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Forum: Cruises January 19th, 2008, 07:55 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 9
Views: 556
Posted By Diana Ball
NCL kids menus in specialty restaurants

"nekochan" wrote:
Does anyone know if there are kids menus available in the specialty
restaurants? I'm bringing a pretty picky eater. Thank you

If there's not a kids menu per...
Forum: Cruises January 18th, 2008, 04:50 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 32
Views: 904
Posted By Diana Ball
No short sleeves on Princess?

"Bill" wrote:
People who have their formal evening ruined by seeing someone
dressed in a short sleeve shirt have far more problems than the
person who chooses to wear it...
Forum: Cruises December 17th, 2007, 03:23 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 108
Views: 2,812
Posted By Diana Ball
Welcome Back Vikings!!!

"Jeff" wrote in message
news:b519j.781$1X.256@trndny07...

We wanna see fire-eating!!!

Welcome back Vikings!!!

Jeff
Forum: Cruises December 17th, 2007, 03:19 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 10
Views: 473
Posted By Diana Ball
Costa Mediterranea - January 12th....

"Jeff" wrote in message
news:g219j.780$1X.185@trndny07...
This is the ship I'm going on. It's cheap, it's Italian, it's wacky, and
likely fun. And I'll...
Forum: Cruises December 10th, 2007, 04:28 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 12
Views: 476
Posted By Diana Ball
Swimming with dolphins

"BD" wrote in message
news:xyY6j.1427$bW.1378@trnddc07...
Has anyone tried this excursion? I'm going on RCCL on 12.22. It seems
expensive, especially since our family is...
Forum: Cruises December 6th, 2007, 02:21 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 9
Views: 708
Posted By Diana Ball
Cruise Review: Celebrity Constellation

"Duncan Craig" wrote:

try again. So we booked a Mediterranean cruise while on board and we'll
give them one more chance to meet our expectations based on our HAL and
...
Forum: Cruises December 5th, 2007, 04:47 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 2
Views: 370
Posted By Diana Ball
TA on Oceania's Regatta - a nanoreview

Terrific nanoreview! I am looking forward to trying Oceania. Thanks for
sharing, Ike. Delighted to hear you've found your cruise home!

Diana Ball
Austin, TX
Forum: Cruises December 5th, 2007, 04:45 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 14
Views: 491
Posted By Diana Ball
Technology

"Jean O'Boyle" wrote:
Technology is moving too fast for the likes of me!!!

http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/071204/0335718.html

Jean, stay tuned. This is a...
Forum: Cruises November 27th, 2007, 05:10 AM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 30
Views: 840
Posted By Diana Ball
OT Hard To Killfile

"Daniel Bonham" wrote:
Dang you are hard to killfile. How many id's you got?

As Sue pointed out, this is rather silly as everyone knows I have always
posted using my real name...
Forum: Cruises November 26th, 2007, 05:49 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 30
Views: 840
Posted By Diana Ball
Cruise Ship Off Antarctica Evacuated

"John Sisker" wrote:
middle of both theories - or politics. So PLUNK, in you go in Bonham's
kill
file as well, as if that were a bad thing. Yet, as I said, I am already
...
Forum: Cruises November 26th, 2007, 05:47 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 10
Views: 661
Posted By Diana Ball
How, When, and Where Was Your Love Of Cruising Born?

Doris, early congrats on your 55th anniversary! I loved the story of your
first cruise--thank you for sharing it.

Diana Ball
Austin, TX
Forum: Cruises November 26th, 2007, 05:32 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 1
Views: 394
Posted By Diana Ball
Veendam having "Shaft problems"

For more info on this visit Captain Albert's blog
http://www.avidcruiser.com/albert/

Phil

Phil, thank you for posting this information plus the tip about the
captain's blog. I took a look...
Forum: Cruises November 20th, 2007, 04:13 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 89
Views: 2,491
Posted By Diana Ball
Wine for teenagers.

