Okay.. you know that I can be long winded so will try to do the condensed version.
Me 40-something Al older - another cradle robber to add to the group..we seem to have quite a few here don't we guys?
We live in Encino which is in the "Valley"
( suburb of L.A.)..I am your friendly neighborhood Real Estate lady and Al has happily retired.. which makes these cruise plannings very easy.. no schedules..no kids...except a Dobie and a cockapoo and their best friend the cat. We have taken at least 2 cruises a year on just about all the name brand lines and our favorite was the small Renaissance ships that held only 112 people. Although thinking back a few years ago we took a barge cruise through the Burgundy region of France and that actually wins the prize for best cruise type experience. It was a gorgeous ship with 3 cabins ( so only held 6 passengers) and lucky us and our friends were the only passengers with a crew of 6 - Captain, hostess, 6 star chef, a driver to take us on excursions & catering to our everywhim for 7 days. If anyone is thinking of doing sopmething sensational that IS the way to go.
If you want to check it out their website is
Http://www.saroche.com
now back to this story..yawn...
We will be celebrating 26 years of wedded bliss in May ( somewhere on the high seas between Italy and Corsica)..on Oceania.
Looking forward to MNM cruise ( Mariner nineteenth March) our first on Radisson , and from the looks of it no one from this board is joining us.. sad
Our first cruise was one that takes the cake in cruise stories..
It was a Princess cruise to Mexico. We took a taxi to a restaurant way up in the hills with the view of the bay of Acapulco and the ship below. Had a wonderful relaxing lunch and a few to many margaritas.
We kept watching that ship and we heard a horn blast and then it started to move.. you can imagine the look on Als' face ( he said I had the same look on mine).. at which we both just laughed and ordered another round!
Well, it goes without saying that they are right about American Express ( don't leave the ship without it) lol.
one hotel for the night..
two airline tickets to meet the ship..
one miss the ship story to tell forever.....
priceless...