The Daily for Thursday December 16, 2021

[richwmn]

 

Today is National Chocolate Covered Anything Day, Day of Reconciliation (South Africa), and Boston Tea Party Day

Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life. - Novalis

Meal suggestion for today - Pan-Fried Tilapia

Drink of the Day - Mexican Mocha

Wine of the day - Santa Carolina Cellar Selection Cabernet Sauvignon - Chile - Red

Destination of the Day - Kanazawa Japan

Ships with Passengers

At Sea Caribbean
Nieuw Amsterdam Destination Half Moon Cay eta 12/17
Rotterdam Destination Bonaire eta 12/17

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
Eurodam 08:00 - 15:00

Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico Riviera
Koningsdam 08:00 - 21:00

Willemstad, Curacao Island, Dutch Antilles
Nieuw Statendam 08:00 - 17:00

Ships without Passengers

At Sea Pacific
Westerdam Destination La Paz MX eta 12/19

Corfu GR
Volendam
Zaandam

Great Stirrup Cay
Noordam Anchorage

Rotterdam NL
Oosterdam Shipyard

San Diego CA US
Zuiderdam

 

[portofrome]

 

Thank you for the Daily Report.

[seagarsmoker]

Thanks for the Daily Report!

[rafinmd]

Thank you for the Thursday Daily, Rich.  A great selection of days, especially the Day of Reconciliation.  I don't think I agree with the quote.  I'll pass on the meal and don't think I have been to Kanazawa.

 

Today’s care list:

Strength for Jacqui and healing as Jose declines
Himself with Covid
 Midwest tornado area
Welfare of furloughed crews
Seasick Sailor’s friend Walker wthdrawing from cancer treatments
Eruptions in Las Palmas and Indonesia
kakalina with spreading lung cancer in hospice
Cunnorl DS in hospital with leg clot
JazzyV BFF likely dental abcess
1Angelcat poor relationship with specialist
StLouisCruisers Niece DH with throat cancer surgery 12/20
From the rotation:
summer slope BCC surgery in February
positive biopsy for Mtn2Sea appointment early January
rafinmd undergoing radiation
Mamaofami’s friend in hospice

 

Celebrations and Shoutouts:

Welcome aboard  Cruisercl and SFOPeter
5 BHB with passengers
Front Line Health Care Workers
7 days for Zuiderdam
6 days for Rich and Sharon (Rotterdam to 2 Jan)
Lindaler (2 Jan) and Seasick Sailor(Rotterdam to 1/16) , MissG (Nieuw Statendam to 1/9),  NCTribeFan and JAM37 (NA to 12/23), Sea Viewer (Allure OTS until 12/19) and Crazy for Cats (NCL Dawn to 12/19)
Kazu helping her stepson on his mother’s death arrangements
highland cruiser in Vallarta
Good prostate report for 57redbird DH
Welcome home Cruising along
Norseh2o in Hawaii
A caring doctor for NextOneDDIL
Koningsdan Staff Captain Sabine - officially onboard & introduced. - Our first female staff captain and HAL’s likely first female Captain(I know this is a repeat but she’s worth it)

Roy

 

   

[Gail & Marty sailing away]

Thanks for the info ..

[rafinmd]

Today's sunrise is from my 2016 Seabourn Odyssey Transatlantc.  December 16 was a sea day.

 

 

Roy

[puppycanducruise]

Good morning.  Thanks for the Daily Report.

 

You had me at chocolate 🙂.   The Day of Reconciliation for South Africa is a wonderful thing.

I disagree with the quote.

The meal sounds good.  Hope the drink and wine are good too.

 

Prayers for everyone on the Care List.   Cheers for all the celebrations.

 

Have a wonderful Thursday.

Stay safe.

[Mr. Boston]

Good morning and thanks for the daily report. I was walking past the Tea Party Museum yesterday and wondered to myself “When is the anniversary of the Tea Party?”, now I know!  I’m with Roy on the quote.  I steer away from Talapia.  Haven’t been to today’s port and look forward to seeing the photos.  Prayers for all on our list today and cheers to everyone celebrating happy events.

[Seasick Sailor]

Hi Rich. Thanks for the Daily. Good morning to my friends at the Daily. 

 

Praying for Jacqui, Jose, Roy and Father. Hope to hear something today. I'm worried. Roy how are you feeling? 

 

I will not eat talapia, especially after our fish market told us about antibiotics and pesticides given to them to prevent sea lice. It can make us humans sick..

