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| 25th December 2009 swills82 | Merry Christmas Netter! - From: The Carnival Holiday Show . . . Hope you have a great day! |
| 22nd December 2009 Julie | Decorations... - From: It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas On The Ship . . . Looks terrific... I guess we should let you get your hands on Fitz again this summer!!! - J, C &A xx |
| 22nd December 2009 swills82 | Too Cute - From: It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas On The Ship . . . Netter, you are such a camp person. lol. Place looks great. Congrats! Merry Christmas! |
| 20th December 2009 swills82 | Beautiful! - From: Melting at Villa Vera . . . Totally looks like paradise! |
| 17th December 2009 swills82 | - From: VIP Movie Viewing and Port Wandering . . . Theatre sounds unreal! I WANNA GO! |
| 9th December 2009 Alicia McCalla | Need infomation - From: Back to the Blue Hole . . . Hi Jeanette, My name is ALicia McCalla, I doing a TV program in Jamaica called Hidden Treasures. I was researching falls in Jamaica for the show and came upon your blog in Google search and found the Blue Hole very interesting. I realize that its virtually unknown to the average Jamaican, and that there aren't many avenues of research for this beautiful place. However i would like to know if you would be able to share more information on the Blue Hole or help me to make contact with someone who would be able to give me the information I need for my research. Your help will be truly appreciated. Looking forward to your response. Walk Good! |
| 25th November 2009 swills82 | - From: Settling into the Spirit . . . Restaurant sounds awesome. I saw Twilight in Canada but will be seeing New Moon in Honduras when it comes here Dec. 4th. Perhaps we can go see Eclipse together in some other foreign country ;) |
| 25th November 2009 swills82 | - From: Ending Ecstasy and Starting Spirit . . . Good luck in this next contract Netter! |
| 25th November 2009 swills82 | Pretty - From: Final Days on the Mexican East Coast . . . I wanna get married on that little part you labeled "pretty". That's all. |
| 6th November 2009 swills82 | - From: Golfitos! . . . LOOOOOVE the idea of the walkie talkies. Great pic of you ordering too! haha. |
| 4th November 2009 Lex | Great Halloween! - From: Frightfully Fun . . . Wow fantastic ideas Jeanette! Your Hwe'en was def more fun than anything I heard about around here!! I worked all weekend.....booooo. Hot costumes. I was a pirate! Rylee stayed w/ us over the weekend & she was a devil, Laney wore a spider collar, Regan was her old-lady-self & Kev worked night shift. Congrats on a great Hallowe'en ! xoxoxox |
| 3rd November 2009 swills82 | - From: Frightfully Fun . . . I was thinking about you actually, as my last Halloween was spent aboard ship. Such fun. Love the enthusiasm in your one teen standing there in the pic. lol. Great costumes. Glad you had fun! |
| 3rd November 2009 swills82 | - From: Snorkeling in the Sun and Reading in the Rain . . . since when do taxis rent snorkeling equipment? LOVE it! |
| 30th October 2009 Brooks | I am slowly going crazy ...... - From: How to Make a Disasterous Transfer into a Game . . . OMG Netter. I am soooo glad to hear that you made it ok. I guess this gets filled into the Crazy, Hilarious and Totally Random - Carnival Cruise Lines story vault. Again, no one who has worked for Carnival would believe any of this. "People who have never worked on a ship", THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IT IS LIKE, in one experience. tee hee......hugs. |
| 23rd October 2009 Michelle | WOW - From: How to Make a Disasterous Transfer into a Game . . . That is quite the trip! I can't imagine doing through ALL of that! Thanks for the entertainment! |
| 23rd October 2009 Michelle | Great! - From: Exploring Galveston . . . Thanks for he entertainment! I love the pics! |
| 23rd October 2009 Alevin | Miami to Freeport - From: How to Make a Disasterous Transfer into a Game . . . What a crazy day & a half! I might be mixed up, but isn't there a ferry from Miami to Freeport??..........But I suppose you'd have to get that travel approved in order to be reimbursed. Seems as though the flight you "missed" to Miami was actually cancelled & the shady business of flight convinced all the 'stand bys' that they had actually missed their plane. If so, JERKS. Congrats on your Amazing Race Win! |
| 23rd October 2009 swills82 | - From: Exploring Galveston . . . Used book stores and those fancy stools at the pharmacy sound great to me. Enjoy! |
| 23rd October 2009 swills82 | Homesick for the Ocean - From: The Ecstasy So Far . . . Between reading your blogs tonight and my short skype chat with Nicole and Steph (my closest friends from the Majesty), I am feeling uber ship-sick and wishing I were there instead of worrying about the state of the country I am currently in. Soak up every minute of it Netter. Miss ya muchly. |
| 23rd October 2009 swills82 | AMAZING race! - From: How to Make a Disasterous Transfer into a Game . . . lol. Congrats for surviving all of that! I, too, would have lost in many times during that situation. We used to see all the dry docked ships in Freeport when we were there. I always thought Freeport was boring and ugly. lol. Welcome to your new ship! |
| 20th October 2009 swills82 | Onto the next adventure! - From: Conquest Conclusion . . . Glad you enjoyed your time. You next should be just as interesting and fun! By gummi shooters do you mean Jell-o shooters? They look different but I don't know what they are! PLEASE SHARE! lol. Good luck on your next contract :) |
| 12th October 2009 swills82 | - From: Back in the Sunshine . . . Skipbo! I taught it to Walt and a few of the teachers here but they're not as addicted as we are. Isn't sunshine fantastic!? Glad you're soaking up the sun. Happy Thanksgiving! |
| 12th October 2009 swills82 | I'm glad you're glad. - From: Best Sign-On Day Ever . . . Enjoy this next year of cruising Netter. Thinking of you always. |
| 30th August 2009 swills82 | Oh Canada! - From: Hitting Up Halifax . . . I miss it. Glad you enjoyed Halifax. Beautiful place. P.S. You're quite good at self-y shots now! |
| 5th August 2009 kdh | not sunk - From: Carlisle Bay Shipwreck Snorkel . . . The Cornwallis was repaired temporarily after being hit by a German torpedo at Bridgetown and sailed to Trinidad for permanent repair. It was eventually sunk by the Germans off Maine in 1944. |
| 3rd August 2009 mac186m | Nice - From: Back to the Blue Hole . . . Jamaica is one of the most beautiful place on eath, great people, food, entertainment, exhilarating views of the Caribbean Sea. |
| 15th July 2009 tarsia | Beautiful - From: Dominica River Tubing . . . This looks like alot of fun. I Am actually from Dominica and visited the island in December, but never had the chance to do all these fun activities. I live on St. Thomas in the Virgin islands where the heat is becoming overbearingly hot causing me to misss the island even more. Normally I just close my eyes and just make use of my imagination feeling like im swimming in the river like you guys. IM JEALOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| 10th July 2009 swills82 | - From: Hello Halifax . . . The harbour walk is lovely. Glad you had some time for you. Looking forward to camp SUPER soon! |
| 10th July 2009 swills82 | SKIPBO! - From: At Long Last the Contract Comes to an End . . . We played skipbo on the ship ALL THE TIME in kid's corner. Oh man. I love that game. Senior Frogs is always a good time too ;) |
| 15th May 2009 Linda | the highlight of my trip - From: Jumping into the Blue Hole . . . My daughter and I had an offer from a Rasta man to take us to "the Blue Hole". We had no idea what it was and it was the best day of our trip by far!!! He also took us to see "fire on the water". Amazing!!! |
| 11th May 2009 Naome | thanks! - From: Jumping into the Blue Hole . . . Thanks to you I am visiting this spot in July! Thanks for sharing~ Naome |
| 4th May 2009 swills82 | - From: A Day in Key West . . . I suppose that is my answer on the whole swine flu thing. Good luck with the changed itinerary! |
| 4th May 2009 swills82 | - From: Three Jamaican Adventures in One . . . "you dead mon?" "ya mon." Oh Jamaican bobsled! |
| 4th May 2009 swills82 | - From: A Crew Tour of Twisted Passion . . . sounds like quite the adventure! There's no risk of swine flu in the areas you guys are visiting I am assuming. Has there been much disturbance to ship life with the recent craziness?! Stay safe! |
| 4th May 2009 swills82 | - From: River Tubing with Ginny and the Teens . . . The pic of that shrimp does NOT make me wanna eat it. lol. |
| 4th May 2009 swills82 | - From: Introducing My Friend Ginny to My Friends the Stingrays . . . Great photos! So excited to use my underwater camera now! |
| 2nd May 2009 swills82 | - From: Atlantis with Ginny . . . If I had gone back to my 2nd contract like I was supposed to, we would most likely have ended up in the bahamas together at some point! We used to dock with the destiny often! :( |
| 2nd May 2009 swills82 | - From: Surprise Transfer . . . Sorry to hear there's drama. Oh Netter. I wish you the best of luck back on the Destiny and I'm sorry to hear this is all going down. Looking forward to hearing about it all at camp. |
| 2nd May 2009 swills82 | - From: Racing in St. Maarten . . . LOVE that you were the bartender! lol. Yay Canada and yay poutine! |
| 2nd May 2009 swills82 | - From: An Easy Day in St. Thomas . . . exciting that you and Jody are back on ship together! Hope you're finally getting more time to enjoy all that sunshine! |
| 27th April 2009 Erin | Cool - From: I Went Skydiving? Wow that is cool. I want to do it too, but I think I might be too scared!! Awesome! |
| 3rd April 2009 Brooks | Up Up and Away - From: Chichen Itza or Chicken Pizza . . . Hey there Netter, the photo of the two of you jumping with Chichen Itza behind you is awesome, it looks like you are 10' in the air.... |
| 3rd March 2009 Laurie | Blue Hole - From: Jumping into the Blue Hole . . . Thanks for sharing your experience and pictures - something I would like to see |
| 15th February 2009 swills82 | - From: Transfer Time . . . sounds like they gave you quite the send off. Good luck on your next ship :) |
| 15th February 2009 swills82 | Mayan Ruins - From: Chichen Itza or Chicken Pizza . . . I've been to Tulum (Mexico), Copan (Honduras), and Tikal (Guatemala), but never to Chichen Itza. It looks gorgeous! Lucky you! Great photos. |
| 13th February 2009 swills82 | - From: Joining the Fantasy . . . And yet your "small" ship still holds more than twice as many passengers at max capacity than my poor Majesty (I checked. lol) Enjoy the sunshine! |
| 13th February 2009 swills82 | - From: A Little Country Called Lesotho . . . I too, get that pressure. It's nice to know travel can still be done as a family to such amazing places as this. :) |
| 8th January 2009 stef | fear - From: To the Top of the Ampitheatre . . . I know all too well what it feels like to try and talk yourself out of a fear, and feeling like there is no way over it! Good for you for facing it, Jeanette. It is the only way to not let fear get in the way of life!! |
| 24th December 2008 swills82 | Congrats - From: Playing with Sharks . . . Glad you overcame your fear and were able to proceed. So jealous of your amazing dive. I'll add it to my list of places to go! Can't believe you saw dolphins! eeek. |
