Home Again Jigitty Jig

We arrived back in our home town and resumed our routines in early
September. What is exciting though is that we booked another cruise
for next year. We'll be in Rome, Cartegena, Gibraltar, Lanzarote,
Tenerife, Porto Grande, Salvadore, Brazil, Buzios and Rio de Janeiro.

In the meantime, we're both busy,  Harry on his canoe trip

and me at home.

          Volunteering at the Children's Hospital Book Market

On Our Way to San Francisco

We put more photos online including some of San Francisco where we
spent three very good days at the end of the cruise.


Final Days of Cruise

We saw a pod of dolphins today. That's the third dolphin sighting for
Harry,  first for me.

Harry and Mum going around the track on Deck 10

Did I mention we enjoyed the Celebrity Liars' Club in the Regatta 

Lounge on Tuesday evening?  Four "celebrities" ( like the ship's doctor) 

made-up hilarious definitions of weird words like "Wiliwili", "Williwas", 

"Bablitrice" and "Flagatation". Only one celebrity had the correct 

definition in each round. The audience had to vote for the most likely 

definition. Lots of laughs.

This morning we went to a culinary demonstration complete with 

samples of the food. Like most presentations on the ship, this happened 

in the Regatta Lounge. We had some trouble understanding the thick 

French accents of the two chefs but no trouble with the samples.

Mum and Margaret in the library

This afternoon, Mum and I went to hear Dr. Paula Smith speak on the 

topic, "And you thought Prince Charles had problems" which sounds 

like a lesson on the scandals of Royals in history. It should have 

been good for a laugh. After 45 minutes and wasted potential for 
entertainment, humor, or real controversy,  the speaker had progressed
from William the Conqueror to royal scoundrels in the 15th century.  
We left the theatre and went to the Horizons lounge for high tea, an 
improved use of our time.

 The captain and first mate during docking in Astoria

 Our stateroom, 7038

During most of this trip, Harry skipped the exciting evening entertainment, 

preferring to work out or to go to the library. All three of us passed on the 

big crew farewell extravaganza last night.  The crew have been fantastic 

but we frequently tell them that so attending the finale would have been 

redundant.

--------VICTORIA----------

Victoria was in its glory on Tuesday. The sun was out in full force. We 

walked along the harbour trail from the pier at Ogden Point to the 

legislative buildings and back, on the way paying a visit to Emily Carr's 

birthplace where we had a tea break. 

Many cruise buses went to the Butchart Gardens but we preferred our 

plan on this trip. Another time we'll revisit the gardens, not with such a 

crowd.

The pilot boat picking up the Victoria harbour pilot

-----------ASTORIA--------

It was a beautiful day in Astoria, OR, a very popular destination for fisherman 

who know about the abundance of fish at the mouth of the Columbia River. The 

parking lots in Astoria were full of FWD vehicles and boat trailers and the 

river was crowded with large and small boats.

Astoria bridge, as seen from old trolley

Early in the morning, all passengers had to go through a check by US Customs 

officials. We were called by deck to the Regatta Lounge. Officials checked 

everyones' passports and ship ID. It sounds as though some excursions were 

screwed up by the delay caused by Customs. 

Short walk along shore trail in Astoria

Our tour was not affected. While Mum stayed on board and had a nap, Harry 

and I took the trolley along the waterfront and through the town. The trolley 

drivers are volunteers who work on restoring the trolleys in winter and in the 

summer, drive them. Their humour and enthusiasm made that outing the best 

bargain in Astoria ($1 each way).

------Readying to Disembark-----

Tonight we have to pack our bags and place them outside the stateroom door 

tonight for pick up. Our pyjamas will have to go in the day packs in the morning. 

As we disembark in San Francisco tomorrow morning, we'll pick up our suitcases 

before heading to the car rental office and our hotel.

Passing Alcatraz

Finally, the Sun

Sunday

We arrived in Prince Rupert BC about 8AM on Sunday. The ship would be 

in port until 7PM so we took our time leaving the stateroom. Instead we 

watched other passengers head out in the rain.  Soaked.

Prior to lunch we donned our raincoats and went out. At the end of the walkway 

to shore we showed Canada Customs our cruise ID card as well as government 

issued photo ID. They would require both cards on our way back to the ship.

