Beforethemast

I sailed on her when I was 18 in June of "84 around Hawaii. Interestingly enough, Barbara Eden sailed on this cruise and did a performance one night. My dad got her autograph. One strange event that occurred was the assistant Cruise Director Jeffrey ____? hitting on me, and I'm a guy. Other than that, it was a fun cruise, great food and good island stops.

The M/S Southward was my first cruise in 1982. I was only 16 at the time and it started a love for cruising. I went with my dad in June of '82 to the Western Caribbean. I believe our waiter or busboy's name was Hong and was one of the best servers I've ever encountered. He was so much fun. I met a girl from Chattanooga and it became a Love Boat Experience that I'll never forget. I've been on several since but nothing compares to the first. I would have stayed on the ship for another month if they would have let me.