tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post2002729288014114174..comments2024-03-18T04:40:38.214-05:00Comments on Murderous Musings: A History of CruisingChester Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-55573197825337231942010-03-13T12:33:09.179-06:002010-03-13T12:33:09.179-06:00I'd love to read that story, Pat. Why don'...I'd love to read that story, Pat. Why don't you blog about it?Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-81579379617448748752010-03-13T11:57:15.306-06:002010-03-13T11:57:15.306-06:00The big new floating cities just don't tempt m...The big new floating cities just don't tempt me. In my cruising days I had the best experience on small ships, where you get to know everybody and chat with the captain and crew anytime you please. The most unusual cruise I took was aboard the Russian ship Odessa from Los Angeles to Puerto Vallarta. I didn't give a hoot for Mexico and that ship was so fascinating I never even went ashore. Not long after the cruise ended President Reagan kicked the ship out of the U.S. as a spy ship. Just like that -- the ship docked in New Orleans and Reagan closed it up. I could tell you a story or two ... (:<br /><br />Pat BrowningAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-8574783624058708682010-03-13T11:56:48.212-06:002010-03-13T11:56:48.212-06:00Thanks, Bill. What a great way to do research. I&#...Thanks, Bill. What a great way to do research. I'm looking forward to reading your novel, The Figurehead, as well as your WIP, because I've always been fascinated with the sea and historical ships.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-65989991392048336412010-03-13T06:07:34.439-06:002010-03-13T06:07:34.439-06:00Fascinating blog (as usual) Jean. As you know, my ...Fascinating blog (as usual) Jean. As you know, my main interest at the moment is in the 1840s and I love the idea of Cunard putting a cow on board to provide fresh milk. My only 'cruise' was a four day trip from Oslo to Edinburgh as part of the crew of a beautiful square-rigger. It combined research, comfort and romance (the romance of sail, I hasten to add, not the Noel Coward leaning on the deck rail looking at the moon type).Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07675643113010061969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-72709090963898036992010-03-12T16:42:21.692-06:002010-03-12T16:42:21.692-06:00Your grandfather must have been a fascinating man,...Your grandfather must have been a fascinating man, Mark. I'd love to hear what he had to say.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-41575014186821112682010-03-12T16:34:33.852-06:002010-03-12T16:34:33.852-06:00Things have certainly changed in cruise ships. In...Things have certainly changed in cruise ships. In the late 1950's, my grandfather, Maynard Owen Williams, was a speaker on the SS Independence, telling his tales of traveling the Otoman Empire and other adventures. As a National Geographic photo jounralist, he was a true Indiana Jones, and the cruise ship guests were interested in what he had to say. Nowadays, no one would care. Instead, they would ask him, "Hey, Old Timer, where's the buffet and Broadway show?"Mark W. Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127689413680147200noreply@blogger.com