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Wow I’m sorry to hear about Jacqui’s flight problems. That is ridiculous! We are almost ready to meet at our disembarkation spot so we can take the transfer to Heathrow. Our 2:05 pm flight has been delayed 30 minutes according to an email from Delta. Let’s see how many delays we can rack up today! I don’t want my neighbor having to pick us up in the middle of the night either. Praying that the airlines begin to shape up soon with all these staffing issues. On another note our cruise friends from Arizona made it to Southampton yesterday 5 hours late due to hydraulic problems. Thus they missed their National Express bus reservation. They did make it eventually! They are boarding the Island Princess today as we get off. Have a great Wednesday everyone!

Hi Joy! Hope you two are staying cool while you get ready for Hawaii. I hear from my twin that Buddy is supposed to be getting his feeding tube directly into his stomach today, which I hope will get him stronger as he endures more cancer treatments. He needed a unit of blood the other day because his hemoglobin and red blood cells were low. It's good to hear everyone is taking such good care of him. Your prayers for him are appreciated! Just chatted on WhatsApp with DD who is going on a week long Caribbean cruise on Princess with one of her girlfriends from teaching. They cruise this coming Saturday from FLL. She asked me about testing and I told her to get busy and make an appointment etc. Gave her all the info she needed. Still doing my Mom duties at this age! Safe travels to you and Allen when you leave for Maui.

Hi everyone! We had no internet working on the ship yesterday except for early morning so I couldn't catch up here until now. Sorry to have missed out on all the discussions. I want to welcome the new posters @ktbraunand @Nickelpenny to the Daily. Bon voyage wishes to @Nickelpenny. I hope you have a wonderful cruise. Nice to see Jacqui @kazuhaving an enjoyable getaway. I hope that Carol @mamaofamihad a superb birthday celebration and that Sam joins her at home soon. Prayers for Tana! We were in the tiny village of Skjolden yesterday which meant for a short jaunt to town (population 200). Along the way to the end of the fjord we saw one of the best waterfalls I've seen in a long time, called Feigenfossen. Starting to think about the end of the cruise and packing now. It will be good to be home this time.🤔

No I feel like this dry skin issue came about BC (before Covid). But I’m sure it didn’t help any. Hopefully things will smooth out once home.

Nearly ready for dinner. We’ve been enjoying looking at all the other ships, ferries, sailboats, and darling villages along the way. We are below the Arctic Circle now so no Midnight Sun but last night I took a nice photo of the sun before sunset, at 11:15 pm before I went to bed. I think sunset would have been 20 minutes later. Between Trondheim and Andalsnes.

@Vict0riannI hope you and DH can come to an agreement on getting some attention quickly to his leg issue, not just for your cruise plans, but so he can be more comfortable in the meantime. Prayers for you both!🙏

I noticed a town on the starboard side as we transited a fjord a while ago. Checking the screen on the TV showing location I saw it was Molde. Hey, isn't Nieuw Statendam there today? Looking at Rich's Fleet report I saw it left Molde at 4 pm. Well, ahead of us on our bridgecam at least 3 miles, is the Nieuw Statendam! They are traveling 20 knots and we are only going 17 knots. Nice to see a BHB, if even from afar! I checked the distance on CruiseMapper.

Melisa, that sounds like a tough situation. I'm sure everyone will do whatever they can to help Curt, his brother the guardian and Curt's Mother. Prayers for all as they move forward.🙏

I hope I recognize you with a mask and all! I saw Kay and Jim today a few times. I've been wondering if you ladies noticed your skin taking a beating on this cruise? Mine is rough and bumpy from low humidity, I guess, somewhere. Not sure if it's the ship's air or Norway but I rather think the ship. I had bumpy textured skin in Antarctica where it's so dry, but this is even worse! I am using up lots of skin lotions but still feel like elephant skin.

Terry that was one sweet photo of Camilla and grandpa you posted! You must be excited to finally get a chance to see her in person soon. Give her a squeeze and a hug from me.👶

I believe you when you say don’t do too much. Seems like we want to lie down and rest pretty often. We went for a short walk today. Yesterday I walked way too far but had to get get back to the ship so pushed on. Hope to be feeling stronger every day.

So happy DH is out of the slammer! We only have a few days left to enjoy our cruise so better get busy. Thanks to all of you for keeping me going while we waited and waited for that negative report. ❤️

Even though it’s Saturday already it’s hours until Saturday’s Daily is posted. So I have to report and celebrate that DH is finally NEGATIVE! He’s been cooped up since Wednesday morning last week. He’s on his way here as soon as he gets all his things together. His Princess Medallion has had a dead battery for days now so I’ll have to let him in. That’s our key card. Such a beautiful day here in Andalsnes, Norway so I hope he feels up to walking around this little town. Three cheers for Dennis! View when I woke up this morning

Well testing was earlier than usual this morning. DH tells me he is still positive on Day 9! The nurse says if he’s still positive on Day 10 they will still release him (so why not let him out today?). The Doctor says if he is positive Day 10 he will be released on Day 11 , this Sunday. So who do you believe? We’re both majorly disappointed. It’s such a nice day here in Trondheim! I wanted to walk with him around town today. This is the place with the bike lift up a hill to the Fortress. I have a feeling cruising is not going to be a future priority for him. 😢. Not with Covid in the picture.

