malily Posted March 3, 2017 #1 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Do most Regent cruises have AA meetings? We have taken previous Regent cruises but this would be the first as a "friend of Bill's". Never payed any attention to this before. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelcat2 Posted March 3, 2017 #2 Share Posted March 3, 2017 There are still "Friends of Bill" meetings on Regent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamflightPat Posted March 3, 2017 #3 Share Posted March 3, 2017 There are still "Friends of Bill" meetings on Regent. That was not the question. The question was AA meetings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malily Posted March 3, 2017 Author #4 Share Posted March 3, 2017 That is an acronym for AA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malily Posted March 3, 2017 Author #5 Share Posted March 3, 2017 There are still "Friends of Bill" meetings on Regent. Thanks for the information, Travelcat2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamflightPat Posted March 3, 2017 #6 Share Posted March 3, 2017 That is an acronym for AA. My apologies, was confusing with Friends of Dorothy meetings, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UUNetBill Posted March 3, 2017 #7 Share Posted March 3, 2017 My apologies, was confusing with Friends of Dorothy meetings, ;p Yeah, just a slight difference. Being a Bill myself, I had to research what the 'Friends of Bill' meetings were - didn't know if I was required to attend. Took me a bit longer to look up the 'Friends of Dorothy' meetings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy The Wanderer Posted March 3, 2017 #8 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Well strictly speaking it's a euphemism, not an acryonym, but whatever. I think Bill W. is short for the founder of AA, right? Which is predicated on anonymity, hence the "W". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFr Posted March 3, 2017 #9 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Well strictly speaking it's a euphemism, not an acryonym, but whatever. I think Bill W. is short for the founder of AA, right? Which is predicated on anonymity, hence the "W". Correct. Bill W. was Bill Wilson, one of the founders of AA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smg4412 Posted March 3, 2017 #10 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Malily...I think I can answer your question. My wife and I have been cruising on Regent since 2010. We both have been "Friends of Bill" for a long time (34 years for her and 18 years for me). On all the six Regent cruises we've taken, the daily flyer has listed FOB meetings (usually at 5:00PM or 6:00PM) in the Library or Card Room. That's the good news. The bad news is that it's been our experience that we are usually the only ones who show up. I am not really sure why that is. Perhaps it's because Regent is all-inclusive and some folks who are choosing not to imbibe, may choose a different cruise line where they are not being charged up front for the alcohol. We find that Regent works for us (considering we have two more cruises scheduled with them in the next 18 months). What we have done at times is attend AA meetings on land when it fits with our schedule. Hope this helps... Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malily Posted March 4, 2017 Author #11 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Steve, Thanks for your answer.. I wondered how many folks would show, factoring in the included beverages. I have also heard of tapes that you can take and I would have 12 and 12 and BB on my phone, so that should suffice, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotterdam Posted March 6, 2017 #12 Share Posted March 6, 2017 There are plenty of FOB & FOD everywhere w/ appropriate meetings for all!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotterdam Posted March 6, 2017 #13 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Thankfully!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndiTravler Posted March 7, 2017 #14 Share Posted March 7, 2017 As a friend of Rosanne. I can attest the Friends of Bill meetings on Regent have been regularly scheduled and sparsely attended. But like others I have the BB and a 12 and 12 with me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smg4412 Posted March 7, 2017 #15 Share Posted March 7, 2017 IndiTravler and Malily... Maybe our paths will cross one day on a cruise, and we can actually have a "meeting"...[emoji4] Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndiTravler Posted March 9, 2017 #16 Share Posted March 9, 2017 IndiTravler and Malily... Maybe our paths will cross one day on a cruise, and we can actually have a "meeting"...[emoji4] Sent from my iPhone using Forums That would be nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now