Rare YVRteacher Posted July 10 Author #476 Share Posted July 10 Day 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 10 Author #477 Share Posted July 10 Guess what? The Island Princess turns 21 tomorrow and there is going to be a party! Cake, cocktails, confetti and the captain will all be involved. Cake! I love cake! 16 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sugar Magnolia Posted July 10 #478 Share Posted July 10 42 minutes ago, YVRteacher said: Guess what? The Island Princess turns 21 tomorrow and there is going to be a party! Cake, cocktails, confetti and the captain will all be involved. Cake! I love cake! And she has reached drinking age! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonaperson Posted July 10 #479 Share Posted July 10 1 hour ago, YVRteacher said: People are being quite rude and loud as they complain to guest services. My philosophy is to never yell or raise my voice when expressing a concern, especially when the listening ear did not cause or have anything to do with the problem. Agree always better to be pleasant to guest services, a pleasant person is going to get farther compared to loud & rude. I would however go to the shore excursion desk during open hours to “ log” your shore tour displeasure from today. Or try to call from your cabin,hallway, bar, etc. and get a senior shore staff crew member to address your concerns.If you have not already. I know you said you spoke to someone,but they argued with you & perhaps that was while onshore. I would have a superior contact you and get your complaint forwarded in writing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 10 Author #480 Share Posted July 10 I did. I just went there now and calmly registered my concerns. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 10 Author #481 Share Posted July 10 Sadly, the captain announced this afternoon that our two Greenland ports, Qatortoq and Nanortalik, have both been cancelled. They are the reason why I booked this cruise. Of course I understand that things happen, but I’m still allowed to be sad and disappointed with this turn of events. There were huge mess ups with the water shuttles today and many people could not get off the ship for their excursions. Those who did leave the ship later this afternoon faced a two hour wait for a water shuttle back to the ship. We have not been able to depart St. Anthony’s because there is a wire caught on our starboard anchor. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonaperson Posted July 10 #482 Share Posted July 10 @YVRteacher There’s only a thank you button, a laughing face and a like button to your above post .I am giving it a sad face. So sorry to hear about everything that has happened today and no Greenland. I wonder why they can’t go to Greenland they’ll get the wire off the anchor, won’t they? 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwegianprincess Posted July 10 #483 Share Posted July 10 1 minute ago, YVRteacher said: Sadly, the captain announced this afternoon that our two Greenland ports, Qatortoq and Nanortalik, have both been cancelled. They are the reason why I booked this cruise. Of course I understand that things happen, but I’m still allowed to be sad and disappointed with this turn of events. There were huge mess ups with the water shuttles today and many people could not get off the ship for their excursions. Those who did leave the ship later this afternoon faced a two hour wait for a water shuttle back to the ship. We have not been able to depart St. Anthony’s because there is a wire caught on our starboard anchor. Oh, no! So sorry for you! Off course you’re allowed to be sad and disappointed. Could there be another Iclandic port added as a substitute for the two you’re missing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare azbirdmom Posted July 10 #484 Share Posted July 10 18 minutes ago, YVRteacher said: Sadly, the captain announced this afternoon that our two Greenland ports, Qatortoq and Nanortalik, have both been cancelled. They are the reason why I booked this cruise. Of course I understand that things happen, but I’m still allowed to be sad and disappointed with this turn of events. There were huge mess ups with the water shuttles today and many people could not get off the ship for their excursions. Those who did leave the ship later this afternoon faced a two hour wait for a water shuttle back to the ship. We have not been able to depart St. Anthony’s because there is a wire caught on our starboard anchor. Oh no! Is it weather related or something with the ship? Any alternate ports under discussion? Hope they can figure out the anchor problem soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 10 Author #485 Share Posted July 10 Oops. The correct spelling is Qaqortoq. