The Fleet Report and Daily for Monday August 12th, 2024

[richwmn]

 

Today is International Youth Day, Middle Child Day, and Milkman Day
 

I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member. - Groucho Marx

Meal Suggestion for today - Easy Shrimp Scampi with Zucchini Noodles
Drink of the Day - Cosmopolitan
Wine of the Day - Jermann-Pinot-Grigio
Destination of the Day - Castro, Isla Chiloe, Chile

Today in History:
1851 American inventor Isaac Singer patents the sewing machine
1908 Henry Ford's company builds the first Model T car
1981 The IBM Personal Computer is stocked in stores for the first time

Ship Locations
 

Eurodam --- 7 days, round-trip Alaska Explorer

Juneau, Alaska

 

1230-2200

 

Koningsdam --- 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage

Tracy Arm/Endicott Arm, Alaska Juneau, Alaska

 

0900-0930 1330-2230

 

Nieuw Amsterdam --- 7 days, one-way from Whittier to Vancouver

At Sea

Destination Ketchikan, Alaska

eta 08-13

 

Nieuw Statendam --- 21 days, round-trip Ultimate Viking Explorer

At Sea

Destination Qaqortoq, Greenland

eta 08-14

 

Noordam --- 7 days, one-way from Vancouver to Whittier

Hubbard Glacier, Alaska

 

1500-1800

 

Oosterdam --- 21 days, one-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Piraeus-Athens

At Sea

Destination Limassol, Cyprus

eta 08-13

 

Rotterdam --- 14 days, round-trip Britain, Scotland Ireland

Liverpool, England

 

0800-2300

 

Volendam --- 24 days, round-trip Canada, New England Iceland

Nanortalik, Greenland

 

0900-1600

 

Westerdam --- 7 days, round-trip Alaska Explorer

At Sea

Destination Juneau, Alaska

eta 08-13

 

Zaandam --- 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage

Ketchikan, Alaska

 

1100-1900

 

Zuiderdam --- 35 days, round-trip Voyage Of The Vikings

Djupivogur, Iceland

 

0800-1500

 

 

[portofrome]

Thank you for the Fleet Report.

[StLouisCruisers]

Good morning friends!  This morning we’re a couple of degrees “cooler” at 68F.  High temp will be 92 with sunny skies again.  There is an air quality alert all day though. 

 

Thanks Rich @richwmn for the Fleet Report and Daily as well as the ship location maps.  I’d be happy to recognize youths, middle children, and the days of the milkman.  I remember our neighbor having milk delivered (they had 7 children!).  Always a fun quote by Groucho Marx.  I love shrimp scampi and would give the zucchini noodles a try.  I could try a cosmopolitan and would enjoy the pinot grigio.  An all-around good day! Hurray for Isaac Singer and his sewing machine, Henry Ford’s Model T, and the early IBM computers.  Thank you to the F&B ladies Debbie @dfish, Dixie @summer slope, and Ann @cat shepard for their excellent reporting.

 

Prayers for my DB, twin sister, DD, the people of Israel and Ukraine, the remaining hostages, and our troops on bases and ships in the war zones.  Special prayers for my friends here on the Daily Care list including Tana and Terry, Chuck and Annie, Joy’s DS Bonnie, Nancy’s DB, Melisa’s DH, Jacqui, Elizabeth, Debbie, Roy, Terri and Jim.  Wishing big time that all improve and heal.  Hoping everyone has a great cruise and celebrations of their special occasions!  And a big thanks to Vanessa @JazzyV for continually watching and listening to us and updating the Care and Celebration lists.  Thanks also to Charlene @cunnorl who will wish Chantal on the Zuiderdam a happy birthday tomorrow.  I think she will appreciate it!

 

Port of the day is Castro, Isla Chiloe, Chile.  It’s one I don’t have a record of seeing before so another new one.  No links today but I do have photos from our stop there coming up.

