The vast atlantic Greetings everyone.............I'm about to pester you again! The cruise season ended on April 30. Back in early November, that date seemed far away and, I guess, from some of the hours I put in this season, it seemed like it would never end !!!! Most vexing, however, was the fact that I couldn't come up with a "start of summer trip" that I usually had planned by February. Finally, I came up with a plan where I would fly to NYC for a couple days, then use Berlin as a base to explore more eastern German cities and end with a week at my friend Stuart's house in Southampton. I was happy with that. Suddenly, about 10 days ago, I got wind of a very inexpensive rate on Holland America's PRINSENDAM for a
... read more