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"Theron" > wrote:

> "sf" > wrote in message
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> > This article is absolutely hysterical!
> > http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...BACC17D27M.DTL
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> Yesterday's article is the CC Times is almost funnier.
> http://www.contracostatimes.com/sear...www.contracost
> atimes.com-www.contracostatimes.com
>
> This was the paper's front page headline.
> "I paid $1,000 to sit with a margarita on a sunny beach," said Roger Faulks,
> of Seattle".
>
> "After the Splendor decided not to port in Mexico, 500 passengers decided to
> disembark Thursday in Long Beach, where the cruise originated. The other
> 2,700 continued on to San Francisco - after spending five days at sea."
> Five days at Sea between Long Beach and SF, and then SF rain!!
>
> Can you imagine five days in the open sea, with overcast skies and
> intermittent rain? I'd fee like I was in jail. For us, one cruise was
> enough. We recently read that passengers' liquor and wine are confiscated at
> the embarkation point on one cruise line.
>
> Ed

I never understood the fascination with cruising. Several years ago, I
took a long ferry ride (not a cruise) from Stockholm to Helsinki and I
hated it. The ferry was huge and it had a pool, casino area,
entertainment, buffet and other restaurants. All I wanted to do was get
off. The twelve hours I spent on that ferry ride was 12 hours too long.
I would much rather just fly to my destination, save the money on the
pretentious cruise, and actually see more of the destination.