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05/22/07 03:37 AM
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Tom G
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Hi everyone. Mona and I just returned from a cruise on the Crown Princess. We had a bit of unexpected excitement after high winds forced us to miss a port call to Bermuda. Tom. Rescue At Sea
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Re: Rescue At Sea
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05/22/07 03:42 AM
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Marc
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Tom, thanks for the story. Previous report I saw first said it was a trimaran then later a monohull; your picture confirms it was a monohull. What I couldn't figure out though is why he went two days without eating as he had food onboard.
Overall, how did you like the ship?
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Re: Rescue At Sea
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05/22/07 03:49 AM
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KarenS
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Great story, Tom! What a lucky day for the sailor that you had to miss your port.
Marc, I took it as he was throwing up too much to eat or drink.
Karen
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Re: Rescue At Sea
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05/22/07 04:01 AM
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Tom G
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Hi Marc. He did have food on board but he was too seasick to eat anything.
The Crown Princess is a beautiful ship. Several improvements were made from the Caribbean Princess. The two speciality restaurants were upgraded, the pianio bar was moved to a better location and an International Cafe was added.
But as you can imagine sailing on a ship with 3000 passengers is a very different experience from Regent. Mona has reached Elite status on Princess so we get perks like a free minibar setup, free laundry and dry cleaning and a few others as well as the free internet.
We love Regent but Princess is nice for short, less expensive Caribbean vacations. Tom.
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Re: Rescue At Sea
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05/22/07 05:20 AM
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ITravelNow
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Tom, what an amazing report - filing even while on vacation! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Margo
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Re: Rescue At Sea
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05/22/07 08:31 AM
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Charlene
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That's a great story, Tom. I love a happy ending! And I think the Captain is right, he's owed a drink or two! Imagine them being "neighbours", what a small world.
Life is a journey, not a destination.
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Re: Rescue At Sea
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05/22/07 04:03 PM
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Ngaire
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Great story Tom that must have been quite exciting to watch.
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Re: Rescue At Sea
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05/23/07 07:07 AM
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cruisinfanatic
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WOW Tom that must have been amazing.
JoAnn 
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Re: Rescue At Sea
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05/23/07 08:50 AM
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robert
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What an amazing story you were there to witness, Tom! As usual nicely written.
Robert
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined.
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