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Old 07 Jan 2006, 01:47 pm
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We have been on quite a few cruises over the years because we got them from manufacturers we deal with as "perks" for level of sales of their products. I have truly enjoyed every one, but I enjoy going anywhere that I don't have to cook it or clean it up! It has been really neat for us to get to see so many places we would never have gone. I think my favorite island in the Caribbean is Antigua, and snorkling off St. John's Bay beach on St. John is just the best, too. They have a "snorkel trail" underwater that you follow, and look at the coral and fish all labeled through the crystal clear water! That beach and a large part of that island is a national park. One of the most gratifying cruises we went on was one we had three trips coming, and we took us, an elderly salesman and his wife working for us then and our daughter and her boyfriend. The three generations had more fun together and the old guy and his wife enjoyed it as perhaps their very last trip together, one they could never have afforded, because he died about a year later. They were originally from California and the old salesman's wife had once been a showgirl in the MOVIES as a Goldwyn Girl, and they had a salute to Goldwyn show on the cruise! I introduced her to one of the young showgirls and told her she had been a real Goldwyn Girl, and the little girl was just thrilled to meet her, and although the elderly lady acted a little embarrassed I think she was pleased- she was still a very pretty lady and so sweet. That trip was magical on many levels.
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