onthegogirl Posted August 11, 2007 #176 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Ruth, I have so enjoyed your adventures. That itinerary is not one I would have chosen but you made it sound so inviting that it's now on my ever growing list. Thanks again for sharing with us. Carole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Gal Posted August 12, 2007 #177 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Ruth, Thanks so much for taking us on this interesting cruise with you. I don't know if it would suit us but I have loved reading your reports. I wish you a safe trip home and look forward to reading your post cruise notes. Jennie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine91 Posted August 12, 2007 #178 Share Posted August 12, 2007 But this cruise on this ship was not the best for the solo traveller. So, I have been to some great new places, revisited some old haunts, checked a few things off my lifetime "to do" list, and am ready to look forward to the next adventure. :) Ruthless - This SO surprised me. I thought you were loving your little single cabin on the Elegant Explorer. :confused: Has everyone not been treating you "above & beyond," as we've come to love & expect from HAL staff & crew? I've loved reading about your adventures to the top of the world & look forward to January when you sail to the nether regions of this planet. You write the best stories - I feel like I'm sitting in Ocean Bar or Crow's Nest, or where ever onboard next to you. :) Then next summer we'll sail together again. Have a safe journey home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheWASide Posted August 12, 2007 #179 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Lisa, I thought Ruth was on the Prinsendam?:confused: Or perhaps she got off one ship and onto another?:D No matter where she cruises, and on what ship, the Happy Wanderer always talks a good story:) Karin :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomc Posted August 12, 2007 #180 Share Posted August 12, 2007 I can just imagine Ruth, with a rope on the stack of one ship and standing on hers, shouting "Geronimo!" and transferring in mid-ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomc Posted August 12, 2007 #181 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Ruth reports that she is back home now, suffering from jet lag and ship withdrawal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCEagle78 Posted August 12, 2007 #182 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Debbi and I made it a priority to keep up with what Ruth's been doing... It has been great to get your opinions of what you have experienced. Hopefully we will sail together again someday. Wish we could make the Antartctic cruise... just can't do it at that time... Anyway, keep posting... we enjoy it thoroughly... Paul & Debbi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Ellen Posted August 12, 2007 #183 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Welcome home Ruth! Glad you made it home - hopefully safely and without incident (one never knows with air delays/'adventures' these days). We're anxious for your recap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted August 12, 2007 Author #184 Share Posted August 12, 2007 I'm back. Back home, back to the Boards, back to reality. And back to Eastern Daylight time, too! :rolleyes: I got up at 6:00 AM Saturday in Amsterdam (after a whole 5 1/2 hours sleep; hey, someone has to close the bar :rolleyes: ) and realized that it was Midnight Friday at home. I opened my door more than 19 hours later, saw a stack of mail, the answering machine winkin' and blinkin', and my very happy kitty. I collapsed into bed about an hour later and got up this morning at 7:00. Whew! I've opened and sorted the snail-mail, deleted most of the 147 messages in the e-mail :eek: , and will deal with it all later. Three loads of laundry are done. Like I said---reality. Back. I'll have some final thoughts after I can schedule in "thinking". Give me a day or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlorenceItaly Posted August 12, 2007 #185 Share Posted August 12, 2007 ~~*Welcome Home, Ruth*~~ Get some rest, catch up on stuff, and we'll see you in a few days :). Looking very forward to your final thoughts. Did you by chance take a picture of your stateroom? Marie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted August 12, 2007 #186 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Ruth, glad you're home, safe and sound and without any air delay. That snail and email are awful to come home to. Don't know which is worse, mail or laundry? Reality sure sets in quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innlady1 Posted August 13, 2007 #187 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Welcome home, Ruth! Look forward to hearing your recap of the Prisendam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Cruises Posted August 13, 2007 #188 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Welcome home Ruth ... we know how hard it is to "get back to normal" after a great HAL cruise. Rest a lot and take it slow until you are back to yourself! Looking forward to your future postings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharonN Posted August 13, 2007 #189 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Welcome home! I'm looking forward to your final comments on your trip. Also, just realized that on your next trip I won't have to read your posts wishing I was there since I will be!:D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted August 13, 2007 #190 Share Posted August 13, 2007 er, where's my pillow chocolate? :confused: Ruth, I do commiserate. Snail and email and laundry and no pillow chocolates doesn't make for a happy home coming. I did suggest you grab some for your pillow this week.