 

I walked through Amber Cove proper in less than an hour. Enjoyed the waterfalls and the sunny day. I bought a small painting in the Dominican republic store for $8. Finishing up, I walked thru the outside stalls and a similar painting was being offered for $25 but Let's make a deal I am not good at... We got caught in a soft shower. The captain is not very engaging in his announcements but told us for our safety we would not leave until a storm system moved thru our path. We were eating in Canaletto when the ship had sail away. I had the veal (dry) Allen had veal liver and it was delicious. Today is a sea day enroute to Bonaire. Dinner tonight in Pinnacle. Our ship is half empty. Canaletto had 4 tables when we left at 7:45. 

 

Blessings and Cheers 

 

 

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[grapau27]

Good afternoon from a sunny 50°F NE England.

Thank you for today's daily Rich and Roy for the various lists.

I love chocolate by itself or wrapped around most things especially Strawberries.

Reconciliation in South Africa was right.

I don't agree with the quote and will give the food and drink a miss.

Prayers of concern for @kazu and @Himselfand everyone on the care list plus best wishes for Roy's radiation therapy.

Take care and stay safe 😷.

Graham 

Edited December 16, 2021 by grapau27

[Seasick Sailor]

@richwmn

 

Rich, I wanted to ask if when our fellow Daily-ites join the ship next week is it ok for the Daily cruisers to post here, or should we start our own Daily-ite thread?

 

Thanks 

[Crazy For Cats]

Good Morning Everyone,  thanks for the daily report.   Nothing but sea days until we get to Tampa.   Woke up to a full rainbow. 

[ger_77]

Good morning to our Daily Family.

 

I had a long conversation with @kazu last night and she has agreed to let me post on her behalf today.  She is so grateful for the outpouring of love, care, and prayers that everyone has expressed for her and Jose, and asks for continued prayers.  

 

For the next little while she will not be posting on our Daily, as she will be spending her time at the hospital, focusing on Jose and his medical needs.  I know she will not have the energy to provide updates on a regular basis, but I can assure you I will certainly post something when I hear from her.

 

I ask that you continue to keep Jacqui, Jose, and the medical specialists working for them in your prayers as we go through our days ahead. 

 

Thank you,

Gerry

[dfish]

Good morning, everyone.

 

Continued prayers for @kazu Jacqui and Jose.   Hopefully we will hear from them today as well as @Himself.

 

Not much on the agenda for today.  Yesterday I took a stab at making Tourtière.  I think it turned out well.  I made two.  I had dinner from one, which is in the fridge now and will be dinner again a couple more times.   The other has been frozen to take to my sister's for Christmas Eve.  

 

Today's meal is an easy one to fix.  There is much controversy over Tilapia, but according to Healthline, you are ok if you stay away from Tilapia sourced in China: 

 

Because of the concerning farming practices involving tilapia in China, it is best to avoid tilapia from China and look for tilapia from other parts of the world.

When shopping for farmed tilapia, the best sources include fish from the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Ecuador or Peru (14).

Ideally, wild-caught tilapia are preferable to farmed fish. But wild tilapia is very hard to find. The vast majority of tilapia available to consumers is farmed.

Alternatively, other types of fish may be healthier and safer to consume. Fish like salmon, trout and herring have much more omega-3 fatty acids per serving than tilapia.

Additionally, these fish are easier to find wild-caught, which will help avoid some of the banned chemicals used in some tilapia farming.

 

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/tilapia-fish#TOC_TITLE_HDR_6

 

You can also substitute any mild fish for the tilapia in the recipes.  

 

This first recipe is pretty basic for frying fish:  

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/201934/pan-seared-tilapia/

 

 

This next one steps up the seasoning used:   https://mamaharriskitchen.com/2016/04/quick-pan-fried-tilapia/

 

 

And this last one uses lemon with it.   Lemon is always good with fish.

https://www.wholesomeyum.com/pan-fried-tilapia/

 

 

 

[superoma]

2 minutes ago, ger_77 said:

Good morning to our Daily Family.

 

I had a long conversation with @kazu last night and she has agreed to let me post on her behalf today.  She is so grateful for the outpouring of love, care, and prayers that everyone has expressed for her and Jose, and asks for continued prayers.  

 

For the next little while she will not be posting on our Daily, as she will be spending her time at the hospital, focusing on Jose and his medical needs.  I know she will not have the energy to provide updates on a regular basis, but I can assure you I will certainly post something when I hear from her.

