Now that I'm officially retired I have time to concentrate on my preparations.  I consider myself an efficient packer, but I welcome tips on what I should not leave home without.  If you have any advice to share, please leave a comment.

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There will be plenty of time to lounge on the deck and read.  I'm hoping that the wifi speed will be sufficient to allow downloading of books for the ipad.  In addition to packing advice, I could use some reading recommendations.

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It's time to figure out how to upload photos to the blog.  I still haven't decided whether I should take my Panasonic digital camera or whether I should keep it simple and just use the iphone.

Here's a collage of some of our previous cruising, including Celebrity Alaska, Holland America Panama Canal, Royal Caribbean family cruise, Viking Grand European, Viking France, and Holland America Norway.