My Cruise, Tauck Ms Joy, A review

[Maybelline True]

And now the end is here,
It's time to face our debarkation.
My friends, I'll make it clear,
I'll state the case of our vacation.
We lived a life that's full,
We traveled each canal and causeway.
And more, much more than this,
We did it Tauck's way.

On board the MS Joy,
On river's wide, the ship meanders.
Sprouted in Brussels, slurped in Antwerp,
We sailed away through all of Flanders.
Windmills dotted each charted course,
And each UNESCO stop along the waterway.
And more, much, much more
We did it Tauck's way.

And the meals, we're sure you knew,
That we bit off more, more than we could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt
We ate it up, and now we're stout.

We faced it all, and we stood tall,

And did it Tauck's way!

The Netherlands, what has it gots?
If not for tulips and forget me nots.
We saw it all, and more than this,
We took selfies with Manneken Pis.
And let the record show, it cost much dough, 

But ... we did it Tauck's way!

 

 

Well, enough of that! 

 

The message I wanted to convey is that I highly recommend Tauck, and I highly recommend the itinerary, Holland and Belgium in Spring. It's a full seven nights, either from Brussels to Amsterdam, as we traveled, or vice-versa. And it's not too late to book it for 2024, although for those compulsive planners on Cruise Critic, 2025 might be a better option.

 

The highlight of the trip, though, was Keukenhof gardens! (Koo·Kuh·Naaf just doesn't rhyme well - well, maybe whooping cough, but it made no sense.) We arrived at about 9 and departed at 2.  I really hated to leave.  It was more spectacular than I ever imagined..  

[cadburyguinness]

Love it! 
I was singing along

[Canal archive]

Absolutely b********* brilliant, thank you.

[boblerm]

3 hours ago, Maybelline True said:

And now the end is here,
It's time to face our debarkation.
My friends, I'll make it clear,
I'll state the case of our vacation.
We lived a life that's full,
We traveled each canal and causeway.
And more, much more than this,
We did it Tauck's way.

On board the MS Joy,
On river's wide, the ship meanders.
Sprouted in Brussels, slurped in Antwerp,
We sailed away through all of Flanders.
Windmills dotted each charted course,
And each UNESCO stop along the waterway.
And more, much, much more
We did it Tauck's way.

And the meals, we're sure you knew,
That we bit off more, more than we could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt
We ate it up, and now we're stout.

We faced it all, and we stood tall,

And did it Tauck's way!

The Netherlands, what has it gots?
If not for tulips and forget me nots.
We saw it all, and more than this,
We took selfies with Manneken Pis.
And let the record show, it cost much dough, 

But ... we did it Tauck's way!

 

 

Well, enough of that! 

 

The message I wanted to convey is that I highly recommend Tauck, and I highly recommend the itinerary, Holland and Belgium in Spring. It's a full seven nights, either from Brussels to Amsterdam, as we traveled, or vice-versa. And it's not too late to book it for 2024, although for those compulsive planners on Cruise Critic, 2025 might be a better option.

 

The highlight of the trip, though, was Keukenhof gardens! (Koo·Kuh·Naaf just doesn't rhyme well - well, maybe whooping cough, but it made no sense.) We arrived at about 9 and departed at 2.  I really hated to leave.  It was more spectacular than I ever imagined..  

@Maybelline Truedid you just disembark today in Amsterdam? If so, we were on the same cruise! And I couldn't have said it better (really, I couldn't possibly! 😁) it was a fabulous cruise, highly recommended. 

 

It was a great itinerary the cuisine was fabulous the tour directors and local guides were first rate, the cuisine was fabulous ... did I already say that? 

 

Anyway, let me second your remarks about Keueknhof, I had high expectations for this place, and my expectations were exceeded. 

[pontac]

4 hours ago, Maybelline True said:

And it's not too late to book it for 2024

 

Be aware though Keukenhof is closed from  Monday, May 13

 

Brilliant lyric!!

[May B]

44 minutes ago, pontac said:

 

Be aware though Keukenhof is closed from  Monday, May 13

 

Brilliant lyric!!

I think/hope the only cruises actually called tulip cruises are during the two months Keukenhof is open. I agonized over when it would be best, to see the tulips. Little did I know Keukenhof has it all planned out so tulips are always in beautiful abundance!

 

Fun review, May. Is it possible we’re related? 

[Roz]

Tauck is a first class act.

[pontac]

On 4/15/2024 at 11:57 AM, May B said:

Fun review, May. Is it possible we’re related? 

 

Anything is possible. Do you know of relatives in England?

[May B]

10 hours ago, pontac said:

 

Anything is possible. Do you know of relatives in England?

No, I don’t.

 

I meant to direct that comment to the OP. I do have a strong DNA match in Canada, but he hasn’t answered my messages.

 

[Canal archive]

Maybelline just a thought May-be a certain Chuck Berry song!

[pontac]

10 hours ago, May B said:

I meant to direct that comment to the OP. I do have a strong DNA match in Canada, but he hasn’t answered my messages.

 

Ah, I was a trifle confused, mostly tho' because I thought you were the OP, your handle being May B which my memory thought was the OPs, though going back to the top I see it is @Maybelline True

 

Shucks, I sensed the faint possibility of a future stay with you in Florida.  

[Maybelline True]

On 4/15/2024 at 1:39 AM, boblerm said:

@Maybelline True did you just disembark today in Amsterdam? If so, we were on the same cruise!

 

And who is boblerm? Is he doctor or lawya?

Tilting at windmills, like Inigo Montoya.

He hasn't a clue, O'wen that he met me.

A table at Arthur's, and Jeannie makes three.

Now he's all alone, just Bob and his cell phone,

Because that is Bob's way!

 

-MT