We are having a small gathering in Washington at my place in Sept. Have heard about an East Coast one too. Think people are scheduling them as they can.

are you a sea monkey?

cruise is a great idea! When and how much... I'm in!

http://mingle2010cruise.yuku.com/

If you're interested, sign up here, it will give you what details are available now and give you all the new details as things come together.

And we do ask that anyone who is even remotely interested actually sign up there. The more people I can tell the travel agent are interested, the better rates we can get. It's not a commitment, it's not anything but an expression of interest.

http://mingle2010cruise.yuku.com/directory

i wanna go

I'd probably throw up the whole time!

A lot of people think that but unless you're EXTREMELY motion sick or there's a massive storm, the ships are far more stable than most people think. On my 2 cruises, most of the time I couldn't even feel the ship moving at all.

See the link above and sign up there

Thanks for the link, will someone be posting here when the dates have been chosen? I'd love to try and go, but would need lots of notice to set up childcare for my son. Also a great reason to really stick to the weight loss plan and get to my goal.

We will be posting the bare minimums of the wheres and whens when we figure it all out. As of the polling right now, it's looking like either next summer or fall, I think. The best way to get full details and other valuable information, tips, find roommates, etc is to sign up above. Unfortunately, there's way too many people interested to e-mail individually from here.

Signing up above doesn't commit you to anything but wanting more information. And, it gives Pam and I an idea of how many people might be interested. The bigger number we can give a travel agent, the more likely we are to get a better rate and/or better perks.

Here's a cruise option for us:

To The Point is excited to offer the ultimate adventure cruise along the pirate-infested coast of Somalia!

We board our luxury cruise ship in Djibouti on the Gulf of Aden near the entrance to the Red Sea, and disembark in Mombassa, Kenya seven adrenaline-charged days later.





Starting at $5,200 per-person (double occupancy, inside room) and $6,900 (veranda complete with bench rest), you'll relax like never before.



That's because you are welcome to bring your own arsenal with you. If you don't have your own weapons, you can rent them from our onboard Master Gunsmith. Enjoy reloading parties every afternoon with skeet and marksmanship competitions every night!

But the best fun of all, of course, is Pirate Target Practice.

For the object of the cruise is to sail up and down the Somali Coast waiting to get hijacked by pirates. The weapons rental costs are as follows.

Rent a full auto M-16 for only $25/day with ammo attractively priced at $16 per 100 rounds of 5.56 armor-piercing:



On a budget? Rent a full-auto scope-mounted AK-47 for only $9/day with 7.62 ball ammo at $12 per 100 rounds:



Hello! Nothing gets a pirate's attention like a Barrett M-107 .50-cal sniper rifle; only $59/day with 25 rounds of armor-piercing ammo affordably priced at only $29.95.



Need a spotter? Our professional crew members can double as spotters for only $30/hour (spotting scope included, but gratuities are not.)



Want to make a real impact? Rent an RPG for only $175/day with three fragmentation rounds included!



Also included: Free complimentary night vision equipment - and throughout the night, coffee, pastries and snacks are always available on the main deck from 7pm until 6am.

Our deluxe package comes complete with gourmet meals and all rooms offer a mini-bar.

But that's not all! Twin mounted miniguns are available for rental at only $450.00 per 30 seconds of sustained fire!



We guarantee that you will experience at least two hijacking attempts by pirates or you'll receive an instant $1,000 refund upon arrival in Mombassa.

How can we make that guarantee? We operate at 5 knots just beyond 12 nautical miles off the coast of Somalia, thus in international waters where pirates have no rights whatever. In fact, we make three passes through the area's most treacherous waters to ensure maximum visibility by Somali "mother ships".

We repeat this for five days, making three complete passes past the entire Somali Coast. At night, the boat is fully lit and bottle rockets are shot every five minutes with loud disco music directionally beamed shoreside to attract maximum attention.



Testimonials from previous participants in the Somali Cruise:

"Six attacks in 4 days were more than I expected. I bagged three pirates, my wife nailed two, and my 12-year old son sank two boats with the mini-gun. This wonderful cruise was fun for the whole family" -- Fred D., Cincinnati, OH

"Pirates 0, Passengers 32! Well worth the trip! Can't recommend it highly enough!" -- Ben L., Bethesda, MD

"I haven't had this much fun since flying choppers in 'Nam. Don't worry about getting shot by pirates... they never even got close to the ship with the crap they shoot and their lousy aim... reminds me of a drunken juicer door-gunner we picked up from the motor pool in Phu Bai!" -- Dan J. - Denver, CO



Come on board and bag your own clutch of genuine Somali pirates! But cabin space is limited so you need to respond quickly. Reserve your package before May 31st and get a great bonus - 100 rounds of free tracer ammo in the caliber of your choice. So sign up for the Ultimate Somali Coast Adventure Cruise now!

Suz...............................uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhh....................I think I have a doctor's appointment that week...................YEAH!! A really important doctor appointment. Can't miss it!!!

Go figure, Steve thinks it sounds like a FINE idea

So would Jon......Could you just see that?????


Jon, Steve, Pat and Geoff standing out on the front of the ship wearing cutlasses and eye-patches!!! All of them yelling "aaarrrrggghhh" at each other!!!

NO NO NO

come on ladies think of us single ladies, it would be nice to capture a pirate of our own to be cabana boys, so please keep your men under control.

Pirate cabana boys? Now that's a thought Hope they know how to make mojitos