Don't Jump All Over Me, but a Cruise is a great way to see Europe
Jun 2nd 2003, 7:36 pm
#76
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Re: Don't Jump All Over Me, but a Cruise is a great way to see Europe
In article , brenda
writes
>We mainly hung out with a couple from England & one from S. Africa -
>didn't really hang out with the americans all that much - it was a
>very international group.
But is it possible to "hang out" with anyone else? We like our
privacy.
If we ever went on a cruise (possibly in our extreme old age) we would
wish to avail ourselves of the facilities but keep ourselves to
ourselves. Is this really possible without antagonising people?
--
Marie Lewis
writes
>We mainly hung out with a couple from England & one from S. Africa -
>didn't really hang out with the americans all that much - it was a
>very international group.
But is it possible to "hang out" with anyone else? We like our
privacy.
If we ever went on a cruise (possibly in our extreme old age) we would
wish to avail ourselves of the facilities but keep ourselves to
ourselves. Is this really possible without antagonising people?
--
Marie Lewis
Jun 2nd 2003, 7:41 pm
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Re: Don't Jump All Over Me, but a Cruise is a great way to see Europe
In article , Mason Barge
writes
>I would have said the same thing, but we are incorrect. "Debark" is apparently
>perfectly good English and has been for a long time. (I just checked a
>25-year-old dictionary, AMH, which is more likely than most to give warnings
>about irregular diction.)
Yep: according to the Standard Oxford English dictionary, the derivation
is from the French:
Une barque = a boat
Débarquer became debark.
(In the above, the first "e" could be missing on your screen as accents
do not always transit.
--
Marie Lewis
writes
>I would have said the same thing, but we are incorrect. "Debark" is apparently
>perfectly good English and has been for a long time. (I just checked a
>25-year-old dictionary, AMH, which is more likely than most to give warnings
>about irregular diction.)
Yep: according to the Standard Oxford English dictionary, the derivation
is from the French:
Une barque = a boat
Débarquer became debark.
(In the above, the first "e" could be missing on your screen as accents
do not always transit.
--
Marie Lewis
Jun 2nd 2003, 9:52 pm
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Re: Don't Jump All Over Me, but a Cruise is a great way to see Europe
"Ed G." wrote:
> Sigh.... yes, I was incorrect. Guess it comes from decades of
> having dogs and not having cruises!
WHAT?!? You corrected me when I wasn't wrong?!? Oh, my, that would be
quite upsetting had I not accepted your word without checking. Now I'm
mad at me!
In the good ol' days of tag lines, one of mine was "The pedantic must
be correct!"
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> Sigh.... yes, I was incorrect. Guess it comes from decades of
> having dogs and not having cruises!
WHAT?!? You corrected me when I wasn't wrong?!? Oh, my, that would be
quite upsetting had I not accepted your word without checking. Now I'm
mad at me!
In the good ol' days of tag lines, one of mine was "The pedantic must
be correct!"
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Jun 3rd 2003, 2:08 am
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Re: Don't Jump All Over Me, but a Cruise is a great way to see Europe
On Tue, 3 Jun 2003 08:36:51 +0100, Marie Lewis
wrote:
>If we ever went on a cruise (possibly in our extreme old age)
lol
What the hell are you doing here?
> we would
>wish to avail ourselves of the facilities but keep ourselves to
>ourselves. Is this really possible without antagonising people?
>--
Sure, stay in your cabin. Other than that, you will have to mingle
amongst all us old and boring geezers....with our flopping dentures,
spitting of food on ourselves and our pics of our 39 grandkids.
wrote:
>If we ever went on a cruise (possibly in our extreme old age)
lol
What the hell are you doing here?
> we would
>wish to avail ourselves of the facilities but keep ourselves to
>ourselves. Is this really possible without antagonising people?
>--
Sure, stay in your cabin. Other than that, you will have to mingle
amongst all us old and boring geezers....with our flopping dentures,
spitting of food on ourselves and our pics of our 39 grandkids.
Jun 3rd 2003, 2:13 am
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Re: Don't Jump All Over Me, but a Cruise is a great way to see Europe
On Mon, 2 Jun 2003 22:29:46 +0100, Marie Lewis
wrote:
>>>WE do not stay in cities: one meets more interesting people in the
>>>country.
>>Yeah, but they have the tendency to smell like pig shit.
On Mon, 2 Jun 2003 22:29:46 +0100, Marie Lewis
wrote:
>Another cheap jab at the French, I suppose.
Not aimed at any one except country folk, french or otherwise.
>I have smelled some very unpleasantly smelly people in the USA.
They live in the country, some of them.
wrote:
>>>WE do not stay in cities: one meets more interesting people in the
>>>country.
>>Yeah, but they have the tendency to smell like pig shit.
On Mon, 2 Jun 2003 22:29:46 +0100, Marie Lewis
wrote:
>Another cheap jab at the French, I suppose.
Not aimed at any one except country folk, french or otherwise.
>I have smelled some very unpleasantly smelly people in the USA.
They live in the country, some of them.
Jun 3rd 2003, 2:38 am
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Re: Don't Jump All Over Me, but a Cruise is a great way to see Europe
On Tue, 3 Jun 2003 08:34:54 +0100, Marie Lewis wrote:
>In article , Mason Barge
> writes
>>English-language cruises not originating from a US port have a large number of
>>people not originating from a US port
>What is an "English language cruise" please?
On some ships, the language used to communicate with passengers over the
loudspeakers is English. Also, all of the passenger-contact personnel will
speak at least some English.
--
"If this is coffee, please bring me some tea. If this is tea, please bring me some coffee."
- Abraham Lincoln
>In article , Mason Barge
> writes
>>English-language cruises not originating from a US port have a large number of
>>people not originating from a US port
>What is an "English language cruise" please?
On some ships, the language used to communicate with passengers over the
loudspeakers is English. Also, all of the passenger-contact personnel will
speak at least some English.
--
"If this is coffee, please bring me some tea. If this is tea, please bring me some coffee."
- Abraham Lincoln
Jun 3rd 2003, 6:12 am
#82
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Re: Don't Jump All Over Me, but a Cruise is a great way to see Europe
Marie Lewis wrote in message news:...
> In article , brenda
> writes
> >We mainly hung out with a couple from England & one from S. Africa -
> >didn't really hang out with the americans all that much - it was a
> >very international group.
>
>
> But is it possible to "hang out" with anyone else? We like our
> privacy.
> If we ever went on a cruise (possibly in our extreme old age) we would
> wish to avail ourselves of the facilities but keep ourselves to
> ourselves. Is this really possible without antagonising people?
No, you don't have to 'hang out' with anyone - we just met people we
liked & enjoyed their company & hearing about their lives - nothing
boring at all since the lifestyle is so different in S. Africa & the
couple from England had travelled extensively, so it was fun to swap
stories. We had all breakfasts, lunches & several dinners by
ourselves & one in the cabin & that's fine too. Most upscale cruise
lines don't do a lot of 'forced frivolity' - I'm a young 45 (at least
in my mind!) & hate that stuff. It's still nice to leave yourself
open & possible new friendships, but you can always decide whether or
not to join in - no big deal.
> In article , brenda
> writes
> >We mainly hung out with a couple from England & one from S. Africa -
> >didn't really hang out with the americans all that much - it was a
> >very international group.
>
>
> But is it possible to "hang out" with anyone else? We like our
> privacy.
> If we ever went on a cruise (possibly in our extreme old age) we would
> wish to avail ourselves of the facilities but keep ourselves to
> ourselves. Is this really possible without antagonising people?
No, you don't have to 'hang out' with anyone - we just met people we
liked & enjoyed their company & hearing about their lives - nothing
boring at all since the lifestyle is so different in S. Africa & the
couple from England had travelled extensively, so it was fun to swap
stories. We had all breakfasts, lunches & several dinners by
ourselves & one in the cabin & that's fine too. Most upscale cruise
lines don't do a lot of 'forced frivolity' - I'm a young 45 (at least
in my mind!) & hate that stuff. It's still nice to leave yourself
open & possible new friendships, but you can always decide whether or
not to join in - no big deal.
Jun 3rd 2003, 9:31 am
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Re: Don't Jump All Over Me, but a Cruise is a great way to see Europe
"brenda" skrev i meddelandet > > But is it possible
to "hang out" with anyone else? We like our
> > privacy.
> > If we ever went on a cruise (possibly in our extreme old age) we would
> > wish to avail ourselves of the facilities but keep ourselves to
> > ourselves. Is this really possible without antagonising people?
