It was very moving coming into New York before dawn and passing the Statue of Liberty as the strains of "America" floated up from the deck below. There was excellent commentary by John Maxtone-Graham (maritime historian and cruise aficionado who gave spellbinding lectures all week) as helicopters hovered and fireboats sprayed plumes of colored water through the air. You should have seen us getting off the ship in New York...everyone else was asking for directions to the Empire State Building and Times Square....and all we wanted was the nearest Starbucks! (Withdrawal is tough!) We met up with our daughters who drove down from Boston to bring reinforcements to our formal wear wardrobes! (There are 3 or 4 formal nights per week!) We enjoyed their company but sent them on their way home as the forecast loomed of a Nor'easter coming up the coast. And then....the creme de la creme....an extravaganza as the 3 Cunard Queens lined up in front of Lady Liberty...with lots more fireworks...and lots more champagne!! All this as the first wet evidence of the coming storm arrived.
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