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Tag: Fort Lauderdale

Cruises, M.S. Amsterdam 2020 World Cruise3 Comments

Too Excited to Sleep

January 4, 2020January 5, 2020 Rich McClear

It is navigational dawn.  That means I can just make out the horizon.  It’s 6:14 AM and I am too excited to sleep.  I am watching a parade of Cruise Ships entering Port Everglades.  Right now, I’m watching a Celebrity … Continue reading Too Excited to Sleep

Cruises, MS Amsterdam Grand World Voyage, 20184 Comments

A Sandman Shivering on the Fort Lauderdale Beach.

January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 Rich McClear

“It gets pretty cold here at night, down to 60 degrees.”  Michael Franks That line from a Michael Franks’ song comes to mind today in Fort Lauderdale.  When we got up the temperature was actually 40 (“feels like 35” says my … Continue reading A Sandman Shivering on the Fort Lauderdale Beach.

Cruises, MS Amsterdam Grand World Voyage, 20188 Comments

Will this be the Ship…. That carries us into the storm?

January 3, 2018 Rich McClear

“Will this be the ship that carries you away?” It’s a question my grandfather asked as a boy in Ireland.  An uncle surnamed Morrison had sailed away to America to make his fortune.  When he came back, rich enough to … Continue reading Will this be the Ship…. That carries us into the storm?

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