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I did have one moment of extreme depression on Embarkation Day in 2022. It was several hours in while I was sipping some gourmet coffee. Suddenly the captain was heard on the intercom saying "This is the captain. I have some very sad news to tell you."

At that moment I was sure that the captain would next tell us that due to some sort of problem with the ship that the cruise was being cancelled. Yeah, so after the thrill of embarkation day, I felt like I was starting to go down a very deep hole of depression due to a cancelled cruise.

However, after a brief pause the captain informed us the reason for the sad news. Queen Elizabeth II had just passed away. Okay, I did feel bad for her passing but I gotta confess that I was also overjoyed that the reason for the Captain's announcement was NOT the cancellation of the cruise. And that was a cause for another round of martinis.

1 posted on 03/20/2024 10:18:54 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
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To: Xenalyte; RMDupree; AlexW; CzarNicky; Mike Fieschko; motzman; codercpc; thingumbob; tje; ml1954; ...

PING!


2 posted on 03/20/2024 10:19:52 AM PDT by PJ-Comix (Yes, I am the Toxic Troll Terminator)
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To: PJ-Comix

My first cruise was in the 1990s on a Celebrity ship - the Zenith. Of all my cruises, it ranks number one.


3 posted on 03/20/2024 11:20:25 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: PJ-Comix

Hanging at the Martini Bar as I write this... try the Bourbon with Peaches onboard...way to step up to the Edge Class, big difference!


4 posted on 03/20/2024 11:39:24 AM PDT by PalominoGuy ( )
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