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Conference abbott::cruise_travel

Title:CRUISE TRAVEL
Moderator:XANADU::FAMULARO
Created:Thu Aug 04 1988
Last Modified:Thu Dec 12 1996
Last Successful Update:Wed Jan 01 1997
Number of topics:562
Total number of notes:2834

13.0. "And I am..." by HPSRAD::SPEAKE (Luck is the residue of design.) Mon Aug 15 1988 02:48

On Holland America (and other lines I'm sure) they encourage you to introduce
yourself to others because "There are no strangers on this ship.  There are
only friends you haven't met."

With that in mind, I have started the ball rolling by including my introduction
in the next reply.
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13.1Tom SpeakeHPSRAD::SPEAKELuck is the residue of design.Mon Aug 15 1988 02:5044
   I have been a cruise addict since my first cruise in 1974.  My cabinmate
   on that cruise eventually became my wife (our honeymoon cruise was our
   3rd cruise).  We took our 11th cruise this past April (A 19-day Panama
   Canal cruise).

   We have been on Bermuda, Caribbean, Trans-canal and Alaska cruises.  We
   have traveled with Black Sea Shipping and Sitmar, but mostly Holland
   America.  As a matter of fact, on our last cruise we received our
   100,000 mile medallions from Holland America.

   We have cruised on the Maxim Gorky, the Fairwind, the Veendam, the
   Rotterdam, the Nieuw Amsterdam and the Noordam.

   The duration of our cruises have ranged from a 4-day New York/Nassau to
   a 21-day San Francisco to New York Trans-canal.

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   Our first cruise is worth some additional commentary.

   It was aboard the T.S. Maxim Gorky, a russian ship, out of New York to
   Nassau, Bahamas and back.
  
   Black Sea Shipping was trying to break into the caribbean cruise
   business.  The entire crew were russian.  The stewards in the lounge and
   the waitresses in dining room were students from the University of
   Odessa.  The amount of english spoken ranged from basic nouns and verbs
   needed to serve dinner to definate fluency by a few english majors in
   stratigic jobs (e.g., dinning room section chief).

   One of my strongest first impressions was that the sea is _really_ blue. 
   All my life I had heard about "the deep blue sea", but all I had ever
   seen were the greenish-brown waters along the east coast.  On the first
   morning of our first cruise I happened to step out on western side of
   the ship so the sun was behind me.  As I stepped to the rail and looked
   over, it was obvious that the sea was both deep and blue.  It has become
   a ritual that on the morning of the first day at sea, I get up and go
   stare over the rail at the deep blue sea before I do anything else (even
   eat). 

   Hmmm... This is getting to be a long introduction.  If I don't quit
   soon, I won't have anything left to post in other notes. ;-)

		Tom Speake
13.2two cruises so far for meCGVAX2::KAZAZIANThu Aug 18 1988 09:4526
    
    I'm an addict too, but i've only be blessed enough for two cruises
    so far.  
    
    The first was in 1983 on the Rotterdam/Holland America.  Absolutely
    marvelous, and yes it was the first one so I ws prejudiced.  However
    the sis (i mention her frequently because she is the professional
    cruzr), even said that the Rotterdam was a 'class' ship.  Big bouquets
    of real flowers at dinner, exquisite dining and service.  We left
    from ft. lauderdale and went to St. Thomas, Nassua and St. MAarten.
    We had a big stateroom (3 of us in cabin) on an upper deck, it had
    a bathtub, and the towel rack was heated.....can we talk?
    
    The other cruise was out of Long Beach CA on the Tropicale.  Much
    less glamorous of a ship, but still fun.  It was like a hotel where
    the Rotterdam was like a 'liner' of days gone by.  Sailed to puerto
    vallarta, mazatlan and cabo san lucas.  Too much time at sea with
    not enough things going on for fun.  Cheaper... but,  cheaper.
    
    (I also have to say that I stayed on the Queen Mary for Two nites
    before the cruise!  NOW that's a ship!  You can almost hear the
    orchestra playing.....awesome)
    
    angela
    
    
13.3More seaduty?FSTVAX::ROYERblue_demense..magic is musicMon Sep 19 1988 21:2111

Dave Royer, Instructor in Field Service.
 
Prior spent several years on Naval ships, and enjoyed them
very much.  hoping to take a nice cruise in 3 years for our
20 th wedding Aniversary.

Enjoy the work and plan to be here (DEC) for a long time.

Dave
13.5Donna MoulicoFRAGLE::MOULICOJust another day in the jungleThu Sep 14 1989 21:4016
    My name is Donna Moulico.  I have been with DEC for little more than a
    year now.
    
    I have only been on one other cruise.   My last spring break trip.  It
    was very good.  I had some interesting times.
    
    I just found this notes conference a couple of weeks ago.  I am getting
    married next September.  My finance and I are planning on a Caribbean
    cruise for our honeymoon.  So I am just trying to get some info from
    all of you seasoned cruisers.
    
    If anyone has any ideas or recommendations, please contact me at 
    FRAGLE::MOULICO.
    
    Thanks!
    Donna
13.7My wife's a cruisaholicMTA::ZAMORAEdgar - DTN 352-2486Fri Sep 22 1989 13:387
    My name is Edgar Zamora, NYO-7, DTN 352-2486.  I've only been on
    a couple of cruises, but my wife is a cruisaholic.  She's been on 21
    cruises!  The only vacation she considers as a true vacation is a
    cruise.  I enjoyed the cruises on the Homeric and Cunard Princess, and
    I would go again, but I am not addicted to it like my wife is.