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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 12:32 pm | 51st Post |
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Calmac wrote: cassie55 wrote: That's a good point about booking the excursions early. I can't wait to see the penguins.
I've seen the fairy penguins in Australia and they were so cute.
I've seen the ones at Edinburgh Zoo a few times 
It's incredible when you see a colony with hundreds of them. Philip Island near Melbourne has a 'march' when they come back from the sea at twilight and they all know exactly where to head to find their own nest.
It was amazing to stand there and watch them. They are such funny little things.
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tinkerbell1951
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 01:43 pm | 52nd Post |
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cassie55 wrote: Calmac wrote: cassie55 wrote: That's a good point about booking the excursions early. I can't wait to see the penguins.
I've seen the fairy penguins in Australia and they were so cute.
I've seen the ones at Edinburgh Zoo a few times
It's incredible when you see a colony with hundreds of them. Philip Island near Melbourne has a 'march' when they come back from the sea at twilight and they all know exactly where to head to find their own nest.
It was amazing to stand there and watch them. They are such funny little things.
Well, I tried to book some excursions but they said , "Oh NO...not till later" 
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cassie55
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 01:50 pm | 53rd Post |
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tinkerbell1951 wrote: cassie55 wrote: Calmac wrote: cassie55 wrote: That's a good point about booking the excursions early. I can't wait to see the penguins.
I've seen the fairy penguins in Australia and they were so cute.
I've seen the ones at Edinburgh Zoo a few times
It's incredible when you see a colony with hundreds of them. Philip Island near Melbourne has a 'march' when they come back from the sea at twilight and they all know exactly where to head to find their own nest.
It was amazing to stand there and watch them. They are such funny little things.
Well, I tried to book some excursions but they said , "Oh NO...not till later"
I haven't tried yet - I figured that 14 months out was probably a little too soon!
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Calmac
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 04:17 pm | 54th Post |
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cassie55 wrote: tinkerbell1951 wrote: cassie55 wrote: Calmac wrote: cassie55 wrote: That's a good point about booking the excursions early. I can't wait to see the penguins.
I've seen the fairy penguins in Australia and they were so cute.
I've seen the ones at Edinburgh Zoo a few times
It's incredible when you see a colony with hundreds of them. Philip Island near Melbourne has a 'march' when they come back from the sea at twilight and they all know exactly where to head to find their own nest.
It was amazing to stand there and watch them. They are such funny little things.
Well, I tried to book some excursions but they said , "Oh NO...not till later"
I haven't tried yet - I figured that 14 months out was probably a little too soon!
I was surprised that I could book 6 months out!
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tinkerbell1951
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 06:18 pm | 55th Post |
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Calmac wrote: cassie55 wrote: tinkerbell1951 wrote: cassie55 wrote: Calmac wrote: cassie55 wrote: That's a good point about booking the excursions early. I can't wait to see the penguins.
I've seen the fairy penguins in Australia and they were so cute.
I've seen the ones at Edinburgh Zoo a few times
It's incredible when you see a colony with hundreds of them. Philip Island near Melbourne has a 'march' when they come back from the sea at twilight and they all know exactly where to head to find their own nest.
It was amazing to stand there and watch them. They are such funny little things.
Well, I tried to book some excursions but they said , "Oh NO...not till later"
I haven't tried yet - I figured that 14 months out was probably a little too soon!
I was surprised that I could book 6 months out!
That's what they said ... 6-9 mos out.
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dwrist
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 06:24 pm | 56th Post |
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tinkerbell1951 wrote: Calmac wrote: cassie55 wrote: tinkerbell1951 wrote: cassie55 wrote: Calmac wrote: cassie55 wrote: That's a good point about booking the excursions early. I can't wait to see the penguins.
I've seen the fairy penguins in Australia and they were so cute.
I've seen the ones at Edinburgh Zoo a few times
It's incredible when you see a colony with hundreds of them. Philip Island near Melbourne has a 'march' when they come back from the sea at twilight and they all know exactly where to head to find their own nest.
It was amazing to stand there and watch them. They are such funny little things.
Well, I tried to book some excursions but they said , "Oh NO...not till later"
I haven't tried yet - I figured that 14 months out was probably a little too soon!
I was surprised that I could book 6 months out!
That's what they said ... 6-9 mos out.
Hi--is this cruise filling up yet??? Dave is anxious to start searching for excursions and I have to remind him it is way off yet.
