Category Archives: North America

Regular menu sample

Posted on July 17, 2015 by patmathews

So many choices every day.  And there are also 2 specialty restaurants on board..Toscana for Italian and Polo Grill for steak and seafood. A P P E T I Z E R S Sturgeon Caviar with Buckwheat Blinis and Traditional … Continue reading →

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Canyon Ranch menu

Posted on July 17, 2015 by patmathews

Martha asked about the food.  Here is a menu selection from Canyon Ranch.  Regular menu to follow. H E A L T H Y L I V I N G C H O I C E S by A P … Continue reading →

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Saint John, New Brunswick

Posted on July 17, 2015 by patmathews

July 17 Another gorgeous day.  Walked to the reversing falls park and overlook, then found fast internet at the City Market.  Something like the Reading Terminal Market but much smaller. At the Bay of Fundy, the tides are like nowhere … Continue reading →

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Bar Harbor

Posted on July 17, 2015 by patmathews

July 16 Spent a wonderful morning touring Arcadia National Park via carriage ride.  There are 57 miles of protected trails for carriages, hiking and bikes, just beautiful. Hiked on Cadillac Mountain, this is the view from there. Picture taking on … Continue reading →

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Boston

Posted on July 17, 2015 by patmathews
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Another day in New York

Posted on July 16, 2015 by patmathews

First, we visited the 9/11 memorial. The footprints of the two towers are now sunken waterfalls with the inscriptions of the people whose lives were lost on September 11, 2001. Very moving. We visited the tenement museum on the lower … Continue reading →

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Boston

Posted on July 16, 2015 by patmathews

Boston, July 15We were hoping to see the famous tower of snow-the snow that accumulated to 75 feet over the winter- but it finally melted yesterday, revealing 80 tons of garbage that got swept up with snow removal after the … Continue reading →

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Excitement in NY

Posted on July 13, 2015 by patmathews

Loved the show yesterday. A bonus was that we saw Ken Watanabe’s last performance and Michelle Obama and her mother were seated 4 rows in front of us! Explored the 9/11 memorial this AM.  Explanation and more pics to follow.

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New York, New York

Posted on July 12, 2015 by patmathews

The Sailed into New York harbor one hour early today, July 12. Beautiful view of the Verazzano bridge and then we sailed under it.  Passed the Statue of Liberty and then on to our pier at 50th and 12th. In … Continue reading →

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Norfolk, VA

Posted on July 11, 2015 by patmathews

July 11 Arrived in Norfolk, you can see the Harry S. Truman as you pull into the harbor and the Wisconsin berthed right next to our ship. This is the largest navy base in the world and one of two … Continue reading →

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