Category: National Review Cruise

National Review 2012 Cruise – Day 2

National Review 2012 Cruise – Day 2

| November 13, 2012 | Reply

It’s hard to believe that this is only day 2 of the cruise — we have been underway since about 5 pm on Sunday, with only a half-hour pause at the Bahamas in a vain attempt to see whether we could make our scheduled stop at Half Moon Cay (answer: no). So right now we’ve […]

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National Review 2012 Cruise — Day 1

National Review 2012 Cruise — Day 1

| November 12, 2012 | Reply

Our port o’ call at Half Moon Cay (Bahamas) was cancelled due to strong winds and heavy swells (tenders are used to transport passengers to and from the island), so we spent the whole day at sea (with some strong swells, which seem to have died down in the last hour or so). Two sessions […]

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At sea

At sea

| November 11, 2012 | Reply

I’ll add a photo later, but our ship — the ms Nieuw Amersterdam — just left the Ft Lauderdale ship channel and is now at sea, a few miles off the Florida coast and headed for the Bahamas. I’ll try to make daily posts, largely about the National Review sessions on board. ..bruce..

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Packing to leave the country

Packing to leave the country

| November 8, 2012 | Reply

No, no, no — just on a cruise. Or, more specifically, on the National Review 2012 Post-Election Cruise. Sandra and I went on the NR Cruise last year and had an absolutely wonderful time. This year, I suspect things will be a bit more pained, if determined. Maybe we’ll work to form a shadow cabinet, […]

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National Review cruise — wrap-up

National Review cruise — wrap-up

| November 19, 2011 | Reply

I wanted to do a ‘day 7’ post last night, but I discovered that I was down to 15 minutes left on my on-ship wi-fi account, and they weren’t letting me buy any more minutes. I used those 15 minutes up just trying to change our seats for our flights home today, which should give […]

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National Review cruise — day 6

National Review cruise — day 6

| November 17, 2011 | Reply

Next-to-the-last day of the cruise. Spent the whole day at sea today, on our way from St. Thomas to the Bahamas, sailing past and north of our previous stops at Puerto Rico and Grand Turk. This meant more panels and activities today, and some great panels they were, including one on the realities of political […]

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National Review cruise — day 5

National Review cruise — day 5

| November 16, 2011 | Reply

Almost wrote “day 6” up there, but then realized I was a bit ahead of myself. Arrived in St. Thomas (USVI) relatively early this morning — around 7:30 or so. Sandra and I opted for a bit more leisurely activity today: a bus tour of parts of Charlotte Amalie (the capital of St. Thomas) and […]

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National Review cruise — day 4

National Review cruise — day 4

| November 15, 2011 | Reply

At least, I think it’s day 4. The days are all starting to blur a bit; I’m grateful the ship changes the carpets in the elevators every day to let you know which day it is, or I’d be even more blurred. Great times, great sessions. Andrew McCarthy and John Yoo; Bernard Lewis and Victor […]

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National Review cruise – day 3

National Review cruise – day 3

| November 14, 2011 | Reply

The internet is still flaky and slow (and will undoubtedly be so until we arrive back in Florida on Saturday). Another great day, which started with our ship arriving in port for the first time since leaving Florida on Saturday: Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos. This morning, Sandra & I went ‘power snorkeling’ (think: snorkeling […]

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National Review cruise – day 2

National Review cruise – day 2

| November 13, 2011 | Reply

I’d like to post more, but the onboard ‘net access is expensive, slow, and flaky. Great sessions today: Jay Nordlinger interviewing Fred Thompson and John Sununu about running for president; a rather frank panel discussion on the potential 2012 Republican candidates involving John Miller, Tony Blankley, John Fund, Mona Charen, Robert Costa, and Raph Reed; […]

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