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Re: Hello from SAND! #204404 12/12/06 06:09 PM
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I sent seamail from Navigator, so I know it can be done.

Re: Hello from SAND! #204405 12/12/06 07:11 PM
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There are no hurricanes in the Caribbean to take out the internet. Even if they are sunburned, overserved or overfed, no excuse. I think a designated seamailer should have been named before they left the dock. They are just toying with us. Not funny SANDies.


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Re: Hello from SAND! #204406 12/12/06 07:19 PM
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Actually I am anxiously awaiting more news and it makes me realise when I put Ken through the wringer to post pictures it is worth the trouble.

It is SO MUCH FUN to read Sea Mail I really relish it, and a group cruise like this just really makes it so much more fun to share in the cruise with everyone through posts.

So Sandies will return I am sure. If you are having trouble posting directly just send me or anyone an email - we will post!!!!

Maybe in the morning???

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They have a sea day tomorrow.

Surely their dishy CD and Social Staff will give them a little free time to post...


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Sandies -- You must be having a WONDERFUL time! cheer Wish we could have sailed with you, but we'll have to settle for some vicarious fun through seamail. Party, Party, Party!!! wave


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Anyone home???

I hope we hear more from Karen, our LCT Princess...I think she's our best bet, Don is a close second because he's great at keeping in touch. Kathy...we'd love to hear from you and I'm sure you're taking lots of great pix for Don to post when he gets the card reader. Wendy already said she wouldn't post so no hope there. Guess they just like keeping us in suspense!


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OK, I am behind by a day, but I am anxious to hear more. i,too, wish I were there, but as Karen knows, the show must go on, and I still have this weekend before we close.
Karen, hug Mark for me, and tell him I am expecting a back or foot rub when you guys get back!!!!!!
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Someone in that group must have free internet too....wonder if something in the system isn't working? SOS - LCT to Sandies!


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Here I am!! Sorry about the lack of seamail but we just spent from 3pm till this morning in our room with sea sickness, lol. Don't tell Mark I told you this, but he visited the porcelin neptune shrine twice last night :(

We had to skip the private island yesterday do to the wind so today we are docking at Grand Turk, an unscheduled stop.

I am sorry to be so short with my mail this morning but we just docked and I am anxious to get OFF the ship, lol. I will check in later on today. Maybe we can talk Don into posting some pix of our group dinner, which is tonight in Portofinos with the LCT cocktail party first. Let's hope the seas don't churn up again, I don't want to miss tonights festivities!!

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I will check in later on today again.


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Karen, I hope you and Mark feel better today and the seas will not be so rough. Thanks for checking in with us and have a great day in Grand Turk. We miss you guys.

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Oh how awful to have been sea sick! I wonder if the same "bug" got to the other LCT'ers? :(

Hope you are feeling better and the rest of SAND is smooth sailing! :cool:


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Sorry! Just saw that I posted in the wrong place! Next time I will get it right......maybe! :D
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Hi Karen and Betty,

Thanks for reporting in. As you can see by the posts previous to yours, we were all eager for seamail.

So very sorry to hear that you and Mark had a miserable bout with seasickness, Karen. Hopefully, no more rough seas from hereonin.

Wishing all of you an enjoyable time in Grand Turk!

Looking forward to more reports and much anticipated pix of all the SANDees!

:hug: Miss you!!


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Karen and Betty-
Thanks for checking in - Karen I hope you and Mark stay happy and healthy for the rest of the trip - I know how miserable it is to be on a wonderful cruise but too sick to enjoy it! Take care of yourselves - and check in if you get time, but above all relax and have a wonderful cruise!


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We were rocking and rolling so much last night that we needed a saddle to stay in our seats! I can't remember any rockier seas on any past cruises I have been on. We pitched and rolled from all day and night, we are all just delighted we have stopped for a spell!

Grand Turk was gorgeous! Much nicer than I remember last time we were here. Walking distance from the ship was a beautiful beach with lounge chairs and cabanas. We spent several hours there and we both got a little fried! Probably the mango daiquiris at Margaritaville didn't help, either!

For all those screaming for pictures, I will try and talk to Don tonight to see what we can do. I know, when I am the one left at home, I am the first to beg for pix and I know how impatient I can be!

That's it for now, I will post again after Portofino's and the B&K party.

