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Victoria, BC
Our cruise was enjoyable, just 4 days of relaxing and of course eating. The ship has a passenger capacity of 1,900 but actual count was about 1,000 so no lines to worry about. There were no big production shows but there were some very good music performances to enjoy. Good weather and calm Seas didn’t hurt either.



We met up with my brother Anton and wife Ita, sister Anne with husband Dick, niece Cat, and nephew Louis in Victoria and had a nice visit. A good time to rehash some old family memories.

Back to cruising
COVID caused us to cancel two booked cruises, but it seemed safe to finally start cruising again. So we booked a simple cruise out of Galveston, along with our friends Naomi and Larry Shirey. Easy drive down, five day’s on board, and an easy drive home.
The ship was the Royal Caribbean Adventure of the Seas, a class of ships we were quite familiar with. The crew appeared very pleased to be back, and we were treated very well. The food was good, although we felt it was a little below what we were used to. But Romola and I each managed to gain 5 lbs, so it wasn’t all bad!
The entertainment was pretty basic, a mediocre comedian, a funny bolero gaucho, and the ship dancers and orchestra. This ship class has an ice rink on board, we rather enjoyed the ice show. We’ve seen them doing their routines in rough seas, and that is quite amazing.
We didn’t get off the ship, electing to go to the hot tub when everyone else was on shore. Good idea, we enjoyed the hot tub when we had it mostly all to ourselves. On sea days, the hot tubs looked like people stew. Wouldn’t want to go in them no matter how much chlorine they added to the water!












San Francisco, CA
Our ship docked at Pier 35, which was terrific. Right on the major bus lines, and a 15 minute walk to Fisherman’s Wharf, it was easy to get anywhere in the city. We took a 2 day Hop on Hop off bus which gave us an excellent overview of the city. Although the delays in bus service was very aggravating!
Part of SFO’s reputation is food, and we had some of the best. Far East Cafe for egg foo yong, and Soto Mare for its famous ciopino. Both restaurants lived up to their fame!
I have been in SFO many times on business, and it was great fun to visit the many sights of the city with Romola from a tourist perspective. It is a great city to visit. Some random photos: