mageemae Posted July 30, 2008 #376 Share Posted July 30, 2008 There is a story that goes with this picture. At 41 my sister had a major stroke. To save her life they had to do surgery and as a result, take out about 1/3 of her skull....it stayed safe in her belly for over a year (because she had a staph infection post op they did not want to put it back too soon) while she recovered. At her most critical moment in the ICU, I held her hand and told her if she would only open her eyes I would take her anywhere in the world she wanted to go....her eyes flew open (the first of many miracles!), and as soon as she came off the ventilator she requested we go on a cruise. So in late April this year, almost 2 years after her stroke, we boarded the Legend with our mom, our other sister, two nieces and my sisters’ best friend. My sister wanted to swim with the dolphins more than anything else, so I scheduled the Royal Swim. Although VERY skeptical when we arrived, given my sisters physical limitations, the staff agreed to "let her try”. This picture was taken during the foot push.....what you can't see are the six women standing in the water watching her, laughing and crying at the same time. Since this day, my sister has continued to recover, expanding her horizons daily; because this moment in time renewed her confidence and made her realize that ANYTHING is possible! NOW THAT IS A TRUE SURVIVOR, GOD LOVE HER!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockportgirl Posted July 30, 2008 #377 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Wow. That house looks MUCH better in white... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew B Posted July 30, 2008 #378 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Not to mention, Drew B, you had great weather in Alaska! The first set of pics I posted a few days back were from September 2007, and the weather was very spotty. Both Juneau and Ketchikan had torrential rain, and Skagway had drizzle. The three pics I posted yesterday are from May 2008, and the weather was incredible. Every port we visited, the locals said it was the first day that season that they saw the sun. We were very fortunate in that respect. The cruise had mechanical issues, though, and we had to miss a couple of ports. About half of the passengers were IRATE. I didn't understand why they couldn't be grateful for how lucky we were to get the ports we DID hit with such glorious weather... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlendaleCruiser Posted July 30, 2008 #379 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Your pic is beautiful. We are thinking of taking this tour- but we will be docking in Cozumel and have heard that the trip is long.Where did you dock when you took this tour? If from Cozumel, what did you think of the commute? thanks I know that you asked this of someone else, but I will share my experience. I would not have done it if I'd known this. We had absolutely NO TIME in Cozumel and I've never been there. I had no idea that they would put us on a ferry for a ONE HOUR ride and then we boarded buses for another 1.5 hour ride, which stopped off at a hut so we would buy Aztec souvenir stuff. A couple of hours at Tulum (nice, but hotter than Hades) and another 1.5 hour bus ride to get to the 1 hour ferry ride. Day was OVER. Had to board ship without seeing Coz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poptart Posted July 30, 2008 #380 Share Posted July 30, 2008 There is a story that goes with this picture. At 41 my sister had a major stroke. To save her life they had to do surgery and as a result, take out about 1/3 of her skull....it stayed safe in her belly for over a year (because she had a staph infection post op they did not want to put it back too soon) while she recovered. At her most critical moment in the ICU, I held her hand and told her if she would only open her eyes I would take her anywhere in the world she wanted to go....her eyes flew open (the first of many miracles!), and as soon as she came off the ventilator she requested we go on a cruise. So in late April this year, almost 2 years after her stroke, we boarded the Legend with our mom, our other sister, two nieces and my sisters’ best friend. My sister wanted to swim with the dolphins more than anything else, so I scheduled the Royal Swim. Although VERY skeptical when we arrived, given my sisters physical limitations, the staff agreed to "let her try”. This picture was taken during the foot push.....what you can't see are the six women standing in the water watching her, laughing and crying at the same time. Since this day, my sister has continued to recover, expanding her horizons daily; because this moment in time renewed her confidence and made her realize that ANYTHING is possible! Gail you shared this with me over on the Coz board when I was questioning how much ability it took to do the Royal Swim--made me cry then and makes me cry now! So very precious. You are a blessed family. BTW I booked my Royal swim that day!:D Loving everyones pictures! One of my favorites is also my avatar--swimming with the stingrays!! But I'll try to find another good one and post it. This is so much fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w8ing2cruz Posted July 30, 2008 #381 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w8ing2cruz Posted July 30, 2008 #382 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I can't get this to work - I click on the mountain thingy but then have to cut and past the URL??? Doesn't want to work for me from snapfish. