Cruising

Aunt Mabel & Uncle Cliff had always wanted to take a cruise, other than the cruise they took to Alaska and the Panama Canal. Now that Cliff has passed, she is determined to see that dream become a reality. Now it is MY reality.



We are leaving for a 7-day cruise on Saturday, 11/22. We'll be cruisin' for Thanksgiving, and that's fine with me -- NO DISHES, NO MADE-FROM-SCRATCH PIES. Oh, no fried turkey, hmmm?

We will be on the 2nd voyage of a new ship, The Ruby Princess. We'll leave from Ft. Lauderdale and head to Ocho Rios, Jamaica, the Grand Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Mexico, and Princess Cays in the Bahamas. I hope that we'll be able to manage all of the shore excursions which include canopy tours, Mayan ruins, and waterfall climbs!

Chip booked a string of staterooms with balconies for us, Mo & Pop, Kim & David, Jamie & Phil, and Mabel. Matt gets an interior room. Why? He's 21. I doubt he'll even SEE his room! :-)



If you have cruise tips, or a recommendation for a pharmaceutical that helps to diminish irritation, frustration, hopelessness and only-for-a-moment-I-may-abandon-ship urges, and increase feelings of patience and forgiveness, I'd appreciate the number of your health care provider.


More as the story develops. And trust me, it WILL get twisty-turney. Just watch.