Category Archives: Grand Cruises

In Gratitude – At Sea/Safaga, Egypt – [04/04/2012]

I do not have friends, I have people who stubbornly refuse to abandon me. Silver said that to me ages ago, now I realize just how true it is really. After everything I have put my ‘unicorns’, my anchor chains … Continue reading

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Splashdance – At Sea – [04/03/2012]

Those of you who have actually sailed with my particular line before may think you’ve been to a Lido deck Pool Party. The truth is though, unless you’ve been sailing with us a long time, you haven’t. Not a real … Continue reading

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Playing for Keeps… – At Sea – [03/31/2012]

The problem with being the last of anything is that eventually there’ll be none left at all. The world used to be bigger Jack. No…no the world’s the same… there’s just less in it. ~Pirates of the Caribbean, At World’s … Continue reading

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Bombay Love – At Sea – [03/31/2012]

Planets are colliding Fantasies are flying There’s simply no denying That you are my Bombay love… Ah, India night. Take one librarian, apply 6 yards of high quality silk, one hot curling iron, a slap-dash of make-up, allow for an … Continue reading

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Apple Blossom Time – At Sea – [03/30/2012]

I heard the florists behind me before I saw them, our florists on board are amazing – able to put through an order to any other ship in the fleet no questions asked, and moreover, able to turn the most … Continue reading

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Avast! – Mumbai – [03/29/2012]

I think it would be quite exciting to meet a pirate! Think again Miss Swann… Hollywood has given us a very idealized version of pirates, one that is likely very very different from what they actually were and is most … Continue reading

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Only This – Mumbai – 03/28/2012

There’s only us, there’s only this Forget regret or life is yours to miss No other road, no other way No day but today…. The hardest thing is that life goes on. Life just keeps going , not caring that … Continue reading

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Outside in and Inside Out – Mormugao, India – [03/26/2012]

I am a little afraid to go home, I have been mortal and a part of me is mortal yet. I am no longer like the others…. ~ The Last Unicorn Or How do you pick up the threads of … Continue reading

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End of the Tunnel – At Sea – [03/25/2012]

Another World Cruise gone very nearly gone. It’s hard to believe that we started this journey together four months ago, when it seems like four days. Well, most of the time it seems like four days, there are other times … Continue reading

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Encounters of the Artistic Kind – At Sea – [03/25/2012]

A random moment of amusement. I was standing in the breakfast line-up this morning (a very rare occurrence for me I will admit), waiting patiently for my order, when suddenly I look ‘round and see these two, perfectly proportioned,  cocoa-skinned … Continue reading

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