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  1. Hopefully will not be a problem. Our air for our November Seabourn cruise came from Seabourn's flight people (probably the same folks who do HAL's air) and they did the same thing to our names. We had no trouble with the airline and security checks - we were, however, flying RT domestic, not international. Do not understand why the names came out as they did.
  2. Just did a web search and found this: The American Geriatric Society (AGS) has placed meclizine on the Beers list of medications to avoid in patient over 65 years old because of the strong anticholinergic properties resulting in increased risk of confusion, falls/fractures, and overall mortality.
  3. Question: why is meclazine not available in Canada? Are there safety concerns about the drug that we in the U.S. are not aware of? Curious meclazine users want to know.
  4. About 18 years ago I was on a Caribbean cruise that played cat and mouse with a major hurricane the whole ten days. Unfortunately the hurricane turned back and landed in Fort Lauderdale as we approached our day to leave the ship. Our captain spent the whole last day in front of guest services speaking with guests to get their ideas of what to do. In the end we sailed up to Cape Canaveral to disembark - (we redid our air on our own) - and HAL provided complementary coaches to the Orlando airport or south Florida - whatever the passenger preferred. I do believe that there were coaches driving in the reverse direction from South Florida to Cape Canaveral for those embarking passengers who were able to make it considering take hurricane conditions.
  5. Some years ago while cruising Alaska one of our fellow passengers was a recently retired pilot - he and his wife were on a pleasure cruise, possibly celebrating his retirement. For the first time the pilot's wife got to see how her husband transferred to and from the pilot boat and the ships. She was very vocal - saying that if she had realized exactly what her husband had been doing and how dangerous it was she may have demanded he change his career. John and Diane keep doing what you are doing and keep writing about it all - we have been enjoying your adventures for years. I find it fascinating how each of the world cruise bloggers has their own perspective on travel and what it is all about. I have found your view of the world the most like ours. I will continue to vicariously travel the world with you.
  6. Thank you Debbie @dfish. I didn't know that about robins as we usually don't see them until March or so. I suppose they usually hunker in somewhere. Glad your internet is back. Ours was out for several hours a few days ago and without internet and cable it sort of felt like part of an appendage was gone. Possibly I spend too much time on the internet ….
  7. OK, can someone much brighter than I am please explain why this afternoon when we are experiencing an outside temperature of -1 degree F (wind chill -19) there was a robin perched on the tree just outside our living room window? What does the robin know that we don't?
  8. @kazu I am particularly amused by the Alaska airlines meme that you posted this morning where the plane was wrapped in duct tape. In the fall of 1974 DH and I moved before I was able to schedule my oral exams that completed the requirements for my M.S. degree. I had to fly from our new home in the Chicago suburbs back to Manhattan, Kansas to take the exam. I was flying into Manhattan in the morning when the bulk of the passenger traffic was flying from Manhattan to Kansas City on Frontier Airlines which, at the time, flew prop planes that held about 15 or 20 passengers. The only flight available for me to go into Manhattan that morning was on a small commuter airline that flew small Cessnas. I arrived in Kansas City on the “big jet” (a 707) and proceeded to the commuter gate to check in at the commuter airline counter. The gate agent ogled me up and down as I stood there in my mini skirt (remember it was 1974). He then informed me that I was almost two hours early for my flight and asked if I would like to go now. Somehow I agreed. He then closed the airline desk at the gate - asked me to follow him and led me through a staff door behind the gate down to the field where a small four passenger Cessna was waiting. He helped me into the co-pilot's seat, closed the door and circled the plane a few times. As he went around the plane he found something on the outside fuselage that he grabbed and jiggled. It rattled back while four letter epithets emerged from his mouth. He then briefly disappeared into the terminal building and emerged with a roll of duct tape which he liberally applied to the fuselage to secure the unseen plane part, got into the plane, and started taxiing to the runway. Only after take off did he glance at me again and ask “why do you look so scared?” I only dimly remember my oral exams - they were intimidating but not as much as that flight in. For those who are curious, the way home was also counter to rush hour traffic and the bigger planes but I flew in a larger Cessna back to Kansas City that I actually shared with other passengers. And I did, somehow, pass my orals.
  9. @Crazy For Cats so sorry for your loss of Amanda. She reminds me of my Delilah who recently passed. It is so “cat” to seem totally fine until the instant that they are not. I have been there more than once. It has been months and I still look for Delilah on my bed every time I wake. Take care and relish her memory.
  10. Happy New Year to all. Wishing everyone a safe and healthy pain free New Year full of wonderful cruises. Thank you all for being here and sharing daily. Greatly appreciated. Now to post this and see if I am human. In case you are interested this posted right away - I guess CC doesn’t care whether I am human or not …
  11. Has anyone done twin beds in a veranda suite on the Quest? Is it possible? A picture? Problems with this arrangement?
  12. Hear hear @Robisan! I so agree with you. We, too, for a variety of reasons spent most days on board and lunch was sure boring. Sandwiches, meal salads would really have helped. Tired of hot dogs, hamburgers and fish of the day. At this price point I expect more and I expect better quality than the hot items on the serving line. i hate to make this comparison because in so many ways there is no comparison between Seabourn and HAL as Seabourn far exceeds HAL in most areas - but for lunch give me an HAL lido buffet over the current colonnade offerings. Our first Seabourn cruise was Athens to Dubai on the Pride in 2012 - wonderful ports but in many ways Seabourn at the time did not fit our needs - however I remember eating breakfast and lunch in the colonnade daily and really enjoying it. I do not remember the monotony that we experienced at lunch time this trip.
  13. I am a firm believer in “if you build it they will come” - on our last day at sea - the fourth day the DR was open (on a 14 day cruise) for lunch so many folks came to eat there that they had to frantically call staff down from the colonnade and the patio in order to serve everyone. It may not be a lot of folks every day but I bet on most cruises there would be a loyal DR contingent if they knew it was open.
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