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Meyer[_2_]

On 3/16/2013 1:41 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 3/16/13 1:16 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:17:47 -0400, Meyer wrote:

On 3/16/2013 11:01 AM, J Herring wrote:

Are you required to go ashore in Halifax, or is it permissible to stay
aboard ship and enjoy the amenities while admiring the waterfront?

You can always stay on the ship but we make a point of getting off and
seeing what there is to see wherever it stops

When we were in Santo Tomás de Castilla Guatemala it didn't look like
there was much to see (just a little straw market) but once we started
walking around we found the navy was running a water taxi over to a
Great Western resort and they had a hiking path back in the rain
forest that went on for miles. We saw howler monkeys and birds I have
never seen anywhere else. It was certainly worth the $10 a head for
the boat ride.

Go on a cruise and stay on the ship when it makes port?

Ugly Americans do. Must be a corollary to taking a trip to Greece and
eating a grease burger forlunch at a McDonalds rather than spanakopita
and retsina at a taverna, going to a local Ford dealer to look over cars
instead of spending the day at the Parthenon, and staying at a huge
American hotel instead of a charming pension operated by its on-site
owners.

We were speaking specifically of Halifax NS. We enjoyed touring the
Greek isles, immensely.