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70th Birthday Cruise

Photography/Story By Deborah O’Mara

Recently I had the opportunity to surprise my husband, Charlie, on his 70th birthday with an extended cruise on the SS Catherine (Saone River & Rhone River) & SS Antoinette (Rhine River). The trip was organized by Pat and Randy Lyon, Realtors at Berkshire Hathaway through their company, Cruise Planners. We had a group of 28 (14 couples) and it was truly amazing! I even visited with two clients in Amsterdam! If I can share one thing about River Cruises, it’s like being at the Ritz Carlton 24/7. I was very fortunate to have three agents watch over my business at Michael Saunders which enabled Charlie and I to be away for three (3) weeks, the longest vacation ever. You too should consider a River Cruise, you deserve it! All aboard as we share our wonderful experience with you.

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Photos

1 Randy and Pat Lyons, Realtors at Berkshire Hathaway organized the trip, their company: Cruise Planners

2 3 4 Deb with her clients in The Netherlands, Lauraine and Tom Newman and Theo Peters

5 Captains Night on a river cruise, SS Catherine

6 Place des Terreaux, town square in Lyon, France

7 Basilica of Notre Dame in Lyon, France

8 Scarf store in Lyon with silk weaver in previous picture

9 Deb purchasing scarfs directly from silk weaver in Lyon, France

10 Deb and her new friend, Mimi, from Taiwan watching the ship go through the locks

11 Going through the locks at Gervans, France on the SS Catherine

12 Truffle farm in Grignan, France

13 Concert in Viviers, France at Viviers Cathedral

14 Vers Pont du Gard, the aqueduct

15 Avignon market

16 Avignon, France cathedral

17 Charlie’s birthday

18 Charlie’s 70th birthday party with cruise staff

19 Second cruise up Rhone River south of France on the SS Catherine

20 Deb and Charlie with Kathy and Linda from California, our cruising buddies

21 Roman Praetorium, Cologne, Germany

22 Marksburg Castle, Braubach, Germany

23 Fabulous Reisling, never liked it until I experienced this one

24 Wine tasting at castle in OestrichWinkel, Germany, Randy Lyons of Berkshire Hathaway in the picture

25 Heidelberg Castle

26 Deb making friends with Nancy Graves, Realtor from New Jersey in Heidelberg, Germany

27 Strausberg, Germany

28 Uni-World’s SS Antoinette

29 30 Madison Zimmer Winery, Riquewihr, France

31 Room on SS Antoinette heading up the Rhine

32 All aboard the SS Antoinette

33 Mount Titlis in Switzerland, elevation 10,623 ft

34 Lake Lucerne outdoor dinner, fur coats provided

35 Lake Lucerne, Switzerland mountainside

36 House of Hats my favorite accessory in Lake Lucern, Switzerland

37 Louis Vuitton in Zurich

38 Fraumunster Church in Zurich built in 853 by Louis the German for his daughter, Hildegard

39 Kirsche, St Peter in Zurich

40 Walking over bridge in Zurich