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CRUISING EUROPE'S EXOTIC ISLES
Story and Photos by Sharon Whitley Larsen
henever my husband Carl and in several ports: Ponta Delgada in the
I arrived early for dinner in Azores; France, England, The Netherlands,
the main dining room on Hol- Norway, and Scotland—ending in Rotter-
W land America's Rotterdam, dam. During the first two weeks (“14-Day
staff members in the reception area would Atlantic Sunsets and Exotic Isles”) 2,470
enthusiastically smile and wave. And it al- passengers and 972 crew were onboard, in-
ways made me feel like royalty--forgetting cluding 1,840 from the United States. For
the world's tragic problems, forcing me to the last cruise week (“7-Day Taste of Nor-
relax and have fun. And to be served a de- way and Scotland”), an extra 273 passen-
licious dinner! gers boarded in Rotterdam--a total of
We were on a 21-night back-to-back 2,743 from around the world, including 999
cruise starting in mid-April from Ft. Laud- from the U. S. (and 961 crew). We observed
erdale, crossing the Atlantic, and stopping several passengers with mobility issues—
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