We boarded our ship on March 9. This is now Day 51 on our Seabourn Odyssey cruise. We left Honolulu on March 5, but lost a day. Then we gained it back only a few days ago. We are moored off Lahaina. Tomorrow, Kailua- Kona, with a return to Honolulu on Sunday. How many of you have been on a cruise for more than 50 days? In January of 2021 we were signed up for a 111-day around the world cruise, which was cancelled by the company. I don't think we will ever be doing that in the future. The worst part is the cost, aggravated by the additional $40,000+ we would need to pay 15 Craigside just to be away. Before the pandemic, I regularly went to movie theaters and ate out at restaurants. Television was the normal local channels, plus of course we've long had cable, so we had hundreds of choices. I also subscribed to Netflix and Amazon Prime, and for many years paid their monthly fee, but rarely streamed. I largely wasted more t...
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