Mebert

Greenland...Danbury (CT)

Taichi, Congratulations on your graduation. Have a blast on your cruise! We'll keep the light on for you.

Taichi, Congratulations on your graduation. Have a blast on your cruise! We'll keep the light on for you.

JohnG, Have a great anniversary cruise. May you have many, many more.

JohnG, Have a great anniversary cruise. May you have many, many more.

Bon Voyage, BridaBunny, Have a blast. You'll be missed.

Bon Voyage, BridaBunny, Have a blast. You'll be missed.

Bon Voage, mandms40. Have a great time. We'll keep the light on for you.

Bon Voage, mandms40. Have a great time. We'll keep the light on for you.

Bon Voage padmeskywalker. Have a great time. We'll keep the light on for you.

Bon Voage padmeskywalker. Have a great time. We'll keep the light on for you.

My limited experience on the Carnival Destiny taught me that 99.9 percent of the table mates that one meets are going to be great. No problems occured during regular seating because we had a table for two. However, during open seating, I met a women who was traveling with her mother. I thought we would hit it off because the conversation started so gleefully. We decided that we would meet at other times during the trip and I was thinking about asking if there were two seats at her seating so that we could enjoy our meals together. After our first "date" I knew that I was not going to seek her company anywhere on the ship because she turned out to be a contrarian. The simpliest things that I liked, she didn't like and she would editorialize on my poor judgement. Once I said I would hang a painting up and install some track lighting to highlight the piece. She replied, most disdainfully, "Track lighting! You'd never use track lighting for that! If you don't use recessed lighting you don't know what you're talking about!" I said "Okay, maybe recessed lighting would be better." I was thinking this was an isolated attempt at banter. However, our conversations became a whole series on my poor taste because I liked paintings with buildings and houses. Thank God for the vastness of the Destiny. There are so many places to escape and to hide. Even though my judgement and my taste were challenged she still sought my company. Meanwhile, I had become smitten by another, more agreeable, shipmate and wanted to avoid that first contact at all cost. If I saw the disagreeable women on the first level of the show lounge, I would sit in the balcony. If I saw her and she waved to catch my attention, I would cheerfully wave back and act as if I were in a great hurry to get to an unnamed event in some unknown part of the ship. I was also too embarrassed to let her see me with the other women. I did not understand why this most disagreeable women sought my company. We did not seem to have anything in common and her prigish style was really irritating. I thanked God for my table for two with my traveling companion and appreciated the fact that cruiseliners or like small cities or at least large buildings. There are so many great people to meet and so much fun to be had that you don't have to get stuck with someone who is going to assist in you're having a bad time. Despite my dodging that pedantic women, I had a blast. There are people that I am still in touch with.

My limited experience on the Carnival Destiny taught me that 99.9 percent of the table mates that one meets are going to be great. No problems occured during regular seating because we had a table for two. However, during open seating, I met a women who was traveling with her mother. I thought we would hit it off because the conversation started so gleefully. We decided that we would meet at other times during the trip and I was thinking about asking if there were two seats at her seating so that we could enjoy our meals together. After our first "date" I knew that I was not going to seek her company anywhere on the ship because she turned out to be a contrarian. The simpliest things that I liked, she didn't like and she would editorialize on my poor judgement. Once I said I would hang a painting up and install some track lighting to highlight the piece. She replied, most disdainfully, "Track lighting! You'd never use track lighting for that! If you don't use recessed lighting you don't know what you're talking about!" I said "Okay, maybe recessed lighting would be better." I was thinking this was an isolated attempt at banter. However, our conversations became a whole series on my poor taste because I liked paintings with buildings and houses. Thank God for the vastness of the Destiny. There are so many places to escape and to hide. Even though my judgement and my taste were challenged she still sought my company. Meanwhile, I had become smitten by another, more agreeable, shipmate and wanted to avoid that first contact at all cost. If I saw the disagreeable women on the first level of the show lounge, I would sit in the balcony. If I saw her and she waved to catch my attention, I would cheerfully wave back and act as if I were in a great hurry to get to an unnamed event in some unknown part of the ship. I was also too embarrassed to let her see me with the other women. I did not understand why this most disagreeable women sought my company. We did not seem to have anything in common and her prigish style was really irritating. I thanked God for my table for two with my traveling companion and appreciated the fact that cruiseliners or like small cities or at least large buildings. There are so many great people to meet and so much fun to be had that you don't have to get stuck with someone who is going to assist in you're having a bad time. Despite my dodging that pedantic women, I had a blast. There are people that I am still in touch with.

Thanks, Shari2, When I didn't know about cruising, last summer was my first cruise, New Orleans was a regular Vacation spot for me. I've been there about six times. It did seem the logical solution to my problem as it applies to me. Since I will be traveling during hurricane season I'll be watching out for both hurricanes, the weather and the drinks. Hopefully I'll have more of the drinks and none of the hurricane weather. :D

Thanks, Shari2, When I didn't know about cruising, last summer was my first cruise, New Orleans was a regular Vacation spot for me. I've been there about six times. It did seem the logical solution to my problem as it applies to me. Since I will be traveling during hurricane season I'll be watching out for both hurricanes, the weather and the drinks. Hopefully I'll have more of the drinks and none of the hurricane weather. :D

Acapulco...Ossining (NY)

Acapulco...Ossining (NY)

Welcome aboard, GiWiz, Come join us in the Where in the World are We game located in the Off-Topic Discussion Forum.

Eureka...Antwerp

Eureka...Antwerp

Thank you all for your kind support. If I hit the lotto, I know who I'm taking on the cruise with me: My Cruise Crazies friends. :D

Thank you all for your kind support. If I hit the lotto, I know who I'm taking on the cruise with me: My Cruise Crazies friends. :D

Eritrea...Atlanta

Eritrea...Atlanta

Ybor City...Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming)