November 11, 2005
Cruises, Jinxes, and Contest Winners
I'm back from my cruise…rested, relaxed, and focused.
First of all, I want to say…we had a FABULOUS time. However, that doesn't make a very interesting story. So, here's the inside scoop…
Our cruise was jinxed!
One of the 4 engines stopped working.
While the ship still operated just fine, it was only able to maintain 3/4 of the regular speed…meaning it couldn't travel as far in the same amount of time.
At first, the engine was supposed to be fixed during our day in St. Lucia. However, as they soon discovered, an essential part needed to be shipped from Germany.
So…
Instead of visiting these 4 islands as originally planned:
- St. Maarten
- St. Lucia
- Barbados
- Antigua
We were re-routed to:
- St. Maarten
- St. Lucia
- Antigua
- St. Thomas
Apparently, the captain felt Barbados was too far a distance to get there and back in the allotted time (which was really a shame since I've always wanted to see Barbados, and have already been to St. Thomas several times).
However, we still had a great time…and now we can look forward to visiting Barbados on some future vacation.
Now, before announcing the contest winner, I want to first thank everyone who submitted a guess…it was fun to read all the suggested itineraries, and you gave me and Steve several ideas for other islands we'd like to see.
And the winner is…
Congratulations to Chris Fuchs…who guessed all 4 of the islands we actually visited!
Also…
Congratulations to Don Boyll…who came in 2nd by guessing all 4 of the islands we were originally scheduled to visit.
If, for some reason, Chris doesnt supply me with his offering within the next week, then Don will receive the prize. Either way…expect a very exciting announcement about one of these guys' products within the next couple of weeks.
:-)





