Just sent you an email. Will see if you get it! We're leaving out of Ft Lauderdale, Carnival The Miracle. Going to Panama, Belize, Costa Rica, Thursday week. You are on a roll! Have fun, Joan! Again! Last year, I did two back to back cruises, well, within 3 weeks.

Oh, I see. I thought perhaps US Air had gone out of business right after the incident or something. Gosh, I hate feeling so powerless when dealing with big companies. Two months ago DH and I bought a new sofa, loveseat and upholstered chair for our livingroom from a well-known, long established store here is So Calif called Wickes. We bought our first living room set from them when we were newlyweds in 1973. The new furniture was delivered on a Saturday and we knew immediately we had made a mistake when selecting the chair. The following weekend we drove over to Wickes to ask them how to exchange it for another we liked. They told us, no can do, they filed for bankruptcy on Monday. What??? We then told them we would accept an even exchange for another chair that cost $100 less. Nope. grrrrr. Jodi-

Checked with school, and if we go the 30th of July, his school starts the day after we get back, so I'm looking at dates in June. Will make the final decision on dates and book by this Wed. He doesn't need a passport, per what travel agent told me today, BUT he will need a certified letter of permit from parents if it is just the two of us. Looking more like it will be the two of us. That's fine. Lana, I'll put a post on the Ak slaw thread. I modified it a bit and I love my version.

I heard several people that did the dog breeder and ride, and they loved the experience but I looked and looked and it and just didn't think it would be that much fun in comparison to the real glacier dog sled ride. I did get the salmon fishing excursion, but opted out of it. The Deadliest Catch cruise, has heaters over you, so you weren't cold, but to tell you the truth, on land it wasn't cold and by the time you go the weather should be perfect. I went in July last time. No heavy coat. Glacier Bay was cold when you were moving, and nite time on the open deck for the movies at 10:00 was cold. But lots were in the hot tub to watch the movie. Didn't take my swimsuit, gs did, but he didn't get in any of them. On the Deadliest Catch, they have coats for you to put on. Lairsville, it was damp, but not cold. Be sure and get on the deck and no on the upper level on the boat. I did layer at night to sit on the open deck. Used my raincoat lots, not due to the rain, but it was heavy enough to protect me from the wind, plus I had a jacket, light weight on underneath, plus long sleeve knit shirt. I changed clothes after dinner back to comfortable casual clothing. Balcony was great, and was an extended balcony. Only thing was that it was not covered, and the upper deck looked down onto you deck, cause it was extended. LOL, when gs was eating breakfast on the balcony when we were at Glacier Bay, people over us, were talking about gs enjoying his breakfast, and wished they had done that. The buffet for breakfast was great, but the buffet for lunch was disappointing. Dining experience evening was great. And the big surprise and biggie for gs was the Baked Alaska experience when lights were dimmed and the servers walked around with the lite baked alaska's and eveyone was twirling their napkins to the music. If you are on the GOlden Princess, you will find the International Cafe is ADDICTING! Their ham and cheese croissants are delicious, their mini desserts are fantastic, but the bestest of all was they kept freshly baked peanut butter cookies and chocolate chip cookies coming out all day long AND in the afternoon a server would walk around with a tray of small glasses of milk and freshly baked cookies. I dare not tell how many pb cookies I ate :o) I had rhubard ice cream instead of a slice of baked alaska