I never did give this thread "closure." One week ago today we disembarked the Mariner, and we still are smiling with the good memories. I've uploaded our photos to the computer, and many turned out well. I'm editing them and will provide a link soon.

Thanks to everyone for their posts on this thread. Your comments made it fun for me to post.

Betty, I had to laugh at your comment about letting the pilot tell us the temperature in Dallas. We came back the day of big storms and were delayed because of that, but now the typical high-90s are in place for the near future. And to think that in August, when it's over 100, we will be wishing for 98 degrees!