Royal Caribbean cruise from Tampa, Florida to Southampton, England from April 15 to April 28, 2006
Jimmy Hoffa is alive and well and cruising Royal Caribbean. Katrina has not only devastated New Orleans but was a force to be reckoned with in the Solarium on the pool deck aboard the Legend of the Seas. And last but not least, Mr. And Mrs. Bucket (pronounced bu- kay) of the British sitcom, Keeping up Appearances , have aged well and enjoy cruising.
If the joy of cruising is really about the people you see and meet, our recent cruise on the Royal Caribbean International, Legend of the Seas from Tampa, Florida to Southampton, England was one of the best. The first day out of Tampa my wife and I started our routine for the cruise. After a delightful breakfast in the Windjammer we retired to the Solarium where we warmed up in the spa and then did our water aerobics in the pool. We then relaxed in a lounge chair until the newspaper came out at ten oclock, read and worked the puzzles until noon and then had a snack in the Solarium for lunch. Our routine was shattered at about eight oclock on the first day out when Katrina swept into the Solarium like a hurricane and began collecting all the towels that other passengers had placed on the lounges to reserve them until later in the day. We even had to call her off when she started to collect ours. When we got out of the hot tub, we complimented her on her efficiency since one of our pet peeves on cruising was the people who put towels on lounges to save them while they did everything from eating breakfast to shopping or even taking tours.