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The invitation on March 6, 2023 The NCSU Sensory Service Center has a new INDOOR* taste test opportunity. This test will occur on Thursday, March 9th from 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM inside of Schaub Hall on the NC State main campus. The test will take about 30 minutes to complete. If you qualify and … Read more
For us, it’s a 3-factor decision: How much do we anticipate drinking? What kind of drink packages are available? What kind of drinks are included in each package? How much we will drink The main factor is how much we anticipate drinking, and because we’re inclined to drink more when we’re traveling with friends or … Read more
Tuesday, April 26, 2022 We woke up docked in Trieste, Italy and had breakfast comprising uneaten yogurt from yesterday and some of the fruit that’s always in the suite. The port of Trieste from our balcony: (Hover to enlarge photos. After disembarking, we hopped on a bus for a 2.5-hour ride to Venice that turned … Read more
Monday, April 25, 2022 We awoke docked in Zadar, Croatia, and we had a light breakfast since we’d had such a big one yesterday and we had an early morning, and several-hour, excursion today with an hour-long bus ride from the port to the Krka National Park. Our ship from the pier, Croatia country sign … Read more
Sunday, April 24, 2022 We are cruising the Mediterranean Sea with no port call today. Every day is a breakfast buffet, and here are some of the stations: (click photos to enlarge) In addition to the buffet each day, some specials are added to the fare. We were feeling a little festive today, so I … Read more
Saturday, April 23, 2022 We had an early start this morning with our excursion starting at 8 o’clock, so we ordered breakfast in our cabin instead of going down to the buffet. They took a minute to put a tablecloth on our table before setting everything on it. Too fancy. Here are 3 shots … Read more
Friday, April 22, 2022 Last night, an announcement was made that we wouldn’t be able to call on Capri because of inclement weather and that we’d be sailing to Naples instead. Approaching Naples this morning it was announced that there were dangerous swells and high winds that precluded us from being able to take tender … Read more
Thursday, April 21, 2022 On our way to breakfast, we passed the ship’s “puzzle in progress”—open to anyone walking by who wants to take a minute (or an hour or however long) and contribute to the effort. In the breakfast buffet area, Bob represented his hometown of Battle Creek by the cereal selections. We set … Read more
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 The port at Monte Carlo was closed due to high winds, so the captain was able to “pivot” the boat and the crew scrambled to pull together an excursion that we could take in Corsica. We were up at 6:30 this morning and went down to breakfast at about 7:30, where … Read more
Tuesday, April 19, 2022 We were up early, enjoyed the complimentary hotel breakfast, and decided to try to fit in a 2-hour city tour before leaving the hotel at noon to head to the pier. We chose the “HOP ON • HOP OFF” bus tour we’d heard about, and although we wanted to do the … Read more