Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:26:08 +0000
Look what turned up in my email last night… Great news! Barenaked Ladies and Sixthman are ready and excited to embark on another milestone adventure with Ships and Dip VII next February. We are in the initial stages of planning a 5-day cruise from Florida to the Caribbean and will be inviting our friends Guster, [...]
Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:55:03 +0000
As you’re probably aware, the Ships and Dip Adrift board has now been locked. With the appearance of the new official forum at bnlmusic.com/ and no news of a further cruise yet, I felt it time to draw a curtain over this little enterprise. Should Ships and Dip return with an announcement later this year (finger [...]
Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:28:08 +0000
Since this little blog came to the end of it’s annual cycle, there has been no end of depressing news. Steve leaves, no cruise next year and now the Ships and Dip board has gone, under somewhat unfortunate circumstances. As I can hear Personal Venus going into minor shock from here, something had to be done. [...]
Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:31:04 +0000
There was a bizarre forty-eight hours in February when a part of my world turned upside down. It started with me finally getting a chance to look at the much-delayed Ships and Dip III DVD, a collection of music and moments from last year’s cruise. Watching the performances, many of which I had seen in [...]
Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:29:13 +0000
Now that’s not a fair title. In truth, NCL were considerably nicer that Carnival, who tend to be pushy on the last day and want you off the boat by no later than 10am. We actually were able to saunter our way off in a reasonably relaxed fashion. The last day sucks, as it’s only [...]
Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:28:37 +0000
I think one of the unluckiest Dippers I met (bar the one who never made it on board) was the one I bumped into at the car rental place the next day. “Did you enjoy Key West?” I asked. “Well, sure, after all I live there.” Ah. He’d actually seen it as an opportunity to [...]
Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:24:15 +0000
Bumpy weather today! A full day at sea as we headed back north past Cuba towards Great Stirrup Cay, NCL’s private island. Or so we thought. The weather was too rough for tenders to ferry people from the boat - there was serious risk of someone’s bones being broken or worse. An announcement quickly made [...]
Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:14:31 +0000
Why do I always end up in Margaritaville on these cruises? The day got off to an innocent enough start, we docked at Cozumel early and headed off the ship through the usual tourist trap shopping mall. What is it with Del Sol anyway? Do people on cruises suddenly get an unbearable desire to wear [...]
Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:08:39 +0000
Lets take a quick tour. NCL run things ‘freestyle’. In addition to the traditional ‘formal’ restaurants and buffet, they have several smaller themed places that can be enjoyed for a small cover charge. There were a total of thirteen places to eat on board and it seemed that none of them were open when you [...]
Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:04:52 +0000
Ok, day three of the trip but day one of the cruise. Some of us Triple or Skipper Dippers were edgy this morning. Memories of the first year’s embarkation still in our minds. Was last year a fluke? You look at the Single/Double Dippers with deep, dark eyes and say ‘You don’t know man, you [...]
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