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Oh thank goodness the rocking stopped! I decided not to bug you all anymore about pixs as it is your vacation - but we'll love them when they arrive!!! Please say hi to Betty and Marty and gang - gosh wish I could be there!!! Joanna


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Hi Everyone! Internet is spotty. I'll type fast so it doesn't crash. LOL! We are having a wonderful time but boy are we rockin and rollin. I think everyone has been feeling the effects of the waves.
Had a great dinner the first night we arrived with Frank and Wendy, Frank and Kathy and Don and Diana. Then we did some dancing in every place that was open, even in the piano bar where I don't think you're supposed to dance. We had a lovely time in there chatting with Bette and Larry.
We had a wonderful fish barbeque with live music at the pool today. Chester has gone to the chocolate demonstration. I don't like chocolate, that's why I'm here. Lol!
I played trivia with Frank and Kathy and Don and Diana and Phyliis yesterday. We didn't win but we got an honorable mention. ;)
I'm off to the balcony to drink some champagne and read my scandal rags. Oh, life is tough....
More later after the infamous B & K cocktail party and Portofinos. I'm still not hungry after the waiter brought me a DOUBLE portion of lobster last night and a vanill milkshake by the pool today :)


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Julie, thanks for checking in with us landlocked folks. Sure sounds like you are having a great time. I hope the rockin and rollin is over soon.

Nancy

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Just checking in..enjoyed the posts and the ability to live vicariously.

Re: Hello from SAND! #204423 12/13/06 10:31 AM
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Do you think if I sent my card reader by carrier pigeon it would arrive in time for us to get some photos out of this group??

Thanks for checking in, Julie! You're not missing much in the Bay Area. It's been cold (50's) and rainy. I'd take rockin' and rollin' over this!


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Suzanne - strap that reader to your pigeon's leg immediately and send him on his way. :D


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Gee, how come Don didn't ask me for a card reader? I haven't even taken my camera out nor have we been off the ship. Did a bridge tour yesterday and have been having so much fund. Had a wonderful spa day today and relaxed. The massage therapist remembered me as did several of the staff. Always good to feel at home.

Great fish BBQ at the pool for lunch over looking the beach at Grand Turk. Having a great time with John Barron and we were invited to Dinner with Giuseppe last night, what a charmer. I have some news but I promised I would not share it just yet - who's birthday it is today. Oh and the new Captain is eye candy and equally as charming. Dinner at Portofino's with the group. Played in the Blackjack Tourney and lost ;-(. This cruise is absolute perfection. Off to the Chocolate tea.
Camera will be at the B & K Cocktail party tonight.


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Re: Hello from SAND! #204426 12/13/06 12:21 PM
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Good to hear from you guys!! Keep having fun and SSS (send s'more seamail). Kathy, please tell John and Lynsay hello for Tom and me and we look forward to seeing them on last segment of WC.

Take lots of pix Kathy and share them (I still never saw your MUSH pix). Have a great time!! Wish we were there!


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Hi Sandees...so glad the seas are calming and you're having fun! Thanks for the seamail...hope the seaphotos are not far behind!

Happy B&K cocktails and dinner this evening. Please send full report ASAP!


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I have the pictures taken, but am having issues getting them downloaded. I thought I had posted my SeaMail earlier and even that did not show up. I will try to get some up tonight.

Yesterday was a pretty rough day. Lots of people got seasick, moi included.

Other than that we are having a great time. Food is great and so is the service. Ngaire was right, this is so much like the Silver Whisper. Just take the Whisper and add one deck.

We skipped Princess Cays yesterday due to weather and headed for Grand Turk instead. What a fabulous day. We went on the snorkel trip with Debbie and Russ and Wendy and David. What a great port.

Getting ready for the party here in a few minutes, then all of us are heading to Portofinos for dinner.

Supposed to be another rough night, but this time we popped some seasick pills ahead of time, so we are prepared.

More later!

Ciao for now!


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Sounds like you are having a great trip (notwithstanding the seasickness; hopefully that's a thing of the past)!

Say Hi to John and Lynsay for me. They are such an amazing, fun and talanted couple! If you like cosmos, have him order a metropolitan for you...yummy! Keep the seamail coming!!!


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thanks everyone for posting. sorry that some of you have had a rough time with sea conditions. Have a wonderful party and group dinner. Keep the sea mail coming.

Nancy

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Betty, Karen & Sandies -- The BBQ overlooking Grand Turk sounds spectacular! I'm sure there was plenty of grilled lobster (my favorite). Glad the seas are calming for the B&K party and dinner at Portofinos tonight. Have a great time!! cheer


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Don, you and Kathy need to get together to coordinate picture sharing! She is the expert, and probably has more equipment with her than you would ever need to get this done! We land locked unfortunates are DYING to enjoy some pix, as you had your Portofino dinner tonight! Let's hope you are enjoying calmer seas now. Being seasick takes the wind out of my sails faster than anything!

Thanks everyone on SAND for posting! It takes effort to wait for a computer, and if seas are bad, not a fun thing to do, so we are grateful!

