Our main mistake was to pack the camera in the carry-on on the last day of the cruise and leave it there while we had breakfast in the buffet. I would love to have a photo of the woman, either from Italy or Spain, who had about 20 bread rolls on 3 plates. She cut each roll, put some meat inside, paper-wrapped each roll and tossed in her bag. Many people take water and snacks with them, but not in that quantity!

THE FLIGHTS. We flew to Copenhagen with the layover in Amsterdam on KLM. This was a nice experience. Of course the dinner was so-so, but it ended with free cognac (Wally on Fodor's, are you reading this?) We laughed out loud watching Mr. Bean in the dentist's office. Very good hot breakfast after refreshing hot wet towel. In Amsterdam, looking to buy a bottle of water during our layover, I realized we didn't have any euros! And no ATMs in sight. Found a store that would take dollars, they checked the boarding pass. At this point I didn't care about their exchange rate, just give me that bottle! $5 for juice and water was not so bad.

The flights back were different. This time Delta had serious security. First, the usual - and they still request the bag with liquids out. Went to our gates, closed. They took people in couple by couple for another security check. Rubbed something that looks like a small piece of white paper on both sides of my palms, the purse, and the strap, looking for trace of explosives. This time I had to take the shoes off and open the purse in addition to being patted down. Even in Israel I didn't experience anything like this! Read more