Friday, January 13, 2022 – GRADUATE HOTEL AND ISLAND FEATURED ON MAGNOLIA NETWORK

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2023


ISSUE 885

THE ISLAND 

AND HOTEL 

ON 

MAGNOLIA NETWORK

&

SOME TRAVEL NOTES

https://www.discoveryplus.com/show/handcrafted-hotels-us?season=2

Want to find out more about our neighborhood hotel? Above is the link to the Discover+ link to see the program on the Magnolia Network.  Some interesting  aspects of the artwork and design are featured. Enjoy the tour, without leaving home.

 PHOTO OF THE DAY

THE MYSTERY PHOTO RETURNS TOMORROW

For the last 10 days, I was at sea in the warm climates south of New York.

As a single traveler, being on a cruise ship can be challenging with all those couples and families ignoring the singles. *NCL has come up with a great idea (at least on my cruise).  The “solos” were invited to meet in a lounge the afternoon we boarded and met each other. The usual giggles and nervous introductions, sort of like a high school social.  Some had traveled many times and others were novices. 

We met that evening at  a lounge and most of us gamely went to dinner with strangers.  The solos soon had friends to dine, party and hang out with.  There were about 30 solos ranging from 25 to 80 years old, all races, religions, genders, life-styles. Many from the New York area, some from Canada and two from Seattle.  

Some new folks discovered our group and were welcomed. We had a family and we loved having them with us.

On two afternoons at sea we had a bead stringing class that I led at a table in the dining room. Other afternoons high takes ($3-) games of L-R-C.  

Evenings, some group dinners and wherever one wanted to dine.  Some members were dancing till 3 a.m. and others were up at the gym at 7 a.m.

I am so glad I chose this trip. It was the most fun and met such interesting folk.  Talking to my fellow travelers, many who have or had the most interesting careers.

One great feature is that NCL does not charge for a solo traveler in a cabin.  That saves lots of money and your are not stuck in a small single room or paying a surcharge.

The service was great and the ship is spotless.  The food is pretty good and there is always something to enjoy, with  5 restaurants that are specialty and charge a supplement.

I came home cheerful and relaxed after being off the ship at 8 a.m. and on the island at 9 a.m.

The ship is the Norwegian Gem, sailing from New York’s Pier 88 at 48th Street .   *Norwegian Caribbean Lines has many ships sailing from New York to Bermuda and south and others to Canada all year.

Judith Berdy

Text by Judith Berdy
Thanks to Bobbie Slonevsky for her dedication to Blackwell’s Almanac and the RIHS
Thanks to Deborah Dorff for maintaining our website
Edited by Melanie Colter and Deborah Dorff

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MAGNOLIA NETWORK
JUDITH BERDY

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