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 07:00 pm | 57th Post |
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dwrist wrote: tinkerbell1951 wrote: Calmac wrote: cassie55 wrote: tinkerbell1951 wrote: cassie55 wrote: Calmac wrote: cassie55 wrote: That's a good point about booking the excursions early. I can't wait to see the penguins.
I've seen the fairy penguins in Australia and they were so cute.
I've seen the ones at Edinburgh Zoo a few times
It's incredible when you see a colony with hundreds of them. Philip Island near Melbourne has a 'march' when they come back from the sea at twilight and they all know exactly where to head to find their own nest.
It was amazing to stand there and watch them. They are such funny little things.
Well, I tried to book some excursions but they said , "Oh NO...not till later"
I haven't tried yet - I figured that 14 months out was probably a little too soon!
I was surprised that I could book 6 months out!
That's what they said ... 6-9 mos out.
Hi--is this cruise filling up yet??? Dave is anxious to start searching for excursions and I have to remind him it is way off yet. Well, hi there Skinny . You can look 'em up but you cain't book 'em  . How are ya ?
PM on its way. 
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dwrist
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 07:37 pm | 58th Post |
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tinkerbell1951 wrote: dwrist wrote: tinkerbell1951 wrote: Calmac wrote: cassie55 wrote: tinkerbell1951 wrote: cassie55 wrote: Calmac wrote: cassie55 wrote: That's a good point about booking the excursions early. I can't wait to see the penguins.
I've seen the fairy penguins in Australia and they were so cute.
I've seen the ones at Edinburgh Zoo a few times
It's incredible when you see a colony with hundreds of them. Philip Island near Melbourne has a 'march' when they come back from the sea at twilight and they all know exactly where to head to find their own nest.
It was amazing to stand there and watch them. They are such funny little things.
Well, I tried to book some excursions but they said , "Oh NO...not till later"
I haven't tried yet - I figured that 14 months out was probably a little too soon!
I was surprised that I could book 6 months out!
That's what they said ... 6-9 mos out.
Hi--is this cruise filling up yet??? Dave is anxious to start searching for excursions and I have to remind him it is way off yet. Well, hi there Skinny . You can look 'em up but you cain't book 'em . How are ya ?
PM on its way.
I wish but I will be by the time of this cruise!!!
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Calmac
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Posted: Thu Sep 27th, 2007 11:04 pm | 59th Post |
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Well, this cruise suddenly seems a lot more real. Air France changed the terms of their contract and, to keep the same fare, we had to pay IN FULL for our flights today instead of in December. At least we got a $200 drop on the cruise earlier in the week!
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Posted: Fri Sep 28th, 2007 04:09 pm | 60th Post |
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Hi Sharon, Dave & Michelle ...
Hope some people join us soon. Just back from our "weekend" and now must work hard for the next one (Tues-Fri am). Have only 3 more on the boat beofre she gets hauled for the winter then I have to start getting ready for some cruising !! Yipppeeee.
Y'all take care and hope you and yours are well.
Cinci
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cassie55
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Posted: Fri Sep 28th, 2007 04:26 pm | 61st Post |
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tinkerbell1951 wrote: Hi Sharon, Dave & Michelle ...
Hope some people join us soon. Just back from our "weekend" and now must work hard for the next one (Tues-Fri am). Have only 3 more on the boat beofre she gets hauled for the winter then I have to start getting ready for some cruising !! Yipppeeee.
Y'all take care and hope you and yours are well.
Cinci
I'm fine thanks - glad you had a good time.
I just had a minor (well actually a major panic) and thought I would have to cancel the Jewel in December. 
I think it's all OK now though....
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Posted: Fri Sep 28th, 2007 06:29 pm | 62nd Post |
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cassie55 wrote: tinkerbell1951 wrote: Hi Sharon, Dave & Michelle ...
Hope some people join us soon. Just back from our "weekend" and now must work hard for the next one (Tues-Fri am). Have only 3 more on the boat beofre she gets hauled for the winter then I have to start getting ready for some cruising !! Yipppeeee.
Y'all take care and hope you and yours are well.
Cinci
I'm fine thanks - glad you had a good time.
I just had a minor (well actually a major panic) and thought I would have to cancel the Jewel in December.
I think it's all OK now though....
M
Ny goodness, I almost had a major one as well  .
