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What a wonderful cruise! Our first GGC and we had a ball! So many nice and fun loving people; it was a pleasure to meet them all. Peter and Judy did a first class job putting this group cruise together.. Embarkation: Fastest of 21 cruises~if it took longer than three-four minutes, you had to have tripped and dropped all your docs. Really, we walked right up, picked up our ship account cards, which were also used as room keys and ID when reboarding the ship and a map of the ship and immediately boarded.. Cabin: We had a balcony midship which was convenient to everything~elevators, atrium and not far from the dining areas and casino. The cabin was furnished tastefully and included a king bed made up of two beds together, a large sized sofa and very small coffee table. A drape mid-cabin could be used as a divider making two separate areas if  one of us wanted to watch TV while the other wanted to sleep.. The storage space did not at first appear to be adequate, as there was one closet, but there were many shelves and drawers to make up for it. The safe was a key in number one and there was a mini bar below that was stocked with Cokes and Sprite which really never was very cold~~if you put something in it, it would keep it cool and not much more. The bathroom was small but adequate and had a semi-circle shower area. It had a shampoo wall holder and the shower head was removable. The water temperature and force were fine once you got the drift of how to adjust the shower control. Only shampoo and bars of soap were provided as amenities. No lotion or hair conditioner.Hair dryer was in the desk drawer. The  balcony was a nice size with two chairs and small table. The balcony had a cork like floor. We were on the port side and got the sun early in the morning  and shade in the afternoon which suited us perfectly. Our cabin stewardess, Emily, was from Trinidad, Tobago and a jewel~always pleasant with a slight sing song accent.. Ship: The Radiance is a beautiful ship with a delightful ambiance.. I was pleased with her colors of  beige, maroon and many shades of blue. There was a great deal of light colored wood~very attractive decorating the elevators and balconies of each deck. I felt very much at home~there was a comfortable feeling about her. She also was kept very clean. Crew: Very friendly and helpful. Always there in the Windjammer Cafe to bring you whatever you needed or forgot. Our wait staff, Benedick and his assistant, Jerry~both from the Philippines, were great. They got a kick out of the antics at our table and were always smiling and had a very good sense of humor.. Captain Kent Ringborn (from Sweden) has to be the friendliest and best looking captain on the seas! He welcomed us on the first formal night by breaking out in song!  He had one marvelous baritone voice that just resonated the entire room. Another very nice touch~he stopped by all the dining room tables on Wednesday night and chatted briefly~first time a captain has done that on any of our 21 cruises. It is obvious that he is a *people* person and enjoys being around others. Food: This is subjective and just my opinion. The food in the Windjammer Buffet was very good. Lots of selections and plenty of fruit of all kinds.  Plenty of vegetables both raw and cooked. The doughnuts were the yeast type with icing and there was a raisin-citron bread that was sooo good. There were other fruit filled pastries and desserts which were very tasty. There was a good selection of entrees, although we ate most of our lunches and breakfasts there and did not try them.  Soup, salad and dessert was what I usually had at lunch. Once I had an egg salad sandwich and a tuna salad sandwich which appeared to have been made on a long loaf of French bread and cut in sections. There was plenty of ice cream from the machines on both sides of the cafe. Food in the dining room was good but not as good as it was on the Carnival Pride. The hot and cold soups were good, but somehow the entree offerings were not as appetizing. The presentation was attractive but it lacked the savory flavor even though most of it was quite spice laden . As I said, that is just my opinion. The dining room was attractive, we were on the upper level at a table for ten, where we could view the lower dining room from where we sat. Our tablemates could not have been better if we had chosen them, which in a way we did ..I’ll cover that a little later.. Library: BIG disappointment~very few books and none of the kind that we would care to read, so it was fortunate that we brought our own~not that we got much reading done! Entertainment: I cannot give an overall opinion because we just attended one comedy show with two comedians and we left early because they were not all that funny. I understand from hearing others talk, that the first night entertainment was the best. Ship’s Shops: I found them quite well stocked and with quite a few things that I have not seen available on other ships. Nice large shopping area. Photos: Too many photo ops everywhere one turned. We did not buy any because of the size. We like the album that holds 4×6 photos and they printed all large sized ones. So I just took a lot of photos with our camera.  