On Jan 6, 9:58 am, Peg Caldwell-Ott wrote:
> Hi Ken,
>
> Many thanks for your reply. We can highly recommend the Gem for a
> holiday sailing in out of NYC in 2008, although the Jade will be an
> alternative.
>
> You always take a big chance with the weather on any cruise,
> especially in the winter time sailing from New York. We have been
> sailing out of NYC for Christmas and/or New Year's since 2003, and
> only ran into really bad weather once--40 to 50 foot seas on the Dawn
> just before Christmas in 2004. It was very nasty, but only lasted for
> about 18 hours and she made it through well. Neither Derek, nor I,
> nor my Aunt get sick in heavy weather, but I get scared--we've found
> that hanging out near a window with friendly crew members to serve and
> offer solace works the best for me!! Much better than being roped into
> a deck chair, which was in turn lashed to the deck of Lloyd
> Triestino's Asia, when we sailed through a typhoon for 3 days back in
> 1967 on my first "cruise"--35 days from Bombay to Hongkong and back
> again!! "Always best to be where you can see the horizon" as my Dad
> used to say!!
>
> We are doing a harbor dinner cruise with Ben Smith in February for our
> 15th anniversary, but will miss the 3 Queens--unfortunately!!
>
> Cheers for 2008!!
>
> Peg
>
> www.pegndereksnorkeling.com
>
> "Scientists' say intelligent life
> sprang from the sea.
> Really intelligent life returns to
> the sea every now and then."
>
> >Happy years years Peg . I saw you off on the Gem , from the ferry
> >heading back to NJ .I'm trying to talk my wife in to a Holiday cruise
> >next year .The Noordam and Gem are both in today .Not a bad day
> >weather wise to go on a cruise from NYC in Jan. . I"m booked a a
> >dinner boat for the 3 Qweens 1/13/08 should be great .Welcome home .
> >Ken G..........>
Hi Peg i am really looking forward to going on the Noordam in
Feb .Never did a winter cruise from NY.The weather dosn"t bother me .
I like feeling like your on a ship on the ocean. I remember as a young
boy growing up in in the early 60"s ,in Hoboken i would go dawn to
HAL"s 5th st pier in Hoboken in the wintertime to watch the night time
sailngs.The New Amsterdam of 1938 still my favorite ship of all
time .Maybe the best Art Deco ship ever ! I also seen the then brand
new Statendam & Rotterdam also go out at night time with NYC as the
back drop and a chill in the air and wondering someday i"m going to do
that !! I"m looking forward to the 3 Qweens should be great .Bill Mill
will be on the Victoria when they go . Tell Ben i said hi .Thinking
about the Gem for next X Mas .Been on NCL 7 times .Just not on them
under Star Cruises .How was the redone pier 88 .Do you find it better
now getting on and off ?
Ken G....................>
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