rubrrick Posted October 17, 2008 #1 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Welcome everyone.........as we are about ready to set sail from the port of Los Angeles headed for Miami! Lots of wonderful CC friends have been aboard for the past week, saying goodbye to an old friend. I'm staying aboard with my DW........and will be writing as we work our way south........and thru the Panama Canal......to our final destination......Miami. Jump in and join me.......as we can do this virtually!!:) :) Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PH8 Posted October 17, 2008 #2 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Hi Rick!!!! Whatta nice cruise you have ahead of you.............. Thanks for posting LIVE for all of us left behind..:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted October 17, 2008 #3 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Have fun sounds awesome. Loved the Panama Canal Cruise. Jimbo:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lv2BonBoard Posted October 18, 2008 #4 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Can't wait to hear all about your trip! Thanks for posting live. I'll be crusing on the Monarch for the first time the week of Thanksgiving, after she comes out of dry dock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisenfever Posted October 18, 2008 #5 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Hey Rick, thanks for letting us be a part of your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator0178 Posted October 18, 2008 #6 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Have a great cruise!! I look forward to hearing about it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjb415 Posted October 18, 2008 #7 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Thanks Rick, I'm with you!!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzyluvs2cruise Posted October 18, 2008 #8 Share Posted October 18, 2008 We'll be following you as you deliver our girl to her new home. We're missing her already. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynnees Posted October 18, 2008 #9 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Hi Rick, Your fellow NOOTS look forward to your reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suezyq50 Posted October 18, 2008 #10 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I am on the second cruise after drydock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrp96 Posted October 18, 2008 #11 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Rick, wish I was with you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juli Posted October 18, 2008 #12 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Hi Rick, It was very nice meeting you and Bobbie on the 10/13 sailing...as well as all the other cc members. I got off this morning at LAST CALL around 9:30am. It was sad to be getting off for the last time. Thank you for giving us your LIVE reports from the Monarch...it's the next best thing to being there! Enjoy your cruise! Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cawagner Posted October 18, 2008 #13 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Have a great cruise! Can't wait to hear all about it :) We will be taking our first cruise on the Monarch 1-26-09 :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixCruiser Posted October 18, 2008 #14 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Looking forward to your review Rick :D ### Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FL_Cruiser64 Posted October 18, 2008 #15 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Rick, have fun on your trip. Maybe this NOOTS member will welcome you in Miami if he knows when you arrive. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piepkorn Posted October 18, 2008 #16 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Hope you have a nice trip. It will be interesting to see what kind of entertainment they provide you with. We also wouldn't mind 16 days of 'Focus', as we love that band. We both watched as you sailed out tonight...and both started crying. Thanks for the work you did for our 10/10 cruise. Dave and Debbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassieroll Posted October 18, 2008 #17 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I will miss her on the west coast. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBookHePays Posted October 18, 2008 #18 Share Posted October 18, 2008 How nice of you to post during your cruise! How sad that Monarch is leaving me (I mean us!) *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy 4 cruising Posted October 18, 2008 #19 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I'll be interested to follow your posts. We will be on her again Nov 10 & I did not realize that this was the first sailing from FLA--didn't realize she was going into dry dock. We got a VERY VERY good deal on an OS--cheaper than a JS--it was a special that I was looking for a cruise at the right time, obviously!!! Hoping that some of the same crew will still be on her--we've been on her for 2 cruises, 1 being our first B2B & have fond memories. All of us that LOVE the Rhapsody & lost her out of Glaveston can certainly feel y'all's pain with losing the Monarch on the west coast--it is not a good feeling , is it? who is the CD? Thanks Rick. have a great time!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtgirl Posted October 18, 2008 #20 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Rick, have a wonderful cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcca2 Posted October 18, 2008 #21 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I'll be interested to follow your posts. We will be on her again Nov 10 & I did not realize that this was the first sailing from FLA--didn't realize she was going into dry dock. We got a VERY VERY good deal on an OS--cheaper than a JS--it was a special that I was looking for a cruise at the right time, obviously!!! Hoping that some of the same crew will still be on her--we've been on her for 2 cruises, 1 being our first B2B & have fond memories. All of us that LOVE the Rhapsody & lost her out of Glaveston can certainly feel y'all's pain with losing the Monarch on the west coast--it is not a good feeling , is it? who is the CD? Thanks Rick. have a great time!!! Second this post. We took the Rhapsody when she was moved from Galveston through the Panama Canal last September. It was an awesome cruise. You might not know that there is a web cam at the Miraflores Lock (maybe the Gatun Lock as well) We were sailing with madforcruising (Gunnar) and he had a friend in Germany take pictures of the Rhapsody going through the Lock. It is a fantastic sight. You can see the ship at different levels. We miss the Rhapsody in Galveston so know how you feel, about losing Monarch. The morning we arrived in San Diego from the PC the Monarch was just coming in as well. Have a wonderful cruise Rick, and thanks for sharing with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
critterchick Posted October 18, 2008 #22 Share Posted October 18, 2008 <snif> Don has a great set of pictures of Monarch leaving LA for the last time. I was in San Diego, so couldn't be there, darn it. Rick, I think we see you on your balcony.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted October 18, 2008 #23 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Do you have a link to Don's photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2relax Posted October 18, 2008 #24 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I get misty just thinking about it. I am SO going to miss the Monarch. Please keep us posted. Since the cruise is no longer on the site, will you please tell us what day you sail through the canal? I want to check the cams so I can see her going through the locks. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRHPrinceJim Posted October 18, 2008 #25 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Hey Rick and Bobbie, I enjoyed meeting both of you last weekend. Have fun on our ship as you head east. I have been thinking all day about the Monarch! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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