Sharon @Sharon in AZHappy birthday to you too! June 24 is a lovely day to celebrate! I’m sorry to hear about Heathrow. Especially since we have our flight home next Wednesday from there. It’s a Delta nonstop to Atlanta so that takes connection worries out but the long lines, lack of staffing and chances of cancellations can ruin your day! Probably won’t know about DH for a couple more hours. Will let everyone know. We’re in Trondheim today and the weather is nice. I hope we can take a walk around town. We were here once and really enjoyed it.

Two comments. I talked to DH and he corrected me in where his steak is coming from. First, not from the speciality dining restaurant Bayou. It’s right on the room service menu AND it’s an 8 oz. filet mignon. I don’t want wrong information out there for other Island Princess quarantine people. Also texted DS and he’s hoping to test negative by Friday night so he can get to Indianapolis for a soccer game or two of his son Ren’s. DDIL is taking him there tonight for tomorrow’s game. A niece and nephew of mine are heading there from St. Louis to watch Ren too. Big sports fans. ⚽️ DS forgot to mention the other day that his other son is positive for Covid too. He was already symptomatic when DS got home from his Hawaii trip. Can you believe this!

Great news! Hope it continues that way.

Happy birthday Colin! Could there be a finer way to celebrate? I think not! @ger_77Dh is officially on Day 8. Last Wednesday was zero and you count on from Thursday. I was sprung on Day 8 so he’s a bit down about it. So to cheer himself up he’s ordering a ribeye from the Bayou Steakhouse tonight with a baked potato. And wine! No charge of course😉 Tomorrow is day 9. Surely they can’t keep him incarcerated much longer. He said he’d like to step foot in Norway once or twice this cruise. 🇳🇴

Who knows? What one nurse told us has not been confirmed in comments by the Doctor. So let’s just hope there’s no question and he’s negative! Thank you Lenda. I agree 🤞 I know you do Terri. You got through it and so will we. 👍🏻

That is a real shame, both way too young. My sympathy to their families.

Rats! Just heard from DH and he’s positive again (day 8). Another lonely day for both of us. Hoping our daughter’s birthday is the lucky ticket out for him tomorrow. ☘️

Hi everyone. I’m just sitting in front of the balcony door looking outside and reading the rest of Wednesday’s Daily and Fleet report. its 9 am here and I’m waiting to get a call from DH to find out his status. Had breakfast alone in Horizon Court and did something I don’t normally do. Eat eggs away from home. I like the yolk broken and cooked through. But I felt like eggs were what I was craving so went for it. It was nice for a change. I’m a little tired today but I’m not complaining! We have high winds and seas so this ship has been rocking through the night and morning. And it’s cold outside, otherwise I’d be out there. @kazuJacqui I’m so sorry about your purse and IPhone being run over! I hope you can replace the phone quickly. Back before IPhones I put my purse down in DD’s garage as I attempted to help place grandkids in the car. She ended up backing over the purse but at least my eyeglasses were safe in a hard case. No phone to worry about then. @Quartzsite CruiserLenda I’m very sorry to hear about your DH’s leg issues. Hope he’s back home soon getting his therapy Happy Birthday @rafinmd Roy! My DD turns 50 Friday and they are planning a party to celebrate. Wish I could be there to celebrate her! @mamaofamiCarol I’m sad to hear Sam and the aide are Covid positive and hope they both recover fully. Hopefully your family will still be able to celebrate your birthday Sunday. @bennybearwhat bad news for DH about his melanoma. I also hope it’s been found early and will be taken care of quickly. I heard Buddy was able to move his right leg yesterday for the first time since his spinal surgery. Thank goodness! However they tried to place a feeding tube and failed. He really needs some nourishment because he’s thin as a rail. I hope they can work something out for him. He needs to get some strength back. Well it’s taken me a long time to peck at this IPhone keyboard and still no call from DH. I’ll have to let you all know later. Have a great day everyone!❤️

Once again thanks to all for the kind words. If I weren’t posting on this IPhone I could try all the multi-quoting and thank you all personally. I'm getting ready to eat dinner at my usual table tonight. So much better than room service! Here is the first photo I took this morning from my balcony. We were at Gravdal (Lofoten Islands), Norway. 😊

Thank you all for the welcome home! I went out for a bit and enjoyed the fresh air. I feel much better than I did this morning. I’m not really nauseated anymore. However, I heard from our son overnight on WhatsApp. He has felt sick several days and thought it was a sinus infection due to a bad headache. He found out a colleague at a conference in Hawaii that he just returned home from had tested positive for Covid. DS took a rapid test and scored a positive! He was positive in December 2020 too so this is his second go around. What a bummer! Seems like this a topic that never goes away.

Roy, I’ve given up trying to figure out their edicts. It depends on who you talk to. I’m just hoping for the first opportunity. He seems to feel well so that’s good news.