182 more days...

Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday dear VOTS...
Happy birthday to you!

VOTS is 10 years old today!

SHIP FACTS:

Maiden Voyage: November 21, 1999

Passenger Capacity: 3,114

Godmother: Katarina Witt

Gross Tonnage: 138,000

Length: 1020'

Max Beam: 156'

Draft: 29'

Cruising Speed: 23.7 knots

Cruisemaster: Kenneth Lang
Cruisemistress: Cynthia Beck

183 more days...

Rock climbing anyone?

The fun's never done on VOTS!  Why not try your hands (and feet) at the rock climbing wall!  Located outdoors on Deck 14, it challenges passengers of all ages and skill levels.

See you on deck 13!

M&M

184 more days...

A slight change in the blog-plans for today....  Due to circumstances beyond my control (the Cruisemaster objected to the picture used in the previous posting and suggested that I might get left in NJ if I was not careful, and I don't even live in NJ...), so I have decide to re-post the internet information.

Internet anyone?

You can access the Internet 24 hour a day via VOTS's two-story Library / Internet Cafe. Internet connecton charges are 50 cents per minute.

Or, if you plan to use more than 3 -hours of online time, you may want to consider in-cabin Internet access for the low-low price of $100 per cruise.

See you on deck 13!
M&M

185 more days...

Internet anyone?

You can access the Internet 24 hour a day via VOTS's  two-story Library / Internet Cafe.  Internet connecton charges are 50 cents per minute.

Or, if you plan to use more than 3 -hours of online time, you may want to consider in-cabin Internet access for the low-low price of $100 per cruise.

See you on deck 13!

M&M

186 more days...

187 more days...

Notes to self...  Sharing space with your sister will be just like old times when we all lived together under one roof.  Good times... Good times...  But, to ensure that things go smoothly, be sure to remind Karen that...

1) A tie on the door means that the big people are "talking".  She shouldn't disturb them when they are talking.  Just come back in an hour, or so. 

2) The CPAP machine is not a toy...  No Darth Vader impressions please.

3) Mike doesn't say much in the morning.  It does not mean that he is sad, mad, angry, nor in a mood.  In fact, if he is quiet, it means that things are good, and he is happy.  The only known way to change this is to repeatedly ask him, "What's YOUR problem?"  Let him enjoy the voices in his head.  He's making friends.

4) Don't forget the tie rule.  Go have a smoke.

See you on deck 13!
M&M

188 more days...