Luckily we didn't have to deal with the rain for long because we headed indoors 

at the nearby Museum of Northwest British Columbia. The museum was well 

worth the visit. Built in the heavy style of cedar longhouses, it also featured

long carved glass walls reminiscent of the water that nourishes this community

from every direction. Inside the museum, we saw an impressive collection of

artifacts, photographs, and displays. On our way back to the ship, the sun was 

trying to emerge.

In the evening, after our Grand Dining Room meal. we went to see Swing, a 

musical presentation followed by the comedy of Tom Drake who made the 

audience laugh the whole show.

We slept very well Sunday night, that may have had to do with our staying 

up late or possibly to do with the rocking of the ship as we enter open water 

to the north and west of Vancouver Island.

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Monday

The sun will shine, finally.

After breakfast, we went to hear the captain do a presentation about modern
piracy. He was the captain on the Nautica, sister ship to the Regatta in
November, 2008 when that ship was chased by pirates off the coast of Yemen.

The amount of piracy in the area between the Gulf of Aden east to India and
south toEast Africa is particularly targeted by pirates. In the last two years they
have garnered $415 million in ransom, making it the most profitable occupation
in the area. The captain said that some of that money is being used to upgrade
their ships and weapons.  The cruise and cargo ships passing through the worst
zones for pirates have a variety of strategies for combatting the pirates including
LRAD, razor wire, onboard Israeli security teams and an internationally protected
corridor within which to travel. Cruise ships are not allowed to carry weapons.

The crew of the Nautica were able to outrun the pirates who actually shot
toward the ship.

Mum and Harry saw a large pod of dolphins pass right outside our verandah.
I was in another past of the ship and missed the spectacle.

Mum had a giant strawberry milkshake and an enormous burger with huge
fries at Waves, the outdoor cafe. She thinks she's gaining weight :)

The sun is shining as we sit in the Horizon Lounge to watch for more
dolphins, whales or seals. We are west of Vancouver Island today.

Hard to Believe

It's impossible to believe that we've been on the Pacific Ocean for
almost a week. We've posted some pictures at
http://picasaweb.google.com/margaret.stimson

Thursday

Our ship approached the Hubbard Glacier early in the morning on 

August 18th. We were early enough to find port side seats with a 

good view in the Horizon Room, a spot with many windows and 

comfy chairs on Deck 10.  Just as we were getting settled, an argument 

erupted amongst the passengers along the front windows on the bow. 

Seems someone was saving three seats which would remain unoccupied 

for the half hour prior to our arrival in the bay nearest the huge tidewater 

glacier. A tall robust woman with a long cane seated behind the saved seats 

took issue with the male passenger's effort to save good empty seats and 

in the end she got her way. Drama!  I saw a couple of other passengers 

cheering her on.

The Hubbard Glacier has been a highlight of this trip so far. As we 

circled the bay about a mile and a half from the glacier, one of two 

resident experts, Dr. Paula Smith, who has been lecturing in the theatre 

each day, gave a commentary on glaciers, global warming and Alaskan 

geography.  Within three hours or so, the captain steered us past the ice 

floes and bergie bits back into open waters. We headed south toward 

Juneau.

After his large lunch and breakfast, Harry skipped supper. Mum and 

I didn't. We thoroughly enjoyed a visit with a couple from Columbus, 

Ohio, once again underlining the fact that it is easier to engage with others
when you are a couple, not a family. Another delicious supper past, we went 

to the Movie Night show where ship's musicians matched music to movie 

clips and slides of popular movies, ranging from the silent films to recent 

musicals. 

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Friday

Juneau, the capital of Alaska, was shrouded in fog and rain when we 

arrived this morning. I heard a rumour that the sun did shine here earlier 

this month.

We dressed in our rain gear and headed into the part of town nearest the 

pier. Around the pier of Juneau there is the usual cluster of souvenir and 

jewelry stores dressed to look like 19th century shops complete with a 

(cement) boardwalk.  Luckily the boardwalk/sidewalks were handicap-friendly 

so we were able to move the wheelchair past them with no problem. Our outing 

included a trip to one of the Juneau bookstores for Harry who wanted to buy 

The American by Martin Booth.

In the afternoon, back in our stateroom, Mum and I tried to watch a 

dvd of the BBC version of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park but the 

production quality was so poor we enjoyed Jane Austen's Emma (2004) 

instead . They have a collection of 300 dvds on board giving us lots to 

choose from. 

