Notre Dame is burning

[SteveinMN]

Yeah, one of the nice things about the "floating cities" is that you can be as roped in or as aloof as you want. We make it a point to find the quiet places on board (library, parts of the spa, etc.). I rather like that there is a choice of entertainment and musical styles and dining venues. There has to be some structure when you're wrangling a thousand people every 24 hours. But even when we travel as a group DW and I are not prone to do what everyone else is doing. We can disappear pretty well on a cruise ship.

[sweetana3]

We found that staying on the ship when everyone else fought to get off was the better more relaxed option. We pretty much had the place to ourselves and did not have to pay for overpriced, hot, and crowded sightseeing on islands we were not terribly interested in seeing. At one stop, at least 7 huge cruise ships docked at the same time and all had to tender in to port. Madness.

Since the ships have gotten bigger, husband refuses to go on a cruise. Too much food, too much alcohol, and too much regimentation.

[Teacher Terry]

If I didn’t want to get off at the ports I wouldn’t take a cruise but some people do that. We don’t take the enormous ships but take the mid size ones. Don’t eat or drink too much. We get tons of exercise so as not to gain weight. Except for getting off the ship you can set your own schedule.

[SteveinMN]

We get tons of exercise so as not to gain weight.

I've never gained weight on a cruise, even in the days I could eat anything I wanted. Too busy moving in port sightseeing, doing laps around the ship, walking around from place to place on the ship. Certainly cruising is not for everyone but it's not the same experience for everyone either.

[Gardnr]

If I didn’t want to get off at the ports I wouldn’t take a cruise but some people do that.

Shudder at the thought....like a hamster in a wheel. ugh. i know there are people who would see nothing if they didn't get on a cruise ship d/t immobility. I'm glad it's available to them.

[CathyA]

Hmmm....how did this thread turn into a cruise thread? Maybe we should start a different thread about it?

[Teacher Terry]

Back on track a Catholic posted on Facebook that Notre Dame doesn’t need financial help to rebuild as they are worth 30 billion. The Catholic Church and many others like the mega churches,
TV churches have gotten rich off the little guy.

[JaneV2.0]

It appears that three beehives in the cathedral were spared. I'm pretty sure St. Ambrose intervened.

[LDAHL]

Back on track a Catholic posted on Facebook that Notre Dame doesn’t need financial help to rebuild as they are worth 30 billion. The Catholic Church and many others like the mega churches,
TV churches have gotten rich off the little guy.

Well, if a Catholic posted it on Facebook, it must be true.

[iris lilies]

Back on track a Catholic posted on Facebook that Notre Dame doesn’t need financial help to rebuild as they are worth 30 billion. The Catholic Church and many others like the mega churches,
TV churches have gotten rich off the little guy.

That wont stop the CatholicChurch from putting their hands out for contribution. And really, who could blame them because Notre Dam is more than a church,It is a worldwide cultural icon