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SILVER WHISPER from VANCOUVER to HAWAII

According to Wikipedia : The Silver Whisper is a quarter century old. Passenger capacity of 382, with crew of 295. Features teal balconies. From Google AI: The Silver Whisper is a top-tier luxury cruise ship operated by Silversea Cruises. Complimentary caviar on demand. No children's facilities. A 14-minute tour of the ship . As we depart Canada, maybe for the final time, but probably not because I still have a lot Canadian money, some golden summaries of Canadian entertainment masterpieces,  I asked Google AI to pick the top Canadian-related films of all-time: Three of the most critically acclaimed and popular films with a strong Canadian connection are Titanic (1997) , Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) , and Arrival (2016) . While Canada boasts a rich catalog of completely homegrown indie cinema, its connection to global blockbusters spans legendary Canadian directors, prominent filming locations, and historic national events. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] 1. Titanic (1997) The Connectio...
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WE ARE IN VANCOUVER....Again

Caught a taxi from the Montreal Sheraton Le Centre to the Montreal-Peirre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.  Airport code is YUL. This you probably did not know, but the major Canadian airports also start with Y. When the International Air Transport Association shifted to 3-letter codes, most of airports in this country kept their original identifiers, and simply prefixed them with Y. Thus, Vancouver is YVR and Toronto is YYZ. Qualified for Air Canada's airport lounge, for they are part of Star Alliance, and I have a lifetime pass.  Very well appointed club: From the left: Had a Cucumber Gin Caesar or Cucumber Red Snapper.  Replaced the tomato juice with clamato, and vodka with cucumber gin.   Aberfeldy scotch on ice, Molson and Blue Moon beers.  Molson, formerly a Canadian beer, is now called the Molson Coors Beverage Company, #5 in the world, with key brands, Molson, Coors, Carling, Miller and Blue Moon.  Molson and Coors merged in 2005. The cui...