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SeaDream and Regent. The experience was extremely refined. Champagne flowed and caviar was spooned copiously. When I returned home five pounds later, I booked a cruise on Carnival Victory with my 10-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter. You can imagine my surprise when I boarded the ship to find hordes of people, bold designs, and get this, no champagne — well, at least not flowing freely. I could always pony up for a glass. I boarded Carnival Victory, dare I say, as a ship snob. After a few hours on board, however, I began to transform. My children were having fun, meeting other kids their ages; the sail-away from Manhattan was lively and festive. I was traveling not with beer-drinking belly-upto-the-bar types (that’s the old Carnival) but with people like me — middle America. The thing that really struck me, however, was that all of us were having fun. After a couple of days on board, I confirmed something I had known all along: Carnival puts the fun in cruising. On the “Fun Ships,” even the daily activity sheet Carnival Capers uses the word fun on its cover three times: “Your daily guide to FUN.” “Enjoy your Fun Day at sea!” “On the Fun Ship Carnival Victory.” 2 Avid Cruiser FALL 2007 Open up Capers, and you get a listing of fun and wholesome activities: Name That Tune, The (Not So) Newlywed Show, Ice Carving Demonstrations, Towel Folding, Karaoke Craziness, Totally 80s Dance Party, Air Brush Tattoos and more. On Pool Deck during the day, adults and kids alike went careening down the giant waterslide. In the dining room, waiters perform magic tricks, dance on tables and make dining fun and festive. On the Promenade Deck late evenings, people were dancing to live music. My daughter crooned Karaoke hits one night. We were on a unique itinerary that offered a long, weekend getaway from New York to Saint John, New Brunswick. Our four-day cruise gave us two “fun” days at sea and one “fun” day in port. For those who need a quick cruise fix or a short get-away from life, Carnival’s short cruises from New York are fantastic — and, as with any cruise on Carnival, loads of fun. Kathy Loves Carnival Last spring, former supermodel turned businesswoman Kathy Ireland became godmother of the new Carnival Freedom. When we met Kathy, she was excited to be embarking on a 12-night Mediterranean and Greek Isles cruise. She kept a diary and gave it to us to publish. Read Kathy’s cruise diary at: www.avidcruisertv.com. http://www.avidcruisertv.com

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The Avid Cruiser - Fall 2007 Contents The Poop Deck Cruising, Back to Back At The Piazza SeaDream Yacht Club Regent’s Seven Seas Voyager The ‘New’ Crystal Symphony Bay of FUNdy Long Weekend Getaway Silversea Cruises: Silver Whisper Cruising Southeast Asia ‘Awesome’ Alaska Sacred Moments In South Georgia Two Years With A Princess Of Days Gone By

The Avid Cruiser - Fall 2007

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