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richwmn, I am so enjoying your posts!!! Because of all of your past cruises with HAL do you know many of your fellow WCruisers? Like many, I hope to be a WC passenger in the future. I loved Panama City the one time we visited. Can you share the contact info for the two tours that you planned? The "After Dark" and "Daytime" tours sounded amazing. Thank you so much for letting us cruise with you. Cherie p.s. We live in L.A. and there were lots of Georgia "dawgs" in town last weekend. Congratulations on the HUGE win.

Kazu, That's a pretty serious error by the ship medical staff. Wow, sorry you are having to go thru this. I have so much enjoyed all of your posts and want to let you know that when we were recently in Barcelona we enjoyed a couple things because of your posts from Barcelona. We enjoyed lunch at the tapas restaurant near your hotel and it was great, can't remember the name. And toured the Palau Guell. I hope you are soon on your way home. Thank you for letting us cruise with you. Cherie

I always look forward to your cruise reports, especially the WC. The Boat House is a favorite of ours in FLL. We just came home from a 7 week land adventure beginning in Tanzania and including Prague, Norway, Barcelona, and Montenegro, and I thought of sending post cards to our new grandsons. I don't know how you do it. I've always thought how wonderful it is that you send cards to your granddaughter, but now I know that it is not always easy. Looking forward to your WC adventure. Bon Voyage, Cherie

We arrive in Tanzania next week and I was looking forward to your post. It doesn't sound like Dar was your cup of tea. We will be traveling a lot of Tanzania in 10 days and I look forward to the report of your excursion tomorrow. Cherie

Wow, fabulous photos. A cruise I would love to be on. THANK YOU!!!! Cherie

Thank you, I will check out Spain Day Tours. The food in this thread looks absolutely amazing. I think we will make reservations for evenings. Cherie

I always go to the 1st post on this amazing thread and click on "here." It seems to work for me. Cherie

Kazu, Thank you so much for taking us along on this adventure. We have just added 5 days in Barcelona to a December trip to Europe and I have made a list of everything and every place you reported on. I may have missed it, but is there a company in Barcelona that you used for excursions? I have been to Barcelona before but my husband has not. It's nice to see that you are enjoying the cruise. So looking forward to all of your posts! Thank you again soooooooo much, Cherie

Can't wait to hear about Nuku'alofa. Have you been here before? A fun overnight I think. Thank you so much for your daily reports, I look forward to them. Cherie

So happy to hear about everyone. And, hopefully being a member of bible study was not important when being taken care of. Sounds like a good ending to a very difficult day for everyone. Cherie

Fingers, ankles, knees, arms, and eyes crossed that you are free tomorrow!!!!!!!!! Cherie

I may have missed this but is there pickleball being played? Thank you for letting us cruise with you. You're visiting one of the most beautiful areas in the world, IMO. Cherie

Does your window open so that you can get fresh air? Or, did they offer you a quarantine cabin with a balcony? Just curious. I apologize if you have already answered these questions. I think this itinerary is fabulous and will be following along. Thank you for letting us join you, Cherie

rebelshaw - Does Peets not have the instant packs? I do not like instant coffee but Starbucks has great instant packs that we have used on international trips. A coffee press would be a great solution. Cherie

The problem with some coffee makers is that when just want hot water for tea there is a lasting flavor from the coffee. I think I have heard of some taking some vinegar and running it thru the machine prior to water for tea. Possibly a good container that will hold hot water from the Lido would be good. I remember the days when we packed one of those coils that we put in a cup to boil the water. Hopefully The Inside Cabin gave the best solution. Cherie

If you have a reaction to certain alcohol can you purchase a bottle of the alcohol that works for you and have your drinks made with it? I am assuming you cannot bring anything but wine when boarding. I would rather pay the price of an unopened bottle that my body likes than take a chance. Good info on this thread. Cherie

I have not taken one teen on a HAL cruise, I took 3 teens, on a Caribbean cruise, so have been hesitant to respond. I planned our excursions to be fun and exhausting so they were happy when back on board. We were on the Zuiderdam and loved it. This was a winter break cruise and I was worried but it is one of our favorite cruises. The crew loved having them on board and we were constantly entertained at dinner. Whatever you decide I hope you have fun. Cherie. p.s. if you book, you might go on your roll call to make contacts with other families.

And this thread is great advice to everyone traveling to know what the consequences are of a possitive test in the countries you visit. They may even change after you have departed home. It really is an issue that anyone traveling needs to monitor. Yes, a TA, a cruise line, an airline have their policies. Make sure you know the policy of the country/countries you are visiting and try not to blame someone else for not doing your homework. Cherie

Thank you Sea42 for a such a reasonable response. I also agree with OP that it has to be frustrating because a visitor did not educate themselves to the rules/consequences of a positive test in the countries they were visiting. Traveling now is a risk, we either accept it or do not accept it. In post #18 it was pointed out that the op "was done with HAL when the embarkation was changed to Trieste." Hopefully op's wife tests negative soon and they can leave Italy. Cherie

If this is the policy of the Italian government, and travelers can access the information and policy, why would the U.S. Embassy become involved. I truly hope they spend their time and resources on more important problems. JMO. Cherie

Love this. For my 70th Bday everyone was wearing a t-shirt that read "corks are for losers". Cherie

I can't even imagine anyone asking the questions you have been asked. Unbelievable. Possibly these questions were asked on the same cruise? Totally despicable!!! But, being judgmental is not something I tolerate. Cherie

What a beautiful sail-away!!!!! Can't wait for tomorrows report and photos. Hope you see the Northern Lights!!!!!! Thank you, Cherie

And, when loyalty doesn't seem to account for anything this would build loyalty to HAL for me. Cherie

So the cruise portion of your cruise tour was refunded in FCC. what is the refund on your cc for? Just curious. I did not know that FCC is refunded to cc. A refund to cc is much better than a FCC. Cherie