LittleBit

Fear not -

I was not offended by anything you posted -I just hate the word "NORMAL" for anything - it implies that something is "not normal" or "abnormal" when it is simply different. Average, standard, common . . much better words.

I was more frustrated at the comment someone made that read more along the lines of a fat person should have to buy a suite if they're too fat for a normal room...let 'em use the showers (and bathrooms) in the gym instead. Just wanded to point out that this issue IS covered by ADA if he/she truly falls into the catagory that would make a standard cabin uncomfortable.

People are people. We all come in different shapes and sizes. What is comfy for me at 5'3 and an extra 50 lbs is uncomfortable for my beaux at 6'4 and could stand to gain about 20 lbs... I have no problem doing a hike of 8-10 iles and my skinny buddy hates the idea of having to walk from the car to the mall.

oh woe is me - the dreaded double post

(goes well with my double chin, doncha think??)

ummm, 'scuse me... Morbid Obesity is covered by the ADA and since a morbidly obese person might have difficulty using the facilities in a standard cabin, they would be entitled to an accessible cabin.

To say,"oh well, tell them to go use the showers and bathrooms in the spa because they're bigger" and to suffer in a stabdard room if you can't afford a suite is offensive and discriminatory.

(and it is a STANDARD room - not a NORMAL room!)

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Both the Rehabilitation Act and the ADA contain similar definitions of the term "disability." Disability means any person who (1) has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of such person's major life activities, (ii) has a record of such an impairment, or (iii) is regarded as having such an impairment. The ADA specifically provides that it shall be construed consistently with the Rehabilitation Act and the regulations issued pertaining to the Rehabilitation Act. In addition, the ADA requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") to prevent the imposition of inconsistent or conflicting standards between the two Acts.

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Increasingly, courts are taking ADA claims based on obesity more seriously. In a 1993 case arising out of Rhode Island, for example, the federal court concluded that, although simple obesity probably would not qualify, morbid obesity caused by a physiological disorder would be a disability entitling the plaintiff to ADA protection. The court's finding was premised on the fact that the disorder was permanent, and that the claimant's weight gain was not meaningfully voluntary. A 1997 decision of the federal district court in New York agreed that morbid obesity could be a qualifying disability, although it denied the plaintiff's claim because she could not demonstrate that her obesity substantially limited her ability to work. In 1996, the federal district court in New Hampshire held that a teacher had adequately stated a claim under the ADA when she alleged that she had been fired because of her weight and the evidence reflected student perceptions based on her size that she was less intelligent. The federal district court in Pennsylvania, in 1997, awarded damages to a fired employee when he was able to show that his former manager had made derogatory comments about his weight. And a 1996 Texas decision found that a bus company had improperly decided not to hire an obese woman as a driver because the company could not demonstrate that her obesity would prevent her from performing the necessary functions of the job.

I got the free sailboat, then bought an extra one for a friend for $5 at the port. Cute, but nothing to write home about...

I never got any card about it though - was just a coupon in a booklet/

you can buy them all at once too

http://www.shopdi.com/search_quickshop.cfm?by_cat=true&by_mat=true&details=true&product_id=15361&search=true

they have fancier versions you can buy too.

another vote for kermits - they have all sorts of key lime items... I had a bbq pork with key lime flaor, many candies, cookies, nibbles... let the frozen warm up a bit for best flavor

as for regular kl pie, the one from publix was pretty good

that's a really neat idea!

I've done journals for special trips or special short term jobs -I don't know why I never thought about it for my cruises

I always do up a cruise photo album/scrapbook with various info written down on scraps of paper (stuff like who our dinner companions were, the names of fun drinks I tried, fun things I heard), and I always include the daily ship activities and things like our door signs/decorations and if I have info on the places I visited (like maps, AAA travel guide, etc.)

I like the idea of maybe a slim journal I could add into the album...