Key West: We had intended to set out with Lloyd, George, Mary, Becca, Steve and some others, but not setting the time and place to meet the night before, that fell through.  Erm, Ed and I set out to do some shopping.  Bill wanted to just relax on the ship.. Ed finally found a hat he liked and Erm tried to get me to get a tattoo on our ankles (the kind that come off in a week.) She even had the guy talked down to a good rate for the both of us and I chickened out! LOL! She’s a charmer that one! We then proceeded on a six block hike to find the Blond Giraffe to supposedly taste the best key lime pie in Key West. Well, it turned out to be a very small place with a place to sit in front and we ended up getting key lime pie on a stick. Frozen covered with chocolate. Erm and Ed both did not care for theirs but I loved mine! Was disappointed, as on the internet they advertise selling a book on giraffes that I wanted to get; being I collect them and they did not have it nor the key lime cake that I wanted to bring home. Long walk back followed by many shop drop-ins. to Ed’s chagrin I like Key West. Roatan: Was one of my very favorite ports because of the visit to the orphanage. We met Jo-Ann, Bob and quite a few others at the pier entrance. We were so pleased to see that so many people responded to Jo-Ann’s appeal to bring things for the children. Along with cash, there were stuffed animals, puzzles, diapers, medical supplies, baseball bats, baseballs, school supplies, crayons and some people had put things in suitcases that they gave away along with the things in them. There were some very generous and kind people in this group and it was very evident that morning. We drove (six of us) with Brad, the orphanage director, in a pick up truck to the orphanage. Roatan is really a beautiful unspoiled island, but already, there are signs that that will change because large tracts of land have been bought up and are for sale at very high prices. Here and there, we saw resorts already open and some of the moneyed people have built huge lovely homes high on the hill with beautiful ocean views. The orphanage is on a hill with a lovely view of the ocean and is exactly as it looks on the site posted on rtc a few weeks ago. They have a screened in porch where little Anna~ nick-named "Anna-Banana,"( the little 6 yr.old Down Syndrome child who had lived in a chicken coop) and little Brendan (about 3-4) were playing, watched over by a very nice young man in his late teens~I’m awful about remembering names~so I hope some one who remembers his name will jump in and tell~anyway he was a volunteer who is spending a few months helping out. The area around the orphanage is all red soil similar to what you see in Georgia. Construction of a tall retainer wall was in progress. Beyond this wall, was a very large area which Brad envisions as a baseball field one day. It was all cleared and just needs grass. I think he also mentioned a basketball area, too. Brad and his wife are a lovely, decent and very dedicated couple and the determination that they have to make life so much better for those children is awesome, very heartwarming and inspiring. We all took off our shoes before we entered because of the red soil and found the floor, made up of 18" square lt.gray ceramic type tiles~ squeaky clean. Right on the entry wall was a large photo of each child living there. We visited with Anna and Brendan and had our pictures taken with them. Brendan and I became buddies and he held on to my hand during most of the tour of the facility.We took pictures and Brendan would not smile and we teased him about it and I told him that I bet he was hiding some pretty teeth and asked to see them and when he showed them, I told him that I just knew that he had beautiful teeth and he finally smiled for us! Brad showed us a nice large living area and a kitchen which was poorly supplied as far as appliances go and they are hoping to remedy that soon. Then we went upstairs to see the bedrooms. The children decorated their doors with crayon drawings and the bunk beds were sturdy wooden pine- like ones and the rooms were very homey and had bookcases and colorful accessories here and there. As we passed the boys’ bathroom which was all in blue with a counter row of sinks, there stood little Brendan on a stool, brushing his teeth!! What a cutie~he took all that fuss over his teeth to heart and was making sure his teeth looked nice! I would have loved to tuck that little one in one of our suitcases and brought him home. He followed me around with a book that had words of a thing on one side and that thing was hidden in a picture on the opposite page. I would read the word and he would point to the animal or thing in the … read more »

