last_mango

Anyone try those swim tees? Wide selection at Land's End. If difficult finding a comfortable top, might try tee without bathing suit top.

I like these because I wear a CGM on my upper arm and sometimes prefer to have that covered so people don't stare at me. You will definitely need a bathing suit top under them though!. I'm an A/small B cup, and even I can't get away with no bikini top underneath.

Also, if you buy from Land's End, their sizing runs pretty big. I am an apple shape and wear a 16w in most swimsuits, but I don't even wear plus size at Land's End. I buy the size L and it fits nicely over my tankinis.

Well, I had a terrible digital camera when these were taken (a digital dinosaur for sure), but these were my favorite from my last cruise.

Ft. Lauderdale

Beach in St. Maarten

Sparkpeople replaced cruise critic as the website I can spend all day reading, and I have pounds and inches lost to show for it. LOVE that site, their nutrition and exercise tracker is invaluable, and the articles are great. Good source for recipes too. :)

Just discovered the singer Jack Mosley and his album Small Boats on Big Oceans. Great stuff, the whole album is perfect for cruising! I'm particularly fond of "Blue Sky Girl/Salt Water Man."

There is a country song out in the last year or so "When the Sun Goes Down"

 

I also agree with sound tracks like Cool Runnings, Speed 2 (great UB40 that is not on a CD I found)

"Tell Me is it True" is great, I think it's the best song on the soundtrack. On the subject of UB40, they have a new album out with some songs that would be great for cruising..."After Tonight," "Good Situation," "Gotta Tell Someone," "Reasons," and "I'll Be On My Way." Good stuff, already loaded on my mp3 player and ready to cruise.

The Kenny Chesney album with "When the Sun Goes Down" also has some other island country stuff on it that's good..."Key Lime Pie," "Island Boy," "Guitars and Tiki Bars," "Sherry's Living in Paradise," and "Soul of a Sailor."

Also...if you like the island country stuff, the Bellamy Brothers are great, a lot of their songs have a tropical feel.

Sorry to go on and on, I can talk about music all day!

I'll recommend any songs by Jim Morris...kind of like Jimmy Buffett music. My favorite of his is "Laid Back and Key Wasted." Also, anything by John Holt, Bob Marley, Winston Groovy, and Dawn Penn is good (all reggae).

You can't go wrong with the soundtracks to 50 First Dates, Speed 2, and Cool Runnings.

As for where to get them, there is a sharing program called BearShare that is really easy to use. If you're looking for a more...err...legal way to do things, Wal-Mart has individual song downloads for 88 cents. Their selection is not great, but it is decent.