Hey Dixiechick, I see you on line, are you getting excited about the cruise? Wendy and I are, for sure.

We're on for two weeks, as you know (September 6 to September 20). We're precruising for 3 days, Sept. 3 and 4 in London, and Sept. 5 in Nice. We're also staying one night in Venice Sept. 20. Do you have any pre-post cruise plans?

The months have flown by since we booked, and now that our dreadful Canadian winter has come to an end, and the weather is warm, it's "porch time" (where Wendy and I meet and drink copious amounts of Pinot Grigio talking about our cruise). We'll be getting more excited by the day.

If anybody else is going to be on the Diamond during these dates, let us know!

Charlene

Hi Charlene
Yes we are getting excited, but it still seems so far away! We are doing a 3 day precruise in Rome (have never been) and a 2 day post cruise in Istanbul. So we will be joining you in Rome! By then you may be able to give us alot of good tips about the ship - it is also our first time on the Diamond. What cabin do you have? I think we have pretty much decided to do all the ports on our own with the exception of the Almalfi Coast. We have hired a driver to take us around for a day.

Your "porch time" sounds sooo familiar. My husband and I are getting excited for warm weather too, so we can sit on our front porch rocking chairs with our wine and solve the worlds problems as well as make future plans. We actually had snowflakes here in Alabama yesterday with a record low temp.! But the cold front has moved through and it is suppose to be in the 80's this weekend - so let the porch time begin! I still have not heard of anyone but us on our cruise yet. This will be our first time in the med and I love Italian wine.

You will have a great time in London, I've been twice. Never been to Nice though.

Sally

Sally, Mike and I are in cabin 709 for both weeks. We are travelling with two other couples as well, Wendy and Larry are in 941, I don't know which one Lynda and Mike are in. Which cabin are you in?

I envy your pre-cruise in Rome, we've just got the one day there, but we're going to pack a lot into it!!

Like you, I love London. I love everything about London! Mike and I have gone there a couple of times in the past couple of years, and Wendy has been (years ago), but Larry has never experienced it. So that in itself will be exciting, showing him around our favourite "town"! Nice will be new for us, and I'm looking really forward to enjoying my birthday there (September 5th).

We had porch weather last night! It was a spring miracle, but we managed to enjoy a glass of wine on the porch, in relative warmth! Ah, hope for the future..........

Charlene