> No, you don't have to 'hang out' with anyone - we just met people we
> liked & enjoyed their company & hearing about their lives - nothing
> boring at all since the lifestyle is so different in S. Africa & the
> couple from England had travelled extensively, so it was fun to swap
> stories. We had all breakfasts, lunches & several dinners by
> ourselves & one in the cabin & that's fine too. Most upscale cruise
> lines don't do a lot of 'forced frivolity' - I'm a young 45 (at least
> in my mind!) & hate that stuff. It's still nice to leave yourself
> open & possible new friendships, but you can always decide whether or
> not to join in - no big deal.
I've done a lot of travel, mostly more or less backpacking when I decided to
go on cruise for the first time. Was the nice French M/S Mistral in the
Carribean. It turned out to be a real nice and pleasant experience and
certainly the most relaxing trip ever.
No worries about the transfers to/from airports,railstations and hotels. No
worries about finding a restaurant and eating alone at a table. I shared
table with a Swiss doctor and a couple from UK.
All my valuables in the cabin safe and my luggage went from origin airport
to/from the cabin.
Typical arrival to ports was 9:00 and departure 18:00 in sunset leaving a
full day to explore each island. I know the outcry "one day isn't much"
but now I've a good idea what's the best and especially St.Lucia and
Dominica where gems.
Passengers were mostly from Europe and with very mixed ages. Much youth and
children and I guess average was about 40. Mistral is a medium sized
ship (50 000ton) and I wouldn't like to be on a bigger one if I'm deciding
for another cruise.
L.P
to "hang out" with anyone else? We like our
> > privacy.
> > If we ever went on a cruise (possibly in our extreme old age) we would
> > wish to avail ourselves of the facilities but keep ourselves to
> > ourselves. Is this really possible without antagonising people?
> No, you don't have to 'hang out' with anyone - we just met people we
> liked & enjoyed their company & hearing about their lives - nothing
> boring at all since the lifestyle is so different in S. Africa & the
> couple from England had travelled extensively, so it was fun to swap
> stories. We had all breakfasts, lunches & several dinners by
> ourselves & one in the cabin & that's fine too. Most upscale cruise
> lines don't do a lot of 'forced frivolity' - I'm a young 45 (at least
> in my mind!) & hate that stuff. It's still nice to leave yourself
> open & possible new friendships, but you can always decide whether or
> not to join in - no big deal.
I've done a lot of travel, mostly more or less backpacking when I decided to
go on cruise for the first time. Was the nice French M/S Mistral in the
Carribean. It turned out to be a real nice and pleasant experience and
certainly the most relaxing trip ever.
No worries about the transfers to/from airports,railstations and hotels. No
worries about finding a restaurant and eating alone at a table. I shared
table with a Swiss doctor and a couple from UK.
All my valuables in the cabin safe and my luggage went from origin airport
to/from the cabin.
Typical arrival to ports was 9:00 and departure 18:00 in sunset leaving a
full day to explore each island. I know the outcry "one day isn't much"
but now I've a good idea what's the best and especially St.Lucia and
Dominica where gems.
Passengers were mostly from Europe and with very mixed ages. Much youth and
children and I guess average was about 40. Mistral is a medium sized
ship (50 000ton) and I wouldn't like to be on a bigger one if I'm deciding
for another cruise.
L.P
Jun 3rd 2003, 11:45 am
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Re: Don't Jump All Over Me, but a Cruise is a great way to see Europe
On Tue, 3 Jun 2003 08:36:51 +0100, Marie Lewis wrote:
>In article , brenda
> writes
>>We mainly hung out with a couple from England & one from S. Africa -
>>didn't really hang out with the americans all that much - it was a
>>very international group.
>But is it possible to "hang out" with anyone else? We like our
>privacy.
>If we ever went on a cruise (possibly in our extreme old age) we would
>wish to avail ourselves of the facilities but keep ourselves to
>ourselves. Is this really possible without antagonising people?
From what I have read in your posts, it would be pretty near impossible to keep
from antagonising people any other way.
--
"If this is coffee, please bring me some tea. If this is tea, please bring me some coffee."
- Abraham Lincoln
>In article , brenda
> writes
>>We mainly hung out with a couple from England & one from S. Africa -
>>didn't really hang out with the americans all that much - it was a
>>very international group.