| 7th December 2008 swills82 | - From: My Really Really Incredible and My Really Really Ridiculous Time in Port St Johns . . . Oh Netter. I can't even imagine the frustration you must have been feeling. So glad to hear you have money again. Good luck in the rest of your travels. |
| 7th December 2008 swills82 | - From: Through the Transkei . . . Sounds like you’re getting lots of alone time to process your thoughts and experiences. I think that’s what I miss most about living on a ship. |
| 7th December 2008 swills82 | - From: Mama Tofu's House . . . Such amazing adventures you are having. Glad you’re enjoying yourself again. |
| 7th December 2008 swills82 | - From: Chilling in Chintsa . . . I’m glad you’ve stuck it out Netter. How incredibly brave you’ve been my friend! |
| 7th December 2008 swills82 | - From: The Little School with a Big Heart . . . Reminds me of the story of the little boy throwing starfish into the ocean. We can’t change the world but if we can help even one person, we’ve made a difference in their world. So glad you were able to have this experience Netter. |
| 5th December 2008 ladonna | madeleine mccann - From: The Ins and Outs of the Red Light District* . . . did you happen to see or get any pictures of the missing madeleine mcann while you were there? Look her name up on the computer to see about her if you have any photos or info pleawse let the parents know at one of the addresses metodo 3 is their private investigator their address is a good one thanks |
| 4th December 2008 Ilan Mann | Amazing! - From: The Little School with a Big Heart . . . This is an incredibly moving entry! |
| 2nd December 2008 swills82 | - From: Catch a Wave . . . Good for you Netter - yet another thing on my list as well. I've heard it's difficult. I'm excited though to try. Did your dancer balance come in handy at all? :) |
| 2nd December 2008 swills82 | - From: Knysna the Beautiful . . . LOVE the photos. Also LOVE that the man in preggers for once. And lifelong mates - cute. |
| 2nd December 2008 swills82 | - From: Melting Away in Plettenberg Bay . . . I like that your shirt matched the kayak :P |
| 2nd December 2008 swills82 | I Need a Day Like This - From: Wild Utopia . . . I love beaches, but I'm missing greens and... nature. Looks like a lovely day :) |
| 27th November 2008 Aunt Renee | Hi Nettie - From: An Unfortunate Tale . . . Just sat down after a long day, was looking forward to reading your blog and eeks.....didn't feel right about your caption. I'm so glad to hear you're alright!!!!! Material things can be replaced. Travel safe and enjoy your experiences. lots of love....xoxo |
| 26th November 2008 Capucine | Holy Cats..... - From: An Unfortunate Tale . . . Wow friend. Sending lots of hugs your way. Wow. |
| 26th November 2008 Brittany | - From: An Unfortunate Tale . . . Hey Brave Netters! There were 5 jerks in the car (who knows, perhaps they are victims of corrupt politics or moral erosion) but there were also 4 WONDERFUL people watching over you and protecting you...for absolutely no other reason than human kindness. That is the real beauty of travel and the reason you do it. You can't be saved from all difficulty. During my travels in Brazil, I had money stolen, I was hit by a car and had to ward off slimy men left right and centre...but those are not the memories that stick. I believe that our angels send the people who help us. And they work overtime when we step out of our "comfort zones." You keep truckin'! Apart from the jerks, it sounds like you had a lovely time. And you will have many more lovely times (for me to read and dream about at 2:00 am back home! :) |
| 25th November 2008 swills82 | - From: Cape Town By Foot . . . I LOVE markets and colourful buildings. I've seen lots of both in my travels so far as well. Perhaps we need more of both in Canada as well. |
| 25th November 2008 swills82 | Penguins! - From: Swept Away on the Cape . . . Daniel will be SO jealous! |
| 25th November 2008 swills82 | - From: All About Cape Town . . . Looks like you had quite the tour of the city and a very enjoyable (unplanned!) day of events. |
| 25th November 2008 swills82 | - From: On Safari Again . . . The more I look and your pics and read your stories, the more I feel like I need to leave for a safari this instant! lol. You sure are taking it all in. |
| 25th November 2008 swills82 | LUCKY!!! - From: Sunset Safari . . . You saw the big 5! Amazing. Sounds like quite the adventure! |
| 25th November 2008 swills82 | AMAZING! - From: In Search of the Big Five . . . African Safari is definitely on my life list. WOW. So many animals! Lucky you! totally jealous. |
| 25th November 2008 swills82 | Amazing View! - From: Place of the Rising Sun . . . Great photos! I also love that you're camping! I miss camping. I haven't done it in years. |
| 25th November 2008 swills82 | How Lucky We Are! - From: Soweto and the Apartheid Museum . . . It's amazing all the things we take for granted. Thank you for sharing your stories Netter. I'm sure it was a huge eye-opener. |
| 25th November 2008 julia | Janet! - From: An Unfortunate Tale . . . What a scary story, I am so glad that you didn't get hurt, you must still be shaken up. I hope that they catch the buggers! Sending you hugs and kisses from montreal! xxoo |
| 2nd November 2008 Sarah | - From: Central Joburg . . . The confusion you feel is very normal, I think, and one that everyone who has travelled to S. Africa feels. I will be interested to see if you make peace with that feeling before you come home...That feeling still resonates with me. The frustration you felt in your last post (re: apathetic voters in Canada) is also very true. We are so spoiled, and many of us take it for granted. Lots of hugs! xo |
| 29th October 2008 swills82 | Safe Travels! - From: After Working and Saving - Here I Go! . . . Good luck Netter! Keep writing and I'll keep reading! |
| 29th October 2008 Brittany | - From: After Working and Saving - Here I Go! . . . wow jeanette, that IS a gorgeous photo!!! :) happy (and safe)travels. i will be thinking about you. wishing these adventures lead to your heart's passion. the canadians will miss you! :) |
| 28th October 2008 Aro | - From: After Working and Saving - Here I Go! . . . That sounds like such an amazing trip! Have a great time! Can't wait to hear the stories! |
| 8th October 2008 anne mearns | Grand Turk - Paradise! - From: Shortest Port Day Yet . . . Good Morning! I was lucky enough to live on the Island of Grand Turk for 4 years way back in 1998. It has to be the best time of my life. I could not believe that one could be perfectly happy day in day out on an island 1 mile by 7 miles. Looking at your photos it seems to have developed quite a lot, is it for the better? I have never managed to go back but would dearly love to one of these days. Happy times were spent in the Salt Raker Inn listening to Mitch and Dave and I loved the afternoons when I would go walking on the desolate beaches. Heaven! Anyway I have been back in Scotland for a few years now and long to go back! Best wishes and thanks for the memories in your photos... Anne Mearns Aberdeen Scotland |
| 18th September 2008 swills82 | - From: A Quiet Day in St. Maarten . . . glad you got a little bit of sun at least! Today is overcast and drizzle in Bermuda as well. [sigh]. At least we're in other countries! |
| 7th September 2008 Brittany | - From: Fun with Hanna . . . hey brave one! i have been thinking about you and how the ships make it through these hurricanes. i am just glad you are safe. the journey sounds really wild and i just want netters back home in one piece so she can meet my little guy! :) enjoy the calm and find balance in the storm, my friend. |
| 6th September 2008 swills82 | - From: Fun with Hanna . . . My mom's been getting lots of info like this at work too about the cruises being re-routed and some even stuck in some ports, not able to return home. We're thinking this is a big reason for all the delay as of late for me getting on a ship. I suppose patience really is a virtue. Sorry to hear about your crazy rough night! |
| 6th September 2008 swills82 | - From: Adventuring Again . . . So exciting! Glad you are having more adventures. I can't wait! |
| 20th August 2008 swills82 | LOVE the pictures! - From: Summertime and the Living Is Crazy . . . I'll have to steal them from you at some point. Will you be posting on Facebook? I quite enjoy them. Oh the shark. My Aunt will be so happy that we put it to good use. Good luck this next month Aunt Nettah! Be sure to send me your work e-mail (yes, I forget it already), as I'm sure I'll have TONS of questions for you in the next week or two! Happy Sailing! |
| 21st July 2008 Erica | - From: Leaving The Liberty . . . you definatly changed about 20 lives....and more. thank you for that week, i'll never forget it! |
| 5th July 2008 swills82 | Living Life by the Moments - From: Leaving The Liberty . . . Sounds like you had yet another wonderful experience. I hope you can find time soon to process it all. Can't wait to hang out with you more in the next few weeks :) |
| 5th July 2008 swills82 | - From: One Last Day In The Sun and Sea . . . you're right. that is ridiculously clear water!!! Oh I love the ocean! |
| 5th July 2008 swills82 | Life List - From: Riding Bareback in the Ocean . . . Congrats on checking off yet another one of your life list goals! Pics look amazing and you can hear the excitement in your stories. Amazing. |
| 22nd May 2008 Brooks | SPLASH - From: White Water Rafting . . . Netter, I am soo proud of you for conquering your fear and getting back in that raft. I am not sure if its the same rapids that I did when I was in Costa Rica. But I agree with you 100% it was one of the coolest things I did on the ship. YEAH,, this has been on heck of a contract for you. |
| 22nd May 2008 swills82 | Pura Vida - From: White Water Rafting . . . You are definitely a lucky kid. Miss you. Looking forward to seeing you and sharing stories :) |
| 22nd May 2008 Aunt Renee | Thanks for the adventures!! - From: White Water Rafting . . . Hey there Nettie...thanks for taking me on an adventure of a lifetime....I know I'll never visit many of these places in this life but I feel as though I've experienced them all through your blogs.....can't wait to see you xoxo |
| 11th May 2008 swills82 | Amazing - From: Jumping into the Blue Hole . . . Congrats on conquering yet another fear! The photos are amazing. Beautiful! Loved the jete. No in-air pirouettes? |
| 11th May 2008 swills82 | Diving - From: Under The Sea . . . Oh Netter. So jealous. I miss diving SO much. I can't wait to get out and do it again. I'm planning a visit to Honduras for the end of June (Julie let me out of Staff Training), so I will definitely be experiencing life under the sea very soon. YAY! |
| 11th May 2008 swills82 | - From: Cruising with Mel and Brad . . . Looks like a wonderful visit! Love the similar poses. lol. Mel's dinner looks WONDERFUL! So many smiling faces. Tiring but rewarding. Glad you had fun. |
| 11th May 2008 swills82 | Treasures! - From: Treasure Snorkelling . . . How fun! I definitely want updates on what your treasures end up being! That's hilarious! YAY YOU! |
| 11th May 2008 swills82 | - From: Baths with Family and Friends . . . What a nice way to visit with family and friends. Looks like you had an amazing day with gorgeous weather! |
