That's class! I do hope your nephew agrees to go with you. It will be good for you both.I've asked this question before and I'm pretty certain it is the Azura. You do know it takes 3000 passengers don't you Anj.
Cruises are very popular with gays and we've found they are always great fun. Forgive me if I've told this story before; it's one of my favourites so I've told it that often you forget who's company you are in. We were on a cruise once and we were going on an organised beach trip. We were waiting for the transfer along with all the other people on the trip when this chap walks past dressed in an all white officers uniform, complete with pressed white shorts and an officers cap. He looked like something off Carry on cruising. Anyway Cal, in all earnestly says, oh look, the Captain is joining us. lol Oh Cal.
Later in the cruise, we bumped into the same couple on Rialto Bridge in Venice, and they were absolutely gushing because they'd just been on a gondola trip. We were quite jealous, but not prepared to wait an hour in the queue to take our own. Not cheap either.
It reminds me that we have a cruise booked and prepaid for June this year for what would have been our 30th anniversary. One of the things on my to do list for next week is to ask my nephew if he fancies coming with me. He's recently split up with his long term girlfriend and I know money's tight so he may just fancy a free holiday. I don't really feel like going on my own. Anyway, I should point out at this stage that my nephew is a 21 years old blonde Adonis, he's like a young pre bald Prince William. I can just imagine going down to dinner on the cruise and introducing him as my nephew to the other guest at the table. Yeah OK. pull the other one lol .
I do know there are thousands of people on the ships but you never know...small world and all that! My friends were quite late into cruising, only went on their first one about 8 years ago and now don't do any other kind of holiday. It's them, plus another couple we are friends with (heterosexual) and a gay friend of theirs ( who we've known for ages through them) that we are going with in October.
My most favourite holiday I've had was going to Majorca for one of them's 60th birthday. Nine gay blokes, me, husband and the other couple referred to above. I have never ever laughed so much in my life. Breakfast was ridiculous. Loud shouts of "I'm sitting on the straight table today" as they would come over, in the campest way possible, and sit with us. All done for effect!
I was very nervous of introducing my Mum and Dad to them when it was my daughter's first Communion. I wanted them to be there because we have been friends since I moved to the North east. So I told my staunch Catholic mother that she had to be nice and accepting as Jesus would have been. Why did I worry. Best mates all around, exchanged Christmas cards, even called in to see them when they were flying somewhere from Liverpool Airport. A few days after the Communion, my Mum rang me " I need to ask you something about x and y. Which one of them.." pause. OMG! What was she about to say. She finished the sentence with "does the cooking?" ?
