Thanks Ngaire and to the others for your reviews. Hope you continue having fun!

Gee...This sounds like fun. Maybe I should leave my cabin and join the group before we get back to Los Angeles. <img border="0" alt="[vhappy]" title="" src="graemlins/icon_vhappy.gif" />

Ngaire, great recap, capturing all the LCT cruisers too, thanks for sharing..r/wes

Marcie - carry on! Cheers, Anne

Thanks Ngaire. And I agree about him being happier. I'll do my best to take good care of him till his next cruise. <img border="0" alt="[Drinking]" title="" src="graemlins/062802drink_prv.gif" /> :D

Congratulations, Amanda and Masaki! What wonderful news!

Everyone's reports have been so great! Thanks for keeping us so informed. Can't wait to see the photos!

Hi everyone,

I enjoyed reading about all the fun you had on MINT! That's great!

Congrats to Masaki and Amanda, also!

I hope to have a Todd Cosmo in my future some day.

Ginny

I have read this thread 3 times and I can't find mention of Masaki and Amanda's good news??? I figured out it must be a new baby so, oh my gosh, Congratulations!! WOOO HOOO!! I am going to be an aunt ;)

Marcie, thanks for toasting my birthday and for all the reports. What are we going to do when this group comes home, no more fun posts from the ship!

Everyone, enjoy your last day on the ship tomorrow and we will throw out the welcome home mat.

Karen,

You asked what we will do when the group comes home? We will begin preparing for the next cruise!

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<strong> Gee...This sounds like fun. Maybe I should leave my cabin and join the group before we get back to Los Angeles.

Off to Stars now!

what wonderful news...what terrific posts! Thanks for sharing with us stay-at-homers!

Thanks for the great posts. Made us feel that we weren't forgotten....but wish we could be with you all.

Congratulations to Masaki and Amanda.

Doug and Andi

Thank you all for the good wishes! Yes, Karen - the news is actually buried in Marcie's post. :) It slipped out one night when Todd and Sheri were trying to figure out why Amanda wasn''t drinking ... and the cat was out of the bag.

I find it so funny that all of LCT knows now and our parents don't even know yet!! :D We feel very close to you all and are happy that you are the first to find out. You all will be honorary aunts and uncles - donations to the kid's education fund will be gladly accepted. :)

We are SO sad that this is our last day. It's truly magical to be able to come on a cruise like this and be able to connect instantly with people in so many ways and even though there has been no "real" contact with any of you to this date (excepting Doug of course :) ), we really feel that we know each and every one of you in many ways. We have never cruised with a group of friends as big as this and it has been an extraordinary experience, being able to turn the corner everywhere and find friendly faces. For that, we will be eternally grateful to Ngaire and her moderator "staff" for creating this place for us to hang out.

Thanks to all of you once again for all your good thoughts! Now, we'll have to make sure that we send off this cruise in grand fashion tonight with the cosmo party in Ngaire and Ken's suite and then dinner and then who knows what? :)

Masaki

Masaki, your welcome, and thanks to Amanda
and you for your warm personalities, friendly & sage advice--your both a big reason for the warmth found on LCT...again Congrats...r/wes

Fun continues but a bit of sadness when we realize that this is our last day!! Lots of fun activities tonight in Ngaire's suite including our gift exchange and Todd's farewell cosmo party.

Yesterday I got a straight flush at 3 card poker HOORAY! I believe that Marty and I may be the only ones leaving as winners from the casino?? Wait...maybe not because I heard that Tony and Lawrence had great rolls at the crap table. Last night a woman came into the very crowded casino in her night gown, robe and slippers and stood behind her husband at the BJ table. Can you imagine! I guess someone was suppose to have been back home much sooner!!
BTW Pam, our MINT has had a much younger bunch on it than yours. There is a big group on from Yamaha...lots of wilder, younger people. Very few elderly, wheelchair types. The ship is as full as it's ever been but you really wouldn't know it.

Well...we'll be home tomorrow. SOB!! :mecry: :mecry: :mecry:

Enjoy your last night, Gang. And welcome home... we missed you. I am so glad you all had such a great time. You must post photos.

Betty

Marcie, i believe Gil came out a winner at the blackjack table the other night...hmmmm...if he's wondering what he should spend his winnings on, i probably have a few suggestions. ;)

Congratulations Masaki and Amanda on your great news.

I'm glad everyone has had such a good time on this cruise. Sounds like it lived up to your expectations. That's a great thing!

