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AFTER ALL THE PLANNING AND ANTICIPATION, OUR WAIT IS JUST ABOUT OVER! #8949 05/06/06 02:16 PM
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Doing the Deilmann Doc Dance!!! Just received our docs about 5 minutes ago!!! REALITY IS SETTING IN...3 WEEKS FROM TOMORROW AND WE ARE OFF TO LONDON/PARIS AND RIVER CRUISING ALONG THE SEINE!!!


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Congrats, Denise. I do hope you enjoy your River Cruise. Can't wait to hear all about it. Have a great time.

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Denise, you are going to have such a grand time!! 3 weeks will fly by in no time!!


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Denise,
I just know your are going to have a wonderful time, and I can't wait to hear all about it!

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Have an incredible time, and take TONS of pictures!

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Denise, SO exciting when you get those docs! Can't wait to hear of your adventure, and you must take lots of pictures for us to enjoy when you get back!

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Denise...how wonderful! I'm so excited for you...can't wait to read your "river mail"!


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Wishing you the best trip ever........

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Sounds wonderful, Denise!


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Congrats Denise. I'm sure you and Alan will have a wonderful river cruise in a few weeks.


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Oh Denise, you and Alan really deserve this trip. You will have a wonderful time without a doubt. We are really thrilled for you!

We'll look forward to getting together when we get back and sharing the experiences! cheer


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Have a great time Denise, I know you will as you always get the most out of every experience.

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Have a great time Denise! I'll be waiting to read your comments about Deilmann and river cruising!

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Have a great trip, Denise!! Dancing the doc dance with you!

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Congratulations Denise!! I'm sure you and Alan will have a wonderful time, can't wait to hear about it - a River Cruise is one of our hopes sometime in the future.


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Oh Denise, this is fantastic news! Start packing! I can't wait to hear all about it. Enjoy! Enjoy! - :) Michele


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Denise, hope you have a wonderful time and give us a detailed trip report. I get brochures from Viking all the time and was curious if those cruises were good.

I don't know if you will get a chance but if you do, make sure you see http://www.vaux-le-vicomte.com/ and http://www.a-castle-for-rent.com/castles/chenonceau.htm. Those are two of my favorite chateau. Vaux-le-Vicomte was built by the same architect that built Versailles and the history of the owner is very interesting. The Carriage House is not to be missed and the gardens were very nice. It is located just south of Paris off the N6 and looks like it might be an excursion on your Seine cruise if it takes the southern route.

Also about 8 km south of Paris is The Roseraie du Val-de-Marne in l'Haÿ-les-Roses. The most beautiful rose gardens I have ever seen. It's definitely worth the time to visit there.
http://www.rff.org/~daly/roseraie.htm

Enjoy!

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Denise,

Todd and I wish you an Alan an amazing cruise experience. I can't wait to hear all about it when you get back. As you know, a river cruise is way up there on my list and I'm dying to hear what you think of it. It seems like a wonderful blend between cruises and a land trip. Unpack once, but get to spend more time in different places and perhaps really get a sense of things. (Rather than getting just enough of a flavor to know you want to return some day.)

Have a wonderful wonderful trip!!!

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Denise: Congratulations on your docs - 3 weeks will fly by! You'll be missed but I know we'll have fun and interesting reports to enjoy upon your return - have a wonderful trip - Joanna


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Congratulations Denise! You and Alan are going to have such a fantastic time!! Wish we were going with you!


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Denise, I can't think of anything original to add but I just know you're going to have the BEST time! Looking forward to hearing all about your fantastic adventure (and I promise to bore you silly about mine). Lee

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Lucky you! Have a great time!


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Oh, to be a stow-away...


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Congratulations Denise. I can't wait to hear about your river cruise. I know that you and Alan will have a wonderful time. Enjoy!


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Thanks to you all for sharing in our excitement!

Karen1029, Thanks for your suggestions! Don't know if time will allow, but we will try to take in as much as we can, if possible.

This trip has been relatively easy to plan; however, there are a few things to wrap up. We've sailed, exclusively, on RSSC for the last 4 years. All of those fantastic cruises have been with LCTers. So, Deilmann will be a very new experience for us! Posted on the Riverboat Cruises board on CC are some very favorable Deilmann trip reports. We feel confident that Deilmann will meet and possibly exceed our expectations! If it does, there will be more river cruising in our future.


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Denise, What a fabulous trip to look forward too!! Wishing you and Alan a perfect cruise.


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Denise,
Have a fantastic trip. I'll look forward to reading about your adventure upon your safe return.
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Let the count down and packing begin! Can't wait to hear all about it. Hope you and Alan have a fabulous time!!!!! :woh:


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Denise,

Enjoy the doc dance and more importantly, your cruise. Anxiously await your review....river cruises are of interest to us too.
Cheers, Pam

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Have a wonderful cruise D! Can't wait to hear all about it.


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THANK YOU, Cindy, Greg/Gretchen, Miriam, Pam and Robert! We truly appreciate your good wishes!


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How wonderful for you and Alan to do the doc dance again, Denise! Is it a waltz this time in honor of the river cruise? :3smile: It will be here before you know it. Cheers, Anne

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Thanks so much, Anne! A waltz is definetly in order!


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Denise, as you know, I've been out of town and so haven't seen LCT for about a week, which explains my late arrival to your dance. You'll be stepping on the deck of that river boat in no time ... and we'll be waiting to hear every little detail!


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Thank you, Priscilla. Never too late to join in the celebrating! You're guaranteed to hear every detail!

Hope you had a great time in your beautiful retreat! I've missed you a whole lot!! Wonderful chatting with you earlier!


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I have to chime in Priscilla - give John the Divine a hug


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Thanks, Denise and Joanna! Joanna, I told John about your John the Divine comment. He said of all the things he could be called ....


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Tell him if his head gets too big that I meant John the Divine, Apostle -


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Priscilla, you can't mean that John isn't Divine! I trust Joanna's assessment!

Just got all our touring plans and restaurant reservations confirmed! Two weeks from Sunday and we're off!!!!


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