Newbie

Just checking in. Been around on other boards since late 2000/early 2001 and cruising since 1985. Got an email from John Duncan today so I thought I would follow through. John, if you are on-board, "Hi".

Bibb

Welcome aboard! John's screen name is DCDuncan if you'd like to give him a shout out

Hi Bibb! So glad you decided to join us!! Don't forget to help spread the word we're here!

hello Bibb, nice to see you
hello new board.. I like your smilies

Hi Red,

Nice to see you. I see that I have 5 posts more than you. First time to ever have that.

Bibb

Hi, Bibb! Nice to see old friends again. Same to you Red!

newbie too.
this is my second post.
I have also been on other boards, and thought I would try this one and see how it works.

third post. when I finish a post, how do I get back to the boards?
right now I can see no button to take me where I came from. So I have to press the back arrow.

Bibb..." Nice to see you. I see that I have 5 posts more than you. First time to ever have that. "

cute ...
Jeff, nice to see you also. I wondered what had happened to you after you slipped out of sight.
Hope that you are doing well.

Well, about post counts.... as long as they do not have the "first mate" syndrome here.. I will be happy.
I never thought much about posting for "rank"
( just looked through all the emoticons for one that really says "stupid" this is as close as it gets :lol )

I see I am not the only new person here. so how long has this board been up?

cheers, red

Hi ya friends from the past and present!

Hi Keith n Rita. Nice to see you. What's happening??

Red - It looks like the board has been around since August. It looks like many, if not most posters are being cautious. A lot of viewers but not too many replies.

I think a roll call might introduce people a little.

Flotsam - Welcome aboard. As you can see, most of us on this thread have only a few posts. K&R are the ones who have been the busiest. I am on several boards and surf among them each evening. Karen and I do about as many land cruises as we do ocean types. Other than cruises, Europe was our favorite vacation until the dollar crumbled. Now, it's Hawaii but we are looking into South America.

Bibb

Hello. I have been reading this board for some time but only recently decided to sign up. Hi KIETH AND RITA!!!!!!!!!!! Long time no see.

It's good to have a friendly board......

5 cruises under my belt!!

Carole! We're glad you decided to join and look forward to hearing about the 5 cruises you have been on. What lines have you tried and which is your favorite so far?

Bibb wrote:

Hi Keith n Rita. Nice to see you. What's happening??

Not much happening in the cruise area, however we are heading to Siesta Key (Sarasota) on Friday for a couple weeks of sun and fun and then a stop in Nashville at the Opryland Resort for a big band dance for Memorial weekend.

Carole wrote:

Hello. I have been reading this board for some time but only recently decided to sign up. Hi KIETH AND RITA!!!!!!!!!!! Long time no see.

It's good to have a friendly board......

5 cruises under my belt!!

Hi Carole--nice to "sea" you again. Are you still driving your Vett?

KeithnRita wrote:

Bibb wrote:

Hi Keith n Rita. Nice to see you. What's happening??

Not much happening in the cruise area, however we are heading to Siesta Key (Sarasota) on Friday for a couple weeks of sun and fun and then a stop in Nashville at the Opryland Resort for a big band dance for Memorial weekend.

KnR - We're slow in the cruise area also right now. Going to Santa Fe next week for a week, then South Dakota in June and Hawaii in October (burning up SkyMiles before some merge or something eats them up). Being retired military, we get to stay at the Hale Koa Hotel on Waikiki.

We've done 18 cruises and are looking to do a little something different than the Caribbean. Maybe South America. The dollar is still good down there. Later,

Bibb

Carole wrote:

Hello. I have been reading this board for some time but only recently decided to sign up. Hi KIETH AND RITA!!!!!!!!!!! Long time no see.

It's good to have a friendly board......

5 cruises under my belt!!

Carole - Welcome aboard. Familiar names are popping up now and the board is friendly, as you said.

Bibb

Rita, yes i am still driving my Corvette! Love it! It's a little faster now though.

Nina, I have been on Princess twice, Carnival twice and Celebrity once.
My preferred line is Princess but they don't sail out of our port right now and I hate flying anymore. Carnival is not our line of choice but as long as the ship is really big, we will find SOMETHING to do on it. Celebrity..........well, it's the only time we were hungry. If you miss the dinner meal (because of excursions or whatever) you need to hope something is open. We tried one of the restaurants but you have to have reservations. The grills had closed so we had to sit in our cabin and eat room service food which too long. It was on the Millennium and our last time to ever go on that ship. Not much good came out of that cruise.

Think I will stick with Princess and give Royal Caribbean a try and maybe Holland America. Carnival makes a good "fill in' because it is close by, but only on a ship large enough to have a better variety. One cruise was as a group leader with my travel agent friends. Of course, then they bend over backwards to make you think they are the best in the world....so we took a second one with our Military Moms group and well..............they didn't come close to the service when they have a shipload of TA's on board.