 

I ask that you continue to keep Jacqui, Jose, and the medical specialists working for them in your prayers as we go through our days ahead. 

 

Thank you,

Gerry

Thank you, Gerry for taking this on. I was hoping someone would. I know we are all concerned and praying for better news.

[cat shepard]

To be sung to the tune of “On the Road Again”….

On my phone again,

I’m posting on my phone again,

The gremlins struck my iPad,

So my fat fingers are on my phone again! 
 

Praying, cheering, hoping. 

 

*********
 Santa Carolina Cellar Selection Cabernet Sauvignon

I could not not find any North American distributor of this wine in line. But if you visit Russia, you are in luck. Consumers seem to like this and the price is right. For $8.89, I would use it as cooking wine - if I didn’t enjoy sipping it. 

Tasting Notes 

Wine ruby red color with purple highlights.

Fruity wine is rich notes of dark berries, soft rounded tannins wins and velvety texture.

The wine has a fruity aroma with dominant tones of red and black berries.

Wine perfectly complement the dishes of chicken and pork, pasta and cheese.

Interesting Facts 

"Cellar Selection" Cabernet Sauvignon- this is a great fruity wine from vineyards in the Central Valley of Chile sunlight. Grapes grown in the Rapel Valley - an area with a variety of soils and a favorable climate.

The history of the winery Santa Carolinabegan in 1875, when the rich visionary entrepreneur Luis Pereira Kotapos decided to take part in the ambitious project of winemaking in South America and bought land in Chile, in Santiago. The name of the winery was born in the name of his beloved wife of Louis - Carolina Iñiguez Vicuña. Luis Pereira invited to Chile a group of three French experts led by the famous enologist Germain Bachelet, who took the best land for vines Chile noble grape varieties from the Bordeaux region - Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay. Together with their families, they settled in Chile and began to work on the plantations and the new winery. With the French architect Emile Doyere was contracted to design and construction of the main warehouse of the winery, which should provide optimum conditions for storing wine in oak barrels in order to ensure high standards of care. The result of this collaboration was so incredible that the warehouse in 1973 was declared a national monument and has remained unchanged and valid to this day. Warehouse was built using brick technology-based mortar, a technique that is used by modern masters.
Today things have changed, the company changed its dislocation Santa Carolinaand expanded the area of their vineyards to 650 hectares. They are located in prime locations Valley Maipo, Casablanca, Rapel and Maule. Widened and graded composition, today the farm grown varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Syrah, Malbec, Carmenere, Semillon and others. One thing remains unchanged - the tradition, prestige and quality of the wines of Santa Carolina, has been for over a hundred years supporting his fame and present in the most important markets worldwide. Total production is 30 million liters of wine per year.

[Cruise Suzy]

10 minutes ago, ger_77 said:

I ask that you continue to keep Jacqui, Jose, and the medical specialists working for them in your prayers as we go through our days ahead. 

 

You know we will. Thanks for relaying any news she's willing to share.

[Heartgrove]

Good Morning everyone! Thank you Rich for the Daily Report, and thank you Roy for the Cares and Celebrations Report. And thank you everyone for caring and sharing!

[aliaschief]

Good morning! Just a quick thanks. Will read later. Getting ready to drive for 5 hours.

 

We’re headed to daughters house. Daughter and granddaughter birthday weekend.

1-10 across Fla. has to be one the most boring drives in USA.Gives me lots of praying time for those on  care list.

 

 

 

[cunnorl]

Good Morning Everyone from a cloudy but warm day at the beach

     Reconciliation Day is a great day anywhere.  The Boston Tea Party was an important event in our history. I have not been to the Museum in a long time.  Dont agree with the quote and I dont care for tilipia.

    Have not been to todays port.

    My visitors left last night. It was a wonderful 5 day visit. Lots of laughs and a few tears. They are all returning in March.

   My sister is doing OK. Still in the hospital but she has a great attitude. Hopes to be out by the weekend. She gets her next chemo on the 21st and then back in isolation for 5 days. The whole family is planning on standing on her lawn and caroling on Christmas Eve. She does not know. 

   @ger_77 Gerry- Thanks for the update on Jacqui and Jose. They will remain in our thoughts and prayers

       I am going shopping this AM to finish up a few things. 

