I’m going to start by apologizing profusely for taking so long to follow-up after our cruise last December. I was diagnosed with a severely herniated thoracic disc (T7/T8) just prior to leaving for our trip. I secured the blessing from my doctor to travel as long as I didn’t lift anything heavy (drink glasses were OK) or overdo the activities (lounge chair reclining was good) and knew that when I returned home I’d be dealing with my options to get my back situation resolved. It turns out that in my case surgery is too risky (disc herniated directly onto my spinal cord) so I’ve had many weeks of PT to strengthen my back and learn how to manage the pain. It’s gone very well and my outcome has been good.

Thank you all for sharing your drink recommendations. I thoroughly enjoyed trying ALL of the drink suggestions that you made and, while cosmos came out ahead, the rest were very good (chocolate martini – yum!) and I didn’t have a bad drink the entire cruise. Actually, the entire cruise on the Navigator was wonderfully relaxing and just what we needed at the time. So much so that we are booked on her again this coming December.

Again, sorry it took so long to respond back. I will try to do better in the future.

Sandee