 

DS made it safely to Texas through torrential storms in Oklahoma that seemed to cover half the state.  I’m sure Ren and DDIL made it there okay too or I would have heard something.  This morning Ren has to see the team doctors who will determine how well he has healed and then school starts right afterward.  Yep, jumping right into the school year today!  Wishing him the best!

 

I hope everyone here has a very good day.  Please stay safe and keep well!

[grapau27]

Good morning and thank you for today's daily reports.

The rain has stopped now and it is 64 °F at 11.27am.

3 good days.

Pauline was a middle child of 3.

A funny quote.

Nice food today.

Never been to today's port 

Important days in history.

Bon Voyage Elizabeth @Haljo1935.on MSC Magnifica.

Prayers 🙏 here for whoever needs them.

I hope everyone is safe and well and y'all have a lovely day.

 

[cat shepard]

Happy Birthday, Rich!

@richwmn

 

May you have a great new year Editor-in-Chief!

 

Thank you for creating such a wonderful community!

 

 

Ann

proud member of the F & B team 

 

 

 

[StLouisCruisers]

Castro, Isla Chiloe, Chile

 

On Dec. 22, 2016 while on Seabourn Quest we stopped in southern Chile at the port of Castro.  This was an Antarctica/South Georgia Island cruise from Valparaiso, Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina. The view of town from the ship.

 

 

We tendered to shore for a look around this colorful town.  A look at the Seabourn Quest from the dock.

 

 

We started our walk about town

 

 

 

 

The well-known church of Castro, the Church of San Francisco

 

 

We then continued on to an overlook showing the stilt houses Castro is known for.

 

 

 

 

 

We proceeded on to a local market.

 

 

 

Somehow I resisted purchasing this sweater

 

 

The same evening our favorite captain came down our hall during the Block Party.  We had met him 6 months earlier on the Prinsendam’s Norway intensive cruise.  He invited us to dine with him and a lovely couple from Stavanger that evening.  Captain D.D. is quite the conversationalist.

 

 

[MISTER 67]

Greetings from beautiful Port Charlotte.

77 right now heading up to 92 with a chance of PM showers.

Nice selection of days.

I have heard the quote many times but I still get a chuckle every time I hear it.

I’m in on the meal.

We had a very nice cruise on the MSC Seashore. We hadn’t sailed with MSC since right before the pandemic but I have to say they have come a long way since our first cruise with them in 2016. They have done their homework and now are a  mainstream American type cruise line. The food was really good as was the service and of course the entertainment. The Seashore is beautiful but just too big and there way too many kids, we thought most would be back in school but we were wrong. MSC which has tons of money because of their shipping business continues to build more ships with the World America making its debut in late 2025 and will have 7,000 passsengers, no thanks, plans are in the works for an 8,000 passenger ship, again no thanks. 
Next cruise is December 1st on the Celebrity Reflection.

Our first cruise on the Sitmar Fairwind in 1982 had 900 passengers.

 

Have a great day and stay well.

Edited August 12 by MISTER 67

[summer slope]

A cosmopolitan, or informally a cosmo, is a cocktail made with vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice, and freshly squeezed or sweetened lime juice.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Vodka Citron,
1 oz Cranberry juice,
1/2 oz Cointreau,
1/2 oz Fresh lime juice

Preparation:
Add all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and double strain into large cocktail glass. Garnish with lime wheel.
Served: Straight up; without ice
Standard garnish: Lemon slice, Lime wedge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[StLouisCruisers]

Oh my!  Hoping you have a very happy birthday today Rich @richwmn!!  Thank you Ann @cat shepard for letting everyone know.

 

[summer slope]

@richwmn have a wonderful birthday.

[puppycanducruise]

Good morning.  Thanks for the Report.

Another cloudy morning, but it's supposed to be sunny this afternoon.

Three good days to celebrate.  I'm a middle child, I think I'm still a youth, milkmen (and women) are important.

I smile every time I think of Groucho and the quote.

Yes to the meal, drink and wine.

