So, we thought we'd be very clever and order breakfast in our suite at 6am. It arrived and was very yummy, and then we hastened up to the Observation Lounge to watch the approach and entry into the locks, to find that they had croissants, smoked salmon on mini bagels and other yummy foods with champagne or mimosas! Of course! We should have known!! Eileen spotted me and kept playing me with champagne. I went out onto the deck area and a waiter came along "some fo...

So today is Jessie's 30th birthday and we're not there. I feel terrible about that, but knowing that she is with her wonderful husband and her gorgeous baby boy, and that two of her sisters will visit her up the coast while she's on holiday makes me feel a little better. And I filled her Facebook page with birthday spam! We had breakfast up in La Terrazza. We went to a 1.5 hour talk/slide show on the construction of the canal, followed by a rest in our suite whil...