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The British Isles Explorer cruise is marvelous, exciting, and beautiful. It's such a unique experience, particularly when we left London. To come out at dawn on a beautiful day with the sun rising was particularly special. Well, the cruises we love because we unpack once, and we see different places almost every day. The chance just to dip into other cultures, to see other places that you might not have seen before, I think that's very special. Particularly having sampled Britain and then going on to sample somewhere else, it is quite appealing. And I think it's one of those things you have to see in person to really grasp how beautiful it is. There's so much history in the UK. It gives people a real sense of what the British Isles is about. There's a stop every day. You can get on, get off if you don't want to. It's really nice. The way we were able to see the countryside, see how the people are in town, and just see their way of life is just a different perspective. There's some ports where I've not done an excursion. I've just wandered off by myself and come back on again when I'm ready. Others where you'll do the full day, and I think it's been a good mix of that, certainly for me. Viking's guides are the best. They really made the difference. When you're looking, for example, at the Spitfire Museum and you're talking to somebody who had relatives who were in there, it makes it more real. Every single guide we've had has been excellent over all 16 of our trips. We really appreciate that. I think traveling just opens your mind to another way of living, and from the US, we like to travel to Europe. The US is such a young country. But what we see when we travel is very enriching. That's the easiest way to say it. I think this cruise kind of drops me off right in the heart of where I want to be and where I need to be, and the pace is great. You can be at any pace you need. People are very helpful if you don't want to go any further, and they answer your questions, and there's always a smile. There's something very special about the Viking ships, and you come on board, it's familiar in a lovely way. It's a real family feeling. Every time you come on board, you immediately see crew that have become like friends because we've traveled a lot, and we all say it's like coming home.