jacketwatch

Thank again for a great review Percy. very well done!

Percy

I have to Thank You jacketwatch for your help in answering my myraid of questions about the Baltic Cruise you too in June.

Your comments were most helpful as always and I appreciate your help very much.

Thanks Again

Take Care
Percy

Oh yes, you mentioned about the Ice Palace in Stockholm ( that Bar that is at minus 5 C), well I did not do the one in Stockholm...BUT I did the one in Copenhagen.

It is only 2 blocks from the Town Hall Square.
It is called the "Ice Bar".
It is located in the Hotel 27...so for those that go there , just ask for Hotel 27 ( Big white and black signs of "27" on the building!!)

Percy

jacketwatch

Thank you. I didn't know Copenhagen had one. BTW in the latest issue of Time mag. countries are ranked according to their "freedom quotient" so to speak. Denmark is actually #1. Pretty interesting.
I am happy to answeer any questions too. No worries, eh.

Percy

Thanks jacketwatch,I will look at the
Time magazine.

Good Night

Percy

jacketwatch

BTW Percy do you have any plans for upcoming trips? We are hoping to try the Caribbean again next summer on one of those RCI Voyager class ships.

Percy

jacketwatch:

I guess I am destined to follow you as I am also thinking of the Caribbean next year.

I will pick my port carefully as there are certains ports I want to see, and for other it does not matter.

( Oh yes that Ice Bar in Copenhagen,I went in without a shirt !!!! heck it was only minus 5 C...piece of cake !!)

Good Night
Percy

jacketwatch

And I bet you felt hot there too. Talk to you later, Larry

jacketwatch

Later is now The coffee has kicked in. So what are you thinking of for the Caribbean? We are pretty zoned in on the AOS in early June for port and date reasons. I just hope all of us can get the time off together. Also I really want to try one of those Voyager class ships. They look amazing! Larry

Percy

Hi jackewatch:

I have not looked at the Caribbean yet ,but will do so about after Christmas.

What is AOS.?

I do want to go to Barbados and Dominical and Puerto Rico..hope I can get all three on the same crusie.

will keep you posted.

Yes,I was sweating inside without my shirt on... so they made me put on this blue silver fur lined park and Hood..to cool me off !!!!

Take Care
Percy

jacketwatch

That is the name of the ship, the Adventure of the Seas. Its a voyager class ship by RCI and they are suppose to be really nice. Actually many ships begin their cruises in PR and I think Carnival has one, or at least they used to have one that went to Dominica and Barbados. Many ships go to Barbados but fewer to Dominica. If you embark from PR try to spend some time there. There is alot to see and what Iliked especially was the old Spanish fort of El Morro. From its top are great views of SJ harbor. PR also has a rain forest as well. All in all its a nice tourist destination. Cheers, Larry

jacketwatch

I just checked. The Carnival Destiny has two cruises, one which embarks from SJ and stops in Barbados and Dominica and another which embarks from Barbados and stops in Dominica. I saw this from the June/2008 schedule. We took this cruise BTW only ours stopped in Martinique instead of Dominica. The Destiny is a really nice ship and all in all we were very pleased. Cheers, Larry

Percy

Thanks jacketwatch:

I will for sure keep those points in mind.

I will ge the booklet for the Royal Caribbean and see what they have.

I have been to some of the Caribbean Island and have done the Panama Cruise.

I will try not to duplicate some of the places I have already been to,but it is rather difficult as you have to hit some of those ports...it is hard to avoid them all.

Thanks Again
Good Night
Percy

jacketwatch

Duplication can be an issue. The AOS cruise we are considering stops in three ports we have not been to so this is a winner for us.
Cheers, Larry

Percy

Jacketwatch:

Do you mean the one that leaves out of Miami or the one that leaves from Galveston!?

So the are shutting down the Tahiti Princess....maybe this small ship could not take those trubulent water at time ..I wonder why?
Percy

jacketwatch

I am not sure aout the TP really. All I know is what I heard and that is they decided to not renew their 5 yr. contract for FP due to issues about transporting supplies to Papeete and for immigration hassles there for there crews. I do wonder how the TP will do motion wise in Alaska and then on its 109 day world cruise. Hmmm. As for the destiny see the link for what I was referring to. One is out of PR, the other out of Barbados.
http://cruises.travel.yahoo.net/cs/F...6|9&CV=566
Cheers, Larry

jacketwatch

I have no idea how the AOS showed up in that link. That is I searched on Yahoo! by cruise line, Carnival only. Perhaps its fate telling you to join us on the AOS.

Percy

Thanks for the info jacketwatch.

Boy for that 109 day trip around the world it seems like the Tahiti Princess is too small.!!

Well I am just looking into some of the Carribean Cruises.
It seems Princess has some 7 day, 10 day and 14 day cruises.

I do not want to go out of Fort Lauderdale as I have been there twice and I usually like to come a few days early and enjoy the departure city also.

I have to look at Celebrity yet also and see what they have to offer for next year.

I have been to the Western Caribbean and done the Panama Canal and the Mexican Riviera... so now it will be only Eastern Caribbean.

There is lots of time and I am one of those !!!!
Have a nice day
Percy

jacketwatch

I too wonder about the size of that ship for a world tour. Don't misunderstand me she is a beauty but we felt lots on motion on her last yr. Good luck with the planning Percy. Anticipation is half the fun, maybe more.
Cheers, Larry

Percy

Yes,, it is the planning that keeps me interested,soI am sloooooowly looking.
Percy

libraryladyc

Loved your trip report. Hope that I can get there next year. I want to see the Alexander palace in Pushkin. Was there any mention of that one or any chance to substitute (or wander off) from the Catherine palace?