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  1. Tamara

    4/5/04

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  3. If you're cruising to Alaska from Vancouver and are planning to spend a few days here, bring an umbrella or plan to buy one here from our fabulous selection. (it rains a lot here and we have super umbrellas!) The weather is still a little unsettled, even in mid July. It can be grey and cloudy in the morning and then hot in the afternoon, or the opposite.
  4. I think that sitting at a table with others is...an adventure. And that is really what travelling is all about, yes? Being seated with delightful people and forming friendships with people from other parts of the world is fantastic. Feeling like you've been "stuck" with horrid people is fodder for discussion later in the evening. (but we would never speak ill of others, would we? lol) I, myself, think that I am a fantastic and pleasant dinner companion, contribute glittering conversation to the table and am never boring. HA!
  5. I think that for any cruise line, not overstating services would be good. I want them to live up to their promises. I went to Alaska on HAL last year and had envisioned from the brochures (and I should know better, but still) pea soup and real hot chocolate available on deck every day, all day. I could live on good pea soup and real hot chocolate. The reality was, there was crappy hot chocolate from a machine every day and one pea soup and good hot chocolate day and you'd better get in the soup line real quick or it's gone. A small issue, perhaps, as I certainly didn't go hungry on the cruise.
  6. I went to Alaska last May on HAL. We chose HAL because we were told by experienced cruisers that it was "the" line to take to Alaska. We live in Vancouver so it was very easy. The weather when we went was sunny and warm. of all the tours available, I heard that the glacier / dog sled was the best. peopole were raving about it. Ketchikan definitely has the best shopping.
  7. I'm from a food city - Vancouver and am really a bit a of a foodie. I sailed on HAL last May to Alaska. The quality of the food was all over the place. I had the best steak but the worst King Crab Legs. Great buffet breakfast and horrid Mother's Day brunch. Desserts always good except for the baked Alaska. Over all, the food is good, given that they have to serve so many people in a short time.
  8. I have suffered from motion sickness since childhood, though much less now. I take pure ginger caps and they work great with no side effects like drowsiness and ginger is good for you, besides. You have to play around with the dosage to find what works for you, but start with one cap about an hour before being in motion and figure it out from there as to how quickly it kicks in for you and how long it lasts. I found that I didn't feel sick on my cruise, so can't say what the effects of popping ginger all day would be, but it is supposed to be good for the circulation, so....Maybe take dramamine or something like that before bed or before the afternoon snooze and take ginger the rest of the time.
  9. I have two cats and no cat proof room so I always pack the evening before a trip, but I do get my shi...oops I mean my stuff together over the week before. I put a sheet over the bed, pretending that this will prevent cat hair from getting into my suitcase, and lay out all my stuff. I edit a tiny bit as I'm putting it into the suitcase. Maybe I don't need three black sweaters, so I decide to leave one out, etc. I always pack with a list, as the one time I didn't I wound up with tops but no bottoms (and for all you naughty folks out there, means skirts and pants) and had to buy stuff.
  10. The meal that I most love having prepared for me is breakfast or brunch. I love making a nice dinner and feeding people, but really enjoy being served breakfast! I always eat a grand breakfast when travelling which I rarely do at home. Too lazy, too rushed, etc.
  11. You should pack some reading material for sure: -War and Peace (which you have always wanted to read but never found the time) -Trashy bodice-ripper novels with Flavio on the cover - all of those Star and Enquirer mags that your friend reads but you would never buy but you like reading them - the latest murder mystery novel by Ian Rankin - the latest New York Times bestseller which is sure to invite conversation with other passengers
  12. Some of you may remember that my mother-in-law couldn't find her one-use camera after our cruise to Alaska last May. Lost and found at HAL reported that nobody had turned it in and she was very upset at the loss of the photos that she took on our cruise. She was going crazy trying to figure out how she could have left it behind as we did a very thorough check of all the closets, drawers, etc. before we left the ship to make sure that we hadn't forgotten anything. Well, she went on a little trip last weekend and took the same little duffle bag that she had taken on our cruise and what do you suppose she found in one of the pockets? She feels like an absolute idiot (as well she should, perhaps) She had checked that duffle bag a dozen times for that camera. She's very happy about finding it. Sigh, I do love a happy ending.
  13. I have had a drink watching the sun go down in Greece. An incredible moment. What I love about Greece is that it is just like the postcards. The sea is as blue and the houses are as white as in the pictures. The people are fab. It was one of those perfect moments in life. There are so many people in the world that can not travel and I always feel so privileged to be able to do so.
  14. I think it might be difficult to cruise to Paris
  15. We should probably move this subject to general discussion.
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