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Sorry! I meant to say GGC2004! Wow am I ahead of myself! –Jean

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Sorry! Meant to say GGC2004! –Jean

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Jean, Thank you  for a wonderful report. S’nd I

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> Jean, > Thank you  for a wonderful report.

You’re quite welcome, Sunny. What I failed to mention was that it was ship that was very easy for the handicapped to get around on. Several people who were on scooters were very pleased about that.The crew was seemed very attentive to their needs. Sometimes Benedick would cheerfully hop on Vicki’s or Barb’s scooter and drive it to our table! –Jean

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I guess you were in a time warp and Erm was on another ship….and neither of you noticed. The Not So Fine Art Of Google – Go To Top Of Thread http://makeashorterlink.com/?E29A321E6

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LOL That’s what happens when you keep sticking your head in the microwave, SUNSET. Any apologies coming soon to Warren Davis? Naw, didn’t think so. The Not So Fine Art Of Google – Go To Top Of Thread http://makeashorterlink.com/?E29A321E6

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What an excellent "Part One" review of your GGC "Radiance" cruise.  It was nice to read your personal observations which made your review lively…..not just a description of the various public rooms. I especially appreciated reading about the excursion to the Roatan orphanage.  That was very special and I am glad that all of you good people were able to, not only contribute, but also see first hand.   Jean, you write that you "get carried away"  with your reviews? Well…..of course, you should….that is what cruising is all nice moments from the GGC 2004 cruise.

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> Jean, you write that you "get carried away"  with your reviews? > Well…..of course, you should….that is what cruising is all > nice moments from the GGC 2004 cruise.

Angelica, I hope you have the opportunity to cruise with Jean some day.  She is a tiny little thing, but she has such a zest for life. Reading her review gives you a hint of her personality.  She is a delight. Becca  <—–and Ed isn’t so bad himself… Mariner of the Seas 3/04 Norwegian Dawn http://www.cruisemaster.com/dawn.htm Sleazy3 http://www.cruisemaster.com/sleazy3.htm MOAGC http://www.motherofallgroupcruises.com/

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>>Jean, you write that you "get carried away"  with your reviews? >Well…..of course, you should….that is what cruising is all >nice moments from the GGC 2004 cruise. > Angelica, I hope you have the opportunity to cruise with Jean some > day.  She is a tiny little thing, but she has such a zest for life. > Reading her review gives you a hint of her personality.  She is a > delight. > Becca  <—–and Ed isn’t so bad himself…

Hi Becca, Welcome home!! I have to agree with you about Jean and Ed. I had the pleasure of cruising with them and geting to know them on the SGC2003 and I can’t wait to see them on the Rhapsody of the Sea at the end of this month. sue

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>> Jean, you write that you "get carried away"  with your reviews? > Well…..of course, you should….that is what cruising is all > nice moments from the GGC 2004 cruise. >Angelica, I hope you have the opportunity to cruise with Jean some >day.  She is a tiny little thing, but she has such a zest for life. >Reading her review gives you a hint of her personality.  She is a >delight. >Becca  <—–and Ed isn’t so bad himself…

He’s especially handsome in his newly acquired hat!  We has such fun shopping that day in Key West, but Jean turned into a real wet blanket at the mere mention of a tatoo!  <grin> Ermalee <—never wants to see another frozen key lime thingee

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> I have to agree with you about Jean and Ed. I had the >pleasure of cruising with them and geting to know them on the SGC2003 >and I can’t wait to see them on the Rhapsody of the Sea at the end of >this month. >sue

Well, Sue, if you go shopping with her before the first formal night, I hope you have better shopping suggestions than I did.  She wouldn’t go for any of the  beautiful sheer stuff that I would have selected. Ermalee <—–meaning really sheer (tiny too)

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->>Jean, you write that you "get carried away"  with your reviews? >>Well…..of course, you should….that is what cruising is all >>nice moments from the GGC 2004 cruise. >Angelica, I hope you have the opportunity to cruise with Jean some >day.  She is a tiny little thing, but she has such a zest for life. >Reading her review gives you a hint of her personality.  She is a >delight. >Becca  <—–and Ed isn’t so bad himself… > He’s especially handsome in his newly acquired hat!  We has such fun shopping > that day in Key West, but Jean turned into a real wet > blanket at the mere mention of a tatoo!  <grin>

Now Ed better bring that hat on the Mardi Gras cruise, so I can see what you are talking about(grin). sue

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>>I have to agree with you about Jean and Ed. I had the >pleasure of cruising with them and geting to know them on the SGC2003 >and I can’t wait to see them on the Rhapsody of the Sea at the end of >this month. >sue > Well, Sue, if you go shopping with her before the first > formal night, I hope you have better shopping suggestions > than I did.  She wouldn’t go for any of the  beautiful sheer stuff > that I would have selected. > Ermalee <—–meaning really sheer (tiny too)

LOL…….tiny would work very well for Jean. I could work to get her some sheer stuff, would look very nice in NO on Mardi Gras day(grin). One of these years I hope that we will be able to cruise with you!! sue

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We, too, had the pleasure of cruising with Jean and Ed on the Pride. DH and I hope to cruise with them again. S’nd I

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> Angelica, I hope you have the opportunity to cruise with Jean some > day.  She is a tiny little thing, but she has such a zest for life. > Reading her review gives you a hint of her personality.  She is a > delight.

