Rich Greene \(oldsarge.nospam.@richgreene.com\)
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"ZombyWoof" <Zomby-Woof@Zappa.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 12:50:01 -0600, "Rich Greene
> \(oldsarge.nospam.@richgreene.com\)" <oldsarge(nospam)@richgreene.com>
> wrote something wonderfully witty:
>
>>"ZombyWoof" <Zomby-Woof@Zappa.net> wrote in message
>>news:b6bg41lubbr79iqqvjum0qnfvupe46srh2@4ax.com...
>>> On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 12:25:06 -0600, "Rich Greene
>>> \(oldsarge.nospam.@richgreene.com\)" <oldsarge(nospam)@richgreene.com>
>>> wrote something wonderfully witty:
>>>
>>>>I must say this is about one of the friendliest newsgroups on
>>>>Usenet. It's also very informative. I jumped on Charles for
>>>>responding to a posting that I made to someone else and later
>>>>found out that Charles is quite a regular here and in fact,
>>>>using that Nym "Charles", this is his only newsgroup. I owe
>>>>him an apology. I'm just so conditioned to some other newsgroups
>>>>that have a few smart asses. Zoomby Woof knows what I mean.
>>>>
>>>>Anyway I want to put forth a blanket thanks to everyone that has
>>>>responded to my questions. My last cruise was in 98 to Bermuda and
>>>>I was in this newsgroup then to garner information and I posted
>>>>an end of cruise report. I just recently came back having booked
>>>>another cruise.
>>>>
>>>>Reason for my sig is due to the fact that there is a person that
>>>>loves to use my name to make people believe that I'm the one
>>>>posting. He even went so far as to forge my real email address
>>>>which is my owned domain address. I complained and I think I
>>>>got results as he hasn't been around for awhile. If you are
>>>>ever in doubt if I posted something, check the header and you
>>>>will see alt.net as the posting server.
>>>>
>>>>Happy Easter.
>>>>
>>> Rich I didn't see your original post. Which Cruise are you planning
>>> on taking? I am in the decision scheduling phase right now myself.
>>> Looking hard at a Poker Cruise through the Canal.
>>> --
>>>
>>> "Maybe worshiping the cross and the painful death rather
>>> than the well lived life really has distorted our sense
>>> of who we are and what life is about." -- Author unkown
>>
>>Carnival Victory, September 11th out of Miami, Western Carib.
>>I wanted a longer cruise but my wife isn't ready for one yet. I want a
>>Panama Canal 15 day cruise, possibly a re-positioning cruise when the east
>>coast ships move over to the west coast for summer cruising. I would love
>>to
>>leave from New York and end up in Vancouver or Seattle.
>>
> Best to ease into it if she is uneasy or unsure. Nothing worse then
> being stuck on a ship with a pissed off spouse. At your age I am not
> 100% you are going to enjoy Carnival as it is geared a little bit more
> to the younger crowd and can be animal central. The food is about the
> lowest quality of all of the lines as well if you are an eater.
> Although the topless pools are a nice place to visit. Make sure you
> get some sea sickness remedies prior to departure and test them out on
> dry land to see how your react to them. We got the little patches
> that go behind your ear. Forgot what they are called, but you need a
> Dr's script.
HEY Fella, watch the "age" comments. I may be 63 but I'm young at
heart. And topless pools do nothing for me anymore. We selected this
cruise because of it's price. Guess you get what you pay for. At
$1295 for both of us in a balcony cabin (traded in our timeshare week),
it wasn't a bad deal at all.
As for sea sickness, I don't get sea sick. When I see other passengers
getting sick, I think "more food for me". I stay away from sick passengers.
As long as the cruise makes some stops along the way, my wife won't mind.
Right now she is thinking about money since we both retired last year.
But we can afford it, she just doesn't know it yet.
>
> The Western Caribbean is very nice, but my wife and I enjoyed the
> Eastern a little bit more. Do you get to make a stop at Cozumel?
> That place was the highlight of our Western Cruise. If you don't
> already know how to Scuba or Snorkel take some lessons prior to
> departure.
Yes it stops in Cozumel. We are thinking about taking some Spanish
lessons, not only for the cruise, but for when we do travel to Spanish
speaking countries. I did bring up to her that we should take some
snorkeling classes and do some if we get the chance. I'm looking into it.
> At this point in time it looks like we will be doing a Canal trip for
> 10-days at the end of October. Just so happens my wife's birthday
> will occur during the Cruise and this can be nice. It is also a Poker
> cruise so I can be kept happy as well. Little on the expensive side
> though compared to a Carnival Cruise.
>
> Most ships casinos do not have Poker and that is what I play.
> Everything else is simply a game of chance and I would rather rely on
> my limited skillset at Poker. A C-note can keep me occupied for hours
> at a Poker table. Takes a one-armed bandit all of about 20-minutes to
> eat that much.
>
> What are your hobbies and interests that you hope to indulge in during
> the trip? If you want to tap into my limited experience knowledge
> base drop me an e-mail at Zomby-Woof@Cox.net .
When I cruise, I just want to cruise and enjoy the trip. I want to relax
more so than hop around all over the place. I'll find me a favorite spot
on the ship and kinda hang there so my wife will know where to look for
me. Maybe by the titty pool? In ports we do get off and walk around
and shop. The Carnival Victory is a lot larger than the Norweigean Dream
(Dreamward) that we went to Burmuda on, so we will have fun looking
around the ship as well.
>
> Your observations of this group are right. All in all a pretty decent
> group of eggs without all the BS ego crap. They helped me out pretty
> much prior to my first Cruise and I actually met a member of the forum
> during the pre-boarding of my first Cruise. Just from listening to me
> talk he was able to figure out who I was. Guess I have a certain
> unforgettable style 
> --
>
> "Maybe worshiping the cross and the painful death rather
> than the well lived life really has distorted our sense
> of who we are and what life is about." -- Author unkown
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