>But is it possible to "hang out" with anyone else? We like our
>privacy.
>If we ever went on a cruise (possibly in our extreme old age) we would
>wish to avail ourselves of the facilities but keep ourselves to
>ourselves. Is this really possible without antagonising people?
From what I have read in your posts, it would be pretty near impossible to keep
from antagonising people any other way.
--
"If this is coffee, please bring me some tea. If this is tea, please bring me some coffee."
- Abraham Lincoln
Jun 3rd 2003, 3:24 pm
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>
> WHAT?!? You corrected me when I wasn't wrong?!? Oh, my, that
> would be quite upsetting had I not accepted your word without
> checking. Now I'm mad at me!
Sorry! Tell you what, if you advise me ahead of time, I'll
smuggle a bottle of wine on board for you next cruise we share!
Ed :^)
> WHAT?!? You corrected me when I wasn't wrong?!? Oh, my, that
> would be quite upsetting had I not accepted your word without
> checking. Now I'm mad at me!
Sorry! Tell you what, if you advise me ahead of time, I'll
smuggle a bottle of wine on board for you next cruise we share!
Ed :^)
Jun 3rd 2003, 5:35 pm
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Re: Don't Jump All Over Me, but a Cruise is a great way to see Europe
On Tue, 03 Jun 2003 10:08:59 -0400, in rec.travel.europe, Cruising Queen
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... On Tue, 3 Jun 2003 08:36:51 +0100, Marie Lewis
... wrote:
...
... >If we ever went on a cruise (possibly in our extreme old age)
...
... lol
...
... What the hell are you doing here?
None of your business.
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... On Tue, 3 Jun 2003 08:36:51 +0100, Marie Lewis
... wrote:
...
... >If we ever went on a cruise (possibly in our extreme old age)
...
... lol
...
... What the hell are you doing here?
None of your business.
Jun 3rd 2003, 7:01 pm
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Re: Don't Jump All Over Me, but a Cruise is a great way to see Europe
In article , Mason Barge
writes
>From what I have read in your posts, it would be pretty near impossible to keep
>from antagonising people any other way.
You know nothing at all.
--
Marie Lewis
writes
>From what I have read in your posts, it would be pretty near impossible to keep
>from antagonising people any other way.
You know nothing at all.
--
Marie Lewis
Jun 3rd 2003, 10:16 pm
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Re: Don't Jump All Over Me, but a Cruise is a great way to see Europe
"Ed G." wrote:
> Icono Clast said:
> > WHAT?!? You corrected me when I wasn't wrong?!? Oh, my, that
> > would be quite upsetting had I not accepted your word without
> > checking. Now I'm mad at me!
>
> Sorry! Tell you what, if you advise me ahead of time, I'll
> smuggle a bottle of wine on board for you next cruise we share!
Deel!
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> Icono Clast said:
> > WHAT?!? You corrected me when I wasn't wrong?!? Oh, my, that
> > would be quite upsetting had I not accepted your word without
> > checking. Now I'm mad at me!
>
> Sorry! Tell you what, if you advise me ahead of time, I'll
> smuggle a bottle of wine on board for you next cruise we share!
Deel!
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Jun 4th 2003, 1:24 am
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Re: Don't Jump All Over Me, but a Cruise is a great way to see Europe
On Wed, 04 Jun 2003 07:35:47 +0200, Magda wrote:
> ... >If we ever went on a cruise (possibly in our extreme old age)
> ...
> ... lol
> ...
> ... What the hell are you doing here?
>None of your business.
lol
> ... >If we ever went on a cruise (possibly in our extreme old age)
> ...
> ... lol
> ...
> ... What the hell are you doing here?
>None of your business.
lol
Jun 4th 2003, 4:56 am
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Re: Don't Jump All Over Me, but a Cruise is a great way to see Europe
On Wed, 4 Jun 2003 08:01:44 +0100, Marie Lewis
wrote:
>In article , Mason Barge
> writes
>>From what I have read in your posts, it would be pretty near impossible to keep
>>from antagonising people any other way.
> You know nothing at all.
no, she has you pegged just right
wrote:
>In article , Mason Barge
> writes
>>From what I have read in your posts, it would be pretty near impossible to keep
>>from antagonising people any other way.
> You know nothing at all.
no, she has you pegged just right
