| The SS Norway, of the Norwegian Cruise
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| | people, and grim dancing had alswift
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| Line, was one of the superbe olde ships I
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| | begun. I have never seen so many people
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| had forever hunted to go on. Their
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| | in one place who enjoyed dancing so
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| seven-day cruise was over Thanksgiving
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| | greatly and who knew so greatly about
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| out of Miami to the Caribbean. It was a
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| | jazz and big posse song. You could wander
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| Big group Cruise with dance masss and
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| | from balllocale to balllocale, and in
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| four well-known swing posses from the
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| | between on the Intercitizen Deck you
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| beyond. whole -- I like the old jazz and
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| | could sit and confer to the passengers
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| big posse song and I like to dance but
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| | reminiscing and comparing memories as
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| evenly don't have a good dance partner. I
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| | they listened to a complimentary 24-hour
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| marked up.
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| | CD jukebox stocked with abundance
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| Sailing on the Norway bowed out to be a
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| | selections of living of jazz and big
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| outing back in time. She was built in
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| | posse recordings.
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| 1960 as the notorious SS France, more
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| | Four posses were singing this week,
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| than 1,000 feet long, a 110 base beam,
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| | alternating two each night: the Tommy
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| and with about 2,000 passengers and a
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| | Dorsey Orchestra conducted by partner
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| crew of 900 who come from all over the
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| | Morrow, Si Zentner and his Orchestra, the
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| world.
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| | Bob Crosby Orchestra conducted by Ed Metz
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| You felt the superb tradition as rapidly
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| | Jr, and the irritate James Orchestra
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| as you paneled. The Norway still
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| | conducted by Art Depew. And every night
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| coretained a type and graciousness
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| | in the Cafe Intercitizene, which bowed
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| reminiscent of prior cruising. The ship
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| | out to be my desired place, was the posse
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| has been refurbished numerous stage, but
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| | whose drummer worn to play the background
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| the art deco murals, hand-laid tile
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| | song for the old Fred Astaire movies. He
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| mosaics, polished teak rails, and the
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| | still played the old personal bscuttle
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| sailing antiques from cruises past have
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| | drum arrangements for 'Stepring Out with
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| sensibly been preserved, and as you
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| | My Baby' and 'Top Hat and Tails'. I met
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| strolled the long stroll deck you felt
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| | the six gentlemen dance masss in their
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| like you were cruising where back in
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| | flotilla blazers and colorless khakis and
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| time. As you dined, you knew you were
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| | danced my first dances.
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| dining where notorious stars had dined,
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| | A few time out at sea the baton began to
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| and you look at the murals and primary
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| | put up Christmas plants, more than 50,
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| art machinery conscious they were there
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| | around all the decks. A few passengers
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| in those early time when others before
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| | helped put on some substance. In the
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| you sat in this locale, outlooked those
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| | spirit of the holitime, the tape route
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| same murals, and engaged in the same kind
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| | featured classic holiday films as well as
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| of lively conversations with others as
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| | stage movies, big posse performances, and
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| you're liability now. Later that sundown,
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| | interoutlooks with old well-known big
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| you half assume Cary award, elegant in
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| | posse stars. We all had the holiday
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| his tuxedo, to wander down the deck and
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| | spirit. But it's different out here.
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| spare nonchalantly next to you on the
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| | There's no hassle. Our first seaport
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| rail.
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| | finish was St. Maarten/St. Martin. (The
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| It takes a while to find your way around.
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| | island is alienated in two, half Dutch
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| The Norway is 10 blocks long and 12 decks
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| | and half French.) The Dutch seaport,
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| high. There is an Intercitizen Deck lined
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| | where we docked, was Philipsburg. On the
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| with footpath cafes and boutiques; on the
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| | other section is Marigot, with some
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| Olympic Deck is the ability pivot with
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| | seasection French cafes. In between there
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| schooner ramparts so you can effect while
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| | is the seashore at Mullet Bay with heaps
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| gazing out at the sea; on a minor deck
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| | of sway formations for good photo ops,
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| you come leading a depraved Roman Spa
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| | swimming, and exploring. There is
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| that offers massages, aromatherapy, body
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| | task-boundless storering on both
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| wraps, saunas, steam locales, and an
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| | sections, with merchandise ranging from
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| covered team for water effect. On
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| | inpricey t-shirts to pricey bracelets and
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| assorted decks are two teams, a jogging
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| | French and Caribbean demarker clothing.
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| road, seven bars, six inputtainment
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| | some shore excursions were vacant. In the
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| lounges, one superb balllocale, a club, a
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| | morning we chose to go sailing on a
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| large nightclub, disco, an ice-cream
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| | 12-Metre racing schooner that had raced
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| parlor, files, piano bar, and a drama for
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| | in the America's Cup. In the daylight we
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| first run and old classic films. If you
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| | wandered along from store to store in the
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| indigence them, there is a hairdresser,
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| | sun with calypso song in the background,
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| laundry, dry cspareer, masseuse, and
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| | then finishped for a cool swig on a
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| strength facilities.
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| | respiteaurant yard along the ocean, and
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| The Norway has 1,039 statelocales, each
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| | thought about the people storering in the
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| with individually controlled
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| | crowds back home.
