The Daily for Friday 12/31/2021

[St Pete Cruiser]

While checking Barbados to see what Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria are doing, noticed Crystal Serenity is delayed there with reported covid cases as well. 

Keep your masks, preferable N95 and not cloth, on around anybody.

[Vict0riann]

Good morning, Dailyites.  Jacqui, @kazu, I'm so sorry there is still no definite diagnosis for Jose.  I do hope they figure it all out and that you can get into the hospital pdq to be with him.  Are they having an outbreak or is it just precautionary?  

 

Praying, too, that 2022 is better than 2021 has been.  

[irishjim]

45 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

We have been out for Dinner tonight.

Graham.

Wow I  am  so  envious.

                                         Jim

[StLouisCruisers]

I just heard Betty White died this morning at her home at the age of 99.  She would have turned 100 on January 17.  She's always been a favorite of mine with her sweet but witty personality.  RIP!

 

[irishjim]

Just now, irishjim said:

Wow I  am  so  envious.

                                         Jim.

 

[kazu]

2 minutes ago, Vict0riann said:

 Are they having an outbreak or is it just precautionary?  

 

Praying, too, that 2022 is better than 2021 has been.  

 

There was a contact with a staff member who tested positive so the patients in his unit are being tested and as long as everyone stays negative until the 10 day test, I should be able to go in on January 9th.

 

The hospital is in dire straits with over 95 staff off work and isolating with covid.  I really feel for the staff in Jose’s unit as at least, before, I could help a bit.

[kazu]

5 minutes ago, StLouisCruisers said:

I just heard Betty White died this morning at her home at the age of 99.  She would have turned 100 on January 17.  She's always been a favorite of mine with her sweet but witty personality.  RIP!

 

Ahh, sad.  Sad 😢 She has been a favourite of mine too as well as many people. 💔 

 

RIP 

[Vict0riann]

4 minutes ago, kazu said:

 

There was a contact with a staff member who tested positive so the patients in his unit are being tested and as long as everyone stays negative until the 10 day test, I should be able to go in on January 9th.

 

The hospital is in dire straits with over 95 staff off work and isolating with covid.  I really feel for the staff in Jose’s unit as at least, before, I could help a bit.

 

Yes, they definitely need you there.  I'll be praying too, that everyone stays negative and that it wasn't omicron that was the exposure - that seems to be so much more easily transmitted.  

[puppycanducruise]

@kazuSo sorry the LP didn't give answers.  Praying for you.

[puppycanducruise]

24 minutes ago, StLouisCruisers said:

I just heard Betty White died this morning at her home at the age of 99.  She would have turned 100 on January 17.  She's always been a favorite of mine with her sweet but witty personality.  RIP!

 

So sorry to hear this, she was a gem.

RIP

[nancynana9950]

Happy New Year everyone!  Glad to kick 2021 to the curb!  RIP Betty White. Just short of 100 😢

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

Sad news about Betty White.  Her manager was quoted as saying he thought said live forever.   He also said he did not think she feared or dreaded dying because she wanted to be with her husband Alan Lunden again.

 

Betty lived a long life doing what she loved and making so many of us happy with her acting and great personality.  RIP

 

Lenda

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

48 minutes ago, St Pete Cruiser said:

While checking Barbados to see what Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria are doing, noticed Crystal Serenity is delayed there with reported covid cases as well. 

Keep your masks, preferable N95 and not cloth, on around anybody.

 

I'll second the advice to wear your masks and preferably N95 or KN95 masks.  I had to go into the Post Office and two stores today, fully masked, but saw very few others with masks.  Without everyone doing their part to stop the spread of Covid, sadly it will be with us a lot longer than necessary.

 

😷😷😷

 

Lenda

[highscar]

I am at present watching an old game show with Betty white participating. A gem lost. 

[highland cruiser]

Happy New Year's Eve everyone. 

Headed out for our last walk of 2021.  Chilly and windy but not raining.

Praying for you and Jose, Jacqui.  

Stay well and safe everyone.  Wear those masks.  

May 2022 be a better year all around for everyone.

🚶‍♀️🌥️🎊🌊

[aliaschief]

Traditionally we will celebrate on Iceland time and quickly retire!😁

 

[Seasick Sailor]

Happy New Year from the Rotterdam!

 

We missed our music trivia by 1 point! 😞 Rich was AMAZING! 

 

 

[bdrcole]

8 hours ago, grapau27 said:

We have just had lunch.😋

Graham.

