Celebrity on a cruise?

[bnsilly]

Tony Stewart was on our cruise with his family...but I don't watch NASCAR so I didn't know who he was til I got home and found out he's pretty good at what he does..:p

[richstan]

Doris Roberts and Lauren Bacall were on 2 different cruises. Both actresses were with their families kept a low profile and I hoped enjoyed their privacy.

[JackNJillCruz]

Jack went to a late show one night after dinner and saw 'Charo' singing and playing the guitar on our Spirit - Panama Canal cruise. He couldn't get me out of the casino, so I missed it. :p

[babyher]

My brother-in-law used to be the head accountant for Motown Records before retiring and I was constantly amazed how many folks were (are) seriously star struck, as though these peoples lives have anything to do with ours.

 

 

Admittedly I am out of the loop, but what is so funny about the notion of Jarod having aids? Somebody posted this previously and I don't get the humor.

 

 

My aunt was a secretary to an entertainment lawyer/agent in NYC for 30 years. Just about everyday the biggest stars either came into the office or called. She was the same way , she didn't see what the big deal people make over these celebs was all about.

 

One thing she always used to say was "usually" The bigger they are , the nicer they are.

 

These little dime a dozen sitcom stars and semi names walk in like who they are , but your big big names are usually very nice and pleasent.

 

She actually dealt with Barbra Streisand on several occasions and said she was always very pleasent to deal with.

[dianeholly]

Admittedly I am out of the loop, but what is so funny about the notion of Jarod having aids? Somebody posted this previously and I don't get the humor.

 

I believe the original poster modified his comment to indicate that he meant "aides" or "assistants."

[dianeholly]

You mean that wasn't Stevie Wonder on the Valor the week after Thanksgiving?? I have told numerous people that he was on the ship and performed one song for us. The band played, he sang, cameras were flashing everywhere...... It would have never crossed my mind that it wasn't him.... I guess I am a bit disppointed; however, I will now get a good laugh out of it.

 

Yep, you and I were on the same ship after Thanksgiving. I was disappointed to find out it wasn't Stevie, but other cruisers on the ship had seen this "skit" before. I was still a believer -- until I questioned asst. cruise director Becca (remember her?!).

[dec2007w3boys]

Yep, you and I were on the same ship after Thanksgiving. I was disappointed to find out it wasn't Stevie, but other cruisers on the ship had seen this "skit" before. I was still a believer -- until I questioned asst. cruise director Becca (remember her?!).

Come on Becca - yep, remember her. Well, I will just keep that secret to myself and not ruin my mom's excitement. Wasn't it a great cruise!!

[babyher]

I believe the original poster modified his comment to indicate that he meant "aides" or "assistants."

 

 

Its an easy mistake to make once in a department store with my wife we were walking through the cosmetics counter and I commented on the counter that sells Bobbi Brown cosmetics .

 

I figured thats what Whitmey Houston uses to cover up the bruises when her husbnad smacks her around.

 

Who knew it was a different Bobby Brown?

 

its tough not being in the loop

[Ltvscout]

Not ON our cruise but at Tampa Airport AFTER the 3/2/08 Legend cruise, Coach Dick Vermeil (Phil-St Louis-KC) stood behind me in the TSA line. He was traveling with his wife and was very nice - I'm a Patriot's fan and we talked football and cruising. Imposed on him for a photo on my cell phone and he was very nice about taking it with me. :D

We had something similar. On our flight down to FLL for our Jewel cruise last year we had to fly through and switch planes in Kansas City. While waiting in the terminal my wife noticed Kansas City Chiefs Coach Herm Edwards and his wife sitting behind us. My son went and got his autograph.

[FrannyK]

When leaving out of Philly airport on cruise morning, my husband left his sunglasses/case behind in the security bucket at security checkpoint. Who ran after us and caught up w/us at our gate but Jeramiah Trotter (of the Philadelphia Eagles at the time). WOW were we shocked! My DH was speechless. JT said he was a few people behind us in the security line and rather than have the elderly security guard try to catch up to us, he volunteered! What a great guy. :)

[fllady61]

Tony Stewart was on our cruise with his family...but I don't watch NASCAR so I didn't know who he was til I got home and found out he's pretty good at what he does..:p

 

 

GO TONY, GO TONY, GO TONY..... I AM A FAN.

 

Did you not see Rusty Wallace, and his brothers, and some of the other drivers? I want to do that cruise, but it is more than I can afford. Maybe some day.

[fllady61]

That guy just gets on my last nerve. I can't stand those commercials but I will say they are not as bad as the HEAD ON commercials. :eek:

 

 

Hi I'm Billy Maze..... I hate those commercials also.

Head on apply directly to the forehead..... I hate the commercials, but I love the product. and that is the truth.

[sixy-six]

Last year we were on a RCL cruise with the man that owns the Men's Wearhouse stores - I don't know his name but I recognized him from the commercials and pictures. Everyone was pointing and he'd just smile and wave.

I also ran (literally) smack into Apollo Anton Ohno at the SLC airport the last time I was there. Nice guy, verrrrry short!

otistwilly Just want to say thanks for telling me about Men's Wearhouse stores. I was needing a new sute and after seeing your post I found out they had a store not to far from where I live.

