You know the more I think of it, I think I did have both. There was no appetizer or soup and salad I wanted. That being said, when that happens I usually ask for a Caesar salad. So I got that too I am sure.
That's too funny. I've read the Wool Series (hubby will tackle them on boat) and I, Zombie (was ok, not as good as some of his other works). I've also added Shift and Warm Bodies to my cue. Windup Girl was also very good if you need another. Just finished robopocalypse by Wilson, which was just a fun read.
Can't wait to have Wine on the verandah with zombies!
Turf and surf! Absolutely!
I saw on another thread where one cruise had a stargazer DISMeet - anyone here interested in participating/organizing something?
I am a (VERY) amateur star watcher who is hoping she'll be able to see the Southern Cross for the first time*, as well as any other more southerly constellations. I'd love to pick the brains of anyone who is more astronomically astute!
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* "I'll understand just why I came this way"... why, yes, I am a CSN&Y fan!
I would imagine its a schedule thing. They have to book a certain time going thru the canal and don't want to chance missing their appointment. I believe the charge is quite a bit so you don't want to take a chance of not being their on time.The stargazing conversation had me looking at the globe wondering what we'd be able to see where. For the first time, I noticed how short of a distance it is between Cartagena and the Panama Canal and it made me curious about the way our schedule is constructed.
It is roughly the same distance in terms of nautical miles from Cartagena to the Panama Canal as it is to go from Puerto Vallarta to Cabo. We sail from PV --> Cabo overnight, yet we have 2 nights and a full sea day between Cartagena and the Panama Canal.
Do we sail in circles to get from Cartagena to the canal? Just go really slow? Or will there be a period of several hours in the evening where we are basically sitting still waiting our turn to start the passage through the canal on the morning of the 12th?
I do a lot of timeline management for work, so it just has me curious.
I would imagine its a schedule thing. They have to book a certain time going thru the canal and don't want to chance missing their appointment. I believe the charge is quite a bit so you don't want to take a chance of not being their on time.
I remember seeing stargazing with an astrologer as an activity on a couple of sets of Navigators for a 2 week cruise. I can't remember if it was for a PC cruise, a Hawaii cruise, or a TA, but I know I saw it. I thought that would be really fun and made a note to keep an eye out for it in the Navigators once onboard in case they do it again. It would be great if Disney brought someone aboard to do this on a couple of nights. It can't cost them much to book someone like that, and it seems there are plenty of empty cabins they could put them in.
As an aside, the Aulani does this as a special activity a couple of times a week. It was tempting, but it was a paid for activity (and wasn't exactly cheap, as I recall), and we ended up with one kid sick while there so it just didn't work out for us to do it. Next time!
An astrologer or astronomer? I hope the latter....
The stargazing conversation had me looking at the globe wondering what we'd be able to see where. For the first time, I noticed how short of a distance it is between Cartagena and the Panama Canal and it made me curious about the way our schedule is constructed.
It is roughly the same distance in terms of nautical miles from Cartagena to the Panama Canal as it is to go from Puerto Vallarta to Cabo. We sail from PV --> Cabo overnight, yet we have 2 nights and a full sea day between Cartagena and the Panama Canal.
Do we sail in circles to get from Cartagena to the canal? Just go really slow? Or will there be a period of several hours in the evening where we are basically sitting still waiting our turn to start the passage through the canal on the morning of the 12th?
I do a lot of timeline management for work, so it just has me curious.
On past Panama Canal cruises I have been on, they did so stargazing. It was conducted by the navigation officer. He did it because DCL requires that officer to know how to navigate by the stars. He did come armed with a iPad with a really cool app that I should get and some really strong binoculars. Has he said it, only constellations that are in the northern hemisphere are seen north of the equator and the same for the southern ones. So I guess that means since we will not be crossing the equator, we won't be able to see those southern constellations.
According to ABC Science (http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2010/06/17/2929420.htm),
..."A lot of people think you can't see the Southern Cross in the Northern Hemisphere, but that's not actually true," says Watson.
If you're north of the equator but south of a latitude of about 25 degrees, which is around say Hawaii and parts of northern Africa, you can still see the Southern Cross.
"But unlike us in the Southern Hemisphere, you won't see it all year round."
"If you were in Hawaii and looking south in May/June, you would see the cross, standing upright and pointing towards the South Pole," says Watson.
On past Panama Canal cruises I have been on, they did so stargazing. It was conducted by the navigation officer. He did it because DCL requires that officer to know how to navigate by the stars. He did come armed with a iPad with a really cool app that I should get and some really strong binoculars. Has he said it, only constellations that are in the northern hemisphere are seen north of the equator and the same for the southern ones. So I guess that means since we will not be crossing the equator, we won't be able to see those southern constellations.
According to ABC Science (http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2010/06/17/2929420.htm),
..."A lot of people think you can't see the Southern Cross in the Northern Hemisphere, but that's not actually true," says Watson.
If you're north of the equator but south of a latitude of about 25 degrees, which is around say Hawaii and parts of northern Africa, you can still see the Southern Cross.
"But unlike us in the Southern Hemisphere, you won't see it all year round."
"If you were in Hawaii and looking south in May/June, you would see the cross, standing upright and pointing towards the South Pole," says Watson.