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We booked our 2014 12 day Baltic Cruise through RCI Timeshare exchange. The cost was $1,330 per person . The rate now for the same cruise is $1,800 per person. I'd say we got a pretty good deal.

Just get a Guy (Fierrie) burger or two or three. They are a game changer.

Guy Burgers. Nuff said!

I usually use a canvas "Sea Bag" I got from being in the Navy. No dents, scratches etc. The downside? No wheels either.

I was a Navy Corpsman with 3rd Marine Recon in Viet Nam in 1969 and 1970. I would wear my uniform in a heartbeat. ( That is, if I could still get into it)

I agree, personal responsibility. So much today people are so willing to blame someone else. Maybe if they did what they should be doing (being a parent-not a friend, teaching the kids right from wrong, etc), it would be a much better place to be. Accidents will always happen and am sorry that people get hurt. But please, take responsibility for what you do.

 

OK, off my "soapbox". :)

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You missed my point. "In Your Face" refers to the likes of "I'm whatever" and you have to accept it weather you like it or not. To paraphrase a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King we should all accept someone for the content of their carachter not what ever label they choose to identify themselves with. I'm hetero and caucasion yes, but that doesnt define me

I don't see that it would be much of an issue. I can't help but wonder though, if you and your partner were at our table, how would we know you are gay? Would you say "Hi name is "Susie" and this is my partner "Patty" (if you are males change the names, but you get my point) "And we're gay?" I'm not interested in your personal life, I'm interested in you. It would show bad manners for hetero couples to engage in overt "PDA" and the same would apply to gays.

The "In your face" gays attitude is a huge turn off. It's the same thing as any other "In your face" group. You're Gay? So what? Your African American ? So what? I'm a combat Viet Nam Veteran. Thanks for my service, but so what? That doesn't define me. I am Gordon first.

I feel your pain Ryan, I Love my coffee. I'm not talking about flavored water, I'm talking about COFFEE. Having been in the Navy, I've had some pretty nasty coffee. We will be going on rci in August. Please post your opinion.

Use ginger tablets. You can get them at any health food store, or walmart etc. We live near an Air Force base, and I'm told that the majority of pilots use them. No side effects, ie drowesy etc. My wife uses nothing else, and has never had a problem.

As far as I know, only Carnival and Ncl go out of New Orleans. Carnival is cheap, and you pretty much get what you pay for. If you do Carnival, a "Guy" Burger (Fierrie) is a must.

Oops! Don't listen to me, Royal Caribbean does come out of New Orleans. I've been on Ncl, and Carnival, but not Rccl. I would choose Ncl over Carnival. But then there's the "Guy Burgers"

As far as I know, only Carnival and Ncl go out of New Orleans. Carnival is cheap, and you pretty much get what you pay for. If you do Carnival, a "Guy" Burger (Fierrie) is a must.

Hi Selena,

Wow! What great pics. Thank you. We will be doing a Baltic cruise in Aug. of this year. Can you tell me which ports are good for just walking from the ship into town? Which ports require some type of transportation ie bus, taxi etc. to get into town.

Thanks

A little different take on the subject. I was on a cruise on Crystal Cruise ship and they provided gentlemen whose sole responsibility was to be a dance partner for the lady's. These gentlemen seemed very "Refined" and "Gentlemanly". Wouldn't THAT be a great job to have.

I look at it this way, "If you're happy, I'm happy" works both ways between true friends.

This is a little off topic, but when I first brought my new Lexus RX 350 home, I noticed it had a first aid kit. I looked through it and found the usual stuff; bandages, antiseptic cream etc. and THREE CONDOMS! What a country!

I bet that was an interesting study.

 

After being here for nine years, I know there are certain posters known to be helpful, and others known to be snarky. I am going to make it a point from now on, to only post helpful posts, and do my best to be nice, or just keep quiet if I can't be nice/helpful. I have responded to the rude ones in the past, and it doesn't really help to feed the trolls.

People like that are just plain miserable and not worth the energy it would take to get upset. They have nothing better to do in their lives than write something snarky and then look for reaction. This is the only way they can get attention. People are their own advertisement! Their "I'm right and you're wrong attitude shows their lack of self worth.

I only brought this up for purely objective reasons because of all the legal, administrative and identity hassles associated with such a name change. As for tradition, I'm not sure it's such a strong tradition in this country anymore either. My wife and her friends say, if no husband will change his surname when married, why should they? :)

When I married my lovely wife Opal (who I met on "Match.Com") on 2007, I told Her that since she owned property and had a few different bank accounts in Her former "Married Name", that it didnt make sense for Her to go through all the trouble to change her last name to mine. It's worked out pretty well for us. Our passports have different last names, and we've never had any problems when we travel.

It's funny how you can tell when a guy gets a girlfriend. He dresses better, and his clothes match.

As you can see from my post, "Sea Cruise by Frankie Ford, "Sea of Love" by Phil Phillips and "Orinoco Flow" by Enya ("Sail Away, Sail Away ,Sail Away")

Work really is over-rated.

Yeah, when I retired, I "Took To It" quite well. Didnt EVEN need to go into training.:)