CPT Trips

Beetle gas heater, when it worked, would melt your Crocs. Semaphore turn signals were a great example of modern engineering. And woe be the person that gases up and forgets to close off the reserve lever. You want quirky rear engine cars, try the various Renaults. Who would think to put the fuel filler inside the engine compartment? The French! I borrowed a R10 for a weekend. Neither the the gas jockey or I could find the filler, had to make a long distance call (after getting change) to the owner. Just be sure the gas nozzle goes into the gas filler, not the radiator or oil fillers. Then there’s the early Corvair automatic transmission selector. Try to find it.

I guess I don’t know the proper term of art for those networks which are readily accessible to the public such as those in hotels, restaurants, airports, train stations, etc. Those that either are not password protected or readily distribute the password. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Is the other five percent the offsides rule?😉🙄 Ironic that even without “Nate the Great,” the West Ham supporters made a mess in Prague after winning what some call “a third rate cup.”

I wouldn’t recommend that anyone do online banking on a public network.

What? You passed up Croatia - Spain?

When one posts as “host someone” while expressing a personal opinion it can sometimes lead a reader to suspect that the “seven commandments” have morphed into “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” With all due respect, management might consider the use of “host…” for only board logistical or rule related issues and not in personal opinion posts.

🤦🏻‍♂️Asked by someone else about three weeks ago. Answer remains the same.

I should add that you definitely want to join the roll call for your cruise. Its a good way to get ideas and possibly even excursion shares.

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We did a similar cruise several years ago. It was “old home” visitation as I was in the Berlin Brigade from ‘71 to ‘74. Here’s a place worth visiting, particularly for a veteran, while in Berlin. https://www.alliiertenmuseum.de/en/ Its an easy walk from the Oskar Helene Heim stop on the U3 line.

AYATA? That’s why I get a balcony, just step off then the water level makes it convenient. Indeed! So I participate in the drill with eyes wide open and attention given where it’s needed. Then hope for, “no problem mon.”

Guess I don’t like rowdy crowds. 🤷🏻‍♂️

The safety video and then reporting to the muster station is much effective for me. I can pay attention to the instructions without having to contend with the noise and distractions of those ***** that started partying early as well as the crowded and uncomfortable conditions. Those presenting all the distractions clearly are getting nothing from the “mustard” drill and are interfering with those that want to take it seriously.

The small ships that GCT (assuming that was the bed reference) uses for ocean cruises with have regular beds, convertible queen or single. They are either 50 pax or approximately 90 some with 25 or less pax to trip leader. It might be worth your while to take a look.

An extensive mailing list?

From the Travel Weekly article: “Vantage is still taking reservations, according to a Vantage agent who answered the reservation line on Tuesday. The agent said Vantage was still selling cruises but not departures that would take place over the next ‘three or four months.’" Call me a cynic. I have a hunch that in two to three months we’ll hear “oh sorry but negotiations fell through.” Did Vantage ever commission TAs?

Thank you both.

The itinerary does matter in terms of the eastern terminus. A few lines go all the to the Black Sea using the canal (not the least bit scenic) and the terminate in Constanta. Most lines don’t go that far, ending at or near, Ruse. Ruse is much closer to Bucharest than Constanta. A few also went further, through the delta. That route is closer to the hostilities in Ukraine and I don’t know if it is an option now. other than where the trip begins or ends, itineraries are similar.

@notamermaid (and anyone else with DB experience) My bother-in-law is looking to travel, by train, from Munich to Hamburg in mid-December. Any thoughts on how far in advance to purchase tickets. Thanks

I was able to attend a couple races on the Avus circuit in the early 70s while in Berlin. It was a unique course that usually was part of an “expressway.” There were two parallel straights, roughly 4 km, connected by hairpins. Race weekends messed up traffic.

^^^ WOW! I envy you. Was Wayne* there? One of those big concours has always been on my list. And also Goodwood. *https://waynecarini.com

Baldwin Works in Philadelphia, and later Eddystone, was the largest manufacturer of steam locomotives in the US and perhaps the world. They didn’t do so well with electrics and diesel electrics.

The “gender”/ pronouns of a ship need not match its name.🌈 Particularly if it is a US Navy warship, eg USS Ronald Reagan, USS Gerald R Ford, and USS George HW Bush, just to name a few big non-binary boats.

That creation was a result of De Gaulle feeling snubbed by not being invited to Yalta.

Fortunately, the Vantage problems are the exception rather than the rule. And booking a week out, you can find out whether the river levels are likely to be favorable. 😉 To be honest, we were basically clueless. Had a great time, got hooked, and have yet to find a reason to switch vendors other than to get specific itineraries.