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Glad you both could get away after the very trying year you both had. Thanks for the update on the Brazilian restaurant. Sounds like they haven't quite figured out the way it's supposed to work. We've been to several land-based Brazilian restaurants, and sounds like NCL could learn a few things in that department.

Enjoy your cruise and tell us all about it when you return!

Nope, not since 2010. 2011 was Portugal, 2012 was Ireland/Scotland. 2013 will be Alaska, and later Canada. 2014 will probably be Europe or Med. We will see if 2015 brings us back to the Caribbean!

What a great way to begin 2014 - enjoy!

I suspect there is much truth to this story. Some people know how to carry on and make the best of a bad situation, while others whine and complain, especially when media cameras are in the vicinity.

Your cruise is almost here - enjoy!

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Love Kristin Chenoweth - such a beautiful voice and bubbly personality! Did anyone see her on the red carpet at the Oscar's last night? I didn't realize she was so short-LOL! RCI picked a great godmother for Quantum.

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Well said, Tim. While the majority of the cruise-going public - people like us here on the Crazie Boards - understands that a cruise ship incident or accident at sea is going to present challenges unlike those you would find on shore, there are some clueless folks with unrealistic expectations of a perfect, no-problem vacation, and therefore are not prepared for the unexpected. These are the first folks to whine, complain, point fingers, and demand something in return. I was 7 months pregnant while vacationing at a beach-side cottage on Cape Cod with Hurricane Bob in 1991. Did we high-tail it and run? Nope. Even though, we could have returned home, demanded our money back and sued SOMEBODY because a hurricane ruined our vacation, we chose to ride out the storm at my sister's a few miles away inland, and came back to the cottage the next day. We had no power and no running water for a week. We stayed. Was it a huge inconvenience? Hell, yeah. But we had an awful lot of fun grilling, playing board games by candle light, and sending the kids to the beach for a bucket of water to flush the toilet. It was like camping in the woods. I'm not saying that the people on Triumph had to gladly put up with overflowing toilets and stinky sewage. After all, they paid a lot of money for their vacation, and they had a right to complain a little and ask for things to alleviate their discomfort. From what I hear, the crew graciously performed their duty. Beyond that, making the best of a bad situation is about all you can do. Tim, you are right. Approach a cruise with an open mind, and expect the unexpected. As the saying goes, when life hands you lemons - make lemonade.