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuizer2 Posted July 30, 2008 #383 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I can't get this to work - I click on the mountain thingy but then have to cut and past the URL??? Doesn't want to work for me from snapfish. Any ideas? I don't use Snapfish, so I can't help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockportgirl Posted July 30, 2008 #384 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I can't get this to work - I click on the mountain thingy but then have to cut and past the URL??? Doesn't want to work for me from snapfish. Any ideas? Open a photobucket account. It's really easy to use. Upload your pictures from your computer there, then right click on that picture and copy the properties into the box that pops up when you hit the "mountain thingy" here. Hope that helps. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young cruiser Posted July 30, 2008 #385 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I've got the same shot! It's in Nassau. How fun it's been to admire all these photos. I've never been on a Carnival cruise, but I'll sneak in this one of Santorini, taken while on a Celebrity Mediterranean cruise. I have the same pic too!!!! I remember thinking it was so fun that the house was painted pink!!! It does look much better in white!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newistcruiseaddict Posted July 30, 2008 #386 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Okay...so I will admit I'm cheating a bit. Not Carnival, but RCI, private island. This is THE moment that sold me on cruising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebandive Posted July 30, 2008 #387 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I have the same pic too!!!! I remember thinking it was so fun that the house was painted pink!!! It does look much better in white!!!!!! Though I havn't been there myself, I'm fairly certain the white building was in Santorini, not in Nassau. Two different places entirely! ;) :D So it is probably still pink! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockportgirl Posted July 30, 2008 #388 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Though I havn't been there myself, I'm fairly certain the white building was in Santorini, not in Nassau. Two different places entirely! ;) :D So it is probably still pink! If it's not the same house, they're exact duplicates. No biggie either way, just interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuizer2 Posted July 30, 2008 #389 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I don't know if it's been sold, but it recently received a new paint job. (I can't see the for sale sign on my picture) This picture was taken last Dec.from the deck of Glory. Jerry I have the same pic too!!!! I remember thinking it was so fun that the house was painted pink!!! It does look much better in white!!!!!! Though I havn't been there myself, I'm fairly certain the white building was in Santorini, not in Nassau. Two different places entirely! ;) :D So it is probably still pink! You are not comparing the correct houses. When people refer to the pink house being repainted white, they mean the white house above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terri910 Posted July 30, 2008 #390 Share Posted July 30, 2008 If it's not the same house, they're exact duplicates. No biggie either way, just interesting... Not only would the house be a duplicate, so would the shoreline and scenery....*L* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuizer2 Posted July 30, 2008 #391 Share Posted July 30, 2008 If it's not the same house, they're exact duplicates. No biggie either way, just interesting... Not only would the house be a duplicate, so would the shoreline and scenery....*L* It is the same house. The other poster was just looking at the wrong "white" house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baylee Posted July 30, 2008 #392 Share Posted July 30, 2008 My granddaughter @ Chakanaab Park in Cozumel, April 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summercruisin' Posted July 31, 2008 #393 Share Posted July 31, 2008 First, thanks to the OP for the great thread, and a million thanks to all who have shared such great pictures! wow...that's all...just wow. One of my favorites (I, like others, have several) Grand Cayman, Miracle, June of 2006 (date on pic is incorrect). Got woken up by anchor and was really ticked, until I walked out on my balcony to see this sunrise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy cruzin Posted July 31, 2008 #394 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Such great pictures!! Can't resist adding one to the group from our Triumph 06 cruise. Ahhhhh...nothing quite like those aft balconies :D ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyJB Posted July 31, 2008 #395 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Jan 2008......Mexico... Alcapulcp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyJB Posted July 31, 2008 #396 Share Posted July 31, 2008 http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e155/SMBentley/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweston85 Posted July 31, 2008 #397 Share Posted July 31, 2008 This just says "VACATION" to me :D I really, really like that cup! Do they have those on all the ships? I really want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweston85 Posted July 31, 2008 #398 Share Posted July 31, 2008 You can get whatever kind of drink you want in it.... that one has a margarita! Let the good times begin! :D 29 more days until my next DOD :D (but who's counting???) How much are those carnival tail/drink of the day glasses? I love them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzOhioLady Posted July 31, 2008 #399 Share Posted July 31, 2008 I absolutely LOVE this Thread. Everyone's pictures has given me an escape while sitting here at work. I can't wait until my own cruise is here. So a BIG Thanks to all of you for helping me pass the time during the working hours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockportgirl Posted July 31, 2008 #400 Share Posted July 31, 2008 did you ever figure out how to post your photos? I'd love to see your "leaving Nassau through a storm" picture. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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