Hello everybody - My name is Nini (but I've occasionally posted using the name of my dear dead sheltie, Ollie). I have decided to come out of the closet after lurking around for a long time. My husband and I are semi-retired (he is an accocuntant and I am a tax attorney).

We live in Hollywood, FL and also have a home in Banff, Canada, where we spend the summer months (and, occasionally, several weeks in winter, too).

Our first cruise was on the Navigator 2 years ago. We loved it so much that, this past Christmas, we took all of our children and grand children on it and had the most amazing time.

Now, we are scheduled to be on CROSS and are nearly counting the days. This past November, we were at a charity dinner and auction and bid on and got, one-way passage on the QM2, so on October 19, we are sailing to Southampton with friends. There, we will be met, driven to Stonehenge, Salisbury Cathedral and on to Dover, where we will take the ferry to Calais. Then we will spend 9 days with our friends, ending in Nice, where they will fly back to FL and we will go to Monte Carlo to board the Voyager. We almost feel disloyal to the Navigator, because we both are truly in love with that ship.

Our daughter, Melinda B. is an occcasional poster on this board and has encouraged me to out myself to all of you guys.

Looking forward to meeting everyone in November - we leave for NY and the QM2 6 months from tomorrow.

Nini