I was a child my great-granny used to make cloth-tied puddings. Unfortunately, she was the last of the great bakers of our family.

 

 

[YVRteacher]

Back at the tender pier.

Oh dear.

 

It was an hour wait. So many people missed their dinner reservation. At least it wasn’t raining.

 

They appeased us with ice cream. The port staff were delighted! One shoreside worker had cookies, a brownie and a tub of ice cream then he scarfed down another brownie. His sugar high kicked in and he started singing If You’re Happy and You Know It, but it was a solo and not a group effort.

 

 

 

 

[YVRteacher]

The captain said we would be passing by something but my feet hurt too much to get up from the bar, plus I have a Captain’s Bounty.

 

 

I did take these before sail away.

 

[Muckyduckway]

I hope you have another "comfortable" pair of shoes with you because your idea of taking it easy seems to entail a lot of walking!

Edited August 3 by Muckyduckway

[YVRteacher]

The take it easy thing was a one day affair.

[Muckyduckway]

Well then, you definitely need some comfy shoes. Unless your crafting abilities include shoe-mending 

[Norwegianprincess]

Seems like you had a very lovely day in Edinburgh 😊

My friend and I enjoyed a little pub crawl when we where there in May 🍻 but missed that funny sign (guess we did not get drunk enough to have that low standard 😂)

 

And I took the exact same photos of the bridge and the ship as you have taken. 

Edited August 3 by Norwegianprincess

[YVRteacher]

On 7/31/2024 at 10:12 PM, voljeep said:

nope - not after the first time they were late - that's the one warning - after that, it's on the tour guide to stay the course for the benefit of the remaining on time people, not the think we are entitled 3.

 

File a major complaint

Following up. I spoke to a shore excursion rep on board and she was completely disinterested and take not take me seriously at all.

[YVRteacher]

1 hour ago, arizonaperson said:

@YVRteacher love the 1 day exhibit!

I hope you will do a Live on your next voyage. NCL? I don’t frequent NCL only because I’ve cruised on them once. But I would jump over there just to see your posts. Hope you will reconsider. I am loving all of your pictures and posts. Your writing is very enjoyable.

Hi! As I said I won’t be doing a trip report from the Jewel this time. I have written many trip reports to Alaska on the Jewel and don’t have anything else to report. It will be the last two weeks before school starts and I want to spend time with my dad, enjoy lots of time ashore, read a book or two and hopefully find “our bar” and a great musician on board. NCL’s internet is atrocious compared to Princess too, so it makes writing trip reports a little more challenging.

[Muckyduckway]

30 minutes ago, YVRteacher said:

Following up. I spoke to a shore excursion rep on board and she was completely disinterested and take not take me seriously at all.

Honestly, that doesn't surprise me at all. Shore excursions and guest services staff on ships (with some exceptions) behave like their job description prioritises blocking the guest's input and discouraging communication at all costs. 

Edited August 3 by Muckyduckway

[phabric]

I was on a day trip on a bus out of London with 3 stops - Bath, Stonehenge, Windsor.  The first stop, there was a couple late getting back to the bus.  The guide say, “anybody late will be making their own way back to London”.  The stops were all timed so the bus could be back to London depot at a certain time.  No one was late again.

 

Your guide could have quietly talked to the ladies about being back on time.

 

 

[Muckyduckway]

As I think tomorrow is a sea day, have you read Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (Scottish author)? Maybe not your cup of tea, but thought worth mentioning. If you decide to read it, don't read anything about it first, it's best read blind.

Edited August 3 by Muckyduckway

[YVRteacher]

1 hour ago, YVRteacher said:

Following up. I spoke to a shore excursion rep on board and she was completely disinterested and take not take me seriously at all.

I should not write while at the bar.

That should read “did not take me seriously at all.”

[YVRteacher]

29 minutes ago, Muckyduckway said:

As I think tomorrow is a sea day, have you read Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (Scottish author)? Maybe not your cup of tea, but thought worth mentioning. If you decide to read it, don't read anything about it first, it's best read blind.

This is one of my all time favourite books!!

[YVRteacher]

Day 9 and I found the popcorn.

 

On the Island evening popcorn was at the pizza counter. On the Regal evening popcorn is at Swirls.

[YVRteacher]

I really enjoyed my time at Good Spirits bar today. These guys make a great team and are so funny with their banter.

 

While in Edinburgh I had a cheese and onion Cornish Pasty (it was excellent!) so I didn’t eat dinner until after 9pm tonight.  
 

Do You Wanna Dance was on in the Piazza and that was fun. NCL didn’t bring this back after Covid and my dad and I always enjoyed it. 
 

I watched the sunset from deck 16 aft

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big rock (I need to work on my captions)

 

Edited August 3 by YVRteacher

[treesah]

Loved the 11th step.  Thanks for sharing this story.

[Muckyduckway]

33 minutes ago, YVRteacher said:

This is one of my all time favourite books!!

Mine too - I usually hate books that make me cry, but this one was forgiven.

[YVRteacher]

Day 9

 

 

 

 

[YVRteacher]

This is the print I bought at the Writers’ Museum. 
It doesn’t photograph well through plastic. I’m not sure if it’s for school or home.

 

[azbirdmom]

3 hours ago, Muckyduckway said:

As I think tomorrow is a sea day, have you read Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (Scottish author)? Maybe not your cup of tea, but thought worth mentioning. If you decide to read it, don't read anything about it first, it's best read blind.

Yes, I also enjoyed that book on a cruise.  Have you ever read How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior?  That's the name of the book here in the USA but in the UK where it was originally released it was called Away with the Penguins.  There's also a sequel but if you read it make sure you read them in order.  Quirky, charming and definitely a plot you've never read before.  Loved both books.