Dinner in the Polo Grill was fabulous, especially because of the combination 

of exceptional service, fine view and one double martini. These perfectly 

prepared foods landed on our table -- crab cakes, escargot, Cobb salad, 

French onion soup, filet mignon, grilled asparagus, grilled tomatoes, creamed 

spinach, baked potato, potato au gratin, key lime pie. Neighbouring diners 

were celebrating an anniversary. The dining crew assembled around their 

table and sang, then two Filipino crew members and her husband serenaded 

the wife with a love song. That was fun. 

Mum and I went to the show in the Regatta... Maestro, a musical revue that

featured the music of Cole Porter, Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin and Fats Waller.

Just before dark, the captain came on the public announcement system to tell 

us that the ship is being diverted to Wrangell instead of Sitka due to rough 

weather conditions. In the late night, we experienced a bouncy ride before 

we reached the sheltering islands of the Inside Passage and the pier at 

Wrangell, Alaska.

Third and Fourth Days

Ketchican and rain seem to be strongly connected evidenced by the fact
that no one was surprised that it was raining when we arrived there.  Harry
and I grabbed our rain gear and two umbrellas, headed out for a walking
tour of the part of town that is nearest the pier, and eventually reached the
Totem Cultural Center.

We looked in a few of the stores, mostly t-shirt and jewelry stores designed 

to capture the quick tourist dollar. One of the best of a struggling batch of 

retailers might be KetchiCandies where the pervasive smell of warm 

chocolate is enough to recommend it.

While we were exploring Ketchican, Mum stayed in our stateroom where 

she was warm, dry and comfortable.

We attended an afternoon lecture about some of the communities we'll 

visit in the Inside Passage, Hoonah, Sitka and Juneau. Hoonah, a small 

native village is the stop on the fourth day out.

In the evening, after our delectable meal in the Toscana, we enjoyed the 

Boogie Nights show that included a very funny comedian named Tom 

Drake. Our theory that we will sleep better if we stay up for at least two 

hours after a big meal has yet to be proven.  We'll test that theory again 

in the next few nights.

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Today is Wednesday, August 17th and we are bound for Hoonah. If we 

want to go to shore we'll need to take a tender to get there. None of us 

is enthused even though the sun is shining.

At breakfast today we sat with Terry and Barbara, a retired school 

administrator and a teacher who have traveled on thirty cruise tours. We 

learned a lot. Harry said that he missed conversing with other passengers 

on this cruise. We think that fewer long conversations with other passengers 

happen when you travel as a trio rather than as a couple, probably because 

many tables accommodate just four people. We happened to be at a table for 

six today.

Harry has gone for another walk around the ship's outer spaces 

and Mum and I have migrated to the Horizon Room that is full of people 

with their cameras and binoculars. Here's the rule…if you see people 

jumping up and going closer to the windows, you do the same. I saw the 

whale that way but didn't get Mum's chair to the window quickly enough 

for her to see them this time.

Right now we appear to be playing "chicken" with two fishing boats in the 

strait. The bridge has sounded the horns twice. Too close. Our ship tried to 

manoeuver around the two fishing boats and ending up heading close to 

shore. Now they have dropped anchor about a hundred yards from an 

unoccupied shore. Harry tells us that they are dropping the tenders so as

to transport those who want to go ashore at Hoonah, around the corner.

Just heard this .."Code Mike" "Code Mike on Deck 9" .. I'm going to ask
what it means when they announce that on the speaker system. Within half
a minute, everything is seemingly back to normal. Just asked  about "Code Mike"
It's a call for medical help.  When Harry rejoined us, I told him that he should
come right back to us if that alarm is called because we don't want to worry
about him.

On Our Way

We had priority embarkation on the Regatta at the Canada Place pier in 

Vancouver. Once past the line at USA Customs & the check-in line 

where we got our Oceania ID & room cards, we were steered toward 

the Terrace Restaurant to enjoy our first meal on the Regatta. Around 

3PM we were able to go to our stateroom where we sat on the sunny 

verandah and watched other passengers board.

At 5 PM when everyone was on board, we had to grab our life jackets 

and head to our assigned muster station which in our case was the Regatta 

Lounge where evening entertainment usually happens. Crew with numbered 

signs herded passengers and took attendance then guided us to the lifeboats. 

