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Topic: Where are they now?

WhiteStar
First Class Passenger
Member # 2740

posted 10-10-2007 05:24 PM

In reading some of Desirod7's past posts I came across several CT's names I haven't seen in a long time? Where are they now? Onno comes to mind among others. I know Topgun passed away. RIP

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NAL
First Class Passenger
Member # 1102

posted 10-11-2007 08:02 AM

And another I remember from her many posts.....Terri Lee....from Canada. She was a big fan of HAL.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 10-11-2007 02:22 PM

What happened to 'Paddy'?

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dougnewman
First Class Passenger
Member # 11349

posted 10-13-2007 08:57 PM

Onno is certainly still around, I hear from him regularly. He was posting here fairly recently - perhaps he is busy right now?

For those of you who remember Britanis, I hear from him occasionally and last time he was doing well but much too busy to post on CT.

I miss gohaze who passed away a few years ago... I thought of him when on MARCO POLO this year as that was his favorite ship. (And now one of my favorites, too.)

Has anyone heard from Dmitriy, Italian Cruiser or Namlit lately?

[ 10-13-2007: Message edited by: dougnewman ]

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sympatico
First Class Passenger
Member # 797

posted 10-14-2007 02:49 PM

quote:
Originally posted by NAL:
And another I remember from her many posts.....Terri Lee....from Canada. She was a big fan of HAL.

I haven't heard from Terri Lee in quite some time. I know she was having some health problems and do hope she is OK. She has stopped cruising so maybe that's why she is no longer posting.

I'll drop her a line one day.

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Paddy
First Class Passenger
Member # 357

posted 10-14-2007 04:47 PM

Well this is a blast from the past - thanks for the email Malcolm! Since I fled the family nest, cruising has become a bit out of my reach for the time being. I'm still travelling lots though as I'm crew for a major international airline. I was very sad to hear Topgun and gohaze are no longer with us - RIP. I hope however the rest of you are all very well!

Best regards!
Paddy

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desirod7
First Class Passenger
Member # 1626

posted 10-14-2007 08:13 PM

Welcome back Paddy,

I am in regular contact with Dimitry.
He is very busy with work and school. He has little time for cruisetalk or any of the cruise forums.

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NAL
First Class Passenger
Member # 1102

posted 10-23-2007 08:39 AM

Another name I haven't seen posting in a long time is VULCANIA. Does anyone have any news of him?

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WhiteStar
First Class Passenger
Member # 2740

posted 11-03-2007 07:55 PM

When I first joined TitanicSteve was a regular poster. Where is he?

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dougnewman
First Class Passenger
Member # 11349

posted 11-03-2007 08:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by NAL:
Another name I haven't seen posting in a long time is VULCANIA. Does anyone have any news of him?

I know this answer is a bit late, but last I heard Mark and his partner have been spending much of their time on various HAL ships. He's also working on a number of manuscripts.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 11-04-2007 06:37 AM

quote:
Originally posted by WhiteStar:
When I first joined TitanicSteve was a regular poster. Where is he?

I'm affraid to say that he hit an iceberg.

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NAL
First Class Passenger
Member # 1102

posted 11-04-2007 02:15 PM

Thanks, dougnewman. The last I knew, Vulcania [Mark] was living in Baltimore. He loves Rotterdam VI and Amsterdam and frequents both ships. I hope he returns to posting as he always had valuable info and insight.

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dougnewman
First Class Passenger
Member # 11349

posted 11-04-2007 04:48 PM

I don't think Mark is that fond of AMSTERDAM - he much prefers ROTTERDAM, his favorite ship.

He does still live in Baltimore, as far as I know.

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Cambodge
First Class Passenger
Member # 906

posted 11-05-2007 10:48 AM

Then there was "Ocean Liners," from Japan. I believe he pulled out of the board when objections were made to his "travel bureau" postings. I suspect he still reads us, but does not ineract.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 11-05-2007 04:57 PM

It's worth trying a private message (or e-mail, if it is still valid) to these poor lost souls. They may just see the error of there ways and return.

Paddy did, briefly.

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desirod7
First Class Passenger
Member # 1626

posted 12-23-2013 09:23 AM

I am missing a lot of the old contributors: DMWNC1, Cunard Fan, Sympatico, BigUfan, Rex, MSGrumple, Green, etc.

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Frosty 4
First Class Passenger
Member # 5826

posted 12-23-2013 10:11 AM

How about Ernie. He used to get in to it with Ernst and left the site. Maybe he still looks in but does not post. Maybe he might send us a holiday post??
Frosty 4

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 12-23-2013 07:12 PM

I recall that Ernie was tired of a certain poster on this site. I am on another site and a woman who frequently posted wrote to say she was stopping her posts due to poor behavior by some posters.

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jeremya
First Class Passenger
Member # 5699

posted 12-23-2013 11:25 PM

Ocean Liners is still posting, to cruise ship pictures and videos and ferry travel. He created quite the "who ha" and new categories were created to settle the complaints many of us had about him.

He does not communicate with the board, rather he just posts, almost every day it seems.

I haven't heard from Ernie in quite some time.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 12-24-2013 05:44 PM

I recall that the talented Onno was having a temporary break to concentrate on his studies.

That must have been years ago now?

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Tim in Fort Lauderdale
First Class Passenger
Member # 953

posted 12-24-2013 05:51 PM

Malcolm, and Joe,

I don't say this to sound arrogant, I am just being blunt and truthful. The reason you don't see many of the old regulars around anymore is due to the lack of civility and lack of intelligent discussion. This forum became quite childish and churlish for a period of time and people drifted away - I know I did.

The same thing has happened to the old "Liners List" - you have a handful of members that must always know better than everyone else and/or you get nothing more than a chorus of snarky comments on some topics.

I don't know what the cure or the fix is, but that's my take on things.

Warmest wishes to everyone for a safe, joyous and merry Christmas. May the spirit of the season stay with you!

Tim

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Paddy
First Class Passenger
Member # 357

posted 02-20-2014 09:12 AM

Well after a few years away, I somehow seem to have picked up the Cruise Talk bug again. Nice to be back and see all these familiar names.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 02-21-2014 10:26 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Paddy:
Well after a few years away, I somehow seem to have picked up the Cruise Talk bug again. Nice to be back and see all these familiar names.

Wow!

Welcome back paddy. You were missing a sea, presumed drowned.

The only problem is that those of us that are left are 7 years older since your previous post!

Did you not used to like Airtours?

[ 02-21-2014: Message edited by: Malcolm @ cruisepage ]

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DAMBROSI2
First Class Passenger
Member # 35998

posted 02-25-2014 11:45 PM

I have seen Onno on Facebook from time to time. He had a photo of himself holding up the poster he made:
Evolution of the Ocean Liner. I'm doing fine myself. Basically, I'm still trying to round up photos of interiors of cruise ships I was on in the past because I didn't take interiors of them too much in the early 80's to 1990s.

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Globaliser
First Class Passenger
Member # 4153

posted 06-09-2014 03:36 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Cambodge:
Then there was "Ocean Liners," from Japan. I believe he pulled out of the board when objections were made to his "travel bureau" postings. I suspect he still reads us, but does not ineract.

quote:
Originally posted by jeremya:
Ocean Liners is still posting, to cruise ship pictures and videos and ferry travel. He created quite the "who ha" and new categories were created to settle the complaints many of us had about him.
He does not communicate with the board, rather he just posts, almost every day it seems.

Not that this worked. A new category was created for photos and videos, where his posts would fit in. Yet he's continued - unchecked - obsessively to flood another category with his posts to the extent that it's now completely useless for anything else.

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