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About AndiD
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Rank
Member
- Birthday June 16
Personal Info
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First Name
Andi
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Gender
Female
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State
Illinois
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Country
United States
Cruising
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First Cruise Ship
MS Ryndam
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First Cruise Year
2000
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Cruises Sailed
35
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Days Cruised
261
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Favorite Cruise Line
Princess
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Favorite Cruise Ship
Celebrity Edge
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Favorite Shipboard Activity
Ocean watching
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Favorite Itinerary
Doesn't matter - As long as I'm on a cruise!
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Favorite Port of Call
Barcelona, Spain
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Favorite Port Activity
Everything
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Places I've Cruised To
Alaska three times, Hawaii three times, Mexican Riviera, Western Caribbean six times, Eastern Caribbean six times, Southern Caribbean twice, Bermuda twice, Galapagos, Panama Canal twice, West Coast, Bahamas, Mediterranean, Norway
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Last Ship Sailed
Celebrity Apex
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Last Cruise Date
10/10/21
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Next Cruise Ship
HAL Eurodam
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Next Cruise Date
6/11/22
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Hobbies & Interests
Reading, cruising and travel in general. We are big Disney fans!
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Music
All genres of music but especially classical and jazz.
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Sports
Hockey, Football, Hockey, Baseball, Indy and Formula One, Hockey :)
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Food
Any and all, unfortunately!
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Pets
Our ever dependable fish
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Books
Me - mostly nonfiction and of course travel writing! My husband (Ed) - history
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Quotes
Breathe in, breathe out, move on.
In the midst of difficulty lies opportunity. -
Occupation
Me - RETIRED Graduate Program Director and Advisor; my husband (Ed) - RETIRED Water Treatment Engineer
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AndiD started following Roll Call Windstar Pride 9/20/22 Montreal
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Roll Call Windstar Pride 9/20/22 Montreal
AndiD replied to motorgirl's topic in Roll Calls and Group Cruises
Yes - have a great cruise. I have never sailed on Windstar but I hear it is spectacular! Please come back here and tell us all about it! -
I do love a good Casino - so love this article. Unfortunately we are not "high rollers", so don't often get casino perks, but we just enjoy spending an hour of an evening or two amid the excitement of a buzzing casino!
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Tony - are you referring to like the drink packages or dining packages. I've noticed since the restart that they are not always available this far in advance - so that may be the case here. Keep checking back. Are you working with a travel agent at all or did you book on your own? If you booked on your own you can always call Royal, and will be able to tell you when the various packages, shore excursions, etc. will open. A travel agent could also do that for you.
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Welcome, Tony! How exciting to be going on your first cruise. The Navigator is a great ship - lots of fun venues along the promenade. Is this the 3-night itinerary to Ensenada? That is a great way to test the cruising waters. My bet is that you will want to go back for more! We have been on about 35 cruises now because we absolutely love everything about it: the ships, the ocean, the ports, the food, the entertainment. Be sure to post any questions you might have - we are always happy to help! And hopefully you will find other CruiseCrazies who are going on that same cruise.
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AndiD reacted to a post in a topic: Technology is changing the way we travel, but which gadgets are best on a cruise?
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I completely agree! 🤣😂
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Viking Sky, 7-Day Adriatic & Greece - May 14, 2022
AndiD replied to Jan115's topic in Roll Calls and Group Cruises
We are very interested in this one as well! And yes - if it is from Venice and not Vienna 😅 -
I am disappointed to hear this because I think a temporary vaccination requirement will be key to safely and successfully starting up again. I personally would not cruise yet on a ship that does not require vaccinations, so I do hope that Celebrity does not follow suit - we have a cruise scheduled for October. They do not draw as many kids so it is possible they will not need to take that risk.
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When and to Where Will You Get Back to Cruising?
AndiD replied to Jan115's topic in Let's Talk Cruise!
We have four on the books: A transatlantic on the Celebrity apex that I am not above begging to see it go this October. We booked this one way before the pandemic. Next up is a South America/Antarctica cruise on the Diamond Princess (yes....that Diamond Princess,) in January 2022. We booked that after two Princess cruises got cancelled and the FCC built up, lol! Then the Viking Greece/Adriatic in May with Cruise Crazies friends, followed by Alaska with our Grandson on the Eurodam in June - one that has been cancelled and rescheduled twice now. I have plans for more, but waiting to see what the Apex does....if that cruise really sails or not... -
And that was our last cruise as well! I also regret not having booked more, but I sure am grateful that the last cruise was with such great cruise friends! I don't think I will be as hesitant to book more cruises as I used to be - life is too short....and too uncertain now!
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Carnival Ships Return to Galveston in Advance of Rally
AndiD replied to Jan115's topic in Let's Talk Cruise!
Quite possibly since I don't think their Governor is going to nix vaccines. My sister, who lives in Houston, told me that there is a hospital system there that is requiring vaccines for all of their employees by a certain date or they will be terminated. -
Unless they are allowing a small percentage for medical contraindications to being vaccinated, but I would think that would only affect about 1% of either population so yes, I think they should both at least be 99% of crew and guests!
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Carnival Ships Return to Galveston in Advance of Rally
AndiD replied to Jan115's topic in Let's Talk Cruise!
I loved sailing out of Galveston - and hoping that RCI will put a ship back there again soon as well! -
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I know that I, at least at the outset, will not cruise unless a vaccine is required, so I would not sail out of a Florida port if they are allowed to bypass that. We need to give the cruises the best possible chance of getting started again without a Covid crisis, otherwise they will end up shut down for who knows how long!
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Uh oh - so.....what do you think we should do?!