| 10th May 2008 swills82 | Fearless - From: Paradise from Above . . . You're quite the adventurer m'dear! Sounds awesome. Another thing to add to MY list! Congrats! |
| 7th May 2008 Brooks | Familiar Faces - From: Showing Off San Juan . . . Hey there Netter, sounds like things are going very well onboard. Its so great to have some many from your family come and visit you. So they can get a chance to experience some of ship life. Cant wait to share a bottle of vino when you return. |
| 6th May 2008 swills82 | - From: Showing Off San Juan . . . Sounds amazing. I LOVE cultural crafts. Think I could start a business where I import all the amazing stuff from other countries and sell it here? lol. I actually met a woman in Guatemala who was thinking of doing that in her hometown (somewhere in the States). Enjoy your time with your sis! |
| 4th May 2008 Brooks | Good job - From: Climbing Waterfalls . . . Hey Netter, It looks like things are going well on the Liberty. Good job getting yourself out of a little funk and going out and kicking back and enjoying the last of your contract. I cant wait to see you again. Share stories and eat Ho-Lee Chow. Hugs. |
| 30th April 2008 swills82 | Great Photos! - From: Climbing Waterfalls . . . Sounds like you had a fantastic day :) Looks gorgeous! |
| 30th April 2008 swills82 | - From: All About Key West . . . No pic of Jody indulging in said pie??? |
| 30th April 2008 swills82 | - From: More About Life on the Liberty . . . Reunions make me warm and fuzzy inside :) |
| 11th April 2008 Sarah | Fish friends! - From: A Hometown Reunion . . . These pictures are my favourite! I love the starfish, the turtle, and the fish :) So fun, Netter! |
| 6th April 2008 Ilan Mann | Cool! - From: New Adventures and an Old Friend . . . That's amazing! I miss Joe. |
| 6th April 2008 swills82 | JOE! - From: New Adventures and an Old Friend . . . Oh how I miss the antics and charm of that boy. Must have been fantastic to have a little reunion. What a great kid. I shall search him on facebook now. lol. Jealous once again of your adventures and friends. |
| 5th April 2008 swills82 | More Sea Friends - From: A Hometown Reunion . . . And there you go, making more sea friends without me. I miss my sea friends. I want to play! Although I just found out from some woman who did her master of marine life in Vigo, Spain (the city where I'll be living - there is a university there), that there is some sort of aquatic reserve in the city and you can scuba dive! YAY! |
| 1st April 2008 swills82 | - From: Sailing Into San Juan . . . That's a whole heck of a lot of teens. Did you even get to learn any of their names??? Wowie! Good for you Netter. Bet it feels nice to have that done. |
| 1st April 2008 swills82 | LOL - From: Florida Keys Lime Pie . . . I was literally laughing out loud at the thought of you running around frantically with pie all dripping, and the local laughing. I love when locals laugh at us. Feels nice to make someone's day just by being us. lol. Sounds amazingly delicious. |
| 1st April 2008 swills82 | - From: Zip-Lining with Family . . . You're such an old pro now Netter! Sounds like a great time. Definitely something I still need to do. |
| 1st April 2008 swills82 | Amazing Pics! - From: Swimming with Stingrays and Family . . . I am very jealous of your photos with your new friend. I have only seen rays while diving, but have never been that close! Sorry about the negativity. Glad you were able to pull out the good. |
| 31st March 2008 swills82 | - From: Rediscovering Atlanis (with family!) . . . Tunnel looks fantastic. Moray Eels are CREEPY! Every time I saw one while diving, it had it's mouth open like it was hissing at us. Glad you had a nice visit with some familiar faces ;) |
| 16th March 2008 T | Thanks - From: A Seriously Easy-Going Afternoon . . . cruising on the destiny in april def going to go to the malibu beach |
| 5th March 2008 swills82 | The end of one journey means the start of another! - From: Leaving Destiny . . . Good luck on the Destiny Netter. I know you'll be fantastic and have yet another amazing experience. Mail should be reaching you VERY soon (if not already!) |
| 23rd February 2008 swills82 | Love the Poster Pic - From: A Birthday in a Tropical Paradise . . . I could do a similar one for you... it's just too darn cold to lie in the snow ;) |
| 22nd February 2008 Brooks | AMAZING - From: And It's Official . . . I AM SOOOOOO PROUD OF YOU NETTER. I remember us talking about this sitting in the CTC, and then on the beach, and then on crew deck and then in the jungle and then and then.... I am so happy to see that you are striving for your lifes goals. I would have loved to be there to do this with you. I remember when we went Ziplining and the soul searching we had to do to sail over the canopy without wanting to loose control. I can't wait for you to come back when we can share all of these little stories. Hugs, Brooks. |
| 21st February 2008 swills82 | Soaking up the Sun... - From: Boatyard Beach Party . . . Trying to live vicariously through you, as weather here is not nearly as nice as yours looks. “May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, May Good Fortune hold you in the hollow of her hand.” Miss ya babe. |
| 20th February 2008 Aunt Renee | Dominica... - From: Dominica Sail Away . . . Hey Netty.....interesting reading about Dominica. Kelsey's school raises money for less fortunate in Dominica and Elsalvador (which she has been part of). A group from the school leaves for Dominica on Feb 24th...there has been a last minute cancellation and Kels had a chance to go help do some missionary work there but unfortunately it conflicts with her trip to Greece. She was sooo disappointed. I will make sure she reads this blog!!! Lots of love...don't be sad...another adventures awaits you. xoxo |
| 16th February 2008 anonymous | PS - From: And It's Official . . . HAPPPPYYY BIRTHHDAYYYYY |
| 16th February 2008 swills82 | Happiest of Birthdays! - From: And It's Official . . . Happy Birthday Netter! Hope it's a fantabulous day :) |
| 14th February 2008 Alexis | Yeah Jeanettie! - From: And It's Official . . . Great job Jeanette, diving isn't easy....Love your dive pics too!! Keep up the dives cuz refresher courses are a pain. Wish I were divin' w/ u. Love Alexis |
| 14th February 2008 Alexis | Love ur pic - From: The Forts of San Juan . . . Love your pictures! Remember how I hated San Juan? I think it was the overcast weather, sharks swimming at the pier and being on my lonesome....... It fantastic to see how much you enjoy it there. |
| 13th February 2008 andreea | GO YOUUUU - From: And It's Official . . . i think you're fantastic. |
| 12th February 2008 swills82 | CONGRATULATIONS! - From: And It's Official . . . I know how big a deal it is to get certified! Congrats! If you have time in any of the ports to do an adventure dive (these lead towards Advanced certification) I HIGHLY recommend it! The buoyancy proficiency (can't remember the proper name) is a great one for further developing those skills. I also did deep, navigation, night dive, drift dive, and fish identification. You'd love Fish ID, as you get an underwater clipboard and Fish ID card, and you get to write down all the types you see! Really helps for future reference and when writing down fun fish in your dive logbook. Also, you can check these via google images but I think the big silvery yellow ones may be yellow-tailed snappers. Black and yellow stripped may be sergeant majors. The rainbow ones are one of my favs. Stoplight parrot fish - male, as the female parrot fish are red and white. Not sure but those are my guesses. SO proud of ya Netter! Way to go! |
| 12th February 2008 Aunt Renee | Congrats....J-Nettie - From: And It's Official . . . Congratulations on your diving certification!!! You should be proud of yourself. I too am proud of your accomplishment. I know someone in this house that is just droooling over your diving/snorkelling excursions...the queen of water herself, kels. Any big plans for your b-day?? Have a great 27th birthday on Saturday. Thumbs up....x0x0 Aunt R |
| 11th February 2008 Kechern | I'm jealous - From: A Seriously Easy-Going Afternoon . . . Sounds so good. Especially the weather. I am leaving on March 8th and can't wait to get away from this cold. I hate winter. I guess you are enjoying your ship. |
| 9th February 2008 swills82 | Natural Model! - From: A Seriously Easy-Going Afternoon . . . You should send your shots into Malibu. I'm sure they'd use 'em ;) |
| 9th February 2008 swills82 | Say 'Hi' for me! - From: Carlisle Bay Shipwreck Snorkel . . . I miss my friend, the sea turtle. Looks like a hawksbill. Jealous. |
| 9th February 2008 swills82 | So proud of you Netter! - From: Continuing My Dive Training . . . Removing the mask is the one that freaks everyone out. BUT YOU DID IT! The bubbles thing is weird. Oh how happy I am to be reading your blog and being reminded of when I did my training. So hard to describe to anyone who hasn't done it. I can promise you that clearing your mask is one skill that you will use at least once on every dive. It's a good one to master... not that your mask floods often, but to relieve pressure, etc. Scary thing but SO rewarding! Can't wait to have another dive friend! |
| 8th February 2008 Sarah | Oh Yea! - From: Carlisle Bay Shipwreck Snorkel . . . There's the underwater pics! |
| 8th February 2008 Sarah | Where are the underwater pictures?!! - From: Continuing My Dive Training . . . The title says it all - where are your underwater pictures? Too hard to take while learning? I understand - I just want to see coral, and fish, and well...you get the point. I need to live vicariously through you!! |
| 5th February 2008 swills82 | - From: More of Beautiful San Juan . . . The trees are awesome. The lovely little street looks like it was cut into the trees. Beautiful. |
| 5th February 2008 swills82 | - From: The Forts of San Juan . . . You're singing Mary Poppins and I'm singing West Side Story "I like the city of San Juan." "I know a boat you can get on." lol Kite looks like fun. Staircase looks fun too. |
| 5th February 2008 swills82 | - From: Touring St. Kitts . . . If you do decide to live there, I'll move with ya. We can open a bakery or something... OR fitness studio! lol. |
| 5th February 2008 swills82 | - From: Dominica River Tubing . . . Looks like beautiful scenery. Also sounds like a lovely day in port with Jody. Glad to hear you're taking full advantage of port days :) |
| 31st January 2008 Brooks | Look at this stuff, isn't it neat... - From: Becoming a Scuba Gal . . . Netter, I am sooo happy for you. This sounds absolutely amazing. I would love to do my dive certification sometime. Take in every minute and remember this for a lifetime. Be sure to say hi to Ariel for me. |
| 26th January 2008 Brittany | - From: Becoming a Scuba Gal . . . What a beautiful revelation, Jeanette. You're making me all weepy. :) I am there with you, friend, I am there among the fish. Go forth and wonder. |
