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  1. Thanks! I’ve been watching too but not all winter. We live on top of the Niagara Escarpment so in the snow and tornado alleys. I guess I will just pack like I would for a vacation in Ontario but include hat and mittens for the windy areas. Thanks for the warning about wet cobblestones!
  2. Yes, that’s it. It was really a win/win for me since I now walk with a cane so there are many cooking demonstrations and talks onboard.
  3. Well we first booked a Christmas Markets river cruise in November of 2019 with the best of intentions and much excitement. Well you all know what happened. That trip was switched to a South of France voyage but an unexpected brain surgery put a hault to those plans. After recovering I switched back to a Christmas Market cruise for 2023 but my doctor would not allow me to go only because it would be winter and the possibility of slippery cobblestones. So here we are, less than a month away from embarking on our Scenic Tulip Time plus Belgium tour which was changed by Scenic into a Chef’s Culinary Tour. Our first River cruise was the 11 day Seine voyage also on Scenic in August of 2019. Being Canadian, cold doesn’t affect us as much but this winter has been less harsh. Does anyone know if The Netherlands has had a warmer than average winter? I don’t want to be too warm! I found the public rooms of the Senic Gem in 2019 to be cool with the air conditioning but what about April? I guess layering will be the key. We are flying to Vienna post voyage for 4 days then flying home from there. I will post a live thread but right now I’m stuck on what to pack.
  4. Yes Fort Lauderdale has noise restrictions due to all the condos around the port, which is why I was surprised to hear the horn blast 3-4 times upon departure.
  5. Well I can finally be included! But unfortunately for us it not an ocean cruise which I am medically not permitted to enjoy anymore. But come April 10, 2024 DH and I are embarking the Scenic Jade for an 8 day river cruise entitled “A Chef’s Culinary Adventure of Belgium and The Netherlands with Chef Lynn Crawford and Chef Lora Kirk”. We had originally booked their Tulip Time adventure which was switched to this specialty cruise. We will then fly to Vienna to extend our trip.
  6. I watched you depart Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday just after 7:30 and was surprised the captain did toot the horn 3-4 times. A good sendoff!
  7. @kazu we have never been PG fans and not for lack of trying. 3 ships, 3 dinners and 1 lunch and all sub-standard from what I would expect. Even after our vow renewal it was embarrassing service and running out of food. On Westerdam DH and I arrived for our reservation only to bypass open tables to be seated in a side room with a group of at least 12-18 people at a large table. We couldn’t speak as we couldn’t hear each other. We couldn’t even hear the waiter but they wouldn’t move us until I said we would forgo dessert as it was such an unpleasant environment.
  8. I see the flight is scheduled to leave at 5:20. That’s a long delay but better than yesterday when the flight was cancelled. I wonder what’s going on as the weather is perfect at YYZ. Maybe it’s the pilots making a statement? Sorry you are caught in whatever it is.
  9. These are the tiny crackers we floated in our soup as a child. But they stopped selling them in Canada decades ago…or at least in Quebec and Ontario. I bought a box in Buffalo, NY years ago when my two were little. As someone said, they are not crackers for eating with cheese as they are pillow shaped and hollow in the middle. I see you have replied twice. Sorry I hadn’t seen the prior post regarding oyster crackers.
  10. I hope so, but the official ETIAS website still says 2024. It’s best everyone with trips planned to keep checking. https://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias/faqs-etias_en
  11. Yes, beginning January 1, 2024 US, Canada, Australia plus many other non European citizens will require an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETIAS) to enter most European countries.
  12. I thought these pictures taken of the cathedral in Rouen from our river cruise in 2019 may help since you had a misty day. We spent 2 days there before moving to Honfleur and spending another 2 days. The second tower is called the butter tower and was completed centuries after the first…by taxing butter. The inside is amazing and some windows did survive.
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