Lady Hudson

I am very happy with this new itinerary. We will enjoy the ship on Friday (first time on Radiance class). Being from PA no need to go out and explore NY. Halifax is nice but have been a number of times so not a big loss for us. Now fingers crossed that Lee behaves itself and stays on present track. Just so glad we will make it to Greenland. Katherine

I am on this trip with 4 other people. Fingers and toes crossed that we go somewhere! Katherine

What a thought! I am hearing that people are able to leave their homes but their cars need to be checked by the police. If home they are to stay inside with doors, windows, cars locked. Katherine

Good morning all. Prayers for all who are unwell. Today should be a nice day with lower humidity. I hope to get a walk in today but time will tell. Murderer/escapee update: Police think they are close. It is believed that he is armed with a stolen rifle and was shot at by a homeowner. Folks in area are in a “shelter in place” and schools are closed. Area he is supposedly in is less than 10 miles from me. Cruise Update: Royal sent out a message that we will know something by Wednesday. Folks flying in told to take flight — basically we are going somewhere. Don’t know where —we can’t go south or probably north. My guess is Quebec rather than Greenland. Hope there are no dramatic hurricane path changes. Certainly looks like I have to make some changes in what I have packed for both of us. Have a great day. Katherine

Good morning and prayers for all in need. Remembering 9/11 and all the loss of life that occurred. Prayers for the family members who are still affected from that horrible day. I was teaching then and because children were not carrying phones at that time, the decision was made to shut off all computers. Reason — our district was close enough to the New York area that conceivably students could have had relatives working in the city. One school family did lose a cousin who was a NYC firefighter. Watching Hurricane Lee path carefully. Leaving Thursday for Greenland and Canada. First scheduled stop — Halifax on Saturday. We will remain positive. No walking for me yesterday or today. Escaped Chester County PA convict sighted in an area too close for comfort. Remarkable that he has escaped detection for so long. Best wishes to all. Katherine

Oh, no. So sorry to hear this. Covid seems to be re-emerging. Hope you have very mild symptoms and feel better soon. Katherine

Good morning to all and prayers for all in need especially Baby Murphy and Lou. Thanks to all who contribute to this thread. Still very hot here — tomorrow may bring some relief. Making a beef soup for dinner but if we had no AC I would not be doing that!! Watching hurricane Lee carefully because we do not need any problems getting to Bayonne NJ on Thursday. I booked this trip a year and a half ago and hope there are no interruptions. I also don’t want any cancelled Greenland stops like a Carnival ship had a few days ago (from Idalia). Oh the joys of traveling during hurricane season! Have a great day. Katherine

We cruised before and after the menu changes. Right after the menu changes we cruised and were very disappointed with the “new” menus, the items that were missing and many temperature issues. We cruised recently (August 17). Menus had changed slightly and some favorites were back. We were happier with the food. My take - Royal got a lot of negative food feedback and are making some improvements. I think it is important to fill out the end of cruise surveys to let Royal know both the good and bad about our experiences.

Thank you. Already packing — 9/14 on Vision of the Seas. 14 days to Greenland and Canada. Twin sister going also — we are a group of 5.

Update — baby Jalen and Mom cleared to go home. Lung and glucose tests (for Mom) all ok. Thanks for all your prayers and good wishes. Katherine

Happy Labor Day to all. Continued prayers for Baby Murphy and her family and praying for a miracle. Great grandson born on 9/2. (Wait — I can’t be that old — but we started at 19 and 20!). There are some lung issues and “Jalen Alexander” and his mother will be in the hospital at least until tomorrow. Doctors say all will be well. Too hot to be walking outside for the next several days. Plus we have the convicted murderer escapee in the area. He has been spotted not real close but close enough. State police say to keep cars and all doors locked. I will follow their advise! Best wishes for a safe and peaceful day to all. Katherine

Added prayers for Baby Murphy. Such sad news. But God can perform outstanding miracles. We must keep the faith for her and her family.

Good morning all. Prayers for those in the path of the hurricane. FYI - Royal changed the itinerary for their Vision ship that left on Saturday. No Bermuda - Coco Cay and Nassau instead. It’s that time of the year. Regarding Henry Hudson - Hudson being my maiden name - I used to tell my students, jokingly, that Henry was my great, great etc. grandpa. I would show my drivers license with my maiden name to “prove” my point. By the end of the explorers unit they would all get the joke. Some would write “grandpa” as on answer on a quiz or test. I remember my teaching days fondly. Weather here today is only in the 80’s. Gave a great day. Katherine

Thank you to all who continue to keep this thread going. It is a wonderful place to visit. Prayers for all in need. Thank you, JazzyV, for mentioning our return home yesterday. The trip was great and Vision of the Seas, though an older ship, is in great shape. Hardest part of a cruise now is getting DH onto the ship and onto his scooter waiting in the cabin. Then all is good. Today will be spent unpacking and getting ready for repacking for Greenland trip. Weather is much more moderate today - yay! Hope it continues. Best wishes for a great day. Katherine

Just to try to get folks feeling better if disappointed. Just got off Vision today. Ship is well maintained and staff was fabulous. IMHO — you will still have a nice cruise even though destination has changed. Katherine

Suites and Pinnacles. Think that is pretty standard across the fleet now. I agree we were in Coco with Enchantment. By the way — am hearing that EN is being totally gutted during her next drydock. That is according to a crew member. She does need some major updating.

There lot of shops. Mostly small selling the usual stuff at a caribbean port. A few larger shops that are air conditioned. In my opinion they did a good job and a big improvement from what was there.

Thank you Graham. We have been to Coco before and I agree it is lovely. But after exploring the new port area in Nassau yesterday I don’t feel like going on another long, hot walk. I have to say your meals always look scrumptious! Maybe you and Pauline would consider second careers as cruise ship chefs??

Prayers to all in need—especially the residents of Lahaina. May God keep them and bless them. Sitting in Chops restaurant for breakfast as we pull into Coco Cay for the day. Not sure I am getting off the ship. Way too hot for me. The 2 sea days before home. Stay safe everyone. Katherine

Thank you for the good wishes everyone. Whew!! Getting everything in the car is getting to be more and more of a task. But now ready to enjoy. Next stop — Bermuda! Prayers for all in need. So glad to hear more positive news about Baby Murphy. Katherine

So sorry to hear this. Prayers that all will be well. Katherine

So sorry to hear this, Roy. Losing power is never fun. Katherine

Me,too. Going to Greenland in September.

Yes — long, live the Mets. (I grew up in central Jersey — so it was either the Yankees or the Mets.) My twin started following them (and keeping a scoring book for each game) in 1962 — their birth year. Very sorry about how the year has gone but there is always next year. 😀. I wish the Orioles well. Katherine

This cartoon reminds of a formal, beaded jacket I bought once for formal nights. Directions - do not wash or dry clean!