| 26th January 2008 swills82 | Just look at the world around you... right here on the ocean floor! - From: Becoming a Scuba Gal . . . It's one of the scariest things to start but can also end up being one of the most exhilarating. I've done 27 dives and still get nervous before each dive. That's the fun and excitement of it all. I've never seen an octopus. Yay you! Buoyancy is one of the trickiest skills to master. I can only suggest trying to use your breath the majority of the time, and not your BCD. You'll get it. So proud of ya Netter. See if you can spot a Christmas Tree Worm. They're my favourite. (you can google image search it to see what I'm talking about). They're cool. If you snap your finger beside them, they disappear into their holes...or something. Keep at it babe. |
| 16th January 2008 Sarah | So beautiful! - From: The Love Affair Continues in San Juan . . . I love it! I can't believe how stunning Old San Juan is. Yea you! |
| 14th January 2008 swills82 | Beautiful Pictures! - From: The Love Affair Continues in San Juan . . . gorgeous photos Netter! You're definitely lucky to be having another amazing experience! Take it all in babe. |
| 13th January 2008 swills82 | - From: Overnighting in the Dominican Republic . . . Sounds like quite the night. :) |
| 13th January 2008 swills82 | Love Churches - From: Exploring Basseterre . . . I really enjoyed seeing Churches on my travels as well. Such beautiful architechtural sites. |
| 13th January 2008 swills82 | Good luck with the Diving! - From: Beach Days . . . That Padi book is lots of fun ;) Can't wait to hear about your experiences diving. Once you're certified, we'll have to take excursions together... even if it's only to Tobermory. :P |
| 7th January 2008 andreea | two-thousand and eighttt! - From: Happy New Year At Sea there sure are a lot of hot mamas on that ship! you lucky lady- new years looks like it was a blast a bunch of centaurians dressed it up here in the city as well... heres to a great 2008! love, a. |
| 7th January 2008 swills82 | titi vs. chichi - From: Biking & Hiking with the Teens . . . In Honduras they call them chichis. lol. Love your photos. Makes me wish my soul were there too :.( |
| 6th January 2008 swills82 | Happy New Year Netter! - From: Happy New Year At Sea Here's to an awesome 2008 babe! Glad you're enjoying yourself! |
| 31st December 2007 Brittany | - From: Crew Catamaran Tour . . . Netters!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! I've been moving and doing the holiday thing and getting wild news, BUT I'VE MISSED YOU! Glad you're healthy again. You ARE so lucky - and your stories are my escape at my lunch time. :) I know what you mean about jellyfish - i swam with them many times this past summer in the Black Sea and my boyfriend would pick them up all the time and I thought he was NUTS! He says the clear ones are safe - the ones with colours are poisonous, so be wary. Your trip to the Emerald Pool is beyond words. I think I would want my soul to live somewhere very similar to that place...and don't you look so cute in the waterfall!!! Love you, miss you, be well! :) |
| 31st December 2007 andrea | merry-ness - From: Christmas Celebrations . . . looks like you had a very merry xmas! (and are set for a happy new year) all the best for 2008, and your floating family. miss you! andrea |
| 30th December 2007 Auntie | .....one more thing - From: Christmas on the Islands . . . ....shouldn't have hit send so quickly. I too have the Dolly & Kenny Christmas C.D. Originally had the cassette and then graduated to the C.D. Out of my many Christmas c.d.'s it's still my favourite. |
| 30th December 2007 Aunt Renee | We missed you Christmas eve!! - From: Christmas on the Islands . . . Hello Nettie.....we missed you lots on Christmas eve. Our Christmas Cantata was wonderful and the gathering afterwards great, but definitely not the same without you......next year!! We've been doing lots of wining and dining and I'm sick of eating and cooking. This aft. was pretty outside with the snow gently falling....it seemed so peacefully and calming. I can't believe another year it only 29 1/4 hrs away. Have a cup or two of cheer for us. Happy New Year.......hugs and kisses.........Love your Auntie |
| 29th December 2007 swills82 | Feliz Navidad! - From: Christmas Celebrations . . . Thinking of ya lots. Glad you had fun! |
| 29th December 2007 swills82 | - From: Christmas on the Islands . . . We also play the Dolly/Kenny CD non-stop at Christmas. Doesn't really feel like Christmas when away huh? I've been thinking a lot about this lately and will write it in a letter to you that I shall begin very soon. Still have yet to receive the one that's in the mail. Looking forward to it! |
| 27th December 2007 swills82 | Feliz Navidad! - From: Life On The Destiny . . . I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas! Thinking lots of you. |
| 23rd December 2007 swills82 | Reggaeton - From: Life On The Destiny . . . It's even better when you know what the songs are saying. DIRTY! My favourite? "Noche de Sexo"... yep, that's right, "Night of Sex". it's worse when 6 year olds know all the words! Just part of their culture I suppose. Buenas Suerte mi amiga! |
| 23rd December 2007 swills82 | Jellyfish - From: Crew Catamaran Tour . . . I didn't realize you could hold jellyfish that wouldn't sting you. Exciting. I'd still be scared though. Glad you're loving your job. |
| 23rd December 2007 swills82 | Power of Friendship - From: A Reunion In Barbados . . . Amazing how much a friend can rejuvinate us, fill us with hope, or bring a smile to a frustrating day. Keep smiling babe. Miss ya. |
| 23rd December 2007 swills82 | Beauty of Nature - From: Playing in Paradise . . . Sounds amazing babe. Gorgeous photos. Love the tree pose one. So glad you're enjoying the amazingness that is Nature and all it has to offer. |
| 19th December 2007 Aron | - From: Return to Destiny (and contact info!) . . . Hey Netter, Glad to hear you're feeling better. Thinking about you. I'm on the Valor in St. Thomas today! |
| 17th December 2007 andrea | - From: Medical Drama . . . holy toledo glad youre a-okay missed you at the staff party i guess it just goes to show that nothing should be taken for granted...love ya! |
| 16th December 2007 Celeste Dickson | - From: Medical Drama . . . Wow, Netter, I'm glad you're alive! Hope you're back to normal...whatever that is! |
| 15th December 2007 swills82 | - From: Medical Drama . . . totally ironic, as Stacey Leung was just asking last night how you were and I said you were great and having a wonderful time according to your blogs. Oh dear Netter. Sorry to hear that it left you feeling deflated. I hope that you now feel a sense of rejuvination. Glad that you are okay. Glad to hear diving went well too! They actually took you on a dive the first time? Did you do your skills first? Totally missing diving. Don't worry, the mental thing goes away after the first couple times. At least it did for me. Yes, it's scary at first (and I remember it well) but it gets easier as you go along. Miss you! Cuidate! (Take care of yourself!) |
| 15th December 2007 Julia C. | GEEZ! - From: Medical Drama . . . holy hannah! what a story! i'm relieved to hear that you are alright, but that must have been terrifying to go through alone :( Keep on keepin' on my friend, you are one tough cookie! |
| 13th December 2007 Auntie | Let me at the sun and sand......maybe even the zip- lining - From: Fearless in Antigua . . . Hey Jeanette.......hang in there, the anxiety will pass......especially after I tell you we've had rain, freezing rain and some snow!! No beaches, warm water and sand here right now lol! Things will fall into place, don't spent too much time trying to figure it out. I'm thinking January could be cruise month......actually I'd love to leave right now and stay through out January. Everyone sends their best...... Hugs & kisses Aunt Renee |
| 10th December 2007 Swillett | Only thing to do is jump over the moon! - From: Fearless in Antigua . . . "The only way out is up, Elsey whispered to me... A leap of faith" |
| 5th December 2007 swills82 | - From: Almost Touching Heaven . . . great turn-out on those jumps Netter. Good arches in the feet too. lol ;) I want details on what you think of diving once you start. I can't wait for you to do it! Good luck this week with the club. You'll be amazing I know :) |
| 5th December 2007 swills82 | Feliz Navidad! - From: Falling In Love With San Juan . . . Be happy you're not here with the nasty weather lately. Free internet is always wonderful. Congrats on the super shopper thing too. I know you talked about wanting that, so that's good. Yay you! |
| 4th December 2007 Brooks | It's all coming back to me now.... - From: Swimming with Sea Turtles . . . Hey there Netter, Im so happy that you are getting to experience this all over again, and with a bunch of new experiences mixed in. Take it all in, and I will re-live it through you. All the best. |
| 1st December 2007 swills82 | Jealous - From: Swimming with Sea Turtles . . . Seeing the water and turtles and people NOT wearing winter coats... sigh. Drink it all up Netter. |
| 1st December 2007 swills82 | Spanish - From: Back At Sea . . . Good phrases to learn..... - No Sexo en mi club - Que tal? (It's slang for what's up?) - Que Pedo? (Pedo means fart but this is also slang for What's up?) - me gusta bailar (I like to dance) Hope this helps ;) |
| 30th November 2007 andrea | your eyes match the water!! - From: Swimming with Sea Turtles . . . it seems your adventures have begun and you have an underwater camera case?!?! coolness. keep the good stories coming, and perhaps i will be joining you come february? lovelovelove. andrea. |
| 21st November 2007 swills82 | New Opportunities - From: Countdown to Cruising . . . I wish you the best m'dear. Here's to many opportunities and experiences that will continue to build you into the amazing woman you are :) |
| 18th September 2007 Katherine Hedley | Sooooo Exciting....!!!!! - From: Where I've Been - And Where I'm Going . . . Hi Jeanette - I'm so glad I popped into your blog this afternoon. I saw you in July and I just can't believe how busy your life is...and filled with such wonderful & exciting adventures! Reading it just brought tears to my eyes - I'm so proud to be your Aunt!!!! I had been wondering what to do for Christmas this year...maybe a cruise should be in the plans?!? Good luck...talk soon....love you...Aunt Katherine |
| 12th September 2007 swills82 | Congrats - From: Where I've Been - And Where I'm Going . . . I know you've been struggling over the last little while with decisions, so I am delighted that you have been given these opportunities with Keeting and Carnival. Amazing Netter! Looks like things are coming together. Totally psyched for you. Can't wait to read more blogs and be totally jealous of the travelling you'll be doing. |
| 6th July 2007 Sarah | I love whales - and you! - From: Baby Beluga in the Deep Blue - St Lawrence . . . Just had a chance to read this...such fun! It's pretty amazing that you've been practically all over world and still rave about Canada. It is beautiful! Miss you...BUT I will see you soon! |
| 24th June 2007 swills82 | - From: Baby Beluga in the Deep Blue - St Lawrence . . . I miss you. That is all. |
| 23rd June 2007 swills82 | - From: Home. I will be sharing in these feelings very soon. It's been tough these last few weeks. I'm off to Guatemala by myself on Tuesday. Should be an adventure. |
| 29th May 2007 swills82 | Stuck in My Head - From: Saying Goodbye . . . Was trying to think of why I had the tune "Saying goodbye... going away... Seems like goodbye's such a hard thing to say." Muppets Take Manhatten. Not sure you were alluding to that but it's now stuck in my head. Thought I'd share. |
