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Wimpy Friday 03/12/10

Wimpy Considers Cruising

The Super Bowl of Marriage Maintenance!

(Excerpts of his Game plans from Tom & Mary past reviews)

That Wimpy Character, Tom’s Cruise Persona

Tom had been a Macho man most of his early life. In his latter years he began to realize when he did those little wimpy things for Mary, you know, those little wimpy things women like men to do, his lovely Mary gave him a lot more reason to smile. Although Tom was macho, he was no dum-dum. When Tom & Mary are at sea on another “Honeymoon,” he takes on the Wimpy persona to its highest degree. He views cruising as the “Super Bowl” of marriage maintenance and uses these occasions to do all sorts of lovely little wimpy things for his Mary. His credo is: A marriage may be made in heaven, but the maintenance is done on earth.” more »

Wondering about Cruise Dining?

LeeMike4I’ve asked some wonderful friends and guests of ours, Lee Whitman and Michael Daschuk, to share their tips for first time cruisers. Today their sharing tips about dining on the ship in this final post of their 4-part series.  In Part 1, they shared everything that happens from arriving in port until you preparing to board the ship, Part 2 was things you may want to do first when you board the ship, and Part 3 was  about lost luggage (God forbid) and your stateroom.  If you have any questions about your first cruise or comments you’d like to add, please leave your comments below.  We’d love to hear from you! 

So Much Food!

Dining aboard a cruise ship offers you so many food choices at so many different places on the ship, and you’ll want to try them all.  more »

Lost Luggage? Cozy Staterooms?

I’ve asked some wonderful friends and guests of ours, Lee Whitman and Michael Daschuk, to share their tips for first time cruisers. ThisLeeMike3 is part 3 of our 4-part series.  In Part 1, they shared everything that happens from arriving in port until you preparing to board the ship, and Part 2 was things you may want to do first when you board the ship.  If you have any questions about your first cruise or comments you’d like to add, please leave your comments below.  We’d love to hear from you! 

Woes and Challenges

Let’s first deal with an unpleasant possibility, since it’s better to be prepared.  If your luggage is lost while you are flying to the cruise and does not arrive before you are scheduled to board, make sure to file a claim with the airline at the airport. If you more »

Boarding Your First Cruise?

I’ve asked some wonderful friends and guests of ours, Mike and Lee, to share their tips for first time cruisers.  Over LeeMike2the next week, their series of posts will include information about arriving at port, check-in at the cruise terminal, boarding the ship, dealing with lost luggage, what to do when you board the ship, and more.  Enjoy! 

Everything We Wish We’d Known on Our First Cruise

When Mike and I started cruising, we read a lot of reviews, and while people talked a lot about what life was like once you were on the ship or what the ports were like, we wondered about the process of getting on the ship and what the first day was like.  With that in mind, I plan to write in this series of blog posts about the process of getting onboard and making sure you have everything in place to ensure that you have a great time onboard.  Our experience is from 16 cruises on five different cruise lines so far, so I’ll try to write generally enough that it will cover most any ship. more »

Happy Halloween Cruising

Halloween Fun @ Sea

If you’re spending Halloween aboard a cruise ship, you can expect a costume party aboard.  In fact, Carnival Cruise IMG_0831Lines celebrates Halloween the entire month by having a costume party on every cruise.  So, that’s how we found ourselves scurrying at the last minute for a costume while sailing the Carnival Pride in 2006.  more »