It's Columbus Day....remember why????

[cruise wizard]

This is when Christopher Columbus and his three ships, the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria of the Seas discovered Labadee and Coco Cay. The rest is history!!!! Thanks Chris!!!!!

[dcward89]

Lol!

[EVALUATOR]

So what they did on Christmas Day in 1492, with the Santa MAria, in Haiti, at Cape Haitien, near Labadee, was probably why RCI decided to build a dock in Labadee, right?

 

As Yukon Cornelius said LAND HO!!!

[rummenroman]

Edit: I better keep my mouth shut on this one.....

[BillB48]

Inquiring minds really want to know how long it took Cristobal Colon (aka Christopher Columbus) to make Diamond +;)!

 

Happy Columbus Day all!

[EVALUATOR]

Inquiring minds really want to know how long it took Cristobal Colon (aka Christopher Columbus) to make Diamond +;)!

 

Happy Columbus Day all!

 

I bet he was more in favor of the "days at sea" route for obtaining cruise credits.:)

[yogimax]

Acutally, Columbus "discovered" the Bahamas on October 12, 1492... Watlings Island to be exact!

[BillB48]

I bet he was more in favor of the "days at sea" route for obtaining cruise credits.:)

 

I'm sure he was! Good one:D!

[Norwegianlatvian]

Columbus..pff..

 

You should thank Leiv Eiriksson/Leif Ericson:)

[golfer1966]

I bet he was more in favor of the "days at sea" route for obtaining cruise credits.:)

 

 

I was thinking the same thing.....LOL..!!!!!! :D

[RoofingPrincess]

In 1492

Columbus sailed the ocean blue

 

...gosh, I forgot the rest of that one...

 

The Nina, the Pinta, the Santa Maria

Were sailing vessels three

They boarded the ships in the harbor of Palos

To cross the western sea

Columbus was their captain bold

His men a motley crew

Their voyage bold, a story told

Of 1492!

[NordicPrince]

Inquiring minds really want to know how long it took Cristobal Colon (aka Christopher Columbus) to make Diamond +;)!

 

Happy Columbus Day all!

 

Only us Italians celebrate that his given name was Cristoforo Columbo from Genoa Italy. All this other stuff is just to satisfy revisionist history

and make it fit to various cultures except the original one.

 

Can you imagine trying to get a crew to sign a contract these days which

would state that there is a high probability of not returning except for the

word of the Captain that this would not occur? Better give more than a 15% gratuity on that one.

[cruise wizard]

I heard that none of the three ships had specialty restaurants, spas, hot tubs, flow riders, rock climbing walls, carousels, concierge lounges, promenades, towel animals......what a bummer!!!! But the price was right - only a few pieces of eight (balconies slightly higher).

[cruisenfever]

This is when Christopher Columbus and his three ships, the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria of the Seas discovered Labadee and Coco Cay. The rest is history!!!! Thanks Chris!!!!!

Bet they didn't have reserved seating/cabanas for suite guests back then!!:D

[EVALUATOR]

Good thing they didn't have e-mail either.

 

Would it look something like this e-mail.

 

 

Dear Queen Isabella,

 

Discovered new island, some indigenous people here, but I found it first...

Sorry about the Santa Maria.

 

Happy new year,

 

Chris.

[read52]

Columbus..pff..

 

You should thank Leiv Eiriksson/Leif Ericson:)

 

The problem with Leif Ericson was that they decided that they did not like this side of the world so they went back home and told everyone how bad the food was.

[RoofingPrincess]

The problem with Leif Ericson was that they decided that they did not like this side of the world so they went back home and told everyone how bad the food was.

Considering some of the things they eat, I'm not going to put a lot of weight on his review of the food...

[Norwegianlatvian]

Considering some of the things they eat, I'm not going to put a lot of weight on his review of the food...

 

You got a problem with "lutefisk", "smalahove" or "rakfisk"?:)

[cruise wizard]

Come to think of it - those ships had the first Aqua Theatre's with high diving acts......I believe that they called it "walking the plank". Here's a revelation - I now know where the idea for having pirate pictures in the main diningroom came from....arrrrr!!!!

[Missus Makkem]

Come to think of it - those ships had the first Aqua Theatre's with high diving acts......I believe that they called it "walking the plank". Here's a revelation - I now know where the idea for having pirate pictures in the main diningroom came from....arrrrr!!!!

 

 

And climbing the rigging came long before the Rock wall.:rolleyes:

[The Flying Pirate]

Columbus..pff..

 

You should thank Leiv Eiriksson/Leif Ericson:)

 

I agree the Vikings got their first, Columbus just had a better PR agent.

 

Originally Posted by RoofingPrincess

Considering some of the things they eat, I'm not going to put a lot of weight on his review of the food...

 

I'm sorry that's just funny! My Grandma used to make Lutefisk and I swear the smell alone could take paint off the walls. But then while she was a wonderful lady, she was a terrible cook, as Grandpa always said, "She could burn water and make it smoke"

[read52]

Columbus gets the credit for "discovering" America because after he came life changed on both sides of the earth. (5th grade social studies book)

[fireofficer5]

Columbus, a great Italian.

Thanks for the holiday.