| 29th May 2007 swills82 | Another Cheesy Quote... - From: Saying Goodbye . . . "For those who lived it, no explanation is needed. For those who did not, no explanation is enough." |
| 29th May 2007 swills82 | The Journey is the Reward - From: Final Day On The Ship . . . You did it Netter! Be proud of all that you have learned... all that you have experienced... you faced your fears, savoured to moments, and truly experienced the opportunity. Congrats. |
| 29th May 2007 swills82 | - From: My Final Day In A Tropical Paradise . . . Isn't it amazing though to think of all the international friends that you now have? So many free places to stay when you visit those countries. True travellers are bound to meet again in their travels. |
| 28th May 2007 swills82 | - From: I Love It When We're Tubing Together . . . More fun, yet again. Glad you are (were) surrounded by such fun people. Love the pics and the smiles. |
| 28th May 2007 swills82 | - From: Sun, Fun and Tattoos! . . . I was gonna say ¨WHERE'S THE PHOTO NETTER!?¨ but I see that it's coming. can't wait to see it. |
| 28th May 2007 swills82 | - From: Back To Treasure Island . . . Sounds amazing. Man oh man. To be performing again. I definitely miss it and will definitely be itching. Thinking of auditioning for local shows at home this fall. Can't wait to see ya Netter. |
| 28th May 2007 swills82 | - From: Back On The Beach . . . Looks like a nice day! One final Hoorah in Mexico I suppose huh? Assuming you're home safe and sound by now. Hope you're well. Miss ya. |
| 28th May 2007 Katherine Hedley | Thanks for sharing your experience with us! - From: Just Like That, It's Over . . . Thanks Jeanette for keeping all of us updated on your adventures these past six months. Your writings have been so perfect that we feel that we were there enjoying them with you. We will miss hearing about all of the great experiences and many friends you have made. On the flip-side? It will be great to have you back "home"!! Looking forward to seeing you in the near future....Aunt Katherine |
| 27th May 2007 MRuiss | what the...? - From: Just Like That, It's Over . . . sadly all things must come to an end but abruptly, it just doesn't seem right. i hope the experience is one that will stay with you 4ever Jeanny, thanks for letting my family take small part in it. Cheerio for now, Thomas |
| 26th May 2007 brittany | - From: Just Like That, It's Over . . . It's like when I was reading the last Harry Potter book and suddenly Dumbledore "died" - I don't know if that's true, but I was completely disillusioned - no way, he CAN'T die! But at some point, I had to let go...it's "just" a book, Brittany. It's just another chapter. Thankfully, you have many, many more chapters waiting to be written, Jeanette. And we have missed you immensely. And the new Harry Potter book comes out in July!!! :) "Om mani padme hum" - Everything is as it should be. |
| 25th May 2007 swills82 | Shock. - From: Just Like That, It's Over . . . Okay I am also in shock. How can they do this? They just up and decide? Wow. Well, ake these next 2-3 days your best ones Netter! Guess I'll hear from ya once you're home. |
| 22nd May 2007 anonymous | - From: Seeing Is Belizing . . . I don´t think I´m going to have enough money left to do Belize. It makes me sad but it´s true. I´ll have to just do Guatemala and be happy with that. Makes me sad seeing your fun pics of fun activities but such is life. I know I will return to Belize at some point in my life, as I really want to dive the ¨blue hole¨ site there. Maybe my honeymoon... lol. Maybe while working on a cruise ship. |
| 22nd May 2007 Auntie | Only 12 more days..... - From: Chilling In Cozumel . . . Hello J-Nettie.....finally caught up on the blogs. Glad to see you're still having fun. I feel as though I've been on this work/vacation with you....except I'm not tired and my head doesn't hurt lol!! We are experiencing beautiful spring weather. I love it. Can't wait to see you....save some of your partying for home...we have some celebrating to do!! Enjoy your remaining cruise days. Hugs & Kisses Love Aunt Renee |
| 20th May 2007 swills82 | - From: Chilling In Cozumel . . . Glad to see you are having fun. Sorry to hear about the people getting kicked off. Yikes! |
| 16th May 2007 swills82 | - From: Escape To Treasure Island . . . love seeing your pics as always. Glad you had a nice, relaxing day! |
| 14th May 2007 Brittany | - From: Swinging In The Village . . . AMEN! You said it, sister. I am with you all the way. :) I think the "sheltered" folks ought to watch a little more "Pilot Guides" before journeying (i LOVE that show!), or maybe just stay on the ship, uh-huh. |
| 13th May 2007 swills82 | - From: Swinging In The Village . . . This is why there are so many travellers who have the "Oh man, cruise shippers arrive today". I have seen it in my travels up to the Bay Islands. It's funny how different minds of different kinds of travellers work. Crazy but true. I agree that travelling is getting at the stuff that is untouched. I'm also nervous about heading home. I feel ya. |
| 13th May 2007 swills82 | - From: To Hell and Back, All For Turtles and Stingrays . . . That is one HUGE pretty girl that you are kissing Netter. Wow. I love it. Much bigger than any of the ones I've seen swimming around in the ocean! So cool. |
| 12th May 2007 Sarah | Oh WOW! - From: To Hell and Back, All For Turtles and Stingrays . . . Amazing. Amazing. I love sting rays and turtles. What an incredible experience. |
| 9th May 2007 swills82 | - From: Goodbye Friend . . . So glad you have found such a good friend in Brooks. All good things must come to an end at some point. And you're right, it's not over for good. Your book is still being written. Just this chapter has come to a close, that's all. lol. Sarah and her silly analogies I know. Keep smilin' babe. |
| 9th May 2007 swills82 | Dresses Galore - From: Ship Life, Still Changing . . . I must admit... I love checking out all your hot dresses in these entries. Always seems to be ones I haven't seen yet. You're hot Netter. I miss ya. |
| 8th May 2007 deleted_37980 | :( - From: Goodbye Friend . . . I miss you guys so much, I was reading your blogs and looking at all the photos and I just want to cry... |
| 5th May 2007 Sarah | - From: The Grandest of the Caymans . . . Yea! The return of the blogs. I've missed them :) Hope you're well, sweetie, and I'm counting down until you get home! |
| 5th May 2007 swills82 | - From: Shopping and Sunning . . . Oh puppies and sweets. Say it really creepily and you're reminded of Dan. When I saw La Ceiba I almost freaked out but then realized you weren't talking about Honduras. lol. Miss ya babe. |
| 5th May 2007 swills82 | - From: Sun, Fun and Tequila . . . sounds like an awesome time :) |
| 5th May 2007 swills82 | - From: The Grandest of the Caymans . . . Is it called 7 mile beach because it's 7 miles of beach? Just a thought. Also, you and your pirates. You'll never give up your "wenchina" days huh? |
| 4th May 2007 A Rob you don't know | Thank you Thank you Thank you! - From: Partying in Mexico . . . Hi, I just wanted to express a huge number of thanks for this blog of yours. I stumbled upon it whilst I was reading my friends blog from South America. I'm just about to start on The Caribbean Princess (2 weeks yike!) as a photographer and it has been really inspirational to read what life is like firsthand on a ship. Its much more human than those "advice from past crew" sheets you get. If I have even half as great a time as you seem to be I'll count myself very lucky indeed! Thanks once again Rob |
| 1st May 2007 Radio Roo | you did it! - From: I Went Skydiving? God willing all your bits and pieces are still in tact mentally, this is an experience you will truly savour for the rest of you life Jeanette. Not like those many other times where you can sorta say 'gezz, I'll never forget this"... you really won't forget the way your heart felt when you stepped out of that plane. good for you, keep enjoying the Fun ship, i love reading your entries in between my regular run of the mill life in Timmins. reminds me most of all close friends of mine are living and living well. |
| 27th April 2007 Kristina da Costa | Wow! - From: I Went Skydiving? Congratulations! Thats all i can say. I am speachless, it must have been the biggest thrill ever. You are an amazing girl! |
| 24th April 2007 swills82 | - From: I Went Skydiving? Dear Netter Friend, I am finally caught up in your entries. For some reason I missed a bunch at one point. Anyways, I am TOTALLY proud of you and doing this. I really don't think I could do it. Honestly. Amazing. Love and miss ya babe. Love, Me |
| 21st April 2007 Brittany | Surrendering - From: Partying in Mexico . . . Oh, Jeanette, it's an honour just to be mentioned! :) And here I am again, crying at your adventures. It's that word: surrender - a deliciously seductive word, and yet so...terrifying, as you said. A word I love, a word I long for, and yet my need to be "in control" often stands in the way. I think that is what makes me so proud of you - to let go of that control, and let go of your own limitations and beliefs about who you are. To challenge those who say "you can't do that" is so powerful to see. So empowering. I was absolutely terrified the first time I took a plane to Japan, panicked in the airport. But skydiving? There is nothing that can stop you now. You are the champion of yourself and I just LARVE you, my pal, just LARVE you! :) Keep breathing it all in....(and Oriah is an excellent companion!) |
| 20th April 2007 McSmiggerton | Thats one step for Netter kind.... - From: I Went Skydiving? I am SOOOO very proud of you Netter. I am sending a virtual hug to you, and when I return to the ship will give you a real one. |
| 19th April 2007 Aunt Renee | Hey there Missy..... - From: I LOVE Regatta Day!!! I hope the change to the new tour is going well!! I felt like I was saying good bye to some of your final ports too! Your journals have been amazing. Things are great here.....thanks for the card and good wishes. The sun is shining today, actually this has been the second day, hooray. The weatherman is promising some great temps for the weekend. Hopefully spring here is to stay. Take Care xoxo Love the 'Auntie' |
| 11th April 2007 andreeea | sailing! - From: I LOVE Regatta Day!!! theres nothing like being out on the open water...sounds like a fun day. all your days sound quite fun. im leaving for uganda in less than 2 weeks!!!! any final suggestions for packing?? thanks. love. a. |
| 10th April 2007 One | Awesome!!!! - From: I LOVE Regatta Day!!! Those pics of ur teen friends are so cool! Hope it was a fun time! :) |
| 9th April 2007 Travelling Artist | - From: One More Time . . . Yeah, they are ripe. I've always known that the sign of a good mango are them being the oragne/red colour. But then the last time in St. Lucia with the fruit man on the boat, he had green ones and I asked him if they're ripe and he said yes and it's true, they are. They don't grow very big in St. Lucia either. Maybe it's a bit like apples, that there are different types of them? Whatever, they're delightful! |