Welcome home to all the MINTers & what wonderful news from Masaki & Amanda.
Masaki, now you will have to take the cleaning, laundry & folding instructions that Joanna & I gave you to heart.
I hope you all won't be too sad tomorrow. There is always another cruise coming up.

Congratulations, Masaki & Amanda!!!!! :app: Great news and wonderful posts from everyone on MINT. I have enjoyed cruising vicariously through you.
Have a safe trip back to "reality!"
Miriam <img border="0" alt="[jam]" title="" src="graemlins/jammin.gif" />

WAlking the halls & seing suitcases outside the rooms is such a sad sight!

Yes - I AM ahead at Blackjack - but there is still tonight. Must go make my donation.

WHAT A GROUP!

And at the farewell perty in Ngaire's suite the Captain showed up. What a great sport he is!
Back to the real world soon :(

Masaki summed it up best, but thanks for the well wishes from everyone! We really feel loved and I think Olivia's reaction at Signatures said it all!

Amanda and Masaki, congratulations! I'm so happy for you.

Thanks Kathy!

Masaki

I really made quite a loudmouth of myself in my excitement on hearing the great news from Masaki and Amanda in Signatures that night. I was so eager to spread the news that I literally yelled across to the other LCT table "SHE'S PREGNANT!!!" It is always so exciting to get this news that a first baby is on the way, and since I'm not getting any grandchildren of my own anytime soon, I just got caught up in the moment!

Olivia, my sentiments exactly!!

We're all so excited for Masaki & Amanda and for us to become honorary Aunts and Uncles!! :)

Amanda and Masaki that is wonderful news!

Thank you! You're all invited to the baby's 1st luau. :)

Masaki

Masaki and Amanda,
Please add my good wishes on your exciting "Baby News"....I looked thru the previous posts thinking I had expressed my congratulations but found nada. Have you told the prospective Grandparents yet?

Masaki - be very careful about invitations here - we might just show up!
Could you imagine the MINT Group at a party for your baby! The kid may never get over it!

Masaki - Maybe I can get a guest pass to visit the THREE of you in Hawaii. Can Radisson arrange that one? :D :D Again -CONGRATULATIONS

Gil - Love your new Avitar. I hardly recognized you :D :D I really enjoyed meeting you that Friday on the Mariner when I was a guest. It's great to see your smiling face again, here on your avitar.

Cyndi

Masaki & Amanda,

It was such an exciting "addition" to hear your news onboard the Mariner. I had heard rumors of a stowaway, but thought it was Marcie's Jill, but come to find out you guys were the culprits. :app: Congratulations!

Julie

Cyndi - Thanks. It IS a shame you were only visiting - I am sure you could have hidden yourself somewhere. We'd never tell!

I kinda like my old Cartoon (Wino) Avitar. That way I was able to remain more anonymous, which sometimes can be a good thing. :ohmy:

Gil, that's why I keep my butterfly. Of course, posting all those wedding pictures sort of blew it, but no one would go there who didn't already "know" me.

Masaki, count me in for the baby's first luau, that will be the incentive for my first visit to your beautiful state!

Now I like Olivia's idea.

Gil I think your pix is great - and I'll bet there will more women trying to get on your cruise after seeing your pix - Olivia you look great and are in such good shape - if you're too shy to post your cute face post your skinny tush - Joanna

Joanna, we must not forget, Gil is already taken! I think his pix is great, too. Looks just like him, unlike that other thing!

I still like my butterfly. Keeps "them" (who do not exist in this world) wondering!

Just finished preparing my side dishes for tomorrow that I can do tonight. Also just diced the celery for the stuffing. Slicing onion for it is next (sob!!!)

C'mon Olivia - don't be chicken. You'll look great if you post your face OR follow Joanna's idea!!!!
And there are already hundreds of pics of you posted from MINT & the wedding, so why not another one!

Thanks Joanna.

I think it's a wonderful pic of gil too. I took it at a restaurant in Manhattan called Rosa Mexicana. It was taken back in sept.

I think your out in the open after that mint cruise...no more hiding away.

Yep I certainly can see why they'd want to. And they certainly can be on the cruise, but I intend to be on the next cruise with him too. ;)

Gil, nope, not going to do it. (Post a picture on my avatar) I like my anonimity!

Arlene, PLEASE rearrange your schedule to be on PARTY! It is really a long time away. I know you have a difficult schedule and so does Gil, but we would love to be with the two of you! Why don't you join us on ROAR, by the way!