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Celebrity Infinity - Oct 24 2013 - T/A Harwich to Miami - Pied Piper sailing

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Hey All...Bill and Kevin here. Booked thru Pied Piper for this cruise and we cant wait. We have done dozens of cruises but this is our first TA...cant wait to meet the group and so looking forward to meeting everyone...were going over on the 22 and staying in Harwich since its just for one night. Got a room at the Tower Hotel....anyway just wanted to say hi and see if I can get any better navigating this sight...not a very big fan so far.....see you all soon in the martini bar...ciao

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Hey All...Bill and Kevin here. Booked thru Pied Piper for this cruise and we cant wait. We have done dozens of cruises but this is our first TA...cant wait to meet the group and so looking forward to meeting everyone...were going over on the 22 and staying in Harwich since its just for one night. Got a room at the Tower Hotel....anyway just wanted to say hi and see if I can get any better navigating this sight...not a very big fan so far.....see you all soon in the martini bar...ciao

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The Tower Hotel.....you are in Siberia !!!! You need to cancel immediately. Transport is London closes down at 11pm and you will need a mortgage to pay for cab home from the Shrines of our Lady of the flowing Martinis, that is if you can get one !!!

 

May I suggest the Marble Arch Thistle Hotel or the Cumberland which is next door. The former is right over the City of Quebec, a notable shrine that even has a Grotto for viewing wonderous things.

 

We have reserved a service that will collect us from the Thistle on our sailing day and whisk us to the ship in Harwich. The BlazerMD's will also be staying there so there many devotees of the shrine making novenas during our stays in London

 

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Peter

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Hey All...Bill and Kevin here. Booked thru Pied Piper for this cruise and we cant wait. We have done dozens of cruises but this is our first TA...cant wait to meet the group and so looking forward to meeting everyone...were going over on the 22 and staying in Harwich since its just for one night. Got a room at the Tower Hotel....anyway just wanted to say hi and see if I can get any better navigating this sight...not a very big fan so far.....see you all soon in the martini bar...ciao

 

Welcome to the group. There are also several of us staying in Harwich the night before. Some of us will be meeting for coffee the morning of the cruise, probably at the Pier Hotel. See you then or on board.

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Welcome to the group. There are also several of us staying in Harwich the night before. Some of us will be meeting for coffee the morning of the cruise, probably at the Pier Hotel. See you then or on board.

 

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Hey All...Bill and Kevin here. Booked thru Pied Piper for this cruise and we cant wait. We have done dozens of cruises but this is our first TA...cant wait to meet the group and so looking forward to meeting everyone...were going over on the 22 and staying in Harwich since its just for one night. Got a room at the Tower Hotel....anyway just wanted to say hi and see if I can get any better navigating this sight...not a very big fan so far.....see you all soon in the martini bar...ciao

 

Judith and Eileen ( Turtles ) have reliably informed us that the Bar at the Pier Hotel in Harwich, which is where they and Russ are staying, is the local Shrine of our Lady of the Heavenly Martini, so it seems that you will all have a blast there offering Novenas to her while you pray for a vision. However, unlike the City of Quebec in London, it does not have a Grotto to view wonderous things as the evening progresses. Kris who is flying in to join us from the sands and points east is also staying in Harwich, but in some budget Doublewide Trailer ( I wonder if it, the trailer that is, has a "low type" or a high type toilet ??? ) he has, it would seem, unearthed his exotic accomodations from some obscure website, he will be arriving at midnight so will only be joining you Guys for Coffee next day.

 

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Peter

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Hey All...Bill and Kevin here. Booked thru Pied Piper for this cruise and we cant wait. We have done dozens of cruises but this is our first TA...cant wait to meet the group and so looking forward to meeting everyone...were going over on the 22 and staying in Harwich since its just for one night. Got a room at the Tower Hotel....anyway just wanted to say hi and see if I can get any better navigating this sight...not a very big fan so far.....see you all soon in the martini bar...ciao

 

Oops, Mea Culpa, thought that you Guys were at the Tower Hotel in London, could not even imagine Harwich having a Tower anything, much less a real hotel

 

Mega Hugz

 

Peter

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Hey Peter....cracking up over your description of the bar in Harwich. i love a good martini..too funny. so looking forward to seeing you all there. As i work for the airlines and are flying over for free i didnt want to book anything pricey in London and then not get on . Kevin and I cant tell you how excited we are about this cruise. We have been together for 18 years and cant wait to do a cruise with a group..long overdue.!!! After reading most of these postings we are even more excited....cant wait for that first Martini....So is the Dress of Choice going to be Tuxedos? Also is Halloween going to be dressed for dinner?,,Cannot wait to meet ALL OF YOU....Talk soon..off to offer Novenas Peter....