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Posted: Sun Sep 30th, 2007 09:00 pm | 63rd Post |
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I know....and when I told David, he said that HE didn't have to cancel - he would still go!
I think he was joking (well he better have been  ) but then I got my issue sorted (over-cautious HR dept!)
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Posted: Sun Sep 30th, 2007 11:25 pm | 64th Post |
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PHEWWWWWWwwwwwwhttp://www. Gotta get this rollcall jumping ... I don't know why I say that ... I will be way too busy to party and wont be able to leave the ship ... I'll be in the kiddie pool area with 3 under the age of 3 or going down the slide. Nothing is more fun than watching Nonna go down the slide
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Posted: Thu Dec 27th, 2007 07:36 pm | 65th Post |
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Hey, all! The New Year  is upon us and hope it brings fun cruising to everyone. I realize we are still pretty far out for this roll call, but I hope there will be others to join in and keep this thread hopping. It will be my first to SA and getting excited.  Havn't made my flight reservations yet. Not sure whether to stay extra days in Santiago or Buenos Aires.
I met someone on the GEM TA who told me the bus ride from Santiago to Valpraiso isn't all that bad, just take the tourbus much like those we take on excursions, I suppose. So that relived me some.
Well, sure would like to know who all will be joining us....keep in touch.
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Posted: Thu Dec 27th, 2007 10:34 pm | 66th Post |
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ristallnight wrote: Hey, all! The New Year is upon us and hope it brings fun cruising to everyone. I realize we are still pretty far out for this roll call, but I hope there will be others to join in and keep this thread hopping. It will be my first to SA and getting excited. Havn't made my flight reservations yet. Not sure whether to stay extra days in Santiago or Buenos Aires.
I met someone on the GEM TA who told me the bus ride from Santiago to Valpraiso isn't all that bad, just take the tourbus much like those we take on excursions, I suppose. So that relived me some.
Well, sure would like to know who all will be joining us....keep in touch.
My husband David and I are still on this one in November although I have complicated things hugely by leaving my job and starting a new one in January!
Really looking forward to it. It's out 1st time to S.America as well.
We met Tinkerbell on the Jewel a couple of weeks ago - it's a shame she's had to cancel.
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Posted: Thu Dec 27th, 2007 10:42 pm | 67th Post |
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cassie55 wrote: ristallnight wrote: Hey, all! The New Year is upon us and hope it brings fun cruising to everyone. I realize we are still pretty far out for this roll call, but I hope there will be others to join in and keep this thread hopping. It will be my first to SA and getting excited. Havn't made my flight reservations yet. Not sure whether to stay extra days in Santiago or Buenos Aires.
I met someone on the GEM TA who told me the bus ride from Santiago to Valpraiso isn't all that bad, just take the tourbus much like those we take on excursions, I suppose. So that relived me some.
Well, sure would like to know who all will be joining us....keep in touch.
My husband David and I are still on this one in November although I have complicated things hugely by leaving my job and starting a new one in January!
Really looking forward to it. It's out 1st time to S.America as well.
We met Tinkerbell on the Jewel a couple of weeks ago - it's a shame she's had a cancel.
Yes, it is too bad about Tinkerbell. My wife and her were PM'ing. Hope we get to meet others on the board before cruise time.
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Posted: Thu Dec 27th, 2007 10:57 pm | 68th Post |
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Guys, if you need any contact information for port excursions, feel free to pm me and I will send you the companies we used in Nov/Dec 2005 on the HAL Rotterdam. South America is a wonderful cruise experience. As far as rough conditions, we had a few hours one morning out of 16 days. Now those few hours were really rough, but still it was amazingly calm. We did pre and post stays in Brazil in Rio and Iquassu Falls, and in Santiago and then Peru where we visited Machu Picchu. Have a great trip.
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Posted: Thu Dec 27th, 2007 11:14 pm | 69th Post |
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xpcdoojk wrote: Guys, if you need any contact information for port excursions, feel free to pm me and I will send you the companies we used in Nov/Dec 2005 on the HAL Rotterdam. South America is a wonderful cruise experience. As far as rough conditions, we had a few hours one morning out of 16 days. Now those few hours were really rough, but still it was amazingly calm. We did pre and post stays in Brazil in Rio and Iquassu Falls, and in Santiago and then Peru where we visited Machu Picchu. Have a great trip.
Thanx...check you PM now.
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