About a dozen passengers failed to show up for the practice. I wonder what 

happens to them? You'll be happy to know that as we are with Mum who is 

riding in her transporter/wheelchair we'll be in the first line to board the life 

boats if anything should happen. 

We've learned that there are a few impediments to wheelchairs, mostly at the 

thresholds or small ramps between decks and hallways. A person in a 

wheelchair would be better to have someone pushing or pulling them 

over these spots, as Mum does. 

Once settled we headed to the large windows in the Horizon Room to 

watch the departure from Vancouver, under the Lion's Gate Bridge and 

out into the bay. As we watched, we visited with couples on either side 

of us, both of whom had been on this ship previously, same as us. 

And once in the strait, we gave Mum a tour of the ship. 

We packed it in early and slept well. We worried needlessly about Mum 

getting up at night on her own. Turns out, we all had to get up in the night 

so it was a coordinated event.

-------------------------

We spent time in the lovely library yesterday and today. Mum and I have 

already finished one book each.

Harry went for a workout and a jog around the 9th level short track. He's 

also been using the stairs at every opportunity. 

Today, our second day out, we attended a lecture on the biology of the ocean. 

Even though Mum snoozed quietly through some of it, we found it to be very 

informative.  In the late afternoon, we went for high tea featuring scones with 

fresh preserves and clotted cream. Tonight we're going to skip the Captain's 

welcome reception complete with hors d'oeuvres and cocktails. Instead, we're 

sipping wine in our room and relaxing before dinner.  We're thinking it would 

be a good idea to attend the show tonight as we napped between chapters this 

afternoon.

Tomorrow - Ketchican, Alaska.

Cruise Ship Terminal

Today we scouted the embarkation point, Canada Place.

Cruise Cam
http://www.northvancouver.com/webcams/cruisecam/



Alaska : Places to See, Things to Do, Food to Eat

Apparently, one trip to Alaska is not enough.

We're looking forward to a trip up the Inside Passage so that we can
enjoy the legendary scenery.  We weren't thinking so much about the food
until we read Adventure Your Way Across Alaska ,  a new CNN special
travel feature with good information about where to eat. We better have a
plan for working out because it seems as though this trip will be about food :)

Food, Glorious Food On Board

We booked four restaurant reservations today. This is the first year that

passengers have been able to make reservations in advance of boarding.
There are five restaurant choices on the Regatta. Three of the five restaurants
do not require advance reservations, two do. Since we are staying in the A1
concierge level of the ship, we are guaranteed, at minimum, two meals

in each of the intimate high end restaurants, the Polo Grill and the Toscana.

Even tho' we had a total of two guaranteed reservations on our last cruise, we
ended up eating in those two restaurants four or five times. It was fairly easy to
get last minute reservations because our fellow travellers had so many other good
choices including the Grand Dining Room and the Terrace that can accommodate
dining without reservations.

We decided to make all reservations for 6:30 PM as opposed to 7:30 or 8:30 so
that we can digest before going to bed.  We also tried to book those times
during at-sea days but some of those days had no space left at 6:30 so we just
selected other days.


Three of the five ship restaurants require that you wear country club
casual/no jeans. Two others are very casual. Sometimes the extra casual 
atmosphere combined with delicious food is the favoured combination. 


Here are the menus for the five restaurants on our ship, all designed by French 
chef Jacques Pépin :
Polo Grill Menu
Toscana Menu
Grand Dining Room Dinner Menu
Grand Dining Room Lunch Menu
Waves Lunch Menu

Oh, Oh! Rough Waters

We once traveled from Miami to Los Angeles via Cartegena, Columbia which
necessitated crossing the Gulf Of Mexico, right across the path of the Trade
Winds. During the two or three days that we spent out of the lee of Cuba, our
ship rocked.

Harry and I seemed not to be inclined to seasickness. I actually liked the back
and forth motion, especially at night.  We did notice a drop in the numbers of
passengers who showed up at the buffets and for some of the events.  The
effect of the wind on us might be evident in this short video of the waves hitting
our verandah (our exact stateroom view taken by another passenger at another
time).

Today there is an article in the Cruise Critic collection about the World's
Roughest Waters. Sure enough, the list includes the Caribbean at certain
times of the year and (oh, no) Alaska, which is where we are going next.

