Hello All:

I would like to introduce myself. As you can guess from my member name, I have booked the full 2005 World Cruise on the RSSC Voyager.

I live St. Petersburg, Florida. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey I moved to Florida with my family when I was 5. With the exception of 4 years at Duke University in North Carolina and then 3 years working and living in Washington, DC, Tampa Bay has been home base. After working in the family business for 18 years, I became a full time volunteer working for a local charity for the past 7 years. I turned 50 this year and am currently on a self-imposed sabbatical in an attempt to look at my life and figure out what God wants me to do next.

I have traveled extensively throughout the United States and Europe.

I began cruising in 1985 and just completed my 54th cruise. I don’t have an accurate list of all 54 cruises but will list the ships that I can remember.

Carnival: Celebration, Glory, Sensation
Cunard: QE2 and Sea Goddess II.
Holland America: Noordam, Rotterdam I, Rotterdam II, Ryndam.
NCL: Dreamward, Norway,
Peter Dielmann: Clara Schulman, Danube Princess.
Princess: Crown, Grand, Regal, Royal, Star, Sun
RCCL: Empress of the Seas, Monarch of the Seas, Sovereign of the Seas, Voyager of
Seas.

The longest cruise to date was 35 days last year around South America on the Ryndam. In 2001, I spent 30 days traveling from Hong Kong to Venice on the new Rotterdam’s World Cruise.

So at 125 days, this will be my longest. It will also be the first time that I will be cruising alone.
I usually travel with my parents, sister or friends. I am looking forward to all the new friends I will make and the interesting places we will visit.

PAUL