| 9th April 2007 swills82 | WENCHIE! - From: I LOVE Regatta Day!!! Hehe... that is TOO funny! Glad you had an awesome time. GO CANADA! Perhaps you will one day buy your very own sailboat and sail around the World ;) Can I come? lol. |
| 9th April 2007 swills82 | - From: One More Time . . . Your mangoes are green! Are they ripe? We know ours are readu when all the green is gone and they are more of a red/orange/yellow colour. Maybe they are different in different countries. Ours should be falling off the trees in our backyards any day now ;P Glad you had fun on your port trip :) |
| 7th April 2007 anonymous | YeOldeMan - From: Facing Fears in Costa Rica . . . Wow! That is so exciting. Well done! |
| 7th April 2007 anonymous | YeOldeMan - From: CHANGE OF ADDRESS Happy Easter Jeanette! I hope the Easter bunny finds its way to the ship and deposits some chocalate in your cabin. |
| 5th April 2007 swills82 | - From: Teen Tour . . . I have decided for sure that at the end of my time here I am doing a trip through Guatemala and then ending in Belize for some time. I will have to get all the best places from you. This is definitely something I think I could enjoy! ;) |
| 5th April 2007 swills82 | - From: Facing Fears in Costa Rica . . . "Don't be afraid to make mistakes, to stumble and fall, because most of the time the greatest rewards come from doing the things that scare you the most. Maybe you'll get everything you wish for. Maybe you'll get more than you ever could have imagined. Who knows where life will take you. The road is long and in the end, the journey is the destination." ~Whitey on One Tree Hill So proud of you Netter. I know these personal defeats are huge... and they feel great. Congrats! |
| 1st April 2007 Ilan Mann | wow - From: Facing Fears in Costa Rica . . . I'm so proud of you, Netter. Way to take matter into your own hands and push fear aside to experience adventure! We all miss you, and can't wait to hear these stories in person, - Ilan |
| 25th March 2007 swills82 | - From: Healing Time on the Beach . . . You're such a model! lol. |
| 25th March 2007 swills82 | - From: Mangoes in Paradise . . . Love scurvy. Oh Netter. Please know that I've been thinking a lot about you lately. I myself had some tears lastnight. I will write you tonight or tomorrow. Waiting for after I tell Walter all my realizations from our chat, to write you. |
| 25th March 2007 swills82 | - From: Camera Drama and Play . . . Sorry to hear about your camera but congrats on your new purchase! Funny how much we love cameras and need photos huh? I take TONS and if I ever lost mine (or had it stolen like some of the teachers here have had) I would go insane. Love photos. Glad to hear you can continue taking them. I owe you an e-mail. Figuring things out first. Soon. |
| 23rd March 2007 anonymous | - From: Healing Time on the Beach . . . so you are pretty much just perma-tanned now, eh? loves it! you look so happy! |
| 22nd March 2007 Mark | MangoBoat - From: Mangoes in Paradise . . . I want a man in a mango boat to come to me! You're so lucky to have a mango boat man! Miss you friend and wishing you all the sweet fruit you can get. |
| 22nd March 2007 Brittany | Missing you - From: Black Howler Monkeys, Bug Bites and Sun . . . Hey Jeanette the worldly woman! :) I am so sorry I missed your birthday - and you remembered mine!! What a treat it was to receive your card in the mail, from so far away! That was exceptionally thoughtful. I've had trouble accessing your journals, and then finding time to read them, but I finally got caught up, and boy oh boy, you bring tears to my eyes! Such adventures, such beauty. The monkeys remind me of Brazil - I could be a tree in their forest all day! I'd like to be that little blue morpho on your back all day long, riding the crest of "incredible" times. Keep shining, my pal. |
| 21st March 2007 swills82 | - From: Black Howler Monkeys, Bug Bites and Sun . . . I think Belize is where I will do my 2 week trip before I come home. I feel as though it'll be a little pricier but I wanna do more scuba diving and have heard that Belize had beautiful diving. I guess we'll see. If I do, I'll have to check out this monkey place. Looks like you had a fun time. |
| 20th March 2007 andrea | monkeyyyys - From: Black Howler Monkeys, Bug Bites and Sun . . . ok so they freak me out a little but theyre sooooo cute. belize sounds wonderful. keep up with the fun, ill be seeing you in just a few months!!! any suggestions about uganda?? love andrea |
| 14th March 2007 Aunt Renee | WE miss you too!!! - From: Update From The Sea . . . Hi Jeanette.....finally had time to catch up on all the news. You've had some amazing touring, partying and partying!! Good for you. Glad to hear you're feeling better. Lots of flu everywhere, so I'm sure the passengers are bringing it along. We had a wonderful vacation...didn't want to come home. Lots of fun in the sun, and now after reading your last couple of entries 'am feeling badly that we didn't connect with you. Gee....wonder if I could talk Allan into a cruise A.S.A.P. You'll mix with the new crew a lot easier this time....just wait. Take care...everyone sends lots of hugs & kisses. Love Aunt Renee xoxo |
| 13th March 2007 Tiff C | - From: Update From The Sea . . . hehe I remember when I 1st met you you had lost your voice :P Hope you get well soon! Things always turn out for the best :) |
| 13th March 2007 Alaingela | Me Tooooo!! - From: An Update On Life On A Ship . . . I am overwhelmingly excited to have found this blog!! I begin as Club02 Director for the Liberty on Wednesday March 14...soooo soon!!! I have been trying to find someone to talk to about the experiences so I know what to pack, what to expect, how to prepare!! My suitcases are overweight and I dont know what to take out. I want to bring stuff for my walls but I was told we can't stuck stuff up? I want to get a phonecard for my parents but I dont know which one? I hope to have internet but I wasnt sure if we had to pay for wireless? Your blogs have gotten me so excited, I've had goosebumps for the past hour and a half while reading through these. If you have any advice, pointers, suggestions, anythingggggggg before I leave early wednesday I would so appreciate it!! How much business casual should I have? How much crew party stuff? How much anything-casual? How are the afternoon uniforms? How cold are the ships - longsleeve versus short? So sorry to overwhelm you! Though it sounds like you have ample email time throughout the day if the cruise isnt packed. Many many thanks from one crazed-excited girl!!!! |
| 12th March 2007 McSmiggerton | Hug-a-gram. - From: Update From The Sea . . . Don't worry Netter, I will be here to give you a shipboard comfort hug anytime you want. Afterall they are welcomed and free. |
| 11th March 2007 swills82 | - From: Update From The Sea . . . Glad my Regatta Day is still having such an impact on your life ;) Love the Heaven sign. Missing you. |
| 1st March 2007 Alisha | hi from Alisha in Montreal - From: Photos! Finally! Dear Jeannette, Hey - what a surprise to google my brother & see this come up!! Hope you're still having a great time: it was awesome seeing you. God bless! Alisha |
| 28th February 2007 swills82 | - From: Rainforest Cave Tubing Awesome. Still trying to decide where I should go when I finish school and travel for a few weeks. Belize is one of my options. Thins cave tubbing thing sounds unreal and makes me wanna try. lol... oh the options! lol |
| 28th February 2007 swills82 | Welcome to my part of town! - From: Beach Party! So glad you got a chance to check out Honduras. I know it's just a little piece and that we didn't even experience the same part of the island of Roatan, but still cool that you can say you were where I was! lol. Looks like you had a good time. The fish and corral are indescribable. Glad you got a chance to look at them. See any of Dory? They're called blue tangs. Quite a few out there. I was just pumped to say I saw Dory... lol. |
| 26th February 2007 Katherine Hedley | An Amazing Experience - From: An Update On Life On A Ship . . . Hey Jeanette: From a snow-covered life in Canfield, your experiences look amazing - I am soooo jealous!! Oh to turn the clock back a few years. I am sure there are days when you can't believe you're getting paid for this! Everybody is good here - busy with school, work, etc. Remember to cherish every moment and experience. Love, Aunt Katherine |
| 22nd February 2007 swills82 | - From: An Update On Life On A Ship . . . I was totally thinking "Man, that room is pink!" then you said it yourself. Cute room. Looks cozy. Top bunk huh? Oh camp. You're totally right in what you said in your letter. Reading your "people" section reminds me of how I feel a lot of the time. Is nice to have close confidents down here but no one TRULY knows you like those who have known you for years through many different situations. Comforting knowing they're there though huh? Carpe Diem Netter. |
| 22nd February 2007 swills82 | - From: Birthday Celebrations At Sea . . . Looks like you had a pretty eventful birthday... how long did your birthday celebrations last? Like, 3 days? lol... lucky ducky. Sounds like things are going well. Love the pics. Can't wait to see your room! |
| 21st February 2007 Leah M | Hello! - From: Birthday Celebrations At Sea . . . Hey! I love reading your travel blog but this is the first time i have been brave enough to comment. Sounds like you are having a great time! Happy belated birthday too! Your pictures are beautiful. It warms me up just looking at them. Keep having a good time! Bye |
| 19th February 2007 Lauren | little belated but - From: Un - Belize - able HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I'm so glad that you are having a good time on your cruise. It really doesn't sound like you are workign at all but enjoying all of the places around you! |
| 19th February 2007 Morgan | Happy Birthday - From: The Elusive Blue . . . Hi Jeanette, sounds like you're having the time of your life! Your pictures are just beautiful! Happy belated birthday, hope you had a great one!! Morgan |
| 17th February 2007 swills82 | A la camp style... - From: Un - Belize - able Happy Happy Happy Birthday, Happy Happy Happy Birthday, Happy Happy Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday Netter! |
| 14th February 2007 anonymous | YeOldeMan - From: Un - Belize - able Have a Happy Birthday on Friday! Where and how will you be celebrating. Be sure to include that in your story of February 16th! |
| 13th February 2007 swills82 | - From: Un - Belize - able I love the whole "tiny part of something huge" thing. I feel it every day. To think that I've spent so much time living in my own little World in Canada, while other cultures are co-existing and making their way perfectly fine without me in their own country.... sounds so naive I know but I have truly enjoyed seeing how others live their life compared to how I normally am living mine. People have told me that I will get home and everyone there will seem spoiled and inconsiderate... we'll see. Wouldn't it be awesome if EVERYONE wanted to be the one to make a small difference? Beautiful Pics too btw! |