LOL Becca! You are such a morale booster~but please tell me what to do with those six*tiny* pounds that I gained on the cruise?? (Those darn desserts!) Thank you for the very nice compliments, you are a sweetie.  Speaking of zest for life, you are a great example of that yourself~~wish I could scuba and do all the beach activities that you can. At this stage in life, I guess that is not possible even though our scuba diving son tells me that there is a 79 year old woman who is in his scuba diving group and he keeps after me to take classes~me who can’t swim, yet!! Wasn’t GGC2004 great?  We should have renamed it the GGGC 2004. (Great Grand Group Cruise) It was wonderful seeing you again and meeting so many new friends. –Jean<~~hoping that I’ll be sailing with Becca again, very soon.

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> Well, Sue, if you go shopping with her before the first > formal night, I hope you have better shopping suggestions > than I did.  She wouldn’t go for any of the  beautiful sheer stuff > that I would have selected. > Ermalee <—–meaning really sheer (tiny too)

Sue, you have to be very careful when you go shopping with Erm! She’ll dazzle and wheel and deal those salespeople and they are like putty in her hands. From tattoos to black play boy thongs with a tiny sheer less than a min-skirt! In the end, I agreed to buy one to wear on formal night if she did the same. It was a good thing Ed was there or who knows what kind of trouble she would have gotten me into! –Jean

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> LOL…….tiny would work very well for Jean. I could work to get her > some sheer stuff, would look very nice in NO on Mardi Gras day(grin). > One of these years I hope that we will be able to cruise with you!!

You don’t know what Erm means when she says tiny and sheer, Sue!  I’m afraid there would be a few heart attacks if I wore what she suggested! I really hope that you and Erm meet one day. I built up enough endorphins to last me at least six months of good health from all the laughing at our table. My sides hurt~~we had a great group at our table. Erm’s husband, Bill, is a sweet, gentle and quiet man, so Erm makes up for the two of them! Add Tobie and Barb Gerbrandt, Tom and Vicki Gauldin and Claudia to that mix and you are in for it~non-stop humor. –Jean<~~re-living fun times!

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> We, too, had the pleasure of cruising with Jean and Ed on the Pride. DH > and I hope to cruise with them again.

Sunny, I have stopped having birthdays, so it must be sooner than that! They say that you are as young as you feel and if I keep feeling this well, I’ll have to start back at age 41~the year I kept telling everyone that I was 42~~so I never lived age 41. Good place to stop having birthdays!   That will make Ermalee my mother –Jean,~~getting back at Erm for telling a clerk in Key West not to talk that way to her mother (meaning me!)

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as long as you don’t tell the waiters to bring a cake!! or sing. — Sheree

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> We, too, had the pleasure of cruising with Jean and Ed on the Pride. DH > and I hope to cruise with them again. > S’nd I

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Well, Sue, if you go shopping with her before the first >formal night, I hope you have better shopping suggestions >than I did.  She wouldn’t go for any of the  beautiful sheer stuff >that I would have selected. >Ermalee <—–meaning really sheer (tiny too) > Sue, you have to be very careful when you go shopping with Erm! She’ll > dazzle and wheel and deal those salespeople and they are like putty in her > hands. From tattoos to black play boy thongs with a tiny sheer less than a > min-skirt! In the end, I agreed to buy one to wear on formal night if she > did the same. It was a good thing Ed was there or who knows what kind of > trouble she would have gotten me into!

Sounds like you had some fun!! What kind of hat did Ed buy?? Be sure to tell him to bring it on the Rhapsody. sue

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> as long as you don’t tell the waiters to bring a cake!! or sing.

ROTFL…….thanks Sheree I needed a laugh tonight!! sue

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> as long as you don’t tell the waiters to bring a cake!! or sing.

Yeah, Little Miss Innocence!!! ;-D Jean<~~~remembering another fun cruise.

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> Sounds like you had some fun!! What kind of hat did Ed buy?? Be sure to > tell him to bring it on the Rhapsody.

A Panama style but in an light olive green with some mesh material in it. With his sensitivity to the sun he had to get one that shaded his ears, so he got something bigger than what he usually wears. –Jean

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>>Sounds like you had some fun!! What kind of hat did Ed buy?? Be sure to >tell him to bring it on the Rhapsody. > A Panama style but in an light olive green with some mesh material in it. > With his sensitivity to the sun he had to get one that shaded his ears, so > he got something bigger than what he usually wears.