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| air-conditioning, beingal bath with
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| | Next finish was St. John, the U.S. Virgin
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| shower, TV, radio and handset. Some
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| | Island that is a sheltered citizen
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| suites have a isotardyd living locale and
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| | accord. There are drain seashorees there
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| bedlocale in addition to a master
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| | and some superb climbing trails. We chose
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| bedlocale. Most penthouse suites have
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| | sailing again, while others chose
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| beingal balconies. One sundown we were
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| | seashoreing, sightseeing around the
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| invited to a gang in the vendor's suite.
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| | island by trip bus, or went on one of
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| It was spectacular, with a wrap-around
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| | numerous snorkel/scuba dives. Our
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| loggia, living locale, bedlocale,
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| | schooner took us over to St. Thomas,
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| dressing locale and jacuzzi. Our mass --
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| | where we trapped up with the ship. Most
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| a previous regutardy detective from
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| | of the people went into urban to do some
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| Illinois who had won a core gamble of
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| | task-boundless storering so their
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| many millions and was celebrating. We had
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| | Christmas storering would be done when
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| a minus spectacular small lodge with a
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| | they got home. Others headed for Magen's
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| aperture.prime job every day -- choosing
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| | Bay, most accepted seashore in the
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| from among the substance to do. There
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| | locale. Another group went snorkeling at
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| were Broadway shows, effect lessons,
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| | the sheltered reefs of lowest Island,
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| dance instruction, basketball, golf
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| | where feeding fish by hand underwater is
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| energetic and putting, paddleball, ring
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| | a highlight, and others outlooked coral
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| pong, shufflepanel, skeet shooting,
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| | and sea life on the Atlantis marine. We
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| snorkeling lessons and excursions,
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| | were back on panel in plethora of time
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| volleyball, devise shows, mauve-tasting,
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| | for a respite and a shower before dinner,
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| art auctions, lectures, a tea for
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| | and more big posse song and dancing.
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| superbparents, a churn for singles, and a
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| | I have three brilliant memories from the
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| champagne gang for honeymooners. There
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| | support decorous night. One was the group
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| weren't many kids apanel this cruise, but
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| | of songians meeting around the CD juke
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| generally there was a youth series with a
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| | box, singing the old substance and
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| children's playlocale, kids and teenager
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| | reminiscing. "That's foremost Holley on
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| activities, and special shore excursions.
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| | deep, with thump Stewart, one of those
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| How can anyone ever say they would be
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| | brilliant stage they played together."
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| bored on a cruise?
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| | "Who's the drummer?" "Sounds like Oliver
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| We left Miami tardy in the daylight and
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| | Jackson." "Right. evoke the night ..." I
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| the activities happening immediately.
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| | just sat and listened, grinning, pleased
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| Some passengers immediately headed for
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| | to be part of it. The support recall was
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| the nightclub, waiting for it to open
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| | the outlook at 1 a.m. in the core
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| when we got farther the legal miles. The
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| | balllocale. Some of the adult people were
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| nightclub was set up for blackjack,
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| | snoozing meeting on the section
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| craps, roulette, baccarat, 200 slot
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| | banquettes, too bushed to dance anymore,
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| apparatus and a few new playoffs I hadn't
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| | but too immovable to delay the good song.
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| heard of. I was pleased on deck,
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| | It was after 2 a.m. when I happening back
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| listening to the song, snacking off the
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| | to my statelocale, pleasing my everyday
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| reception-apanel pummel, and study the
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| | stroll beyond the CD juke box to get a
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| seashore fade behind.
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| | breath of sea air before rotary in. The
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| I' was alswift relieved I had made this
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| | reminiscing songians were vanished, but
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| surety. I felt like a different being.
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| | one elderly join were there, slim and
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| The holiday scuttle on land doesn't
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| | tiny in their decorous clothes, with
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| utilize here. I watched the waves violate
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| | their arms around each other, forlorn in
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| alongsection the ship and the kindle
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| | memories, dancing to an old Tommy Dorsey
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| trail behind. The air was light. Holiday
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| | modify. I had tears in my eyes as I
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| weakness? -- poof. The only transfer jam
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| | strolled back to my lodge.
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| here would be the first people in line
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| | The next day was seashore day on a little
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| waiting to input the dining locale to dig
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| | island in the Bahamas -- Great Stirrup
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| in to another meal. The only suretys
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| | Cay. I worn to live in the Bahamas on one
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| would be whether to store on panel, in
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| | of the outislands, so it was brilliant to
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| seaport, or both, or play golf or tennis,
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| | get back to transparent turquoise
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| go swimming at some composed stifling
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| | Bahamian waters. I strolled the seashore,
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| seashore or work hard at booming-sea
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| | and remembered my five living living in
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| fishing. And tonight I would have to
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| | the islands.
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| elect whether to have the conch fritters
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| | At the end of seven time, the ship was
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| or shrimp, or light baked bread or
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| | saccordling with decorations, swift for
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| blueberry muffins, or substanceed Cornish
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| | the Christmas and New Year's Cruise. They
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| hen or grilled swordfish, or coconut
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| | were alswift perfectly booked. But, I
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| meringue pie or that
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| | thought, I can mark up for next year. But
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| 'casualty-by-chocotardy' dessert. Or a
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| | time got away and now she will sail no
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| little of each. And I never would have to
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| | more.
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| look for a according place!
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| By the first night we were assembly
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| | marketing consultant.
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