 

Stay Safe and enjoy today

 

Charlene

      

[ger_77]

Good morning, thanks for the Daily!  @richwmn you had me at chocolate, as always.  Reconciliation is so important.  Can you imagine how the harbour must have smelled with all that tea in it?  LOL

 

It's a cold morning here on the "frozen tundra"; with the wind chill, the temp has dipped way down to -34C.  I plan on staying inside, but DH is heading out of town with his son to pick up a vehicle the son purchased.  Although they'll be driving on a major highway, they'll still pack emergency gear just in case they end up sliding off the road.  Of course, I will worry until they return to the city.  That's my job. 

 

I've had tilapia and was unimpressed; it was just a white fish and I didn't think it was worth buying again.  I much prefer salmon which has flavour.  With the ugly cold weather, it's always a good time to keep warm with some stew, so that's what will be happening in the kitchen today.  It will make the house smell nice, and will be warming our tummies at dinner tonight.  And wine.

 

Prayers for everyone who needs them, and even for those who don't think they do.  Extra prayers for Jacqui and Jose and the medical team, and those who are suffering from loss.  We'll raise the glasses together tonight to celebrate all on the happy list.  Stay safe, be well, wash your hands, wear your masks, get your boosters, and keep warm!

 

Smooth Sailing!  🙂🙂🙂

Gerry

 

 

[StLouisCruisers]

Good morning friends!  A nice cool morning for a walk around the neighborhood.  DH just looked out at the fairway in the back and spotted two deer strolling across it.  We saw absolutely nothing walking or driving by while walking this morning which is very unusual.🤔

 

@ger_77thank you for the report on your talk with @kazu.  I know how worried we all are about her and Jose.  I was telling DH on the walk we hadn't heard from her in two days.  They are near the top of my prayer list right now.  I also worry about @Himselfand hope he is doing okay.  There is also the Care list and especially my neice's DH to pray for.  Thank goodness there is a healthy list of people on the Celebration list to root for.  Thank you @richwmnfor posting our Daily, and @rafinmdfor posting the lists today.  

 

I'm excited for chocolate covered anything day!  Sounds great!  It's good to honor the Boston Tea Party because it was a big component in the history of this country.  Day of reconciliation is important as it's  a way of fostering unity in South Africa.  As for the quote, no I do not agree.  Period.  The pan fried tilapia looked good in all the recipes provided by @dfishbut agree that we should look for good sources before we buy.  And finally Kanazawa, Japan.  I can honestly say I have never heard of it.  Can anyone here say that they have been there?  If so, post away!  We would love to see it.  I find most Japanese ports very interesting and of course they usually have lovely gardens.

 

We need to prepare for our quick trip to St. Louis for Saturday's funeral.  Our flight tomorrow is an evening one and we will be back Saturday night.  I'm sure I won't be able to post Saturday but will try to catch up on Sunday.  I will miss you all!😘

[marshhawk]

Good morning Daily-ites.  Chocolate covered cherries are my favorite.  I mean it is a fruit, right?

But heck, I like the chocolate plain too.  LOL.

 

This evening I have the opportunity t attend my high school's Christmas show, while sitting at home on my sofa.  I went to a school where everyone had to be in the Christmas Star.  We started rehearsals in September, and it always was a wonderful production.  Probably my fondest memories from school.  But I have not seen it since 72, so this will be a treat.

 

Many prayers today for all that are in need of miracles, and many cheers to you for celebrating life, by travel, by being with your friends and family.  The latest weather news is again terrible.  The covid up date again is terrible. So, may you be safe, stay safe and mask up.

 

[mamaofami]

Good morning everyone. I’ll celebrate chocolate covered anything everyday. I continue to be amazed at the number of posts as I write compared to the number of viewers on this thread.

Today is a quiet day and that’s a good thing here.

Continued prayers for all on our care list. I can’t imagine what the people in Kentucky are going through. Such complete destruction.

Stay safe everyone,

Carol

[kb4683]

Good Morning, Dailyites!

 

Thank you to everyone who contributes here, Rich for originating, Roy for the lists, and the F&B Department for the wine, drink and meal recipes.  Continued healing hugs to those on the care list and cheers to those celebrating.

 

Just a FYI -- today also marks the 100th birthday of the Bloody Mary!

https://apnews.com/article/business-lifestyle-paris-ernest-hemingway-scott-fitzgerald-8be4a7cb762048b3da13906917327ea0

 

Edit:  This article appeared in our local newspaper today, but looks like it was written yesterday 🤷‍♀️

 

Edited December 16, 2021 by kb4683