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GRANDEUR OF THE SEAS
Written By: Sean Rox
GRANDEUR OF THE SEAS  Welcome aboard Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas!  The Grandeur primarily sails out of Baltimore and was quite convenient for our two-year-old daughter Moorea’s first cruise.  The Grandeur has a crew of 760 and can host as many as 2400 passengers.  It launched back in 1996 and is registered in the Bahamas.  We opted for a spacious midship balcony on the 7th deck.  The view was terrific and was nice to be able to step out and feel the weather each morning.  A Starbucks coffee shop and Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream parlor were a convenient two-minute walk from our cabin.  The ship’s Windjammer buffet is available for all three meals on the Lido deck.  Finer a la carte options are available at the Great Gatsby restaurant on the 4th deck.  They also offer room service and four specialty restaurants (we quite enjoyed Sushi at Izumi!).     The ship offers daily music and entertainment in the lounges.  Evenings feature dance and comedy shows in the palladium theatre. Adventure Ocean and t...
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MONTREAL
Written By: Sean Rox
MONTREAL     Bonjour and welcome to Montreal!  Montreal is located in the Quebec province of eastern Canada.  It is a French speaking island of more than 4 million people, second only to Paris as the largest French speaking city in the world.  We had heard that the city was full of parks and a wonderful destination for small children.  A ninety-minute flight from Philadelphia brought us to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau airport.  If that name sounds familiar, it’s because that’s the father of current Prime Minister (and Montreal native) Justin Trudeau.  We chose to stay in the Plateau district, about a half hour from the airport and 10 minutes north of the downtown waterfront.  Nash from Mimo Limousine provided excellent service.     We chose an award-winning three-star boutique hotel called the Auberge La Fontaine.  The hotel was situated directly across from the street from La Fontaine Park.  We chose their ex...
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NORTHERN IRELAND
Written By: Sean Rox
NORTHERN IRELAND    Welcome to Northern Ireland!  This year  Cassandra and I visited the stunning Antrim Coast of  Northern Ireland.  During our research we discovered that Ireland and Northern Ireland are two completely different countries – and they haven’t been on the friendliest of terms the past few decades.  Northern Ireland is part of the UK, is mainly Protestant and is loyal to England. The Republic of Ireland is Catholic and rejected England’s influence and sovereignty.  The Easter Rebellion of 1916 was the beginning of a long struggle for independence from England.  In 1948 an Irish Republic was formed in the south.  Northern Ireland remained under British control.  1968 marked the beginning of “the Troubles” – a religious conflict that claimed nearly 4,000 lives.  A peace wall was built to divide the Catholic and Protestant neighborhoods.  Tourism opportunities finally brought stability. The ...
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