I haven't seen any posts by him for quite awhile; don't know what's up with him. My family is leaving today for an Alaskan cruise on Holland America. We'll be in his city on June 4th from 7AM till 6PM. If possible I'd love to meet him. I know 2 people in STL who know him (Mark G and Karen T). If anybody can get this info to him, I'd appreciate it.
He's on facebook. Have you tried contacting him there?
Well, the trip's over. I'm not on facebook. I would have loved to see him, but I wouldn't be surprised if he stayed as far away from tourist stuff as he could. We got off the boat and there's this guy in a bear costume and a photographer asking if you want your picture taken with the bear. Huh?
Overall, the cruise was fantastic. My wife put it together as a 60th birthday present to me we could all share. She got online, made phone calls and got all 5 of us on it very cheaply. We checked and it would have cost more for me and my wife alone to go to New Orleans one way on a riverboat than it cost for us and our 3 kids to do the cruise, including airfare and what we spent on the boat.
We'd never been on any cruises before so we have nothing to compare it with. Security was just as tough getting aboard the cruise ship as it was at the airport. Also, they wouldn't accept cash on the ship. Our state room cards doubled as debit cards for whatever we bought. Most food was free, but alcohol and casino required those cards. Same for gifts and souveniers (sp). It lasted a week, Seattle to Juneau and back, over 2000 miles total. We also stopped at Sitka, Ketchikan, and Victoria, BC. We heard that the average age on Holland America cruises is 76. We hoped we'd be first in line a lot. It was OK.
Travel relieves stress on some levels, but creates it on others, if for no other reason than you're away from your comfort zones, but that was not as bad here. There was so much to do. The only reason we were at our staterooms was to sleep, other than watch DVDs. This boat has 10 decks. It's a big chunk of change to go, but add it to your bucket list. Lots of fun.
sounds awesome johniam. I know people love Alaska when they visit it, my parents did too, back in the late 80s, they just loved it. I never go anywhere and I just can't flippen wait to go to Israel. lol.
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He's on facebook. Have you tried contacting him there?
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Well, the trip's over. I'm not on facebook. I would have loved to see him, but I wouldn't be surprised if he stayed as far away from tourist stuff as he could. We got off the boat and there's this guy in a bear costume and a photographer asking if you want your picture taken with the bear. Huh?
Overall, the cruise was fantastic. My wife put it together as a 60th birthday present to me we could all share. She got online, made phone calls and got all 5 of us on it very cheaply. We checked and it would have cost more for me and my wife alone to go to New Orleans one way on a riverboat than it cost for us and our 3 kids to do the cruise, including airfare and what we spent on the boat.
We'd never been on any cruises before so we have nothing to compare it with. Security was just as tough getting aboard the cruise ship as it was at the airport. Also, they wouldn't accept cash on the ship. Our state room cards doubled as debit cards for whatever we bought. Most food was free, but alcohol and casino required those cards. Same for gifts and souveniers (sp). It lasted a week, Seattle to Juneau and back, over 2000 miles total. We also stopped at Sitka, Ketchikan, and Victoria, BC. We heard that the average age on Holland America cruises is 76. We hoped we'd be first in line a lot. It was OK.
Travel relieves stress on some levels, but creates it on others, if for no other reason than you're away from your comfort zones, but that was not as bad here. There was so much to do. The only reason we were at our staterooms was to sleep, other than watch DVDs. This boat has 10 decks. It's a big chunk of change to go, but add it to your bucket list. Lots of fun.
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glad the cruise was overall fantastic for you and yours
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sounds awesome johniam. I know people love Alaska when they visit it, my parents did too, back in the late 80s, they just loved it. I never go anywhere and I just can't flippen wait to go to Israel. lol.
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