# I'm leaving. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 2, 2008, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-leaving/439823 "2008-03-02T06:32:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-leaving/439823/1 "2008-03-02T06:32:29Z")
But only for a week. It’s vacation time and I couldn’t be more ready. Tomorrow, I’m getting on the _Carnival Legend_ in Tampa and I won’t be back til next Sunday. Going to visit Georgetown, Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico; Belize City, Belize; and Isla Roatán, Honduras. You see, I went on my first cruise last October. As soon as we got home from Miami, we booked this one. After we get back on Sunday, we’ll probably book another one in October. I’m an addict. So, none of you will see me around til Sunday, not that anyone will notice. Totally mundane and pointless, and more than a little egotistical to think you care, but I wanted to share my excitement. Try to hold the place together. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-leaving/439823/2 "2008-03-02T06:34:10Z")
[QUOTE=Bambi Hassenpfeffer] But only for a week. It’s vacation time and I couldn’t be more ready. Tomorrow, I’m getting on the _Carnival Legend_ in Tampa and I won’t be back til next Sunday. Going to visit Georgetown, Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico; Belize City, Belize; and Isla Roatán, Honduras. You see, I went on my first cruise last October. As soon as we got home from Miami, we booked this one. After we get back on Sunday, we’ll probably book another one in October. I’m an addict. So, none of you will see me around til Sunday, not that anyone will notice. Totally mundane and pointless, and more than a little egotistical to think you care, but I wanted to share my excitement. Try to hold the place together. [/QUOTE] I care, Bambi. Even though this is the first post of yours I’ve ever read, I do care. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-leaving/439823/3 "2008-03-02T06:43:17Z")
I’m just relieved that the “I’m leaving” bit isn’t permanent. Have a great trip! ---
**Author:** ![ShermanAter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ShermanAter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShermanAter)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-leaving/439823/4 "2008-03-02T06:53:15Z")
Have a great trip. My ex-wife worked for Holland America so we got a “free” ten day cruise every year. I love it. I remember the last day of my first cruise. I didn’t want to get off the ship. I was grabbing the railings. Bon Voyage ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-leaving/439823/5 "2008-03-02T08:14:25Z")
When come back post photos! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-leaving/439823/6 "2008-03-02T12:06:43Z")
Sounds like a great cruise - I know you’ll have a blast! Take and post lots of pics. And bring me a present!! 😃 Then again, maybe not. My daughter came off one of them cruises with a big ol’ blue sombrero covered in sparklies. :eek: One of these days, I’m gonna go on a big boat for fun. One of these days… ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-leaving/439823/7 "2008-03-02T13:55:49Z")
[QUOTE=bbs2k] When come back post photos! [/QUOTE] [Here](http://www.flickr.com/photos/miketurk/sets/72157602404937838/) is the Flickr set from the last cruise, with some stuff in Miami thrown in at the top and bottom. **Sherman** , I had difficulty leaving on my first one too. The friends I was traveling with and I decided that if we tried hard enough, we could probably stow away somewhere – at least for a few days – but we settled instead on booking this one. Free cruises? I need a family member who can go to work for Carnival for me. **Mom** , you need to go on a cruise. _Everyone_ needs to go on a cruise. Carnival even sails from Norfolk, so it’s not so far from you. They do a 6-day cruise to the Bahamas and a 2-day cruise to nowhere from Virginia. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-leaving/439823/8 "2008-03-02T14:42:57Z")
They also do a five day cruise to Cozumel from Tampa, we were on that last month. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-leaving/439823/9 "2008-03-02T15:02:38Z")
You keep going on ships? Haven’t you seen _Titanic_ ? Have good time ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-leaving/439823/10 "2008-03-02T15:46:16Z")
[QUOTE=Bambi Hassenpfeffer] **Mom** , you need to go on a cruise. _Everyone_ needs to go on a cruise. Carnival even sails from Norfolk, so it’s not so far from you. They do a 6-day cruise to the Bahamas and a 2-day cruise to nowhere from Virginia. [/QUOTE] Royal Caribbean sails out of Baltimore, which is even closer than Norfolk. And yeah, I know I need to go. But first I gotta get the kid graduated and married and moved (you remember my kid, don’t you? Did you know she’s getting married in May??) Anyway, spousal unit and I intend to cruise some day before we die… ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-leaving/439823/11 "2008-03-02T15:56:55Z")
[QUOTE=FairyChatMom] (you remember my kid, don’t you? Did you know she’s getting married in May??) [/QUOTE] :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-leaving/439823/12 "2008-03-02T16:06:46Z")
Hey, have fun, I’ll make a point of missing you. Myself, me and the clan will be off this Thursday afternoon for ten days in Arizona. I’ll post sporadically though - we’ll be staying at my mom’s and most evenings we’ll wind up there. The Wife and I met on a cruise and have been on a couple since then. You’re right, it’s addictive. And fattening ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-leaving/439823/13 "2008-03-02T16:30:00Z")
Have fun, d00d! \ [QUOTE=] I need a family member who can go to work for Carnival for me. [/QUOTE] What, you couldn’t talk Dan into it?? ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-leaving/439823/14 "2008-03-02T16:32:57Z")
You’ve got a lot of nerve shirking your responsibilities around here, just to satisfy your own weird boat obsession. Be gone with you! Oh, and have a great time. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-leaving/439823/15 "2008-03-02T16:34:36Z")
enjoy your fun in the sun! Have you should checked out your ship on [www.cruisebruise.com](http://www.cruisebruise.com)? Just to make sure its not a recent carrier of a norvirus epidemic. ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-leaving/439823/16 "2008-03-02T22:44:17Z")
OK, this is it. Passing underneath the Sunshine Skyway and leaving the US behind. See ya later. ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-leaving/439823/17 "2008-03-03T08:43:53Z")
What the hell? Surely they have internet access on cruise ships these days. Are you actually going waste your time to go out and see stuff and drink and eat? Where are your priorities? ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-leaving/439823/18 "2008-03-03T09:57:58Z")
[QUOTE=Bambi Hassenpfeffer] _Everyone_ needs to go on a cruise. [/QUOTE] What were your favorite drills? Lifeboat, fire, or engineering? What? You mean they have cruises where you’re not getting woken up at random times to deal with disaster drills? What’s the fun in that? :dubious: Have a great time, **Bambi**! ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-leaving/439823/19 "2008-03-03T22:31:03Z")
[QUOTE=Ice Wolf] I’m just relieved that the “I’m leaving” bit isn’t permanent. Have a great trip! [/QUOTE] Yeah, me too. My first thought upon reading the title and seeing the OP was “Aw, man”. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-leaving/439823/20 "2008-03-03T23:16:41Z")
Aw. I want a cruise! Take me! Take me! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-leaving/439823.md?page=2)