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03/11/08 01:02 PM
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I cant wait until 2010. Patience is NOT one of my virtues! I have decided to do an escorted River Cruise on 12/2/09 on the AMACELLO Paris to Amsterdam. This date is after Thanksgiving and still back before about two weeks before Christmas. I will be sending out a flyer on this when I get back from the Mariner but LCT knows first. This is 3 days in Paris to start and then a 7 day cruise. They say "12" days but that includes flight time. I have a client that does a lot of river cruises and she said this was one of her favorites as the Christmas markets are so beautiful in Europe. Plus I have always heard Paris is spectacular at this time of year. AMACELLO is one of the newest ships of the Amadeus Fleet. Then we can save Prague to Budapest for 2010. I do have my web "in progress" right now and here is the page for that cruise. This web we just got up on Sunday so it will continue to improve and linking a lot right now directly to Amadeus. The web site is www.bkrivercruises.com http://www.bkrivercruises.com/christmas_wonderland_prices.htm As you can see at this time this is my choice of lines. I am going to see all these lines in August. Some more than one ship. Amadeus, Avalon, Scenic, Uniworld, Viking, River Cloud, Tauck. I like a lot of things about Amadeus and at this time I think they are a standout. Am I very excited about this new addition to what B&K does --- thanks to Betty!
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/11/08 01:22 PM
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/11/08 01:25 PM
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/11/08 03:07 PM
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I haven't done River Cruises, but Paris is wonderful this time of year and the markets are wonderful. Maybe we'll consider this too?
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/11/08 03:30 PM
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Pam
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I totally read the wrong year on this, so deleted what I said.
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/11/08 03:39 PM
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Beth
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Sounds like a fun cruise, but brrrrrrrr, a cold one!!!!! Get ready for the icicles.
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/11/08 03:44 PM
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How do you get all your purchases from the Xmas markets home? :D
Betty
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/11/08 03:54 PM
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/11/08 05:20 PM
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This looks great! After Polar Bears, it won't seem cold.
Diane 
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/12/08 07:17 AM
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Mitch
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/12/08 08:16 AM
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Brrrr--as confirmed fridgophobes, we'll be somewhere in the Caribbean or the Southern Hemisphere at this time. I guess we'll just wait until 2010 for the Prague to Budapest cruise in the late spring/summer/early fall. Maybe the dollar will recover by then...
Peggy
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/12/08 02:45 PM
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We're on as well.
Thanks, Ngaire
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/13/08 03:04 AM
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Hi.
Looks fabulous!
Marcia Slomowitz
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/13/08 04:51 AM
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Marcia
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Hi,
Actually, I'm on for 2010.
Marcia
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/13/08 06:53 AM
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I find XMAS market purchases little in size. You may want a separate suitcase for food products because many of the XMAS markets have wonderful food products that can't be shipped via hand luggage. I tried to bring things back and they were confiscated. But there are wonderful cheeses, pastas, drieds meats, confits, candies, spices and knick knacks. I love the hand blown crystal candle holders. So you have to bring one hand luggage too for fragile things. I stocked up on wonderful marinated mushrooms last year, but my sauerkraut didn't make it!! The cookies and cakes are usually to die for. I bring back loads for gifts.
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/13/08 05:17 PM
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Well, I think we are in!!!!!!! I dragged him out from underneath a sink he is installing. We LOVE this idea......
Cindy
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/13/08 05:26 PM
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:D :D I hope so Cindy - we'd love to see you both again and Paris, markets, lights, hot toddies (someone said that ;) a neat trip!!!) J and T
Joanna
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/14/08 04:35 AM
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Great news Cindy!!! Would love to cruise with you guys again! (this time though...no hurt ankle! )
Marcie
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/14/08 06:57 AM
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I am looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones. Joanna, it may be too cold for Tony to wear his elephant shorts you gave him on MUSH. Maybe we can convert the lounge into Stars and dance there at night. If all else fails, I will take my IPOD and speakers. I think Ngaire has us all together in one area-do I hear a hall party in the works?