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesea777 Posted July 10 #486 Share Posted July 10 (edited) Hey Y! I’ve been on the sidelines reading your fab reviews about Island Princess and great photos! Keep it up! Now it’s time for you to realize the real reason your ship is skipping Q and N in Greenland … if you haven’t been told. NONE of the ships that had Q & N on their itinerary have been able to reach either ports so far this year due to ice. They were able to reach and port at Nuuk even if it wasn’t in their itinerary. Hopefully you’ll be able to get to go to Nuuk. I read elsewhere in CC (can’t remember where) that the global warming is the culprit that the glaciers have been calving more this year, producing large icebergs to float out … a real danger to cruise ships! A real disappointment I can imagine - we also missed Greenland (3 ports) 2 years ago - weather related - and we went to 4 ports in Norway instead. Edited July 10 by bluesea777 8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare www3traveler Posted July 10 #487 Share Posted July 10 Hi, Have you heard from Dad? Very hot where I live (101 F at 3:23 P.M). Supposed to cool to about 95 by Saturday. No real cooling until about the 1st of August or so. Lots and lots of wildfires burning. I hope they get the anchor freed from the wire soon. Not fun. So about your Greenland cancelations. BIG BIG BIG BIG HUG Love and prayers always 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mking8288 Posted July 10 #488 Share Posted July 10 Oh mine, that's really 😞 and lots of ships at "nearby" Iceland ports, including Reykjavik Looks like ship has finally departed from St. Anthony 👌 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Globaler Posted July 10 #489 Share Posted July 10 1 hour ago, YVRteacher said: Sadly, the captain announced this afternoon that our two Greenland ports, Qatortoq and Nanortalik, have both been cancelled. They are the reason why I booked this cruise. Of course I understand that things happen, but I’m still allowed to be sad and disappointed with this turn of events. There were huge mess ups with the water shuttles today and many people could not get off the ship for their excursions. Those who did leave the ship later this afternoon faced a two hour wait for a water shuttle back to the ship. We have not been able to depart St. Anthony’s because there is a wire caught on our starboard anchor. You have every right to be disappointed. I feel your pain we had Santorini and Kotor cancelled. We had Chiana and Bar but they were very poor substitutes. I understand it is a cruising hazard but it doesn’t make things any better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 10 Author #490 Share Posted July 10 1 hour ago, www3traveler said: Hi, Have you heard from Dad? Very hot where I live (101 F at 3:23 P.M). Supposed to cool to about 95 by Saturday. No real cooling until about the 1st of August or so. Lots and lots of wildfires burning. I hope they get the anchor freed from the wire soon. Not fun. So about your Greenland cancelations. BIG BIG BIG BIG HUG Love and prayers always Yes, my dad emailed to say he wrote a reply to my last email (I copy and paste what I write here and send that to him with the photos included) but it was so hot he forgot to hit send. He also responded to what I wrote about forgetting to eat lunch yesterday. He thinks this is hilarious and used lots of exclamation marks in his response. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 10 Author #491 Share Posted July 10 Official invitation! I feel like I’m in grade 5. Grade 5 was a great year for birthday party invites. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 10 Author #492 Share Posted July 10 Official notice. Has anyone been to Nuuk? Any recommendations? 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyskie Posted July 10 #493 Share Posted July 10 2 hours ago, YVRteacher said: Sadly, the captain announced this afternoon that our two Greenland ports, Qatortoq and Nanortalik, have both been cancelled. They are the reason why I booked this cruise. That is so sad but understandable if safety is involved - we've had that happen to us but only once, not twice. 😔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 10 Author #494 Share Posted July 10 There were big trays of chocolate chip cookies and peanut butter cookies in Horizon Court tonight. My theory is the captain asked the chief baker to make extra since we would need consolation cookies. 4 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesea777 Posted July 10 #495 Share Posted July 10 It’s great that you are able to go to Nuuk. You’ll be docking there. Nuuk is the capital of Greenland. Its old name was Godthåb. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 11 Author #496 Share Posted July 11 I had researched Qaqortoq and Nanortalik. Thank goodness for the excellent wifi here on the Island Princess so I can do a little bit of reading and preparing. Oh, I wonder if there is a tattoo parlour in Nuuk… 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JIMESOPUS Posted July 11 #497 Share Posted July 11 @YVRteacher Yes 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare laudergayle Posted July 11 #498 Share Posted July 11 1 hour ago, YVRteacher said: Oh, I wonder if there is a tattoo parlour in Nuuk Oh my..of course. What are your thoughts about your image? YOLO. ?? YOLO Is that no longer cool to say? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 11 Author #499 Share Posted July 11 (edited) We can still say YOLO and have it be cool! I have some ideas for the design… I’ve been reading and they won’t do the traditional Inuit tattooing (poke and stick method) on a non-Inuit person. They also only take cash so I would need to get some Danish kr. Edited July 11 by YVRteacher 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 11 Author #500 Share Posted July 11 I have some Princess questions. On sea days Sabatini’s becomes Alfredo’s Pizza. I have two free casual meals. Do I need to reserve Alfredo’s or just show up? Tomorrow one of the activities is watercolour speed painting. Has anyone done this? I thought Princess had enrichment lectures that connected to our itinerary. So far the lectures have all been about Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan and Mongolia. Is this typical? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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