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Hey Peter....cracking up over your description of the bar in Harwich. i love a good martini..too funny. so looking forward to seeing you all there. As i work for the airlines and are flying over for free i didnt want to book anything pricey in London and then not get on . Kevin and I cant tell you how excited we are about this cruise. We have been together for 18 years and cant wait to do a cruise with a group..long overdue.!!! After reading most of these postings we are even more excited....cant wait for that first Martini....So is the Dress of Choice going to be Tuxedos? Also is Halloween going to be dressed for dinner?,,Cannot wait to meet ALL OF YOU....Talk soon..off to offer Novenas Peter....

 

Welcome, I think you will enjoy your first T/A, especially with Pied Piper, so much more time to get to know your fellow Conspirators at the Martini Bar to offer prayer and novenas to the Goddess "Cosmo" We also have Bruce from PP who will be playing the role of "Mother Hen" for our little Group.

 

As to formal Wear, the Turtles DEFINITELY do not do formal. my Paul has his own whacky interpretation. I was going to wear my formal NYPD Ceremonial Unit Uniform, but he has vetoed that plan, besides which bringing on my "piece" and handcuffs could cause issues with both the Airline and Celebrity !!! so I guess it has to be a Tux for me !!! I do not know why I do it, except that the whole ship looks so nice. On the T/As the lady passengers really strut their stuff and load up with rocks. Hopefully we will have some Scots in their Kilts. They always look so hot in those !!!! Paul adores those furry little purses ( sporrans ) that they hang from their waist to cover up their balls.

 

As to Halloween, who has space in their steamer trunk for a suitable costume. With all the lotions and potions any sensible Gay man has to pack to keep up his beauty regime, there is quite simply zero room over for something with such a low priority as a Halloween costume. After all to quote the immortal Marlene Dietrich with her wise words " Beauty is a Science " a sentiment with which I whole heartedly agree

 

I was trying to get Kris who is flying in from the land of Date Palms and sands to wear his formal Dish Dash for us, however, he is adamant and will not.......Quelle Domage !!!!!!!!

 

We are taking AA over to LHR on Oct 17 from JFK, first spending three nites in Brighton, Tres Gay on the south coast before going onto London for three nites and thence to Harwich

 

Paul and I have been together for 30 years and got married two years ago. We our travelling with our Buddy Howard, hopefully there will be some single visions for him !!!!

 

Mega Hugz to both of you

 

Peter

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Hello everybody.

I'm back home after my Alaskan cruise on Rhapsody of the Seas.

I had a great time. Nice ship, great crew, wonderful weather and, as always, spectacular scenery.

 

I'm looking forward to meeting all of you onboard Infinity in October!

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As to formal Wear, the Turtles DEFINITELY do not do formal. my Paul has his own whacky interpretation. I was going to wear my formal NYPD Ceremonial Unit Uniform, but he has vetoed that plan, besides which bringing on my "piece" and handcuffs could cause issues with both the Airline and Celebrity !!! so I guess it has to be a Tux for me !!! I do not know why I do it, except that the whole ship looks so nice. On the T/As the lady passengers really strut their stuff and load up with rocks. Hopefully we will have some Scots in their Kilts. They always look so hot in those !!!! Paul adores those furry little purses ( sporrans ) that they hang from their waist to cover up their balls.

 

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Peter

 

Peter, let me clarify -- we do "lesbian formal." Some sort of glitzy jacket or top and dressy slacks. (No gowns or cocktail dresses!) :)

 

BTW, I think all you guys look absolutely wonderful in your tuxes. And I mean that quite seriously.

 

Hello everybody.

I'm back home after my Alaskan cruise on Rhapsody of the Seas.

I had a great time. Nice ship, great crew, wonderful weather and, as always, spectacular scenery.

 

I'm looking forward to meeting all of you onboard Infinity in October!

 

Welcome back, Glenn, glad Alaska was fun!

 

Hey All...Bill and Kevin here. Booked thru Pied Piper for this cruise and we cant wait. We have done dozens of cruises but this is our first TA...cant wait to meet the group and so looking forward to meeting everyone...were going over on the 22 and staying in Harwich since its just for one night. Got a room at the Tower Hotel....anyway just wanted to say hi and see if I can get any better navigating this sight...not a very big fan so far.....see you all soon in the martini bar...ciao

 

Welcome to this Roll Call, glad you found it! We are also in Harwich the night before as well... look forward to meeting you, either in the pub at The Pier, or on board.

 

 

Judith

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Peter, let me clarify -- we do "lesbian formal." Some sort of glitzy jacket or top and dressy slacks. (No gowns or cocktail dresses!)

 

BTW, I think all you guys look absolutely wonderful in your tuxes. And I mean that quite seriously.

 

I absolutely think that you Ladies will look Fabulous, so nice to find folks who do not follow the crowds as fashion victims !!!!

 

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Peter

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Helllo All, Judith i am sure we will meet you in the Pub. HaHa...not sure yet if were doing tuxes...will we be thrown out of the group if we do not? And Hobie...glad to hear you liked Rhapsody..a dear Friend of mine in California just booked that from Honolulu to Sydney in September...he will be glad to hear it..actually someone booked it for him as a retirement present.....anyway all counting the minutes to get out of town....Just switched our cabin from 1632 to 1646...we cannnot wait.,,Hope this finds all our future Friends doing well.. Sincerely Bill and Kevin.

