12/16/06 10-day holiday cruise

[DCLgodess]

oo Pirece Brosnan is always a good one. aww. i love polar bears. i always want to see one in the wild.

 

[videogal1]

Well, how's this for an eclectic bunch?

1. Michael Flatley
2. Yul Brenner 1960's vintage
3. Patrick Stewart
4. Robert Redford
5. Yanni

 

[justmestace]

Since I gave Ms. Hepburn the boot, I still can't think of a 5th. OH! OH! I have it! Sean Connery. ANY vintage!

Okay, whew...glad that's over with. On to the testing!

Good grief, I think I just dated myself on that one. You know who else I always thought was cool (or hot, as the kids say now).... Omar Sharif.

 

[videogal1]

You know who else I always thought was cool (or hot, as the kids say now).... Omar Sharif.

Y U M M M ! !

 

[dee47]

Stace, I'm sending Pixie Dust your way!

Sue, got your PM, but not an email -- did you send both? Welcome back, I'll write shortly!

My List:

Mark Harmon (if I could clone him 5 times he would be my entire list )
Yanni
Sean Conery
Billy Crystal (for the funnies)
Harrison Ford

 

[Denise Escola]

Stacey Good wishes on your test today. I hope all goes well.

Nice lists girls. I had Sean Connery on my list for a long time. Glad to see you snagged Robert Redford Lynda. He's too good to be kept out at sea.

There are just too many good looking men out there.



I'll admit to Thomas Jefferson. Good looking for his time and SMART. Love his architecture and interior design abilities.
or how about the guy who plays Obie Wan Kanobi (sorry if the spelling is wrong jEn). He's pretty darn good looking too. Just might have to give old James the boot.

Fantasy Island 5 Game

Denise’s list
Brad Pitt
James Taylor (to sing to me)
Denzel Washington
Cary Grant (younger version)
Lance Armstrong

Elaine’s List
Josh Groban
Michael Vartan (from Alias)
Luke from the gym aboard the Magic
Ellen DeGeneres
Walt Disney

jEn’s list
Hayden Christensen
Johnny Depp
Orlando Bloom
Matt Damon
Ewan McGreggor

Stacey’s list
John Wayne (my hero)
Mandy Patinkin (to sing to me)
Marcus Deegan (an Aussie crush of mine)
The guy who just won Survivor....Tom...the firefighter...he can fix anything
Sean Connery

Magicalfam5 list
Tim McGraw,
Dennis Quaid,
Kiefer Sutherland,
Mel Gibson,
Mathew McConaughey. I really hated to get rid of Spongebob!!!

Lynda’s List
Michael Flatley
Yul Brenner 1960’s vintage
Patrick Stewart
Robert Redford
Yanni


Sue’s List
Pierce Brosnan
Connor Trinneer
Wil Smith
Bruce Willis
?????

Havw a great day all.-D

 

[Denise Escola]

Oh Dee,

No repeats. Sorry. this is where the game gets fun.

Sorry. Good list though.

 

[justmestace]

Sorry, Dee.....I guess I nabbed Sean Connery before you could get him! You can have my Katharine Hepburn.....this is fun. What's that card game..."I'll trade you one....for..."???

Back from the ultrasound. Of course, they don't want to tell you anything, but the tech and I were talking about Vegas, and she knows we are flying tomorrow, so she said she'd have the radiologist rush his results to my doctor, so that hopefully I'll have word before we leave tomorrow. (wow...that was one long sentence) But...she did tell me that she "didn't think I had anything to worry about". A very nice hint, I think!

 

[DCLgodess]

ooo. women are going to start fighting over men. I am so glad mine are not well sought after. at least i think they aren't. hehe.

 

[DCLgodess]

Sorry, Dee.....I guess I nabbed Sean Connery before you could get him! You can have my Katharine Hepburn.....this is fun. What's that card game..."I'll trade you one....for..."???

Back from the ultrasound. Of course, they don't want to tell you anything, but the tech and I were talking about Vegas, and she knows we are flying tomorrow, so she said she'd have the radiologist rush his results to my doctor, so that hopefully I'll have word before we leave tomorrow. (wow...that was one long sentence) But...she did tell me that she "didn't think I had anything to worry about". A very nice hint, I think!

I hope you get better soon stacey. No bailers before the 10 day.

 

[Denise Escola]

What a way to start vacation. T.O.P.
That's always good news Stacey. Those techs know what they are looking at. It must be a hard job to see (or not see) something and not be able tell the person.

When I had my amnio for Kira the ultrasound tech was dying to tell us. Here we were getting all these great shots and telling her "no don't tell us". Go figure.

Hey jEn whats the guys name that plays Obi-Wan?

 

[DCLgodess]

Hey jEn whats the guys name that plays Obi-Wan?

Ewan McGreggor. Such a hottie. That's why he is on my island. I love his humor and accent. He was hotter in episode 1, but he wasn't bad looking in the other 2 either.

 

[Denise Escola]

Kick him off. He's too old for you!

ok fine. Nevermind.
Good choice girl.

