Thanks for your good wishes everyone. Now, I'm ready to leave. Today was hair, manicure, pedicure and waxing. And Mona had some things done too.

I'm really looking forward to this vacation. I've been a little quiet on the board over the last few months because there was a lot going on at home. When we booked this cruise Mona and I made sure to get insurance because there were three close family members who were in poor health -- my aunt, my mother and Mona's mother.

It turned out that all three of them passed away within a six week period from the middle of March until the end of April. They will all be missed. But most importantly they all led full and productive lives.

Now all the worrying is behind us and we won't have to be concerned everytime the phone rings in the cabin.

I'm looking forward to celebrating my 55th birthday on the ship on May 29th. And there could not be a better group of people to spend it with. See you in Athens. Tom.