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted August 13, 2007 Author #191 Share Posted August 13, 2007 er, where's my pillow chocolate? :confused: I did suggest you grab some for your pillow this week.:D Yeah, you did. And I did bring them home, too. It's just that now there's no new ones adding to the collection. Saturday night I had one before I went to bed. See, it was 8:30, I hadn't had supper, there was no food in the house, and I was exhaused. If the others hadn't still been locked in my checked suitcase they would be memories now, too. ;) All the laundry is put away and the suitcases are back where they belong. The bills haven't been paid, but I feel like I have a handle on things now. I'll get a final report done soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted August 13, 2007 #192 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Yeah, you did. And I did bring them home, too. It's just that now there's no new ones adding to the collection. Saturday night I had one before I went to bed. See, it was 8:30, I hadn't had supper, there was no food in the house, and I was exhaused. If the others hadn't still been locked in my checked suitcase they would be memories now, too. ;) All the laundry is put away and the suitcases are back where they belong. The bills haven't been paid, but I feel like I have a handle on things now. I'll get a final report done soon. I know they're not chocolate but buy any 'stroopwafels' at Amsterdam-Schiphol airport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LAFFNVEGAS Posted August 13, 2007 #193 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Welcome Home Ruth:) I am looking forward to hearing your report of the Prinsendam. Is she now your favorite ships? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynne Myrna Posted August 13, 2007 #194 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Happy to hear that you arrived home safely, looking forward to hearing more from you. Lynne:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipity1499 Posted August 13, 2007 #195 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Welcome Home Ruth...I've enjoyed reading your posts & thank you for taking us along with you... Capt. Turner was the Master on our Prinsendam cruise also & he seemed to be so well liked by the crew..The Asst CD Christine was a lovely gal, & she interviewed several of the entertainers every few days..It was fun getting to know them..Our CD was Peter Daems & he too had such a fun sense of humor... He also did an interview with Capt. Turner.. It's a shame, you did not seem to get to interact with others on your cruise..We only had one meet & greet with our CC group...No lunches or other get-togethers...Don't know why though.. Thanks again for taking us along with you..Looking forward your next cruise..:) Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted August 13, 2007 #196 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Ruth, this is the best I can[/url] do for you! Two chocolates on your pillow.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruznon Posted August 13, 2007 #197 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Welcome home, Ruth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted August 14, 2007 #198 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Ruth, you must have gone to sleep without any chocolates. So, here's tonight's supply: :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted August 14, 2007 Author #199 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Well, as promised, I've done a more formal (you know how much I like "formal" ;) ) review. I broke it down into the topics I thought of; probably left something you care about out. If so, just ask. I'll be here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted August 14, 2007 Author #200 Share Posted August 14, 2007 The Ship Without a doubt the Prinsendam is a beautiful ship. She’s not glitzy---even by HAL standards---but she looks and feels like the ships of old. There is an attention to detail that whispers “well done”. The look of rich, polished wood, shiny brass, moldings and carvings in the woodwork, creates an ambiance that’s just my style. Now, don’t get me wrong---she needs the scheduled drydock to make necessary repairs, but doesn’t your home need a “spiffing up” every once in a while, too? If there were anything major I would change it would be to have a dome over the mid-ship Lido pool area. In cold/inclement weather it’s not a nice place to be. Getting from the forward area to the Lido Restaurant through here can be uncomfortable (or worse!). Waiting for a hamburger can be downright frigid! When the Lido pool area, and/or the aft outdoor area, isn’t comfortable it cuts way down on available seating for breakfast/lunch. Those times I found it next to impossible to find a place to sit, and I was looking only for a single seat. More in the party would have been awful. Covering the mid-ship pool area would give that much more seating. Considering the exotic itineraries this ship travels it would be nice to find a way to add a “dome-over”. The aft area has some wind-breaks on the side, and a nice canvas cover that gives some protection from the elements. I loved it out there---even when it was cold or rainy. Most of the time the music playing there was pleasant, too. I have to wonder how it’s going to work when the ship goes to AYW dining. As I reported in a previous entry the smaller, mid-ship dining room is beautiful, but is a cut-through to the larger, aft room. I wouldn’t like to have passengers passing through all the time as I tried to enjoy my dinner. In any case I don’t know that I’m ready to declare this my new “favorite ship”, but I would sail her again any time, any place and be happy about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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