I promised some cruise pics, so here they are. They’re at 1024×768, but some are cool as desktops so if you want something at a different resolution let me know.
Scenery from boat and beach.
Pictures of Cozumel.
Ship pictures.
I had a hell of a time trying to figure out what our room would be like, so for the record this is room V1 on the Carnival Jubilee, a category 12 (cat 12) suite on the Verandah deck.
I didn’t realize that Modesto, CA was the place where Laci Peterson, Chandra Levy, and the three women who were murdered in Yosemite were from.
We got on the ship around 12:45 and headed up to check out the room. It was nice, about the size of a hotel room, with room for 2 twin beds and a sectional couch. I took out all my gear – laptop, gps, phone, camera, and various accessories and proceeded to set it all up. Then we went exploring, found our table at dinner and the Lido deck where the pool is. Conveniently enough, there was a bar there and it was also the muster station for our lifeboat drill, which was supposed to start at 3:40 but didn’t get going until 4:15. It was really disorganized and they didn’t check passenger names off on a list or anything, just made a cursory check that you had a life jacket on. After an interminable 30 minutes or more in the jackets, they announced the drill was over without actually taking us to the lifeboats, so I have no idea where our boat is. During the drill, we set sail.
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I’m back, but I have a miserable cold and just can’t post a lengthy update right now. I have some cool pics and will post them soon.
I’m leaving tomorrow for my cruise, so updates in the next days will probably be few and far between. Don’t miss me too much!
Tonight while they were looking for Saddam Hussein’s body in the rubble over in Baghdad, hub saw Jenna Bush buying beer at the grocery store near our house. Wonder if it was for a celebration?
If you ever watched The Muppet Show, you will want to watch this. And be prepared for the week-long, or possibly longer, earworm.
Windows Media Player format, 3.1 megs.
Here’s what I’ve got on my computer to take on the cruise with us:
A Pirate Looks At Forty – Jimmy Buffett
Aloha Oe – Don Ho
Blue Hawaii – Various
Boat Drinks – Jimmy Buffett
Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes – Jimmy Buffett
Come Sail Away – Styx
Could You Be Loved – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Don’t Worry, Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin
Escape (The Pina Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes
Fins – Jimmy Buffett
Hot Hot Hot Buster Poindexter
Mexico – James Taylor
Jammin – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Jaws Theme – John Williams
Jolly Mon Sing – Jimmy Buffett
Kokomo – Beach Boys
Kokomo (Spanish version) – Beach Boys
La Feria De Las Flores – The Hottest Mariachis in Mexico
La mer – Charles Trenet
Love Boat Theme – Jack Jones
Lovely Cruise – Jimmy Buffett
Lust For Life – Iggy Pop
Macarena – Los Del Rio
Manifold de Amour – Latin Playboys
Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffett
No Woman No Cry (Live) – Bob Marley & The Wailers
On A Slow Boat To China – Jimmy Buffett
One Particular Harbour – Jimmy Buffett
Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) – Enya
Over The Rainbow-What A Wonderful World – Israel Kamakawiwo`ole
Pass The Dutchie – Musical Youth
Perfect Day – Lou Reed
Red Red Wine – UB40
Red Skies – The Fixx
Redemption Song – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Rhythm of the Night – De Barge
Sail My Vessel – Garth Brooks
Sailing – Christopher Cross
Sailing – Rod Stewart
Sailing Away – Chris De Burgh
Sea Cruise – Jerry Lee Lewis
Somewhere Beyond the Sea – Frank Sinatra
Son Of A Son Of A Sailor – Jimmy Buffett
Summer Wind – Frank Sinatra
The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) – Harry Belafonte
The Captain And The Kid – Jimmy Buffett
The Gulf of Mexico – Clint Black
The Ketchup Song – Las ketchup
Tiny Bubbles – Don Ho
Tryin’ To Reason With Hurricane Season – Jimmy Buffett
Two Pina Coladas – Garth Brooks
Under the Sea – Disney
Walk on the Ocean – Toad The Wet Sprocket
Why Don’t We Get Drunk – Jimmy Buffett