Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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We're in the nothing-to-see-nothing-to-do port of Santos, Brazil. Felice Patruno boarded on today and will be with us for about 10 days to Salvador. The Marina is docked behind us and officers went back & forth meeting with their counterparts, but guests couldn't (because both lines feared losing customers to the other.) The highlight was a trip to a huge mall, but walking around it for exercise was a change from deck 12. Terry Breen did her standard shoe shopping however. Big crew changeover here - Boris the sommalier (sp) leaves and Daniella replaces him. The Playbill group (Broadway at Sea group) of over 300 many of whom are stereotypical New Yorkers who wear baseball hats and unironed & untucked shirts in Compass Rose and demand everything. The staff will be happy to see them leave. Ihla Grande tomorrow which has no tours but is a beautiful location with unpaved streets and picturesque beaches and great walking paths through the rain forest. Hope the sun shines.
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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what more could i possibly say!!!
cept it is hot and hotter!!
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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Welcome to the Amazon, Victor!!
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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If Daniella is there, you are in good hands. She is one of our favorites.
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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Beth, Amazon is still 10 days north of here so the real hot hasn't happened to us yet.
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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thats correct still days away till amazon my inlaws join in rio so that part of cruise will be fun
today a tender day and very hot at ill grande
i had a bit of hangover so didnt go early but did go after lunch and it was nice to walk around where there are no cars a very pretty and quiet place but may change as this is just start of season
will update tomorrow
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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Oh, I thought you had to behave around the in laws, victor!
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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12/13/12 07:58 PM
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Beth, oh no, not from the way Victor, has described them in the past! To me, sounds like Roseanne had good training, she is so fun at night!
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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hello from another sunny beach day somewhere in brasil
you can already tell people not happy to leave in two days
my inlaws leave toronto today and will overnight in rio
anyone that knows or met them knows they may be 83 but they party all night even out party rosanne i go to bed as the next morning is not fun
and since you will all knwo soon enough i fell off no smoking wagon smoking was better than all nightmares from champix
looking for another way to quit but still much less than before
will update tomorrow from rio
ps go to mark conroys facebook page on december 17th
he will be celebrating his 60th birthday and i want all of us to wish him a happy birthday
later
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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12/14/12 06:10 AM
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Oh, NO, Victor. You have got to get off the cigarettes again. We want you around for a very long time breathing. Have you tried the electronic cigarette? I have had a lot of patients who have had success with that. Yes, the chantix does cause some people to have nightmares, so not for everyone, though it is very effective in the stopping smoking.
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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12/14/12 08:00 AM
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Will definitely wish Mark a Happy 60th, thanks for the reminder. Good Luck with the quitting smoking Victor. I took Chantix and had the opposite effect....the best, most vivid dreams, no nightmares!
Enjoy Rosanne's parents, they sound very fun!
Marcie
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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ok so now we left beautiful rio wish we had more time there but thats what cruising does just gives you a taste
in laws on board all ok new passnegers and quiet as today is sea day
will update as we go along
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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12/18/12 02:16 AM
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good morning
yesterday was sea day and today another port in brasil the in laws have not changed as they partied all day and night
oh to be 83 and still have that strength
quiet day on board as most sat in sun and enjoyed!!
will update later
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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12/18/12 03:11 AM
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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Thanks for the update Jim and the pictures. Always nice to hear what is happening on board and see familiar faces!
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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12/19/12 05:19 AM
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one day i will learn how to post pics!!
qand yes it is now different on board and fun
inlaws and myself have a very liquid evening and a loss at casino surprise!!
we had a nice tour yesterady and since we didnt sail till 10 pm rosanne and myself went back ashore for dinner
jamie told us where he was going and it was fantastic food !!
all through teh meal many mardi gra type bands came through with their loud and fun music we were told that they do this everynight until march!! wow ! so much sound and energy
all over there was music and food we did not want to leave
todayw e are at sea and arrive fortelisa tomorrow with an overnight hoping to find music and food on shore
will update
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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12/19/12 05:28 AM
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Oh Jim...That Steak Tartare looks fabulous...sometime we have to travel together! All of you...have a wonderful time.
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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Jim and Pat,
Was it only a month ago we were included in this sea day treat?? Now I can only dream of it!
Happy holidays to the two of you and please give our regards to Wolf and Cheryl (and a special hug to I Made from me...his daughter Dhara turned 4 (I think) on Dec 15. I know how sad he must be to have missed it!).
Suzanne
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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well we are just sailing fron brasil for 2 sea days last night we had dinner on shore with one staff from gift shop at 9 pm it was 90 out and humid a nice dinner filled with lots of shrimp!!done many ways todays tour was beach and doon buggys which was way too much fun not as good as dubai but some very steep hills to go down then the usual shopping and back to ship to sail at 3pm not bad after an overnight
so now 2 really sunny and hot days to come with sea days and no rain in sight
will update once skin is cooked!!!!
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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12/21/12 01:21 PM
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Great dune driving in Namibia!
"Life is far too serious to be taken seriously."
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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When we woke up early this morning the water was already brown even though we were over 100 miles from the mouth of the Amazon. We crossed the Equator at sea yesterday afternoon and will cross it 2 or 3 more times. Capt Neptune (aka Casino Manager) boards at 11:30 today, but the ceremony will be toned down. They can't dump the dirty pool water in the river and need the holding tank for sewage until Manaus. Also there is no salt water to refill the pool the desalinization system doesn't work in silty fresh water, we have to go on existing water until Manaus and they didn't want to use it to refill the pool. People have been reserving deck chairs as early as 6:30 and not returning them until 8:30 - 9:00 so Jamie finally posted the corporate 30 minute rule. Special events planned for Christmas Eve (Santorem) and Christmas Day (Boca da Valeria.) More later.
