MINT is now real-- Nancy walked in with our tickets! YAAAAY! Don't know yet if our newbie cruisin' companions (Ed & Julie Johnson) got theirs. (Ed was (recently retired) in the same line of work as the Kimmis but in NYC.)

We are SO looking forward to meeting up with our friends from DDD, and meeting the alumni from VOF and other LCT cruisers ...

We are also looking forward to cruising again on Mariner. Our favorite so far of all the ships we've cruised on. So many late, I mean REALLY late, nights spent in Stars with one of the best bartenders in the world (Don Collins). Last I heard he was on Navigator, anyone know his whereabouts?

For those who have never cruised Mariner, she is a beautiful ship. Quirky, in some regards, but all the more lovable.

Bill