 

As for as meeting Clelbrity's I have met John Mellencamp a couple of times. Not a a crusie but a couple of muisc stores. I worked for the guy that had sold him all his equment when he was first starting out. after he made it he wouild still come back ever so offten.

[trock]

On our first cruise my husband and i were in the casino. I was playing craps and he was near by playing slots. there were two guys at the other end of the crap table and they were staring and talking.. and it was obvious they were talking about me. i was very uncomfortable.. i walked away and go by husband... i dont say anything..next night..same thing.. there they are..

I mention it to my husband and he tells me to relax and he will keep an eye out.. My husband and i are at the crap table and they approach us.. i am saying to myself oh no what is going to happen (paranoid!!)

The were so polite... they apologized and said they had to ask..

...was i girl on Star Trek Next Generation!!!!!!!They thought i was Dr Diana Troi.. (actually not the first time someone thought this)

 

I said no not me but you could have asked a little sooner!!

 

They were these shy sci-fi geeks!! I can say that because i am married to one!! lol

So i was almost a celebrity siting for someone else LOLOLOLO:p

[dianeholly]

Wasn't it a great cruise!!

Yes, dec2007w3boys, it was a great cruise. And I see that we continue to have similar tastes, as I will be hopping on the Miracle on November 29 -- just as you're getting off!

(Oops...I just took another look and saw that you're on the Miracle in November 2009, not 2008. So I'll be on it a year earlier -- but we still clearly have the same great taste!)

[douglinc@msn.com]

This is pretty interesting.

 

Doug

[we B cruizin]

Well on our way to our cruise, at the airport we saw Rev Al Sharpton who got to cut in front of us in line (lol) and Richard Melville Hall (Moby - Singer-Songwriter) was on our flight.

[scperk]

We were on a cruise several years ago and Mary Wilson(Supremes) was doing a show..Later that night she came into the casino and sat down at the blackjack table right next to me..She was a very nice persaon and won a little money...Dennis

[want2cruiseagain]

My husband became a celebrity on our NCL cruise! He was in one of the 70's games in the disco and it ended up on the CC TV. Everyone on the ship would call him "John Travolta"! A little girl on our last excursion recognized him in the bus. "I know you, you were on TV!":D

 

My DH meets celebrities all the time. His a flight attendant.

 

Me, highlight of my 50th birthday, meeting Steven Tyler from Aerosmith! He rocks!

[PittsburghGirlee]

We were on the Fantasy in 1998 and Phillip Van Atter from the OJ Simpson Trial was on our ship with his wife. My husband spotted him as he is a police officer that followed the trial diligently. However, I was the one to approach them in case they were not friendly:eek: . This is always my job as I am a people person.

 

It turns out that they were great people, as most are, and we sat and bs'd with them for about 1/2 an hour. Got our pics taken and said hello when we saw each other through out the cruise. I still have the photo as one of our keepsakes.:D :D

[CEWayfarer]

My DH looks like he 'might' be someone famous (an aging 70's rocker; a look he has cultivated since the 70's and stuck with!).

Everywhere we go, people ask him 'who' he is. When he tells them he's 'nobody', they are even more sure he's somebody famous and just being evasive!

He always has people come up to him and ask to take photos with him. Once, a kid came up and asked for his autograph and when he told him truthfully that he wasn't a celebrity, the kid started to CRY and his mom was furious. Now, he just smiles for the camera and signs the autographs.

It's really amusing, but kind of bizarre

[want2cruiseagain]

My DH looks like he 'might' be someone famous (an aging 70's rocker; a look he has cultivated since the 70's and stuck with!).

Everywhere we go, people ask him 'who' he is. When he tells them he's 'nobody', they are even more sure he's somebody famous and just being evasive!

He always has people come up to him and ask to take photos with him. Once, a kid came up and asked for his autograph and when he told him truthfully that he wasn't a celebrity, the kid started to CRY and his mom was furious. Now, he just smiles for the camera and signs the autographs.

It's really amusing, but kind of bizarre

 

 

Who does he look like?

[bnsilly]

GO TONY, GO TONY, GO TONY..... I AM A FAN.

 

Did you not see Rusty Wallace, and his brothers, and some of the other drivers? I want to do that cruise, but it is more than I can afford. Maybe some day.

No, it was actually the Kenny Chesney cruise...not a NASCAR cruise..

[kryos]

Never been on a cruise with a celebrity, but I will in a couple of weeks.

 

I'm going on the Paradise and attending a Battlestar Galactica 30th Anniversary Fan's Convention while onboard. We'll have Richard Hatch, Terry Carter, and a whole bunch of the celebrities from the original show onboard. Supposedly they are very approachable and events are being planned that will let us "hang out" with them informally ... such as a shopping excursion with Sarah Rush in Catalina (I think her only line in the show was "launch when ready") and a "fumerallo party" with some of the cast (fumerallos are cigars in Galactica parlance). Should be an interesting time.

 

Blue skies ...

 

--rita

[todman]

It seems like whenever wife and I travel we always see an Elvis Lookalike and a Santa Lookalike, or at least we think they are lookalikes.