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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...

ZODIAC RIDE on BONNE BAY, NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA

I wasn't particularly looking forward to the expedition today, a Zodiac ride on Bonne Bay, a smallish body of sea water of around 26 square miles, with people living around it, including the town of Woody Point, off which the Viking Octantis is moored. Newfoundland and Labrador form a province, initially called Newfoundland, but since 2001 known offficially by both names. Newfoundland is an island surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, and has 95% the population of the province.  Most of them are on the east side of the island where the capital of St. John's is located. The west side, though, is where we are moored.  The total population surrounding Bonne Bay is 2,765, a drop of 4% from 2016 The population of Woody Point is 244.  Peak was reached in 1966 of 341 people. The population of Canada was 20 million in 1966, but more than doubled to 41 million today. The population of this province was 493,396 in 1966, suffered the loss of the cod industry in 1992, but still increased...