I don't think "lost" for awhile. Laura writes: "If you have any Cruise Critic message board post material older than one year . . . you will have an opportunity to retrieve that information....since these boards will be READ ONLY for a period of time. You will need to copy and paste that material and save it to your own computer."
http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=749097554&m=824101722 But, you're right. Sorry for the loss . . . that's the downside of the cyberspace that's accessible to us "regular" folks. No permanent archive.
