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English bacon from the buffet Chocolate cake from room service Princess has good food across the board, IMHO, but the above are the standouts.

Well well... the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its newest inductees this morning. I really like Duran Duran and am glad they're in. I like Pat and Lionel too. Dolly, well, I guess we're gonna get that rock album from her after all. Should be interesting to hear. The biggest connection to my various cruises comes from Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. They wrote and produced one of The Human League's biggest hits "Human". They sung it on TEC 22. And they're former? members of The Time. I'm not sure if they're back working with the band. If they're there, I'll see them on next year's edition of The 80s Cruise.

From Brand Ambassador John Heald's Facebook page, which I'll quote directly and in its entirety: During the last two years we have seen the end of some of the Fantasy class ships in such sad circumstances. These ships meant so much to me and I know they did you too and I wish I had been able to give them a special send off. Well I am determined to do that with CARNIVAL ECSTASY a ship I was Cruise Director on in 1994. So her last ever cruise with guests on board will be from Mobile, Alabama on OCTOBER 10TH . The cruise is a 5 day to Progresso and Cozumel and I will be there to host this final cruise and to have a chance to say cheerio to the ship and all the brilliant memories she has given to the the many, many thousands of people ho have sailed on her. Now I will be working with the fabulous people at the Port of Mobile to make sure we give the ship a proper send off. And on board I will be there to host some shows and get a chance to spend some special time with you. I see the rates are very special indeed so I hope some of you will come and join me for this Fun cruise and poignant goodbye. Cheers -------------------------------------------------------------- I know some of you are interested in saying goodbye to the Ecstasy, and I know some of you are interested in meeting Mr. Heald or watching him up close. This is your chance to kill two birds with one stone. This isn't my thing, but does anyone want to say they plan to attend?

Here's a link to the press release courtesy of thefutoncritic.com: Breaking News - CBS and Network 10 Jointly Announce Series Orders for the New Dating Adventure Show "The Real Love Boat" | TheFutonCritic.com And a link to the online casting application: Real Love Boat Casting I don't have a lot to say about it; I mostly want to note this for posterity. One thing I'd like to say is that the application notes that they desire for candidates to have availability in the Mediterranean from June 25 through July 31 of this year. I wonder what the lucky ship will be? So... now that you know about this, any takers? 😁 I can't imagine too many from this audience would be interested, but I've been surprised before.

I recently returned from a side-to-side musical adventure on two musical themed cruises - the Ultimate Disco Cruise on the Celebrity Summit, and The 80s Cruise on the Mariner of the Seas. For the long version of that adventure, head to this thread: (head to page 7 for my reports on these cruises) TL,DR: I had a wonderful time and wanted to repeat as much of it as I could. So I booked both cruises again for 2023. I started a thread in for the UDC '23 in the roll call section here: I'll eventually do the same for TEC '23 if someone else doesn't do it for me. I put relatively small deposits on both cruises and put them on separate payment plans. So essentially I have car payments for the next few months. There's not a lot for me to say for now on either of these cruises, but I'll keep an eye on future developments and put posts here about them. I'm also eyeing concerts on land that interest me and might attend; I'll let you know what I do with those. Thank you for stopping by. Feel free to ask questions or comment. I hope I can keep your interest.

Princess announced some themed cruises for this month and next. You can read the details at Themed Cruises – On Board Special Events - Princess Cruises . To summarize, there will be 80s themed cruises this month and next on the Grand Princess (October 18 and 23) and the Regal Princess (November 29). All are either 4 or 5 days. There will be some 80s tribute bands, 80s movies on the big screen, 80s TV shows, and other items. I'll be on the November 29 sailing and hoping for a good time. There will also be comedy-themed cruises over the next few months on the Grand Princess (October 14 and November 1) and Regal Princess (November 19 and December 9). They promise classic comedy sitcoms in the cabins (does "The Love Boat" count? It's certainly a classic!), classic comedy movies on the big screen, movie and TV trivia, and comedy-themed game shows. I haven't heard of any of the comedians they currently have listed, but I'm sure they're good. I don't think Starvista, ECP, or Sixthman are worried, but I think it's an interesting ploy by Princess to fill up their ships. I hope it goes well for them.