On 2012-09-25 6:13 AM, Jean Parrot -> Alan Zisman wrote:   
    JP>      Good day, absent Alan.   
      
    AZ>> Linda and I are travelling for a week - hopping on a cruise ship   
    AZ>> 'repositioning'.   
      
    JP>      Another nice deal, good on you. Again not my cup, Louise would   
    JP> hate, and I too, the daily dress rehearsal for lunch, cocktail and supper.   
      
   The 2 days of this 'cruise' was about as much as we could stand, given that we   
   were at sea the whole time (in 2007 we took a 12-day Mediterranean cruise but   
   there, we sailed each evening and every morning - except one - we were at a   
   new port, so we only had one day stuck on the boat)... I know lots of people   
   love the 'cruise experience' but we get both bored with it quickly. Luckily,   
   the day was sunny so we sat in the sun reading for the whole afternoon -   
   getting a bit sun-burnt.   
      
   The comedian in the theatre that evening commented "Uh oh, you've been here 25   
   minutes now without eating..." and that pretty much sums up the experience.   
   Food was good, though.   
      
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