"Daniel R. Bonham" wrote:
Americans are against, then feel free to speak you mind. God knows I am
going to. As a disabled American Veteran I think I have earned that...
Forum: Cruises November 20th, 2007, 04:10 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 89
Views: 2,491
Posted By Diana Ball
Wine for teenagers.

Second paragraph of the article you cited:

In Ohio, purchase, possession or consumption of alcohol by anyone under 21
is against the law, with some significant exceptions. Individuals under 21
may...
Forum: Cruises November 15th, 2007, 01:21 AM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 37
Views: 1,180
Posted By Diana Ball
Vikings getting ready to set sail

Non we are not fans of the minnesota team HOWEVER one year we had
purple shirts and we were asked then when we wore our Viking hats
We did not set out to be vikings 10 years ago sigh, but had...
Forum: Cruises November 15th, 2007, 01:20 AM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 37
Views: 1,180
Posted By Diana Ball
Vikings getting ready to set sail

"Tom K" wrote:
Who are these Vikings?

Susette is our "Nordic Empress".

Fans of a Minnesota team?

NO WAY. That's Ken G.

People with Norse blood in their...
Forum: Cruises November 15th, 2007, 12:04 AM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 28
Views: 610
Posted By Diana Ball
Disney World

Can you give some suggestions as to what the other things besides parks
there are to see? I will have two teens with me and we are doing Disney
and Universal studios on the two pre-cruise...
Forum: Cruises November 10th, 2007, 06:46 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 23
Views: 881
Posted By Diana Ball
Avoiding Spring Break

Cha,

Your group sounds like a lot of fun!

I'm a mom of school kids and have been following these cruise discussion
groups for years, so am pretty familiar with this issue. Looking at 2008,
you...
Forum: Cruises October 27th, 2007, 02:21 AM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 11
Views: 534
Posted By Diana Ball
Westerdam transatlantic cruise

Hi, EK and Bev,

I hope your trip was good in spite of the few criticisms you had of HAL's
performance. Gotta love those east-west crossings.

Next time you take a European cruise, please ask...
Forum: Cruises October 22nd, 2007, 02:31 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 22
Views: 1,123
Posted By Diana Ball
Norwegian Cruise Lines NCL, Dawn and Sun

"Peg Caldwell-Ott" wrote:

Before we learned our lesson, and how to use the good offices of the
Concierge, our "trick" was to wake up early in the morning, call the
...
Forum: Cruises October 17th, 2007, 12:52 AM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 21
Views: 1,003
Posted By Diana Ball
RCCL Freedom of the Seas Oct. 2007

Hi, Rodney, I am still working through your reports, but just wanted to say
thanks for providing such a great look at your trip on the Freedom OTS,
including your thoughtful comparisons to the...
Forum: Cruises October 12th, 2007, 03:36 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 20
Views: 660
Posted By Diana Ball
Formal for the Ladies?

I love dressing up for formal nights, Doris. Do you?

Like LeeNY and Peri, I prefer gowns, but I, too, have a particular black
skirt that is very versatile and has saved me that 2nd formal night...
Forum: Cruises October 11th, 2007, 03:31 AM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 18
Views: 647
Posted By Diana Ball
Anytime Dining & formal nights

"Anka" wrote:
We're sailing to the Panama Canal on the Coral Princess next week and
have chosen "Anytime Dining." Does this mean that we won't have to
bring along gownless...
Forum: Cruises October 11th, 2007, 02:55 AM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 18
Views: 647
Posted By Diana Ball
Anytime Dining & formal nights

YOu should keep in mind that some of the replies
to your question were made by people who have never
sailed on Princess.

Pretty amusing.

--
- Lee
Forum: Cruises October 9th, 2007, 02:57 AM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 200
Views: 8,595
Posted By Diana Ball
The era of FORMAL NIGHTS is fading rapidly...

So, what's YOUR take on why cruise lines continue to have Formal Night?

--Tom

Because men in tuxes are irresistibly sexy.

Diana
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