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[Princess Dala]

I agree with you on the "openness"/size factor on Elizabeth vs. Mary. It seems that quite a few people who sailed on both liked Elizabeth better, maybe for that very reason?

Dude! Speaking of America, I checked around a few months ago to find recent American Star wreck photos, and learned that the fore portion completely collapsed and is now under water. It had been a long time since I'd bothered to look (depressing!), but I was stunned nonetheless. I guess it's a good thing. I decided to stay away from the Blue Lady melee so I wouldn't get sucked into that slow-grind, either, although I understand there were mercifully fewer photos documenting the crap going down at Alang because people were all upons about Greenpeace ruining business with sekrit fotoze.

I LOVE THE VERANDAH GRILLE! I would make it my officelairbatcaveclubhouse if i could. There is something creepy and claustrophobic about the first class pool, though. Not that it would have been any less claustrophobic (very likely moreso), but the tourist class pool had the cute fishy glass next to it, and cute fishy glass is attractive to me.