I'll be okay in rough water. Harry will probably be okay, but I'm not too
sure about Mum. We may have to make some changes in our shipboard routines.

Looking Ahead

We would love to take advantage of some of the bargains on Oceania for the
coming winter but we're not 100% sure when treatments will allow Harry to
travel.

Right now he's having hormone therapy for his prostate cancer which means
an injection every three months, but when that ends and he is examined this
coming November, he may be facing radiation. We just don't know.

If we could... we agree that we'd love to take the Oceania cruise from 
Beijing to Bangkok during our winter in Winnipeg.

Ironically, until the health picture is clearer, we can't make travel plans that
are near or that are far in advance.  Maybe we can pick the next trip in
November after Harry's 1st year check up with the urologist/surgeon.

Still, it's Alaska in 2011. Hopefully it will be Beijing in 2013 or sooner.

Must see this

If you would like to know where Vancouver natives Michael Buble and Sarah 

McLaughlin would recommend you visit when you go there, read this item from 

USA Today or click below on the video (one of four in the USA Today series).

Vancouver is the embarkation point of our cruise.

We want to visit the Vancouver Public LIbrary. We'll be dropping in here 

while we're there.  This Library Square Project was the largest capital project 

ever undertaken by the City of Vancouver. We've been to Vancouver many 

times since 1995, the date the library opened, but we've never been in that

building.

Large or Small

We have only been on a small cruise ship and we loved it. We can't 
even imagine being on one of the giant ships. (Chart below)


The intimate setting made it easy to find our way around the Regatta. 
Perhaps the spaces are pared down but everything on our ship 
suited us perfectly. Five restaurants is enough as is one fitness room, 
one library, one casino, one small pool, and one theatre. Even though 
we love children, it suited us to have none about on a ship that had no
facilities for kids.


Regatta:
30,277 tons, 684 guests
Built in 1998, Refurbished in 2011

Click to see larger version of the chart of the biggest cruise ships

Apps for the Cruise

I got this link in an email from Frommers who shared a list of cruise apps.
http://www.frommers.com/articles/7228.html

I'd add a good weather app to complete the Frommers' list. Someone
recommended Weatherbug. Here's a list of weather apps.

The same person likes the free Oanda currency converter app. 

There is a free app from Tourism Victoria if you have a Blackberry, iPhone, 

Android phone or iTouch at http://m.tourismvictoria.com/
"Specific features on the app include: activity ideas, interactive and GPS 
enabled maps, a calendar of events, and a direct Twitter link. Attractions, 
accommodations, transportation, outdoor activities, dining, shopping, theatre, 
arts and entertainment, tours, and various visitor services listing are all capable 
of direct connection from the app by phone, email, or website." Described in 
Douglas Magazine  http://www.douglasmagazine.com/

Lonely Planet updated their San Francisco travel guide app in February. 

At this time, it's free for the iPad, iPhone or iTouch. 

http://itunes.apple.com/app/lonely-p...317165182?mt=8
Reviews are mixed.

If you have an iPad,iPhone or iTouch, there's a travel guide app on 
the Inside Passage for $1.99 at iTunes . The author has been recommended
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/alask...376939232?mt=8

The TripAdvisor app for the iPad 2, iPhone, and iPod Touch added a new
feature, introducing a touch of "augmented reality" via the devices' cameras.
Trip Advisor forums are available on Tapatalk, another app. 

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20053818-1.html#ixzz1JY9rLNk5

Harry Having a Cappuccino

We'll be on the same ship in 2011 as we were in 2009. This is Harry
enjoying a cappuccino in the Terrace Restaurant on the back deck of
the Regatta in 2009. While the food and service were excellent in all
of the ship's restaurants, we often returned here. It's one of the most
relaxed restaurants on the ship.

Rock Vomit

In our province, there is potential for serious algae blooms in 2011. We're
not alone in having a problem that can affect wildlife in the area. Sitka,
Alaska, one of the ports we'll be visiting on our summer trip has a problem,
too. Have you ever heard of rock vomit?

MSNBC article on rock vomit
NOAA article on rock vomit
Sea squirts
.
.