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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Jim, how's it going at trivia? Have a great Christmas.
Peggy
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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the pictures say it all a great sea day with perfect weather
today in port at 3 pm for 4 hours
they have put together a bus to see the fish market in manaus at 430 am!!!! yup 430 am to see fish
this will be fun!!
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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4:30am?!?!?! Hope it's worth it and the fish are very, very special!!! Maybe they talk???
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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On the Mariner in the Amazon the Christmas Eve dinner menu included goose & Chateaubriand. After dinner the show was the ship's cast and cruise director staff performing a medley of Christmas songs with special choreography & costumes created by the dancers for the occasion. Towards the end a large group from Housekeeping and a few from the bar staff and other departments got on stage and performed another 3 songs with the audience joining in on Silent Night.. It was a spectacular performance and at the end they came into the audience to say Merry Christmas and there were handshakes & hugs all around.
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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yes it was a great show!! now back at sea heading to manaus had a short stop in small brasilian village it is amzing as poor as they are it seems each family has 8 kids!!
there were a huge amount of kids that would took crayons/books etc on shore to some guests took candy and such but thats not good as it is not part of their diet
we have tours in manaus and as i said next am we have a 4am tour with the executive chef to see one of the largest fish markets
that will be fun to see all the different fresh fish that is caught locally
tonight we have christmas dinner in signature with another couple and the chief engineer (italian as my inlaws) so should be a fun dinner and then later we are going to a crew party paid by 4 couples on board (we are one)
the heat has not let up even though we are heading away from the equator and in two days again we head back north to the atlantic ocean
will update
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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Victor,
I'm curious about the tour with the Executive Chef . . was this something you arranged privately? And if so how did you do it? I'll be on the next South America trip . . . . .
I'd love to hear about it.
Peggy
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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In 2007 12 of us were invited by Rogerio & Cornel to go to the fish market so we just started asking the GM, F&B etc when we boarded a couple of months ago. I guess others also asked and it seems there will be about 20 going. Start inquiring as soon as you board to get your name on the limited list. Jim
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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4:30am?!?!?! Hope it's worth it and the fish are very, very special!!! Maybe they talk??? No, they don't talk but it's rumored they're great swimmers - especially those that got away!
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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A few days ago Pat & I along with Wolf & Cheryl approached the HR Mgr about sponsoring a crew party of some sort. A proposal was made to us and we recruited Victor & Rosanne and another couple to join in the sponsorship. The party was held last night (Christmas night) from 11pm until around 2am in the Mariner Lounge. Free beer, wine, soft drinks & snacks were provided and we were invited to attend. The fire door from the Atrium was closed for privacy and we sponsors joined around 11:30. Recorded music was playing and it soon became quite crowded. Sometimes it was difficult to recognize some crew members when they are out of uniform and the gals have their hair down. We stayed for about an hour and enjoyed talking informally with crew and it was a lot of fun. The Sponsors Koen & Girlfriend Everyone knows I Made 3 bar waiters Security off duty
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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Yesterday was a visit to the little village of Boca da Valeria which isn't a real village but a "stage set" for visiting cruise ships. People come from villages all around the area to sell their wood carvings and handicrafts. Guests who didn't pay attention to the lectures were passing out candy to cute kids who don't have access to a dentist and have little, if any, dental hygiene. There were also a number of kids offering to pose for a Dollar with animals poached from the wild such as sloths, caiman, toucan, monkeys, snakes etc. There were rides in motorized canoes available for $5.00pp which went around the streams to actual villages which were clean and well kept. This area is also where the pink dolphins are in abundance and we saw plenty of them from the ship and tenders.
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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Great pictures of the Crew Christmas Party, Jim. How nice of you all to do that. I know it was greatly appreciated.
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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You sponsors ROCK!! A Merry Christmas for all!
Karen Live long and prosper
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Re: VICTOR AND ROSANNE ON MARINER DEC 6 TO MIAMI FROM ARGENTINA
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yes the party was fun!!!
but i did not wake for tours so just wlked around port till rosanne came back from the tour
then we went ashore to walk around the wall to wall people and shopping stalls lots of them
but to our surprise very little if any restaurants
getting ready now for night tour then back to ship for the ealry am tour of the local fish market
and need i say hot hot and hotter and humid
tomorrow
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What a lovely thing to do I am sure the staff were absolutely thrilled! Great pictures too.
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That was so special that you sponsered the party. I'm sure this was a huge success and meant so much to the crew. They are so deserving. GOOD JOB GUYS !! (hi Cheryl & Wolf )
Marcie
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now we are sailing from manaus back north to the equator and the atlantic ocean and devils island we have 2 more stops in brasil yet to go today we wentt o the local fish market but by the time we got there most fish had already been sold but the
chef did manage to get one at 57kgs which will be on display this week before being served (dont ask the name as there are 500 species in the amazon) rosanne went to visit jungle while i just walked around the port then came the rain which not brought the humdity up tomorrow we have lunch with the incoming president to replace mark conroy there are only 8 being asked to join him and wife for brunch so i will let you know what he may say i did meet him briefly today and seems to be very approachable but i will update
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