Category Archives: Grand Cruises

The Day the Circus Came To Town – At Sea – [01/08/2012]

We get a lot of amazing guest entertainers on ships. I’ve met, partied with, shared drinks with and visited ports with some pretty incredible people. But every so often, there comes a chance to shake the hand of someone you … Continue reading

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Elegantly Exhausted – At Sea – [01/07/2012]

If I were to go about my business all sparkle and glitter…quite apart from looking absurd, because despite what they write in those fairy books for children it’s quite an unsuitable costume for a grown woman…. Take one person, split … Continue reading

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Off To See The World – Fort Lauderdale – [01/06/2012]

Giving deference to their preferences is our chief art We play our part in a perfectly working machine You must ever be aware This is a privilege great and rare A special burden that we bear in our respective lives … Continue reading

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Drowning in Details – At Sea – [01/04/2012]

It won’t be a novelty, we mostly have seen them all before Prepare for the usual, you should be aware of what’s in store… We’ve served them on the Baltic, and the Oceanic, The Olympic, The Majestic and today’s the … Continue reading

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Racing With The Clock – At Sea – [12/07/2011]

When you’re racing with the clock When you’re racing with the clock And the second hand doesn’t understand That your back may break and your fingers ache And your constitution isn’t made of rock It’s a losing race when you’re … Continue reading

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On to the next – At Sea – [12/04/2011]

Bloggers note – obviously this is posted way out of sequence, I somehow missed posting it back at the beginning of the month… Can’t stay for long Just turn around and I’m gone again Maybe tomorrow I’ll wanna settle down … Continue reading

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Under the Eyes of our Lady of Guadeloupe – Puerto Vallarta – [12/08/2011]

It used to be that I never really thought much about Mexico. It was one of those places that other people went, and it was one of those places that we went only on relocation cruises – never once have … Continue reading

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Return to King Neptune’s Court – At Sea – [11/26/2011]

So it is that the time comes once again to pay service to King Neptune. Those of us who have served time in Neptune’s court before, who have been resurrected from sacrifice and pressed into service as medics and pirates, … Continue reading

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“Freedom is Not Free” – Honolulu/Pearl Harbor – [11/29/2011]

“December 7th, 1941 – a day that will live in infamy…” They say she still weeps for her lost crew…and until you are standing above what’s left of her deck, looking at that shining rainbow of oil on the glistening … Continue reading

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Holidays Are Coming…. – At Sea – 11/26/2011

~Watch out, look around Something’s coming, coming to town Something magic in the night Can you see it shining bright?” No matter where I am, or how old I am, I still get excited about the holidays… When I was … Continue reading

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