News item: An owl is discovered on board the Oasis of the Seas, parked near the artificial grass of the golf course on an upper deck. The burrowing owl was captured by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, removed from the ship and released into the wild. We’ve had a burrowing owl in our… Continue reading Quite a Hoot for Oasis of the Seas
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Ship Living an Option for Some Seniors
Watching aged relatives and friends wind down their final years in some type of assisted-living facility can be painful, and thought-provoking. Like, how do I want to spend my final years or months, to the extent that I have a choice? And the quickest way to turn that macabre subject into something lighter is to… Continue reading Ship Living an Option for Some Seniors
Turnaround Day's Variety of Impacts
In our home, turnaround day is the day that one set of house guests departs just hours before another set of house guests arrive. Strip the beds, clean the house, prepare the menus. Etcetra. Our compensation — not that we would expect to be compensated! — is the pleasure of our guests’ company. In the… Continue reading Turnaround Day's Variety of Impacts
Cruising — Notes on the Boats
THE RIGHT PRICE…………………….$399 October 17, 31, 2010: Eastern Caribbean: Miami round-trip 7 days Ports: Miami, Samana, St. Thomas, Tortola, Great Stirrup Cay Ship: Norwegian Pearl Contact: ncl.com * * * As gossip columnists go, she was one of the originals (anybody old enough to remember Louella Parsons?) and by today’s tell-all standards, Rona Barrett would… Continue reading Cruising — Notes on the Boats
Aye, It's Talk-Like-A-Pirate Time!
In my youth, my only association with pirates was seeing Captain Hook in the Disney movie Peter Pan, and I didn’t care much for either Hook or Peter, the geek who flew around in tights. So here I am, x years later, trapped in a world of pirates. Two of my three children are eagerly… Continue reading Aye, It's Talk-Like-A-Pirate Time!