Sounds cool. I think Ed is going to have to watch out for Kevin, he loves hats(grin). sue

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What a wonderful cruise! Our first GGC and we had a ball! So many nice and fun loving people; it was a pleasure to meet them all. Peter and Judy did a first class job putting this group cruise together.. Embarkation: Fastest of 21 cruises~if it took longer than three-four minutes, you had to have tripped and dropped all your docs. Really, we walked right up, picked up our ship account cards, which were also used as room keys and ID when reboarding the ship and a map of the ship and immediately boarded.. Cabin: We had a balcony midship which was convenient to everything~elevators, atrium and not far from the dining areas and casino. The cabin was furnished tastefully and included a king bed made up of two beds together, a large sized sofa and very small coffee table. A drape mid-cabin could be used as a divider making two separate areas if  one of us wanted to watch TV while the other wanted to sleep.. The storage space did not at first appear to be adequate, as there was one closet, but there were many shelves and drawers to make up for it. The safe was a key in number one and there was a mini bar below that was stocked with Cokes and Sprite which really never was very cold~~if you put something in it, it would keep it cool and not much more. The bathroom was small but adequate and had a semi-circle shower area. It had a shampoo wall holder and the shower head was removable. The water temperature and force were fine once you got the drift of how to adjust the shower control. Only shampoo and bars of soap were provided as amenities. No lotion or hair conditioner.Hair dryer was in the desk drawer. The  balcony was a nice size with two chairs and small table. The balcony had a cork like floor. We were on the port side and got the sun early in the morning  and shade in the afternoon which suited us perfectly. Our cabin stewardess, Emily, was from Trinidad, Tobago and a jewel~always pleasant with a slight sing song accent.. Ship: The Radiance is a beautiful ship with a delightful ambiance.. I was pleased with her colors of  beige, maroon and many shades of blue. There was a great deal of light colored wood~very attractive decorating the elevators and balconies of each deck. I felt very much at home~there was a comfortable feeling about her. She also was kept very clean. Crew: Very friendly and helpful. Always there in the Windjammer Cafe to bring you whatever you needed or forgot. Our wait staff, Benedick and his assistant, Jerry~both from the Philippines, were great. They got a kick out of the antics at our table and were always smiling and had a very good sense of humor.. Captain Kent Ringborn (from Sweden) has to be the friendliest and best looking captain on the seas! He welcomed us on the first formal night by breaking out in song!  He had one marvelous baritone voice that just resonated the entire room. Another very nice touch~he stopped by all the dining room tables on Wednesday night and chatted briefly~first time a captain has done that on any of our 21 cruises. It is obvious that he is a *people* person and enjoys being around others. Food: This is subjective and just my opinion. The food in the Windjammer Buffet was very good. Lots of selections and plenty of fruit of all kinds.  Plenty of vegetables both raw and cooked. The doughnuts were the yeast type with icing and there was a raisin-citron bread that was sooo good. There were other fruit filled pastries and desserts which were very tasty. There was a good selection of entrees, although we ate most of our lunches and breakfasts there and did not try them.  Soup, salad and dessert was what I usually had at lunch. Once I had an egg salad sandwich and a tuna salad sandwich which appeared to have been made on a long loaf of French bread and cut in sections. There was plenty of ice cream from the machines on both sides of the cafe. Food in the dining room was good but not as good as it was on the Carnival Pride. The hot and cold soups were good, but somehow the entree offerings were not as appetizing. The presentation was attractive but it lacked the savory flavor even though most of it was quite spice laden . As I said, that is just my opinion. The dining room was attractive, we were on the upper level at a table for ten, where we could view the lower dining room from where we sat. Our tablemates could not have been better if we had chosen them, which in a way we did ..I’ll cover that a little later.. Library: BIG disappointment~very few books and none of the kind that we would care to read, so it was fortunate that we brought our own~not that we got much reading done! Entertainment: I cannot give an overall opinion because we just attended one comedy show with two comedians and we left early because they were not all that funny. I understand from hearing others talk, that the first night entertainment was the best. Ship’s Shops: I found them quite well stocked and with quite a few things that I have not seen available on other ships. Nice large shopping area. Photos: Too many photo ops everywhere one turned. We did not buy any because of the size. We like the album that holds 4×6 photos and they printed all large sized ones. So I just took a lot of photos with our camera.  