Good Evening to all the faithful: We had a lovely time on the cruise. Tom and Jr. had a wonderful time. It is really hard to write a blog about a cruise that has past. I should have blogged on the ship. I will do better on the next one. On the first night of the cruise, we booked dinner at Palo's for the group. (Butch, Elaine, Tom Sr, Tom Jr, Don and I) Its really a nice way to start a cruise. As we were sitting enjoying a lovely dinner, Tom nudged Don that the Captain walked in. Our backs were towards him so we did not see him. He was at the table next to us. He spotted us as he has been our captain on many voyages. He got up and came over to our table. He hugged me and shook Don's hand. Don introduced him to our party. We spoke for a few minutes and he returned to his table. Both Tom and Tom were blown away and said that never happens in real life, only on the Love Boat. lol The first stop was Key West. Not much happened except they don't make key lime jelly beans at the Blonde Giraffe. Boo Hiss So we graduated to Key Lime Taffy and Pecans. We had a day at sea and then Cozumel. Tom and Don did a couple of caches and we had our normal margarita at Pancho's Patio. The next stop was Cayman Islands. There was a storm coming and the tenders stopped running at 2 PM. We had a tour scheduled but decided not to do it but Tom and Tom did the tour as they have never been there. We left port early and headed for Castaway Cay. The captain wanted to get in early as to give folks more time on the island. The cruise director came on and said that some weather was coming and that people should get out and enjoy the day. Don and the 2 Tom's did a waverunner tour. I being a chicken stayed on the beach. The seas were a little too rough for moi and it was cool. After their tour, we went back to the ship and changed into dry clothes and went back out Serenity Bay for lunch. After lunch, Don and I went back to the ship for a nap. When it was time to leave, we were watching from our verandah and the ship which had pulled in started to back up and there were 55 mph winds and with the narrow channel, it pushed the ship and almost into the rocks. The captain pulled back in and had to tie up. He told us that they were waiting for the weather to subside. Well to make a long story short, the weather did not clear up all night and we were still tied up at the Cay in the AM when we should have been in Canaveral. So they scheduled another day of meals and entertainment for us. We left the Cay at about 4:30 PM Saturday and headed for Canaveral. Sunday morning we got off the ship and headed home. Tom and Tom Jr. rescheduled their flight and got home a day late. But we all got home safe and sound and got an extra day. Our next cruise is January 6,2011 a Repositioning cruise to La. Love to all and stay safe and warm.
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