Thanks for the pictures of today's port.

Prayers for so many.  Cheers for all the celebrations, no matter how small.

Have  a great day everyone.  I hope today's the start of a great week.

[puppycanducruise]

@richwmn  Happy Birthday!   🎂  and many more!

 

 

[JazzyV]

Today’s Care List:

Lindaler’s DS with an emergency situation

Seasick Sailor’s DN’s Dad with a stroke, in hospital

 

Heat, Fires, flooding and Storms across the US

Citizens of Ukraine, Israel and Gaza, hostages still held

All Dailyites going through worries and stress, whether mentioned or not

 

From the Rotation:

Tana with chronic pulmonary issues, weakness, poor appetite

StLouisCruisers’ twin with upcoming shoulder replacement

Seasick Sailor’s DSis Bonnie diagnosed with breast cancer

 

Celebrations and Shoutouts:

Bon Voyage Haljo1935!

Happy Birthday richwmn (Rich)!

Happy 98^th Birthday to luvteaching’s DM!

Birth of Heartgrove’s (Jack’s) new granddaughter 8/5!

Dfish post nerve ablation; able to walk longer and without a cane

 

The Daily Gardening Club posting wonderful flower pictures

All the contributors to the Fleet Report/Daily

 

Upcoming Cruises or At Sea:

 

5 days for 0106 (Rotterdam Aug 17 to Aug 31) 14d Best of Norway

 

MISTER 67 (MSC Seashore to Aug 11) 7d W. Caribbean, Haljo1935 (MSC Magnifica to Aug 16) 4d Bahamas ski ww (Rotterdam to Aug 17) 14 Night Britain, Scotland & Ireland, Luvteaching (Discovery Princess to Aug 17) 7d Alaska Inside passage w/Glacier Bay National Park, Horizon Chaser 1957 (Volendam to Aug 20) 24d Canada, NE, Iceland, Cunnorl (Zuiderdam to Aug 24) 35d Voyage of the Vikings, St Pete Cruiser (Zuiderdam to Aug 24) 35d Voyage of the Vikings,  RMLincoln (Emerald Princess to Aug 28) 17d Greenland & Canada and Norseh2o (Oceania Marina to Aug 29) 44d Epic Northern Adventure London to London, celebrating 50th anniversary

[LambKnuckles]

Hello, Happy Monday!

 

Thank you for the Daily!!

 

God bless each and every one of you, Dailyites!!

[grapau27]

Happy birthday Rich.

I hope you have another amazing cruise

[puppycanducruise]

@Haljo1935  Bon Voyage!

[puppycanducruise]

@luvteaching Happy Birthday to your DM! 🎂

[1ANGELCAT]

Good cool and cloudy morning . It’s going to be a beautiful day today with a high of 81x 

   Happy Birthday Rich @richwmn. Thanks for all you do for us.

Blessings and prayers to all on our journey.

[smitty34877]

@richwmn, Rich, a very Happy  Birthday to you!

 

 

[StLouisCruisers]

Karen @luvteaching please wish your DM a very happy 98th birthday!!  What a special day for your family!

 

[StLouisCruisers]

Elizabeth @Haljo1935 hope you have a wonderful cruise!

 

[smitty34877]

Good morning. It is a little cooler in the morning for the past two days and much appreciated. I have not been to the port and will let my DB know it is his day. Any recipe involving scampi sauce is a good one and it is a possibility to make this later. We had a milkman growing up. Are they still available somewhere?

 

@luvteaching, Karen, a veryHappy Birthday to your mom! 
 

@Haljo1935  Bon Voyage! 
 

@Seasick Sailor, my continued prayers for your DS and the family. It has to be hard to be far away from her at this time.

 

Have a great day everyone!

[Haljo1935]

Happy Birthday @richwmn🥳🎈

[ottahand7]

@richwmn Happy birthday!   🎂

[ottahand7]

Bon Voyage @Haljo1935!! 🍾🛳️