Key West: We had intended to set out with Lloyd, George, Mary, Becca, Steve and some others, but not setting the time and place to meet the night before, that fell through.  Erm, Ed and I set out to do some shopping.  Bill wanted to just relax on the ship.. Ed finally found a hat he liked and Erm tried to get me to get a tattoo on our ankles (the kind that come off in a week.) She even had the guy talked down to a good rate for the both of us and I chickened out! LOL! She’s a charmer that one! We then proceeded on a six block hike to find the Blond Giraffe to supposedly taste the best key lime pie in Key West. Well, it turned out to be a very small place with a place to sit in front and we ended up getting key lime pie on a stick. Frozen covered with chocolate. Erm and Ed both did not care for theirs but I loved mine! Was disappointed, as on the internet they advertise selling a book on giraffes that I wanted to get; being I collect them and they did not have it nor the key lime cake that I wanted to bring home. Long walk back followed by many shop drop-ins. to Ed’s chagrin I like Key West. Roatan: Was one of my very favorite ports because of the visit to the orphanage. We met Jo-Ann, Bob and quite a few others at the pier entrance. We were so pleased to see that so many people responded to Jo-Ann’s appeal to bring things for the children. Along with cash, there were stuffed animals, puzzles, diapers, medical supplies, baseball bats, baseballs, school supplies, crayons and some people had put things in suitcases that they gave away along with the things in them. There were some very generous and kind people in this group and it was very evident that morning. We drove (six of us) with Brad, the orphanage director, in a pick up truck to the orphanage. Roatan is really a beautiful unspoiled island, but already, there are signs that that will change because large tracts of land have been bought up and are for sale at very high prices. Here and there, we saw resorts already open and some of the moneyed people have built huge lovely homes high on the hill with beautiful ocean views. The orphanage is on a hill with a lovely view of the ocean and is exactly as it looks on the site posted on rtc a few weeks ago. They have a screened in porch where little Anna~ nick-named "Anna-Banana,"( the little 6 yr.old Down Syndrome child who had lived in a chicken coop) and little Brendan (about 3-4) were playing, watched over by a very nice young man in his late teens~I’m awful about remembering names~so I hope some one who remembers his name will jump in and tell~anyway he was a volunteer who is spending a few months helping out. The area around the orphanage is all red soil similar to what you see in Georgia. Construction of a tall retainer wall was in progress. Beyond this wall, was a very large area which Brad envisions as a baseball field one day. It was all cleared and just needs grass. I think he also mentioned a basketball area, too. Brad and his wife are a lovely, decent and very dedicated couple and the determination that they have to make life so much better for those children is awesome, very heartwarming and inspiring. We all took off our shoes before we entered because of the red soil and found the floor, made up of 18" square lt.gray ceramic type tiles~ squeaky clean. Right on the entry wall was a large photo of each child living there. We visited with Anna and Brendan and had our pictures taken with them. Brendan and I became buddies and he held on to my hand during most of the tour of the facility.We took pictures and Brendan would not smile and we teased him about it and I told him that I bet he was hiding some pretty teeth and asked to see them and when he showed them, I told him that I just knew that he had beautiful teeth and he finally smiled for us! Brad showed us a nice large living area and a kitchen which was poorly supplied as far as appliances go and they are hoping to remedy that soon. Then we went upstairs to see the bedrooms. The children decorated their doors with crayon drawings and the bunk beds were sturdy wooden pine- like ones and the rooms were very homey and had bookcases and colorful accessories here and there. As we passed the boys’ bathroom which was all in blue with a counter row of sinks, there stood little Brendan on a stool, brushing his teeth!! What a cutie~he took all that fuss over his teeth to heart and was making sure his teeth looked nice! I would have loved to tuck that little one in one of our suitcases and brought him home. He followed me around with a book that had words of a thing on one side and that thing was hidden in a picture on the opposite page. I would read the word and he would point to the animal or thing in the … read more »

