There is nothing like a nice cruise for relaxation and fun. I knew that when I joined the United states Navy 42 years ago. I went on several cruises then and I enjoyed them but it is even better when you are on a cruise ship and can choose where you want to go and when you want to go. we have been on a couple of cruises and just loved them.

A couple of years ago I won a Gospel Music cruise and we went to three ports in Mexico and the whole cruise was nothing but great Southern Gospel music and eating great food anytime of the day or night. another thing that was really nice about this cruise was that there was no alcohol and no smoking, No body stunk and nobody was drunk and obnoxious. I would love to go another one sometime as it is a yearly event.

We went on a cruise to the Bahamas several years ago and it was a blast too. The water is so beautiful and we were lucky that the weather was perfect the whole cruise and the seas were like glass. Hardly anybody got seasick. Of course the food is always superb on these type of cruises and the fresh seafood is awesome. We went to Atlantis. Wow, what a place.

Two more cruises that I want to take sometime is a paddle wheeler cruise on the Mississippi River from up country somewhere to New Orleans. Love that city and talk about good seafood. Those Cajuns know how to cook and have a good time.

I also want to take a river cruise on the Rhine and the Danube Rivers in Europe. I saw a little of that country courtesy of Uncle Sam and the United states navy but not near enough. The castles over looking the rivers ar gorgeous. Now you talk about a retirement home . How would that be? A castle overlooking the Danube. I could go for that. Bratwurst and German beer everyday. WOW!

If I ever won a power ball or something like that I would buy a big yacht and cruise all the time.

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