 

[Mickey&JoshNut]

Okay...I was unaware that our fantasy 5 had to all of the opposite sex so I'm kicking Ellen off my island and adding Robin Williams. I need to have someone to make laugh, 'cause I have someone that will kick my butt to workout (Luke), someone to sing to me (Josh Groban), someone nice to look at (Michael Vartan...not that Luke isn't nice too!!) and someone to talk Disney to (Walt, of course).

Elaine

 

[Denise Escola]

I wasn't going to dispute Ellen. She's kindof in that inbetween zone.
Robin Williams is a great choice.

 

[dobelover]

Will I be on this island long? Cause I would need to bring Jesse and Sam, my dogs, so then I need to pick a vet. Is Jack Hanna a vet?

 

[dobelover]

A limo picked us up at 10am for the trip to the airport. Arrived, checked in 2 hours before our international flight, Vancouver. We were to leave Baltimore at 12:20pm, eastern, to Chicago and catch a connection at 2:30, central. Our flight was delayed in Baltimore and we missed our connection by 10 minutes, drat. I figured our rescheduled would be on time. NOT! Didn't leave O'Hare until after 10:30pm and got to Vancouver at 2am (5am Baltimore time).

Our hotel was lovely, in a great area downtown, walking distance to English Bay. Thursday we took the trolley around the beautiful city. Friday we hired a limo to take us to Capillano Suspension Bridge, Grouse Mt and the Whistler/Blackcomb resort. Cheryl was great, interesting, friendly and very informative. Sarah and I walked across the suspension bridge, not for the faint of heart. At Grouse Mt we rode a tram, I think 2700 vertical feet. At the top we saw wonderful carving, story poles, a rescued grizzly bear and a wolf.
Arrived at the port at 11am expecting terrible check-in process, from reading the boards. Pleasant wait with coffee, tea, juice and pastries. We chatted with other cruisers and were on board by 12:10p. Radiance of the Seas is a lovely ship on the inside, lots of glass walls and even 8 glass elevators. It is very difficult not to compare Radiance to Magic. I prefer the external look/design of Magic but the interiors of both ships are beautiful and very different.

The food and service on Magic is (in my opinion) better. Don't think the food was yucky or the service poor, it is just not as good.

We had perfect weather for Southeast Alaska. Cloudy and cool on our first sea day. In Juneau it was mid 60's and partly sunny. Our first glacier, Mendenhall Glacier. Then we took the Mt Roberts tram to the top of Mt Roberts Mountain. Not much compared to Grouse Mt in Vancouver. Saw several eagles flying in the harbor. In Skagway Jeanne stayed aon board while Sarah and I went on the Wilderness Safari. It was cold, 50's, grey and windy. We took a power catamaran from Skagway to Glacier Point. After a short bus ride we were fitted with rain gear, boots and life jacket. Short hike to the lake to board our 20' canoes. There were 8 of us and one guide. How surprised were we when the guide announced the canoe had a small electric motor and we just paddled for 'show'. We rounded a bend and there was Davidson Glacier. It was awesome. And very cold and windy, glad we had the motor!!!! Steered clear of the growlers, icebergs in fresh water.

The 'blue ice' is beautiful. We even saw a team of climbers on the ice. Artic terns and a few eagles. The town of Skagway is 4 blocks X 9 blocks. Sarah and I loved the wooden sidewalks.

Wednesday we cruised Hubbard Glacier. 300' high and over 1/2 mile wide in the bay. Lots of BIG growlers to dodge (in a 960' ship). Just incredible to see. Saw and heard about 5-6 calving, ice breaking off the glacier and falling into the bay. Sounds like thunder. Radiance was having trouble maneuvering in the current and dodging the ice so we didn't get to stay for the 3 hours. It was sleeting, cold and windy but Jeanne and I stayed out for over an hour. Then we watched from our balcony, we lucked out and it was under cover. Because of the clouds didn't get to see the mountain range. We did get a quick view of Mt St Elias ( over 20 miles inland). Then on to Ketchikan. Mid 70's and sunshine! Rode the duck for a tour of the town and the harbor. We had GREAT weather for a Southeast Alaska cruise. Our last day was high 60's and partly sunny. I spent the day with the binoculars looking for wildlife, bears, moose, whales, eagles.... I saw 2 spouts and 3 shapes in the water but only one orca, came completely out of the water! How amazing!

 

[dee47]

OK, here's my revised list. Stace, you can have Sean, especially since you're healthy! Also, I saw Lynda and Cash snuck away with Yanni first...so here's my (hopefully abiding by all the rules) list:

Mark Harmon
Aaron Sorkin (for intellectual stimulation)
Billy Crystal (for the funnies)
Bradley Whitford (for the dimples)
Harrison Ford

Am I legal now?

 

[Denise Escola]

I think you are good Dee. Excellent choices.
Some islands huh. See there's hunks about for all of us.Even with our husbands about too.

 

[justmestace]

Hey....we don't have to take our husbands to this island, do we??? And....can our islands all be close enough that we can visit eachother's hotties....I mean, visit eachother?