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Sorry! I meant to say GGC2004! Wow am I ahead of myself! –Jean

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Sorry! Meant to say GGC2004! –Jean

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Jean, Thank you  for a wonderful report. S’nd I

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> Jean, > Thank you  for a wonderful report.

You’re quite welcome, Sunny. What I failed to mention was that it was ship that was very easy for the handicapped to get around on. Several people who were on scooters were very pleased about that.The crew was seemed very attentive to their needs. Sometimes Benedick would cheerfully hop on Vicki’s or Barb’s scooter and drive it to our table! –Jean

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I guess you were in a time warp and Erm was on another ship….and neither of you noticed. The Not So Fine Art Of Google – Go To Top Of Thread http://makeashorterlink.com/?E29A321E6

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LOL That’s what happens when you keep sticking your head in the microwave, SUNSET. Any apologies coming soon to Warren Davis? Naw, didn’t think so. The Not So Fine Art Of Google – Go To Top Of Thread http://makeashorterlink.com/?E29A321E6

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What an excellent "Part One" review of your GGC "Radiance" cruise.  It was nice to read your personal observations which made your review lively…..not just a description of the various public rooms. I especially appreciated reading about the excursion to the Roatan orphanage.  That was very special and I am glad that all of you good people were able to, not only contribute, but also see first hand.   Jean, you write that you "get carried away"  with your reviews? Well…..of course, you should….that is what cruising is all nice moments from the GGC 2004 cruise.

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> Jean, you write that you "get carried away"  with your reviews? > Well…..of course, you should….that is what cruising is all > nice moments from the GGC 2004 cruise.

Angelica, I hope you have the opportunity to cruise with Jean some day.  She is a tiny little thing, but she has such a zest for life. Reading her review gives you a hint of her personality.  She is a delight. Becca  <—–and Ed isn’t so bad himself… Mariner of the Seas 3/04 Norwegian Dawn http://www.cruisemaster.com/dawn.htm Sleazy3 http://www.cruisemaster.com/sleazy3.htm MOAGC http://www.motherofallgroupcruises.com/

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>>Jean, you write that you "get carried away"  with your reviews? >Well…..of course, you should….that is what cruising is all >nice moments from the GGC 2004 cruise. > Angelica, I hope you have the opportunity to cruise with Jean some > day.  She is a tiny little thing, but she has such a zest for life. > Reading her review gives you a hint of her personality.  She is a > delight. > Becca  <—–and Ed isn’t so bad himself…

Hi Becca, Welcome home!! I have to agree with you about Jean and Ed. I had the pleasure of cruising with them and geting to know them on the SGC2003 and I can’t wait to see them on the Rhapsody of the Sea at the end of this month. sue

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>> Jean, you write that you "get carried away"  with your reviews? > Well…..of course, you should….that is what cruising is all > nice moments from the GGC 2004 cruise. >Angelica, I hope you have the opportunity to cruise with Jean some >day.  She is a tiny little thing, but she has such a zest for life. >Reading her review gives you a hint of her personality.  She is a >delight. >Becca  <—–and Ed isn’t so bad himself…

He’s especially handsome in his newly acquired hat!  We has such fun shopping that day in Key West, but Jean turned into a real wet blanket at the mere mention of a tatoo!  <grin> Ermalee <—never wants to see another frozen key lime thingee

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> I have to agree with you about Jean and Ed. I had the >pleasure of cruising with them and geting to know them on the SGC2003 >and I can’t wait to see them on the Rhapsody of the Sea at the end of >this month. >sue

Well, Sue, if you go shopping with her before the first formal night, I hope you have better shopping suggestions than I did.  She wouldn’t go for any of the  beautiful sheer stuff that I would have selected. Ermalee <—–meaning really sheer (tiny too)

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->>Jean, you write that you "get carried away"  with your reviews? >>Well…..of course, you should….that is what cruising is all >>nice moments from the GGC 2004 cruise. >Angelica, I hope you have the opportunity to cruise with Jean some >day.  She is a tiny little thing, but she has such a zest for life. >Reading her review gives you a hint of her personality.  She is a >delight. >Becca  <—–and Ed isn’t so bad himself… > He’s especially handsome in his newly acquired hat!  We has such fun shopping > that day in Key West, but Jean turned into a real wet > blanket at the mere mention of a tatoo!  <grin>

Now Ed better bring that hat on the Mardi Gras cruise, so I can see what you are talking about(grin). sue

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>>I have to agree with you about Jean and Ed. I had the >pleasure of cruising with them and geting to know them on the SGC2003 >and I can’t wait to see them on the Rhapsody of the Sea at the end of >this month. >sue > Well, Sue, if you go shopping with her before the first > formal night, I hope you have better shopping suggestions > than I did.  She wouldn’t go for any of the  beautiful sheer stuff > that I would have selected. > Ermalee <—–meaning really sheer (tiny too)

LOL…….tiny would work very well for Jean. I could work to get her some sheer stuff, would look very nice in NO on Mardi Gras day(grin). One of these years I hope that we will be able to cruise with you!! sue

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We, too, had the pleasure of cruising with Jean and Ed on the Pride. DH and I hope to cruise with them again. S’nd I

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> Angelica, I hope you have the opportunity to cruise with Jean some > day.  She is a tiny little thing, but she has such a zest for life. > Reading her review gives you a hint of her personality.  She is a > delight.

