Cloudy and a bit foggy as we docked in Portland today, but the probability of rain was low. We continued to get lucky with the weather. Portland has a long history as a fishing...
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Month: October 2022
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It was a cool and foggy morning, and we had to be off the ship early for our excursion to Acadia National Park. We tendered in to the port with a large local tender...
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The last time we visited Boston was in 1985, so we were happy it was our first point of call. The weather made a 180 degree turn and when we docked at the cruise...
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The frontal system that affected us in Bayonne moved offshore with us as we started our journey. The captain slowed us down to let the low pressure move ahead of us to the east....
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In 2019, we enjoyed our family Transatlantic cruise on RCI’s 90000 GT Jewel of the Seas. Based on that experience with one of Royal Caribbean’s “smaller” cruise ships, we booked another Transatlantic for 2020...
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She said not to dwell on it too much, but Maria has another birthday coming up on October 27. As we get into our twilight years, the sunny days are appreciated more – and...
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Oct.13 dawned cloudy and showery in Stroudsburg. The off again, on again showers followed us down Route 80, through Morristown and across the Bayonne Bridge to Cape Liberty. It was about a 90 minute...
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One thing we wanted to avoid during this cruise holiday was airline travel. Canadian airports have been a zoo as travel has resumed after the COVID shutdowns. We didn’t need long lineups and lost...
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If I may borrow a phrase from the English Poet Laureate John Masefield, it was time to go down to the seas again. It had been more than three years since our family’s Transatlantic...
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When my youngest grandchild was born, our pastor in Almonte asked her name. I told him “Susannah.” He said: “Wow, that is really Biblical.” I hope they were good dancers back in Old Testament...