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I'd be interested in any comments as well, I sailed on her in April 2013 and she had a great friendly crew but there were things that needed attention. Her crew made up for any malfunctions though and I'd sail on her again in a heartbeat. I love her size and hope more are made in the future. Even in rough seas she was stable and gentle in movements.

Both Mike and Lee sure have done a lot for newbie travelers with their huge photo pages of their excursions and short commentary. I tend to agree on the price of a 'Maiden' voyage and it is only logical that staff will be much smoother as a team once a few cruises are under their belt. And one doesnt need to pay for kinks on an expensive cruise. I also remember the episode with the Crown Princess listing severly going out of port near Miami - that had to have horrified a lot of people. Hopefully everyone knows what switches do what NOW on the Bridge of the Crown. These things look top-heavy as it is. Any one experience 30 foot seas or more on one yet? Are their months to avoid trans-ocean crossings or do you just pick a cruise and go for it? (Sorry for any dumb questions)

You all have eased any thoughts I might have had about being solo as a mature guy on a cruise - Thanks!

You are obviously experienced cruisers and Lee must enjoy taking pics - what a great treat for those of us contemplating a first ever cruise. It seems like almost everyone was a 'couple' - what is the ratio on average cruises...........mostly couples? THANKS for all the photo pages on the different ships. Have you ever done a 'Maiden' voyage and are you thinking of being on the Queen Victoria's in 2008? BTW, I'm 65, 6'5" tall and single.

On gay.com, if you display your true age (as I do) less than 5% of the people want to chat with you and I know many of them have been forced to lie about their posted age. Will I experience much of the same as a first time sailor on an all gay cruise? So many people appear to believe that if you are not in your twenties with ripped abs, perfect teeth and model's features - you are less than desireable. Any senior men gone solo and still had a good time and worth the price paid?