LOL Becca! You are such a morale booster~but please tell me what to do with those six*tiny* pounds that I gained on the cruise?? (Those darn desserts!) Thank you for the very nice compliments, you are a sweetie.  Speaking of zest for life, you are a great example of that yourself~~wish I could scuba and do all the beach activities that you can. At this stage in life, I guess that is not possible even though our scuba diving son tells me that there is a 79 year old woman who is in his scuba diving group and he keeps after me to take classes~me who can’t swim, yet!! Wasn’t GGC2004 great?  We should have renamed it the GGGC 2004. (Great Grand Group Cruise) It was wonderful seeing you again and meeting so many new friends. –Jean<~~hoping that I’ll be sailing with Becca again, very soon.

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> Well, Sue, if you go shopping with her before the first > formal night, I hope you have better shopping suggestions > than I did.  She wouldn’t go for any of the  beautiful sheer stuff > that I would have selected. > Ermalee <—–meaning really sheer (tiny too)

Sue, you have to be very careful when you go shopping with Erm! She’ll dazzle and wheel and deal those salespeople and they are like putty in her hands. From tattoos to black play boy thongs with a tiny sheer less than a min-skirt! In the end, I agreed to buy one to wear on formal night if she did the same. It was a good thing Ed was there or who knows what kind of trouble she would have gotten me into! –Jean

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> LOL…….tiny would work very well for Jean. I could work to get her > some sheer stuff, would look very nice in NO on Mardi Gras day(grin). > One of these years I hope that we will be able to cruise with you!!

You don’t know what Erm means when she says tiny and sheer, Sue!  I’m afraid there would be a few heart attacks if I wore what she suggested! I really hope that you and Erm meet one day. I built up enough endorphins to last me at least six months of good health from all the laughing at our table. My sides hurt~~we had a great group at our table. Erm’s husband, Bill, is a sweet, gentle and quiet man, so Erm makes up for the two of them! Add Tobie and Barb Gerbrandt, Tom and Vicki Gauldin and Claudia to that mix and you are in for it~non-stop humor. –Jean<~~re-living fun times!

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> We, too, had the pleasure of cruising with Jean and Ed on the Pride. DH > and I hope to cruise with them again.

Sunny, I have stopped having birthdays, so it must be sooner than that! They say that you are as young as you feel and if I keep feeling this well, I’ll have to start back at age 41~the year I kept telling everyone that I was 42~~so I never lived age 41. Good place to stop having birthdays!   That will make Ermalee my mother –Jean,~~getting back at Erm for telling a clerk in Key West not to talk that way to her mother (meaning me!)

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as long as you don’t tell the waiters to bring a cake!! or sing. — Sheree

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Well, Sue, if you go shopping with her before the first >formal night, I hope you have better shopping suggestions >than I did.  She wouldn’t go for any of the  beautiful sheer stuff >that I would have selected. >Ermalee <—–meaning really sheer (tiny too) > Sue, you have to be very careful when you go shopping with Erm! She’ll > dazzle and wheel and deal those salespeople and they are like putty in her > hands. From tattoos to black play boy thongs with a tiny sheer less than a > min-skirt! In the end, I agreed to buy one to wear on formal night if she > did the same. It was a good thing Ed was there or who knows what kind of > trouble she would have gotten me into!

Sounds like you had some fun!! What kind of hat did Ed buy?? Be sure to tell him to bring it on the Rhapsody. sue

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> as long as you don’t tell the waiters to bring a cake!! or sing.

ROTFL…….thanks Sheree I needed a laugh tonight!! sue

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> as long as you don’t tell the waiters to bring a cake!! or sing.

Yeah, Little Miss Innocence!!! ;-D Jean<~~~remembering another fun cruise.

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> Sounds like you had some fun!! What kind of hat did Ed buy?? Be sure to > tell him to bring it on the Rhapsody.

A Panama style but in an light olive green with some mesh material in it. With his sensitivity to the sun he had to get one that shaded his ears, so he got something bigger than what he usually wears. –Jean

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>>Sounds like you had some fun!! What kind of hat did Ed buy?? Be sure to >tell him to bring it on the Rhapsody. > A Panama style but in an light olive green with some mesh material in it. > With his sensitivity to the sun he had to get one that shaded his ears, so > he got something bigger than what he usually wears.

Sounds cool. I think Ed is going to have to watch out for Kevin, he loves hats(grin). sue

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