Who are Bill W's friends?

[karen of PA]

I have cruised on several cruiselines and I always see meetings for "Friends of Bill W". Who is Bill W and what does he do at these meetings???:)

 

Karen

[Lois R]

I have cruised on several cruiselines and I always see meetings for "Friends of Bill W". Who is Bill W and what does he do at these meetings???:)

 

Karen

 

AA Meetings

[iankh]

It is the term for AA meetings held on ships.

[CaptData]

Bill W was the founder of AA. He started in about 1947. His wife Lois started Al-Anon a few years later. As above it is for AA meetings on board. If the location or times change look for it on the Bulletin board near Guess Services.

[Keith1010]

It took me about three cruises to figure this out.

 

Keith

[michmike]

You'll also see listings for friends of dorothy which is the LGBT community.

 

I've started a new group for those of us that are struggling w/ weight issues.... friends of little debby *S*

[Geldhart]

Also, from what I've heard, depending on the Friends that are on board, if you are a member of Gambling, Narcotics, Overeaters, and/or XYZ Anonymous, you can go as well.

 

No personal experience on that, just what I've heard.

[corkpopr]

the friends of bill meetings are usually in one of the bars that is not open in the day!

[Iamcruzin]

the friends of bill meetings are usually in one of the bars that is not open in the day!

 

That's just cruel. I guess the over eaters meetings are held at the buffet.:rolleyes:

[paul929207]

That's just cruel. I guess the over eaters meetings are held at the buffet.:rolleyes:

There are not too many free places on cruise ships. They utilize what space is available. On the two small Princess ships (Ocean & Pacific), the meeting is in one of the specialty restaurants.

[Jana60]

You'll also see listings for friends of dorothy which is the LGBT community.

 

I've started a new group for those of us that are struggling w/ weight issues.... friends of little debby *S*

 

I'm definitely a "friend of little debby"! Little Debby Nutty Buddies are my fav. But I'm really stupid. I shouldn't admit it, but I just had to Google "LGBT" to find out what that is! :eek: Thank God for internet search engines.

[Iamcruzin]

There are not too many free places on cruise ships. They utilize what space is available. On the two small Princess ships (Ocean & Pacific), the meeting is in one of the specialty restaurants.

 

Maybe I am wrong but if they can use a specialty restaurant on a small ship I would think on the larger ships there would be more choice of venues, maybe one of the dining rooms, conference room or chapel. At any rate I hope they don't display the liquor bottles.