You and Pauline have the best pizzas.

[grapau27]

2 hours ago, sailingdutchy said:

We had a wonderful  day and I had an amazing experience while on a tour with Jim Archer in Tauranga , New Zealand .

 

On April 1st  2013 while on the Oosterdam on a cruise from Auckland to Sydney to Hawaii and ending in Vancouver we landed in Tauranga and with a small group  we first stopped at one of the beautiful beaches , than went to a Kiwi farm to do some fruit and honey tasting  and from there went to Rotorua where we witnessed all of the geothermal activity in the Te Puia Whakarewarewa Valley and to the indigenous Maori Village .

 

 

 

The kiwis are grown about 5 or 6 feet off the ground ,they keep the branches tied down for easy picking of the fruit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is Jim Archer a wonderful guide who is of Maori ancestry.

 

 Just try to pronounce this Maori word in one breath ..............

 

 

 

 

 

Before we were allowed to enter the Maori Village we , the  strange looking people from a different world, had to go through a special ceremony and Jim had made me Chief of  about 100 visitors , to meet the Chief of the village .

I was guided by an older lady a village elder and I had to convince the real Chief that we had come in Peace . They had first tried to scare me with their spears , loud voices and wild dances. Everybody even DW had to be at least 5 paces behind me and than  I had to pick up a small evergreen branch off the ground after which we were than allowed to enter the Community Hall and witness a number of dances and of coarse the Haka and once I had to touched noses with all of the Haka dancers in stocking feet we were all treated to more wonderful with smiling dancers performing their routines .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the ceremony was over we saw  and smelled the spewing and bubbling earth activity all around us 

 

 

 

 

 

Before leaving the village we saw the hall where they still make all of the beautiful pieces for their homes , ceremonies and for the tourists .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I will never forget this honour Jim bestowed on me and for a long time on that cruise I was called Chief by  a number of other guests who toured Rotorua that same day. 

So I can really recommend Jim for a wonderful day in Tauranga  / Rotorua 

 

Tony 😍

Awesome photos Tony.

Thank you for posting and letting us see where you were.

Graham

[ger_77]

1 hour ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

 He also said he did not think she feared or dreaded dying because she wanted to be with her husband Alan Lunden again.

 

Oh my gosh, I'd forgotten she was married to Alen Lunden!   Now they can walk through the clouds together forever.  

 

@kazuthat's not the kind of news any of us wanted to hear; I know I'll keep praying for better results in the days to come. 

 

Smooth Sailing!  🙂🙂🙂

Gerry

[Horizon chaser 1957]

42 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

For a moment I wondered what on earth you were wearing on your head.
Then I realized it was a chandelier behind you!

Happy New Year! 😂

Edited December 31, 2021 by Horizon chaser 1957

[aliaschief]

3 hours ago, grapau27 said:

We have been out for Dinner tonight.

Graham.

It just amazes me that you can eat that large pizza for lunch and then pack down that beautiful dinner!😁 Graham maybe you could enter our annual Coney Island Nathan Hot Dog eating tournament next summer.

 

Cheers!🍾

[AncientWanderer]

5 hours ago, kazu said:

Well, I am sorry to say that my New Year is off to a bad start.  Jose’s lumbar puncture results are back and there is NOTHING there to help.  He’s being started on O.T. & physio to determine his “baseline”.  They think it’s metabolic encephalopathy.  Still working on it.  This does not bode well. 😢. I hope and pray that I am wrong.
 

 

I'm holding a positive thought, Jacqui.  A number of years ago, I became very ill -- dizzy, weak, forgetful, disoriented, vision impairment, crashed my car.  It lasted about six months and went away as mysteriously as it appeared.  I saw every kind of specialist.  Nobody had a clue.  Probably some unidentified virus.

I realize Jose's symptoms are more extreme, but the body does try to heal.  Prayers continue for Jose's improvement and strength for you.

Maxine

[rafinmd]

3 hours ago, St Pete Cruiser said:

While checking Barbados to see what Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria are doing, noticed Crystal Serenity is delayed there with reported covid cases as well. 

Keep your masks, preferable N95 and not cloth, on around anybody.

Do you have a source for the Crystal Serenity information?  There's nothing about it on the Crystal forum and the ship is supposed to be there until early tomorrow morning.

 

Roy

[SusieKIslandGirl]

@marshhawkWe had a fussy cat who didn't care for pate but would eat it if I mixed it with some warm water first. It made it much easier to lap up-a bit messy but at least she ate it.