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Peter thanks for the updates...trying to convince Kevin to do tuxes is like trying to have him do a root canal..lol...we just want to be there..we have had a rough 2 years...and this is a gift from his mom who used to live with us and she passed away in January. We used to travel with her all the time. We took her on her last cruise last March out of Jersey City on the Silhouette...it was wonderful....so were so looking forward to being around a lively group. Anyhoo......will talk soon..have a great weekend...Bill

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Peter thanks for the updates...trying to convince Kevin to do tuxes is like trying to have him do a root canal..lol...we just want to be there..we have had a rough 2 years...and this is a gift from his mom who used to live with us and she passed away in January. We used to travel with her all the time. We took her on her last cruise last March out of Jersey City on the Silhouette...it was wonderful....so were so looking forward to being around a lively group. Anyhoo......will talk soon..have a great weekend...Bill

 

Very sorry about your loss. I'm glad you have wonderful memories of your travels together.

 

Judith

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Peter thanks for the updates...trying to convince Kevin to do tuxes is like trying to have him do a root canal..lol...we just want to be there..we have had a rough 2 years...and this is a gift from his mom who used to live with us and she passed away in January. We used to travel with her all the time. We took her on her last cruise last March out of Jersey City on the Silhouette...it was wonderful....so were so looking forward to being around a lively group. Anyhoo......will talk soon..have a great weekend...Bill

So sorry for your loss. We too used to travel with my Mom, that is until she got too "Puggled" to go on. We have many very happy memories and I am really happy that we made the effort to include her on our Cruises. On her final trip, on the Millennium, when I got her onboard final account I was pissed off to see that she had rented some Adult Porn Movies on the ship. "Well Dear", "she said, "I just did not understand what those people were doing all those Gymnastics for, I just wanted to see the News !!!!! " Oh dear !!!!! alas it was definitely time to end cruising, still she did do ten trips with us, incuding a Cruise to Nowhere on her 80th Birthday on the Norwegian Dawn out on New York, she really loved that, especially the bragging rights at her Ladies Coffee mornings when the old Girls compare notes as to what their families did for them for their landmark Birthdays. We will be visiting her in Brighton, England where she lives with my Sister for three days when we arrive before spending three days in London before going onto Harwich for our "Float"

 

Once again, Our sincerest Condolences on your sad loss

 

Peter

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Thanks all for the kind words...we also used to travel with my Mom...she passed away in 2008...we called them the MOMS and they Called us the BOYS...so happy we have those memories and Peter that story about your mom on the final bill was very funny...anyway..have a great weekend and thanks again.....

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Peter....your pics from Antarctica are fabulous......we want to do that one of these days. starting to get very excited about this trip....i believe we were billed final payment yesterday. thrilled about being away from work for 2 or 3 weeks....hope everyone's having a gorgeous weekend.....

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Peter....your pics from Antarctica are fabulous......we want to do that one of these days. starting to get very excited about this trip....i believe we were billed final payment yesterday. thrilled about being away from work for 2 or 3 weeks....hope everyone's having a gorgeous weekend.....

 

Bill, those are my pics. Thanks for the kind words. :)

 

(Peter is extremely well-traveled, but, unless I'm mistaken, he has not been to the bottom of the world. Something about a lack of designer shops for Paul. ;))

 

Yes, hitting final payment definitely makes things more real!

 

Judith

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Bill, those are my pics. Thanks for the kind words. :)

 

(Peter is extremely well-traveled, but, unless I'm mistaken, he has not been to the bottom of the world. Something about a lack of designer shops for Paul. ;))

 

Yes, hitting final payment definitely makes things more real!

 

Judith

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You are so right !!!! Apart from the "Little Pengiun" Brand which he loves, he has a little black baseball cap with a little Pengiun Logo on the front, Paul does not DO RUSTIC VACATIONS with all that nature and all those wild animals everywhere and Zero Designer Label Outlet Malls !!!!! Alas his family were not Genetically programmed for all of that. The long Schlepp all over the Sinai Peninsula all those millenniums ago have put the entire family off discomfort and nature when it comes to Travel.

 

Mega Hugz to All

 

Peter

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We are booked on the Celebrity Infinity October 24th Crossing from Harwich England to Miami. We are traveling with a small gay group of 24 but also hear that there is a Peidpiper group on this cruise as well. If you are going on this cruise, please let us know. We would love to meet and be social.

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Hi all,

 

I'm Alan, from New Zealand. Not with PP, but I'll be on this cruise as part of a B2B from Harwich to San Diego. Single, but travelling with a small group of friends. Have not been back on the M class since they were solstisized, so I'm looking forward to discovering the changes and meeting everyone :)

 

 

Hi Alan We have a group of about 24 going on this cruise. We hope to meet you and your friends onboard. I am sure that with all the people from Piedpiper as well as all of us others, we will have a great time.

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