Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Cruise Talk Part 1

Where do I start? It was such a packed week. Our first day was at sea, and we spent it relaxing, lounging, checking out the ship, etc.

For lunch, on a whim, DH and I decided to check out the dining room, not something we normally do. They had Fajitas as the lunch special and I had the open-faced steak sandwich, and they were both very tasty. But what made it even more interesting was our lunch companions. Some of you old, old, old-time Tampa Bay residents may remember Arch Deal. He was the channel 10 anchor back in the 70’s and did traffic reports in the 80’s and early 90’s I think. He was there with his brother, and man did he have some stories to tell. He and DH closed the place down, talking and chatting. That was really cool.
We had good table mates for dinner, too. A young couple from Tennessee who was very sweet. Another young couple from London, who were there for 2 weeks back to back cruises (lucky!) But they disappeared after the 2nd night, so we don’t know what happened to them. And the third couple was around our age, from Kissimmee. So, lots of good conversations there, too.

And of course, no cruise trip is complete without a trip to Johnny Rockets, which we did at around midnite the first night. Yummy burgers and shakes. Sigh. Check out the unlimited rings and fries. Oh, we ate so much. I’m in major diet mode this week. EEK!

I'll leave you with a few more pictures. The first is Capt. Johnnie, a real cool dude. He even brings his Harley on board and rides it around in port. The awesome dining room (three levels!), and a pic of our favorite bar, the Wig and Gavel. We always ended up there after dinner.




5 comments:

eljay716 said...

Holey moley look at that old Buc shirt!! I remember Arch Deal.. wow what a blast from the past. I bet he and Sammy did talk the night away. That dining room was just like our last one, different colors. Glad you are back, missed you.

:Jayne said...

Sounds like you had fun! Missed you, but glad you had a great time!
Loved your glam tips!

:J

Michele L from Tampa said...

wow I remember that name too! man that was a long time ago. I did not make it to johnny rockets on the last cruise but I wanna on the next - will have to do alot of exercising before hand to allow for it

JulesinParadise said...

Sounds like a great cruise...when will we see you again? Are you going to the next Ruskin crop and the B'day Crop?

Mary B said...

I have a rehearsal on the 7th, so it will be at the birthday crop. See ya soon!