Friends:
The Prairie Home cruise has become legendary on two of the
Seven Seas and now is setting sail on a third, a week-long
spring break cruise of the western Caribbean along the Mexican
coast, and it leaves March 14 from Tampa.
The purpose of the cruise is to give hope to us in the frozen
north through the blizzards and the miseries of car-starting
and sidewalk shoveling under the grey metallic skies of January
and February so that we can glance at our calendars and see
March 14 and imagine warm salt breezes and lunch in an outdoor
tacqueria in Costa Maya. In my case, it is also to motivate
weight loss and sit-ups so that I will look appropriate in
my red Speedos at the aft-deck pool of the SS Ryndam.
The Prairie Home cast will join us, and some of our favorite
guests and we’ll assemble the Lake Wobegon Glee Club
for daily singing and we will learn to dance salsa and there
will be storytelling and we’ll do a Prairie Home show,
of course, with the winners of the All-Cruise Talent Show.
And more.
We’ll set out from Tampa, stop at Key West and commune
with the spirit of Ernest Hemingway, and sail on to----
---Belize, a tiny republic founded by shipwrecked British
sailors in 1683, home of the oldest cathedral in Central America
---- also a jungly rain forest with a variety of wading birds,
turtles and crocodiles, Mayan ruins.
--- Costa Maya, the Mexican fishing village known for the
many shades of blue sea water, a little paradise of palm trees
and beaches and reefs. (Also Mayan ruins.)
----Cozumel, the Mexican island offering more touristy recreations
including deep-sea fishing and a “Dolphin Encounter”and
a “Motorcycle Safari”.
I love these cruises. Never expected to, but I do. The salt
air, the sea light, the friendly company, the nightly music
all over the boat, the long walks on the promenade deck, the
nightly dance in the Crow’s Nest, the stargazing late
at night , and the slight vibration of engines that lulls
you to sleep at night. If you’re free and in the mood,
we’d love to see you March 14 in Tampa.
All the best,
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