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Oh how I wish we were sailing with all of you! (I even like the rough seas!)

Hope you all have a really wonderful time....but...

WE NEED PCTURES!!!!!!!


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Hi Sandees!

How is day 3? I'm searching the internet for weather forecast for next week...and it looks like you may have some showers today. Hope the sun comes out for all of you.

I'm not going to mention the P****s....you've been nagged enough! ;)


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I think after this experience, we news-hungry and travel-deprived souls at LCT are going to have to demand that every group appoints someone responsible for taking and posting pictures and documenting all post-worthy behavior (depraved and otherwise) before departing. I guess the other option would be sending Ken on every trip, but Ngaire might not like that. Karen-next cruise maybe you should award some virtual photo equipment to the person who selects the name, instead of a tea-pot!
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Here is the gossip from last night. We had our B&K cocktail party last night and beforehand, we were bobbing like a cork in a washing machine again so I wasn't sure if I would make the party, let alone dinner. Well, I dragged myself to the party and once I caught glimpse of the Shiek, I felt much better! Actually, the wonderful and quite handsome Captain McNeill decided to sail around the rough seas to give us a break. This meant arriving late in San Juan but I think NO ONE cared about that, we were just delighted not to be green at the gills.

Back to the Cappy for a minute, he is delightful and easy on the orbs, Captain Dag might have a wee bit of comptition from him! One fun thing, at sailaways from ports, bag pipe music is played outside, I love that!!

Ok, back the the party. Everyone that I hadn't met yet was there, including Tina (tallship) and Peter. I can say we are adding lots of names to my lovely new friends list!!

Dinner in Portofino's was GREAT! I loved seeing Mona Lisa and Gerry again! The food, dare I say, was better than I remember in Don Vitos.

After a rather rocky night, we just docked at San Juan and I am eager to get off onto land again smiles

I have been begging Don to post some pictures and as soon as he figures it out, I am sure he will.

I took video in Portofinos last night but that will have to wait until we get home to post.

That's it for now, I will check in later!!


Karen

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Thanks for the great report, Karen, and I hope you have a wonderful day on land!


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Thanks Karen!!! I so hope those seas cooperate for the balance of the trip. We miss you!!!!!!


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Hi all!

When we were in the check in line, we were chatting with these nice people. They said " You know Debbie with Brown and Keene? We are her father and step mother". We said we were glad to meet them and looked forward to meeting Debbie and Russ on board. She said oh no, they are not on this cruise. Last night at the lovely B&K party I told Debbie that I thought it was nice of her to invite us, considering that we had spoiled her surprise!

Dinner in Potofino was great. We had 3 large table of LCTers, B&Kers, etc. Good food, good company, and good entertainment!

Glad to be in San Juan today and have a little land time since the seas continue to be pretty rough!

More later!
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Such a shame about the rough seas. Hope it stops VERY soon. Cant wait to meet this new Captain he sounds like he is going to be a real star!!!

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Thanks for the reports everyone!

Bagpipes at sailaway? Cool! Ask Julie to show you her "Highland Fling" next sailaway!


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Karen and Betty...thanks so much for checking in. It shoulds like it a bit rocky in Caribbean right now...hope it calms down soon!

Isn't Mona Lisa the BEST! She was the star of the crew show last year - well, actually they are all stars, but she has a fantastic voice.

Glad you've managed to have a good time inspite of all the rocking and rolling.

If the photos come when you get home all if forgiven! LOL - are we a bunch of nags or what????

Wishing you smooth seas!


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I know how anxious you guys are for seamail. I know I always look for it.

During the captains intro - Capt. McNeil was wearing a kilt in the McNeil tartan. Made quite a dashing figure. He attended the B&K Cocktail party last night but without the kilt :(

As you can gather from the others, it has been very rough seas. I have NEVER suffered from sea sickness but I got it too (or I drank too much wine) but Don and I think it is the rough seas.

The ship rocks back and forth all night with the periodic thud. I don't know what is worse back and forth or side to side :)

I even got the seasick pills from reception and it helps but makes me very tired. (The instructions tell you that the effects of the pill will make alcohol consumption worse. So only a little wine for me last night.) I was so tired that I missed the show last night who were Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand impersonators.

Won Wheel of Fortune this AM. YEAH. But I abdictated our trivia team because there were too many and the person writing down our answers, did not hear what we told her to write and she just guessed and guessed wrong. So we lost to the other SANDIES by one point :) But I got two tokens for Wheel of Fortune :)

Walking around San Juan this afternoon, I got so tired I had to get back to the ship to take a nap. Feeling much better now.

Will try to post more later.

Phyllis

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