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> Say, why is it that Americans always measure the dimensions of big things in "football fields"?

Because football fields are always the same length and a par three hole varies a bit.

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> If you're going to be boarding the Royal Caribbean Serenade on June 26, let me know.
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> ^v^:)^v^
> F"hooked on cruises now"B

Let me check. Why yes. Serenade, June 26, we have a deck 10 outside cabin. Well, not yet, but that's one ship we are looking forward too, so I'm dreaming a little. We always book at the last minute, so we won't know until about the second week of June if we actually do get on that one. We have sailed on Royal Caribbean several times. The only line we use more often is Celebrity, and they are both owned by the same people.

Did you know that after several curises on the same line, you get into something called the "Captain's club" or "Crown and Anchor" on Royal Caribbean, and you get lots of little perks? We got upgraded from an inside cabin to an outside on Norweign, and from a window to a balcony on RC. They give you little gifts like a set of coasters with pictures of their ships. Best of all, you get priorty boarding which keeps you from standing in line on the dock. Sometimes we are on board eating a lunch buffet while others are still standing in line wondering if they are going to get on in time for supper. On one cruise, I was the first person in the hot tub.

Just talking about it makes me want to go NOW!
Howard