Mitch
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/14/08 11:11 AM
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Great idea Mitch! Bound to be some hall shenanigans - I will encourage Tony to leave his Mush birthday shorts at home and bring long johns for Xmas trip - :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Joanna
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/25/08 04:55 AM
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Mitch
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Karen-
Don't we need to name this cruise and list it on the 2009 schedule? We will definitely need a thermal teapot for those who are bold and brave enough for this outing.
Mitch
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/25/08 05:13 AM
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Mitch, you are right! Let me shop for the right teapot!
Karen
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/25/08 05:24 PM
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/25/08 05:37 PM
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We are in - signed up on MAYANS.
Carolyn and Don
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/26/08 10:49 AM
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Since my husband has no interest in Christmas markets, my good friend Andie will be my roomie on this trip.
Mitch, you might get tired of seeing me next year, with this cruise and Sea 2 Sea!!
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/26/08 11:13 AM
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Andrea, this is wonderful news!!! Carolyn & Don...looking forward to meeting you too. This will be a really fun trip.
Marcie
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/26/08 12:31 PM
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Yet another "real sister" is joining us on this one also. Rae is her name and her husband Bill. They live in California. I have so many siblings I keep coming out with new ones!!!
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/27/08 03:34 AM
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This will be great fun! We are already looking forward to it.
Mitch
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/31/08 06:40 AM
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Mitch
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Karen-
I am easily confused, but this is a 2009 trip!
Mitch
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/31/08 06:46 AM
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Mitch, I am easier to confuse than you are, I am not sure what you mean? I have PARIS in the 2009 escorted cruise forum, did I put it somewhere else by mistake?
Editing to add, I moved this post to the 2009 escorted cruises forum, is that what you meant, Mitch?
Karen
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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03/31/08 08:56 AM
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You fixed it. The topic for this thread was originally "2010 River Cruise." Thanks-you are the best!!
Mitch
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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04/10/08 06:12 AM
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Hmmm??
Boy this cruise has our interest.
Jan B and I are talking about it.
Going on "FUN" kind of makes this
a little more difficult.
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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04/10/08 08:18 AM
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Hi Jim,
You and Jan should come along. Jim and I signed up for this one. And we're bringing along my mom. She's never been to Paris so this will be extra special.
Mary Ellen
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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04/10/08 11:55 AM
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Jim B
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Damn it!
Once again it looks like the dates may be wrong.
Jan was all excited about it but thought it read December 12th not December 2nd. She has her annual board meeting on December 4th. This is why we had to cancel our Cape Town to Rio cruise and move it to the Navigator "FUN".
Will see what happens!! :mad:
Jim
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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04/10/08 01:54 PM
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Hi Mary Ellen and Jim - look forward to seeing you both again and your Mom, too, Mary Ellen. Jim and Jan those annual board meetings a pain - we will be happy to see you both on either trip - or both ;) ;)
Joanna
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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04/10/08 02:19 PM
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Betty
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Jim & Jan - How did I miss you had canceled SAMBA? Weeping buckets in Houston. :mecry: :mecry:
Betty
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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04/11/08 01:27 PM
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Jim B
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Betty.
Actually we were never on "SAMBA"
Did a late 2008 on board booking with the plan of
moving it to same cruise 2009 but since that was not going to work we moved it to "FUN" March 2009.
Jan is already working on trying to get her board meeting on Nov 1st or Dec 2nd in 2009. Cross your fingers!!
Jim
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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04/11/08 01:36 PM
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Hi Jim,
I hope Jan can change her board meeting. It would be fantastic to see you two again.
Joanna: we are looking forward to cruising with you and Tony again too.
We've not managed to join a lot of Ngaire's escorted cruises because work keeps interfering but hopefully we will make this one!
Happy weekend,
Mary Ellen
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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04/26/08 11:31 PM
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Is there a roll call started? If so, we are in 313. This is just a tentative booking; all depends on where we end up moving to.
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Re: Christmas River Cruise
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04/30/08 06:22 AM
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Jim B
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WE ARE IN! :banana: :app: :app:
Guess I will start a "roll call" for this cruise.
Jim
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