Eating in Vancouver

We'll be embarking on our cruise from Vancouver but we'll stay there at least 
once before that journey. Sometimes we'll eat at the homes of family and 
sometimes we'll eat out. You can find good Vancouver restaurant reviews 
at TripAdvisor. Thanks to the Green Man, here's a list of eating places I 
want to visit:

Best of The Best
Vancouver's Best Pizza, Part OneVancouver's Best Pizza, Part Two Vancouver's Best Burger, Part OneVancouver's Best Burger, Part Two Vancouver's Best Burger ReduxVancouver's Best Fish and Chips, Part OneVancouver's Best Fish and Chips, Part TwoVancouver's Best Noodle HouseVancouver's Best Deli Vancouver's Unique Restaurants

Cheap and delicious eateries in Vancouver

• Legendary Noodle House
• On Lok Restaurant
• Hon's Wun Tun
• Moderne Burger
• Elbow Room Cafe
• Memphis Blues Barbeque House

Clothes For An Alaska Cruise

We are already thinking about the clothes we'll need to pack for a cruise to 
Alaska in August. We've decided to prepare for almost any possibility since 
we'll be traveling between North Latitude 60° (Hubbard Glacier) and North 
Latitude 37° (San Francisco).


Looking at the Travel Alaska site it appears that the average temperature in 
the Inside Passage in August is 62°F or 17°C, while in San Francisco in August
it's 67 °F or 20°C.  Our travel agent claims that every time she's been to Juneau 
it's been raining. That means we will be layering, including our outdoor 
clothing that provides warmth and dryness. At the same time, it is summer, 
so we'll pack a few light weight summer clothes.


Oceania's dress code is country club casual for the dining rooms. For a man, 
that means dressing like this, and for a woman, like this.


We will be having space issues so will try mix and match as much as possible.

Music to Get You in The Mood

There are some songs that are perfect for when we daydream about 
being on the water in the summer or winter. Here are some favorites:


It's Five O'clock Somewhere by Alan Jackson
Into the Ocean by Blue October
Sailing by Christopher Cross
Drifting by Andy McKee
If I Had a Boat by Lyle Lovett
Sail Away by Enya
Beyond the Sea by Bobby Darin
Voyage of the Moon by Mary Hopkin
Calypso Getaway by Earle Klugh
Wooden Ships by Crosby, Stills, & Nash
Mariner's Revenge by the Decemberists
Come Sail Away by Styxx
Under The Sea by Ariel
The Sea by Morcheeba
The Ocean by Led Zeppelin
Glacier Ride
Summer Breeze by Seals & Croft
Sail Away by David Gray
Sail on Sailor by Sean Lennon

Acronyms on Board

There is a subset of acronyms that is widely used by people who cruise 
and write about it, especially on the travel discussion boards. I think my 
little tweet with some examples demonstrates the growing 
disconnect between the way we write online and the way we talk. 

What do all those letter combinations mean? I did a search for a good 
"decoder" and discovered a possibility at the BabyCentre . While it 
does explain DH, it seems to be more about birth related acronyms 
like HPT (home pregnancy test), MM (mother's milk) and O (ovulation).

The Acronym Finder is a long list of acronyms for desperate people. I can't be 
bothered with it.

And then, yikes, there was the NightlyNet discussion board where participants 
made fresh suggestions for acronyms like these,  "I'd like to see some non-family 
values abbreviations thrown into the mix for the broken homes. Like, "My SWW 
(stupid whore wife) is doing the milkman" "My DDS (drug-dealing son) is in 
jail again", and "My KUD (knocked-up daughter) doesn't know who the father is"."

Back to the cruising boards where the orientation is definitely toward 
happy family talk....these seem to be the acronyms most used on cruise 
discussion boards:
TA -- Travel Agent  or Trans-Atlantic
DS -- Dear Son       DD -- Dear Daughter   
DW-- Dear Wife       MIL -- Mother in law   SIL -- Son in law or Sister in law
DH --Dear Husband    FIL -- Father in law   
DIL -- Daughter in law    BIL -- brother in law
SO -- Significant Other  BF -- Boyfriend  GF -- Girlfriend
GTG - Get-To-Gether     M&G -- Meet & Greet   
OBC -- On Board Credit  PAX -- Passengers  
CD -- Cruise Director      ACD -- Assistant Cruise Director
B2B -- Back to back cruises


TTFN (ta ta for now)