I HAVE MADE A FEW CHANGES TO THE ITINERARY

Yes, I have just returned from a wonderful 18-day cruise from Santiago de Chile to Ft Lauderdale, FL, on Holland America's ms Veendam.

And now I am off again for a seven-day cruise from Montreal to Boston on Holland America's ms Maasdam.  This time Will is going with me and we will also be spending three days in New York and four days in Virginia (one in Cobbs Creek and three in Richmond) after the cruise ends.

I look forward to this trip not only because Will is accompanying me (actually it's a belated gift for my 65th birthday in January 2012), but because we have been upgraded to a Neptune Suite on the Navigation Deck of the Maasdam.  Not only is the suite twice as large as the usual stateroom, with an extra large veranda as well, but it comes with many special priveleges:  e.g. complimentary laundry service, private lounge on the Navigation Deck, complimentary hors d'ouerves and drinks in our stateroom, special embarkation and tendering services, cocktails with the Captain and Ship Officers.  Sometimes it pays to be a loyal customer!

May 2013

17   Fri       6:30am  Lv Tucson                                         

                  12:57pm  Av Atlanta

                   2:45pm  Lv Atlanta                                        
                   5:23pm  Av Montreal  / Hyatt Regency Hotel

                                                                                                               

18   Sat      4:00pm  ms Maasdam Lv Montreal / Neptune Suite 002                                       
                                           Cruising St Lawrence River

19   Sun     7:00am  Av Quebec

                   5:00pm  Lv Quebec                                                                                          

20   Mon     Crusing Gulf of St Lawence

21   Tue      8:00am  Av Charlottetown, PEI                      

                   5:00pm  Lv Charlottetown

22   Wed    8:00am  Av Sydney, NS                                 

                   4:00pm  Lv Sydney

23   Thu      8:00am  Av Halifax, NS                                  

                    4:00pm  Lv Halifax

24   Fri       8:00am  Av Bar Harbor, ME (tender landing)     

                   5:00pm  Lv Bar Harbor

25   Sat      7:00am  Av Boston  / disembarkation                                    

                   9:40am  Lv Boston (South Station) / Amtrak 161 
                   1:44pm  Av New York (Penn Station) / Hyatt Regency Hotel

26   Sun     New York

27   Mon     New York

28   Tue      7:05am Lv New York (Penn Station) / Amtrak 79

                   11:57am  Av Fredericksburg, VA (FGB) / Budget rental car
                    2:00pm  Lv Fredericksburg
                    4:00pm  Av Cobbs Creek, VA / Gail and John Ziemba 

29   Wed     1:00pm  Lv Cobbs Creek / Budget rental car                                 

                    3:00pm  Av Richmond / Richard Priebe

30   Thu       Richmond

31   Fri         Richmond

June 2013

1    Sat          2:22pm  Lv Richmond                                      

                      4:04pm  Av Atlanta
                      8:06pm  Lv Atlanta                                         
                      9:03pm  Av Tucson