I am very late putting up a review....we returned from the cruise, repacked our bags and spent four days in London, entertaining customers at Wimbledon. Then I returned to our bungalow, repacked my bag and left for my Mom's surprise 80th party in MA the next day. So....I am finally back for more than a week and will give a brief report.


We arrived at Dover cruise terminal, having used the wonderful transportation recommended by Ngaire. We were picked up promptly at our hotel and had a delightful driver who drove us, arriving around 11:45am. We walked into the waiting area and I spotted Ngaire based on her photo. We met she, Ken, Penny, Ray and others during our wait for the embarkation.

The best part of the cruise was the many new friends we made. The staff on the Voyager was fantastic.... we enjoyed everyone from the room attendants to the captain, all with smiles and eager to please. We spent alot of time with Frankie Holiday and one night, he gave us his CD which has already been played a few times. He will be on our October cruise and we look forward to more "dahlings!!"

As for Ngaire's group of travelers, we enjoyed many, having dinner the first night with Ed, Ellen and Sharon from Seattle...by chance! The days in St. Petersburg with Red October, booked through Ngaire gave us more opportunities to enjoy the company of so many fun people. I would highly recommend RO if you take this itinerary...the small groups are great and you definately see much more than the ship tours. Ray and Penny shared a guide with us in Stockholm and that was very enjoyable. One other couple we met, quite by accident shared our surname! They were an adorable pair from CA and have decided to book the Captain Dag adventure for next June. This will be great for my parents to have someone of similar age to "hang with!"

If anyone has questions, I would be happy to answer, but feel after reading Jan's and Ray's reviews that there is little else to contribute. This was a WONDERFUL trip!

Cheers, Pam

PS We are booked on ROAR 2 with Pam and Jim from SC and Jan and Charles from Lake Charles, LA! :app:

Pam & Tom:

Welcome back.

Tom requested two things from me and I'll be sending an email this week.

Still floating on fond memories!

Cheers! Ray & Penny

Ray,

I am sending a little package to Penny tomorrow. Please let me know when it arrives and don't tell her in advance. Hopefully she will not be "lurking" on this board and it will be a surprise.

Cheers, Pam

PS We too have the fondest of memories.

Pam:

My lips are sealed!

Penny only reads what I forward to her so no concern there. How kind of you and THANKS in advance.

I'll let you know when it arrives.

Cheers! Ray

Pam and Tom

Good to hear you survived the terrible ordeal of Wimbledon!! How did you cope?

I agree, Ray and Jan's reports left me feeling slightly inadequate, so just wrote a 'little' one on my ever so appreciated special "Welcome Home Lee" thread. My very own thread - how about that?

Thank you both for your great company.

Lee

Pam & Tom:

The gift for Penny arrived today and I must say she was overwhelmed with your kindness and generosity. She will be privately emailing you.

What you sent her was something she dearly wanted but on our last day in St. Petersburg we fell short of shopping time. Again, she is THRILLED.

L.C.T. people are something else. On the last day of the BLISS cruise our daughter informed us that her husband was wounded in Fallujah, Iraq on the day we left for the cruise. He sent a note to our daughter asking that our friends (L.C.T. members involved) stop sending care packages as he was inundated with packages and was placed on light duty until wounds healed
and could not get out to forward positions to distribute goodies to Marines and their corpsman.

I know that others of you have placed our SIL in your prayers...he's doing fine and back on full duty....and Penny and I wanted you to know we how much we appreciate everything you have done for our family.

We don't underestimate the power of L.C.T.

God Bless!!

Cheers! Ray & Penny
xoxoxoxox

Ray, so happy to know that your SIL had a full recovery and is back doing such an important job for all of us!! He is my hero!

Ray, your SIL will continue to be in our prayers. What a beautiful family you have! - :) Michele

Good news about your SIL's recovery - He is my hero too!!! Joanna

Ray and Penny,

I'm so thankful to hear your SIL is now doing well, such a relief to you all! Thanks for all you do!

Wonderful news, Ray! You're blessed with a beautiful family!

Ray,
After hearing about the injuries while on the cruise, we have been waiting for an update. So pleased to hear that your SIL has recovered.

Cheers, Pam