| 13th February 2007 Zee | You're oh so lucky missy! - From: Un - Belize - able Hellllo Jeanette, OMG...I can't believe how many adventures you've been on since you left! It looks like you're having a absolute BLAST! I'm sooooo jealous. Here we are freezing in Canada while you're parading on every beach possible! Do you love it or what...working on the the BIG ship, the food, OMG and I hope the people are good to you...any hotties for you????? You must tell us everything when you get back. I was catching up on all your entries and got to the parts about you being sick and dizzy and I totally felt your pain..it's the worst feeling being sick away from home. Have you gotten home sick yet??? I hope not, cause I would trade you places any day...miss you lot's hun, stay safe and bring us back lot's of stories! Zee xoxxoxo |
| 12th February 2007 Travelling Artist | - From: The Elusive Blue . . . morfo doesn't refer to butterfly - it refers to morphing, changing - because it's blue but changes as soon as it lands. i wish i could come visit and eat your mangoes. just eat lots for me okay? |
| 11th February 2007 swills82 | - From: The Elusive Blue . . . Would it be a bad time to tell you that I have a Mango tree in my backyard? lol... Sorry, but it's true. The mangos are just tiny right now but in a few weeks apparently we'll be clearing them out of our yard every day unless we want rotting fruit back there... MANGOS for EVERYONE! Come visit... I promise 10 home-grown Mangos ;) Also, I think Morfo is the spanish word for "moth"... lol. Mariposa is the Spanish word for butterfly. That's funny. |
| 11th February 2007 Aunt Renee | Breathtaking....... - From: The Elusive Blue . . . Hello there Netty......I finally sat down today and caught up on your adventures. I'm in awe......the history lessons are wonderful. Interesting fact about your adventure with the Blue Morpho....the other day there were 4 beautiful, bright coloured Blue Jays in the yard playing and enjoying the treats provided. I grabbed the camera and thought I'd capture their beauty. The minute I started zooming in they hid behind branches and eventually flew away. Maybe it's true, their beauty was only to be a memory. We are again in the middle of a blizzard. Last Sat we had lake affect snow and today it has been blowing since 6:00 a.m. Byran says a few miles north of here there is nothing. Thanks for the diversion. Miss ya! xoxo |
| 5th February 2007 swills82 | - From: Stunning Views and Historical Ponderings I love old trees like that. I have quite a few pics of trees like that here too. Awesome. So glad that you were able to enjoy the history of St. Kitts. I was never good with history so it's awesome to see someone who is. Glad you're enjoying your trip. February already huh? CRAZY! |
| 1st February 2007 radioguyinnorthernonatrio | looks like you've survived the 1st month - From: Baking In St. Lucia Jeanette, Way tah go slugger! Wow I can hardly believe I've been back here in Timmins already since Jan 5th. Love the pics posted of Justin teaching dance and our family after the jazz show. Been thinking of you every time I look at my souvenirs... lots going on up here, dad's birthday and a wedding back in Hamilton next week... an appearance on a national CBC show (Test the Nation) in March. The radio continues to pave some positive future for me. I'm at work so this is brief BUT let me know if you want some pics even though I think we have mostly doubles of the ones we shared together. Nothing but love from the family and of course me too, Matthew/Thomas rudog10@hotmail.com |
| 1st February 2007 swills82 | - From: Baking In St. Lucia You're cute... so is Brooks. Hmmm.... Glad you had a nice day in the sun. Sometimes Vitamin D is the best medicine. Funny to think of everyone at home in snow huh? lol. |
| 1st February 2007 anonymous | YeOldeMan - From: Baking In St. Lucia Your pictures at least help one to feel warm even if it is minus 20 outside here in Ottawa. Your story about the day spent swimmin with the two children on Sint Martens is very touching. It sounds like a budding life-long frienship is developing there that will be forever meaningful to both them and you. |
| 31st January 2007 Little Lauren | SO JEALOUS! - From: A Little Bit of French, A Little Bit of Dutch and A Lot of Rum Punch . . . Hey there! I have just got caught up with all of your travel blogs and I am so jealous. It's sounds like you are having the time of your life! Anyhoo, Cayuga is really boring - BIG surprise! I just finished filling in for McEachern at CSS and now I'm off to DSS to teach English. I wish I could just hang out with you on the ship. I will try to check on your blog more often so I can see where you are in the world! Miss ya! |
| 31st January 2007 swills82 | - From: A Little Bit of French, A Little Bit of Dutch and A Lot of Rum Punch . . . Netter, seeing that picture and reading the story of the children warmed my heart. It's so great to hear that you are having these awesome experiences. Those are the ones you'll remember forever. And the best part? So will the children ;) |
| 31st January 2007 swills82 | - From: The Tour Guide Goes On A Tour I had no idea of these things either. I also had no idea that it's official language was english. I think I just assumed it was spanish like here. hmmmm... crazy. You gonna try scuba diving??? ;) I still have to decide where to go for my 2 weeks of travel at the end of the year. I'm doing guatemala at Easter for a week. Do I do Belize and go for the diving or Costa Rica and go for the crazy zip lines through the forest and surfing??? Or do I do the nothern coast of Honduras and hike a volcano and visit a jungle??? EEEEK! |
| 31st January 2007 swills82 | - From: Glimpses of Central America Never got a notice of your blogs... I don't think people are getting mine either. I haven't recieved any comments lately and then was surprised to see you had 3 new blogs I didn't know about. Things that make you go hmmmm.... So unfair that you are so close. Brooks looks like fun. |
| 26th January 2007 andreaaa | jeanette! - From: The Tour Guide Goes On A Tour your travels sound amazing - but i cannot wait til your back in canada and we are at camp together once again! thinking of you and wishing you the best, andrea. |
| 25th January 2007 jungy | what a life.... - From: Glimpses of Central America netter, i sent you a private msg....as i know how much you like private things. what a life ehh? lying on the beach all day....and i might just hate you a bit for it, or not (not sure yet) the pics are awesome btw..and i miss you alot. keep postin, i'll be checkin up on you. jung |
| 24th January 2007 Tiff C | - From: Wasting Away in Margaritaville BRAINS! hahah ok sorry reading too many psych txtbooks lately... :P beautiful pics :D |
| 23rd January 2007 Jeanette | Oh Wow - From: Photos! Finally! Hay my name is Jeanette 2 how cool I am going on a cruise on the end of march and am totally siked about club O2 thanx 4 thu pictures now i am even more x cited |
| 22nd January 2007 Kristin Eagle | Hey Girlie! - From: Wasting Away in Margaritaville Hey Maimai, The pics look awesome, it is sooo cold here now (that we finally have winter) and i am looking at these photos wishing i was there too! The water, sand and sun....soak it up is all i have to say! I hope you are still having a good time, we all miss you here! P.S. Your mom gave us the charms as they arrived, i love them!!! Thank you! Kristin |
| 21st January 2007 Heather Turnbull | OKay, you are making ME jealous! - From: Ships And Dip I have been with Carnival for 7 years and haven't done a lot of the things that you have experienced in your first month! Good to be friends with the spa girls! And two charters in a row!!! The techs must have LOVED that!! Very envious that you got to see BNL! And I warned you about the boringness... you mentioned boredom, best thing to do is make friends in the crew bar... brave the smoke Jeanette, it's the best way to meet people on the ship :) Keep living it large Jeanette :) |
| 19th January 2007 Morgan | - From: Wasting Away in Margaritaville Wow!! Your pictures are beautiful, you must be having the time of your life! We missed you in Canfield, hope your doing well! |
| 18th January 2007 swills82 | - From: Wasting Away in Margaritaville The "cool rock" is called brain coral. lol... wonder why it's called that? lol... looking forward to the photo tour! Also, that last comment on the last blog was from me too... thought I was signed in but apparently I'm not. |
| 18th January 2007 swills82 | - From: Ships And Dip BARNAKED LADIES!!! Grrr... so jealous. awesome. |
| 18th January 2007 Sandra | - From: Wasting Away in Margaritaville I've heard of Guster! They are awesome! I think aron and gin are rather large fans of theirs. Your blogs are fantastic and I love to read them. Hows the knitting? Missing you tons! -sans |
| 17th January 2007 Katherine | - From: The island of salt and sand . . . Hi Jeanette: It's great seeing the world through your eyes!! You're visiting places I'm only dreaming about - especially as we wade through all the ice in Canfield. Love, Aunt Katherine |
| 17th January 2007 Aunt Renee | - From: The island of salt and sand . . . I finally have taken time to read some more of your travel adventures....which sound heavenly. Your pics are great! Despite some of the cold you're fighting, you look glowing and peaceful in the photos. We have had a minimal blast of winter in the form a ice storm (after all it's January). The kids were actually off Monday. I so need some sunshine and warmth. Everyone here sends their love, kisses and hugs. |
| 15th January 2007 Sarah | - From: The island of salt and sand . . . Wow, Netter, you look so beautiful in that photo in your wee pink hat! The island is beautiful and I get inspired living vicariously through you. It's snowing in TO (winter has finally arrived!) and the sea, sand and sun is heart warming. I'd heard about Turks and Caicos being absolutley brilliant - and I'm surprised to see it looks a bit like the Niagara Escarpment near Georgian Bay! Love you lots and BIG HUGS. Miss you and hope you're feeling better. xoxo. |
| 15th January 2007 jordi | missing you! - From: Rock The Boat Hey Netter, Sounds like you are having an amzing time -- even despite the constant basedrum! I've been thinking about you lately, wondering how things are going so I thought I'd check in and make sure it was as great as I imagined. Tanzania is amazing, and the experience is awesome... I'm so glad I'm here, I miss our rehearsals though but I've been doing plenty of my own directing -- working with out of school youth in the fight against AIDS. If you have the time, feel free to peruse my blog http://backpackers-post.blogspot.com . Anyway, keep in touch. Love you. xoxo jordi |
| 15th January 2007 swills82 | - From: The island of salt and sand . . . Such blue water... love it. Thanks for the pics. You ever figure out the image resizer? How were the buses? Like school buses? That's what they use here. Have fun in Central America. So CLOSE! I wanna hear all about what I should travel to before I come home. Would be fun if we could talk about some of the same places we visited when we get home! |
| 15th January 2007 jonny dvd | - From: Rock The Boat despite graduating from high school 6 years ago, better than ezra is still my favourite brand of faux teen angst. so jealous! - jd. |
| 14th January 2007 anonymous | YeOldeMan - From: The island of salt and sand . . . Love the pictures. Best of luck flying solo. |
