Subj : Re: Plans this holiday weekend? To : CJ From : Mike Dippel Date : Thu Jan 15 2026 08:51:12 On 14 Jan 2026, CJ said the following... CJ> Re: Re: Plans this holiday weekend? CJ> By: Mike Dippel to Cj on Wed Jan 14 2026 08:30 pm CJ> CJ> MD> On 1/14/2026 12:06 AM, Cj wrote to All: CJ> CJ> ->> Anyone planning on camping this weekend? I'm heading up to Manatee CJ> ->> Springs on Friday. Just in time for a drop in temps! Supposed to ge CJ> CJ> MD> No camping, but we are on a cruise ship now. Our first stop was Gran CJ> MD> Cayman. We have been there twice already. The first time was about CJ> CJ> MD> On this trip, that same individual was dressed as the devil, but he w CJ> MD> much calmer now. He's 91 yoa, but still going strong. CJ> Wow! 91 and still at it! Good for him. I'll bet he's a character to be CJ> around. There are pictures of him standing on the sharp coral rock (similar to lava) located to the rear of the building. This area is fenced off because of the danger of severe injury if you try to walk it. He is a character CJ> The last cruise I went on, we were on the Allure of the Seas. Got sick CJ> as a dog and spent the last two days in the cabin. Allure was too big CJ> for me. I prefer the smaller ships. My first cruise was on the CJ> Enchantment of the Seas...about 2,200 people vs. the 6,000 on Allure. CJ> Not my idea of a vacation. I like to take a vacation to get away from CJ> people, not trap myself on a ship overrun with them. :) If I were to go CJ> again, I would definately go for the smaller one. The staff seem so CJ> much more attentive. CJ> 2,200 is roughly the capacity of this ship as well. Smaller IS better, especially when you have to walk the distance from bow to stern. The food is excellent as well as the wait staff. This is also a way for my wife and I to meet up with my daughter and her husband every January to celebrate her birthday (although she refers to it as her birth month since she expects to be treated royally every day in January). Mike Dippel Get Your Site Listed https://bbs-list.net --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Windows/64) * Origin: Mystic Hobbies BBS, mystic-hobbies.com (954:895/2) .