| 13th January 2007 swills82 | - From: Rock The Boat Oh I love that you get to see these bands. That's awesome. I bet the cruise is crazy. SOOOO fun Netter. Glad you're settled into your new room. It'll all be home-y soon! Miss you. Keep the updates coming. LOVED the pics. Pics of your room perhaps? A little virtual tour? |
| 13th January 2007 Travelling Artist | - From: Photos! Finally! I'm working for Carnival Cruise Lines. Most of the major cruise lines offer similar runs to the one I'm doing. Princess is a sub company owned by Carnival, so I'm sure some similarities are due to that as well. |
| 12th January 2007 passecj | - From: Photos! Finally! hey there! sounds like you're having a blast. i just had a quick question. i just came across your journal, and i don't know if you already stated it, but i was wondering what cruise line you're on? i went on a cruise that was exactly like the one you're on now, so that's why i was asking. it went all through the panama canal and stuff. it was on princess cruise lines. well have a great time on the rest of your cruise! |
| 8th January 2007 Kristin Eagle | Hello Jeanette - From: You Can Contact Me! Hi there!!! I am in the midst of house reno's writing you because i have just now caught up with your blog...(slow i know). I am glad you are having a good time and i want you to know that you are missed just as much as you are missing us! Things are same old here for the most part, wish you were here for new years but hey there is always next year... So.....any hilties?????? Hope you continue to have a great time and when in doubt throw on the green dress!!!! Just do it!! Luv ya! Kris |
| 7th January 2007 Tiff C | - From: You Can Contact Me! HI <3. I tried a comment on a post before but it wouldn't let me so hope this works. Sounds like you are having a wonderful time! & thank you for the support on LJ. Wishing you all the best & looking forward to reading more about your adventures =) |
| 6th January 2007 Travelling Artist | - From: You Can Contact Me! really? that's crazy. was she one of the club o2 teens? (we had 180 last week) |
| 6th January 2007 Aron | - From: You Can Contact Me! My brother's best friend, Danielle said she met you on your ship. She was on last week, I think! |
| 5th January 2007 Ilan Mann | 2007... - From: A New Year, The Ruisses and My First Experience With Cruise Chaos . . . My New Years also sucked... Hard! I was stuck in Dominican with no one except my brother and nothing to do. It was really lame. But, hopefully shitty transition means awesome year. The OC has been cancelled so we're on the right track. |
| 4th January 2007 Melanie | Happy New Year! - From: A New Year, The Ruisses and My First Experience With Cruise Chaos . . . Dear Sister, I'm glad to hear that things are going better for you on the ship. You're the best at finding friends anywhere you go, genuine friends at that... those are the hardest to find. You'll have no problem doing so down there either. It sounds like you're getting more comfortable with your job and surroundings, I'm extremely jealous as I'll continue working at Crackerjack's and oooohhh how fun that is!! (in the cold, going to school, lol) I'm looking forward to your next journal, stay smart and stay safe big sister. Love You! |
| 4th January 2007 swills82 | Love to my Friend Netter... - From: A New Year, The Ruisses and My First Experience With Cruise Chaos . . . My New Year's Eve was also disappointing because I was also thinking about what else I COULD have been doing back home. Our minds are a horrible thing huh? That's super cool that you know a family on the shop right now. A little taste of home. After some time though, that boat will start to feel like home, I'm sure of it. Sounds like the chaos has somewhat settled. Congrats for getting through it! Teaching hip hop and hanging out with the teens... sounds awesome Netter. You really are working in a dream job... or at least what some might consider a dream job. I know I would LOVE to do something like that. Drink it all in my friend. It's not every day we have experiences like these :) |
| 4th January 2007 Travelling Artist | - From: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes . . . CHERYL!!!! This is such wonderfully exciting news! Even though it is months away from now, that would be so incredibly delightful! Oh I hope hope hope that I'll be able to stay on the ship and see you then! Hope everything went well in South Africa. Can't wait to hear all about it. |
| 2nd January 2007 Aunt Renee | Ah....I feel the sunshine.....and sand... - From: Finally! I'm somewhere! hello there.....Happy New Year!!!! I'm envious......I can feel the peacefulness and warmth of the sunshine. I hope you enjoyed Martinque. We loved it 20 years ago which seems like yesterday. I'm glad to hear things are getting better..... the mingling thing will come as you become more comfortable with your surroundings. Enjoy!! xoxo |
| 2nd January 2007 Cheryl Bernknopf | Guess What? - From: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes . . . Guess what? Ken and I along with 2 other couples have been booked on the Legend due to Leave May 12th, so we may possibly see you if you havent switched ships! It is on the Panama, Costa Rica 8 day cruise. Good Luck with the job, Cheryl |
| 2nd January 2007 Brittany | All aboard now - From: Finally! I'm somewhere! Hey Jeanette!!! I am living vicariously through you right now, and eager to hear all these interesting adventures, within and without. I know how you feel, believe it or not, about not always approaching new people so easily. There's always that fear of rejection, and the effort that goes into it all. Maybe you just need some solo time for now, until you're ready to take the plunge! Just remember there's lots of us thinking of you and frollicking in those sugary beaches with you (even from a distance!) |
| 1st January 2007 Travelling Artist | - From: Finally! I'm somewhere! happy new year to you too! i hope you're up to something fun to celebrate! |
| 1st January 2007 Travelling Artist | - From: Finally! I'm somewhere! yeah, still not honduras. SO close to you though! it's a like a big tease! for my room i have a small room that i share with one other person. in the room we have a bunk bed, closet, cupboard with shelves and a small desk. there's also a small bathroom. the size of the room would be comparable to a bunk in Brant - the storage space being tighter and the floor space being slighter larger. Mehealia (my roomie) has been on the ship for about 7 months now. she only has 6 cruises to go and she's counting them down. she's not really enjoying her contract, mostly because she works so much and it's exhausted her. tara, the girl who i'm taking over from, her boyfriend is from honduras, so i'm always always always hearing about honduras. and missing you. |
| 1st January 2007 Travelling Artist | - From: Finally! I'm somewhere! and a happy new year to you too friend! |
| 31st December 2006 anonymous | YeOldeMan - From: Finally! I'm somewhere! Happy New Year! Hope your on-board new years eve party is great. Beaches sound awesome. |
| 31st December 2006 swills82 | Painfully close - From: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes . . . still not Honduras huh. lol... Cruise shippers ported in Roatan while I was there. Thought of you. Let me know if that changes! lol... |
| 31st December 2006 swills82 | Newbie - From: Finally! I'm somewhere! It's easy to feel like the newbie when you have so much experience in everything else that you've done lately. Camp and Keating; remember that both were new at one point too. Now look at you! I totally know the feeling. It'll fade. Give it time. So do you get your own room or share a double room with this roommate of yours. I dunno how these things work. How long has she been working on the ship? So pumped for you Netter. Travelling is wonderful. |
| 31st December 2006 Hilary K. | - From: Finally! I'm somewhere! Happy new year! |
| 29th December 2006 Aunt Renee | Happy New Year!! - From: Last Entry From Home . . . Hi Jeanette.....great to so you Christmas eve....we'll miss you at Hedley Christmas. There always has to be that terrible first day (or two) on the new job. Another challenge that I'm know you'll manage. Things will fall into place. Happy Sailing......Love Aunt Renee xoxo |
| 26th December 2006 Ilan Mann | - From: Last Entry From Home . . . Good Luck, we'll miss you |
| 25th December 2006 anonymous | YeOldeMan - From: Countdown To Cruising: 5 days . . . Merry Christmas Travelling Artist. Bon Voyage and have a good flight first thing tomorrow. |
| 23rd December 2006 anonymous | YeOldeMan - From: Countdown To Cruising: 5 days . . . Your blogs already are exciting. What a great start - having people that you know on your inaugural cruise! |
| 21st December 2006 Travelling Artist | - From: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes . . . Generally they are 8 night cruises, alternating between the Easten & SouthWestern Caribbean, but later in my contract we switch to 7 night cruises of the Western Caribbean. I have the odd 5 night cruise scattered here and there. My home port is Fort Lauderdale. I'm not sure where the Coronation is based. Thanks for commenting! |
| 21st December 2006 Uncle Harold | YeOldeMan - From: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes . . . Awesome. Sounds like a great route. How many days is this route? Does it still use the same home port as the Coronation? Great stories thus far. |
| 19th December 2006 Ilan Mann | Hooray - From: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes . . . I'm so happy for you! Those are great ports. I hope you still get to be a part time dancer! |
| 19th December 2006 swills82 | - From: Three Days To Go . . . puchi had to be put down... only because we couldn't find anyone to take care of her while we were going to be gone... not even the vet. It's sad and totally not fair. In the end, I guess it's for the best. |
| 18th December 2006 swills82 | A good thing - From: Three Days To Go . . . extended distance will be a good thing Netter. The challenge is definately there but it's challenges that we overcome that make us stronger individuals. Once you're on the boat... then it'll feel real. Good luck babe. I'm off to Roatan tomorrow morning nice and early. Hopefully I'll find an internet cafe I can write from at least once. Talk to you soon! |
| 16th December 2006 swills82 | One more thing... - From: It's All Official Now . . . Forgot to ask how you feel about not being at home for Christmas. You gonna be in training at that time? |
| 16th December 2006 swills82 | The Way it's Meant to be - From: It's All Official Now . . . I'm sure everything will eventually work itself out. It'll all happen the way it's meant to. Maybe you're meant to learn something from the smaller boat, or meet someone cool. Either way, YOU'RE TRAVELING! And not to mention, working on a cruise ship!!!!!!!!!!! I'm pumped for you. Nerves are normal. |
| 16th December 2006 swills82 | Anticipation... - From: More Medical Drama . . . I remember the feeling well. Things are so surreal. I don't think it really hit me that I was actually leaving until I was on the plane. Even saying goodbye to my family and Estelle, I was bawling my eyes out but couldn't believe that it would be almost a year before I saw Canada again. It's awesome Netter and I am so excited for you. The overwhelming feeling eventually goes away and leaves you feeling somewhat liberated. |
