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sympatico
First Class Passenger
Member # 797

posted 12-04-2000 09:41 PM

Just logged on and found the cute little Christmas Trees with the flashing lights to depict the new posts.
Very cute - someone was using their imagination. Now I think you should think up something like that for every holiday!!!

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K&K
First Class Passenger
Member # 1040

posted 12-04-2000 11:21 PM

Sympatico: Where are you seeing them. Kevin

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CTrail
First Class Passenger
Member # 64

posted 12-05-2000 05:58 AM

Logged on this morning and I like your christmas trees. Nice touch.

Everyone have the best Christmas ever. Maybe if we are all good children, we will all get that cruise we were wishing for .

MerryChristmastoall.

Peter

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LizB
First Class Passenger
Member # 1243

posted 12-05-2000 07:18 AM

I agree...I love the Christmas Trees...and what a nice surprise!

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sympatico
First Class Passenger
Member # 797

posted 12-05-2000 09:49 AM

quote:
Originally posted by K&K:
Sympatico: Where are you seeing them. Kevin

Kevin - they are on Cruise Talk Home page - where it lists the 6 categories, i.e. Cruise Lines, Cruise Ships, etc.
They are really cute.

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K&K
First Class Passenger
Member # 1040

posted 12-05-2000 10:00 AM

Thanks but, I must be opening an old version or something as I only see light bulbs on the main page and folders and flaming folders on the sub-pages. Oh well I look out my window at acres and acres of trees (most loaded down with snow) Kevin

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CTrail
First Class Passenger
Member # 64

posted 12-05-2000 01:18 PM

Sometimes your browser will not update a page so you should hit the refresh or go to your browser options and check the box that says always update check for updates when opening page.

That way you always get the latest updates.

Peter

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Paddy
First Class Passenger
Member # 357

posted 12-05-2000 04:38 PM

Alright, who here was first to put up their Christmas tree at home? I put mine up on November 23rd. I love Christmas!!!!!!

Paddy.

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Green
First Class Passenger
Member # 171

posted 12-05-2000 05:52 PM

Sure now Paddy, that's too early - the poor thing will be wilted by Christmas Day!

Merry Christmas!

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Gooler1
First Class Passenger
Member # 1662

posted 12-05-2000 05:56 PM

My tree has been up since November 25! Since we will be on the Norway Christmas Day-we wanted to have time to enjoy it! I am hoping the Norway will have a few trees up-anybody sailed at Christmas before?

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Green
First Class Passenger
Member # 171

posted 12-05-2000 05:57 PM

I've had a couple of trees for a few days now - love 'em - tonight they are all lit up - wow!

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Green
First Class Passenger
Member # 171

posted 12-05-2000 06:04 PM

Gooler1 - We've done three Christmas cruises - all on HAL - Christmas trees everywhere - even on the lifeboats.

We noticed that many passengers brought artificial miniatures on board for their cabins - also other special decorations.

Wish we were cruising this Christmas!

Happy Holiday!

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harborman
First Class Passenger
Member # 1248

posted 12-05-2000 06:06 PM

Joe,
Great job on the trees.
We too have both of our trees up, needed to get all of the Christmas rush out of the way. We'll be doing the deep Caribbean on the Horizon departing on Saturday.
With the colder weather we've had don't think I want to come back.
What do you have in mind for New Year's, a time square building with a ball that drops for more than ten posts??

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sympatico
First Class Passenger
Member # 797

posted 12-05-2000 06:26 PM

Call me Scrooge - but I didn't bother putting up a tree or put lights outside, this year as we will be on the Veendam Christmas Day and we won't have Christmas with the children/grandchildren until after the New Year.
Maybe I will put up a little ceramic tree that I made years ago.

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Terri Lee
First Class Passenger
Member # 942

posted 12-05-2000 07:45 PM

Sympatico.......guess I must be Scrooge II because I haven't put up a single decoration this year 'cos of being on the MAASDAM for Christmas and New Year. In any case,I never put up Christmas decorations before December 24th and then I take them down on January 5th every year....why? Because those are the TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!!
Being as I will be back home on January 4th,it is hardly worth the trouble for just one day(I leave for Ft.Lauderdale on Dec.23rd!)

However,I am really lookng forward to spending Christmas on the ship.The descriptions I have read on another thread have quite whetted my appetite.

Sympatico,you and I will be having a ball,even if we are on different ships!!!!!

(Is this why we are called Merry Widows?????)
LOL

Terri

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Commodore
First Class Passenger
Member # 1575

posted 12-07-2000 05:10 PM

How about Christmas lights?

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Green
First Class Passenger
Member # 171

posted 12-07-2000 07:35 PM

I'm with Terri
".........I never put up Christmas decorations before December 24th and then I take them down on January 5th every year....why? Because those are the TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!!"

Strange as it may seem to many, Dec. 25 was not recognized as a 'holiday' in Scotland until the early 50's. I believe I had the best of both worlds - a Scottish mother and an English father - we celebrated both Christmas and New Year (Hogmanay). I grew up in Scotland so Hogmanay is still very special to me - "Slange Var" (pronounced ‘slan-je varr’) which means "cheers, your good health".

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jean elmore
First Class Passenger
Member # 1192

posted 12-07-2000 07:42 PM

No trees or lights for me either this year, but I just packed my little 12in. folding tree and all the minature decorations to go with it, also the decorations for my cabin door, will be leaving in 2 weeks for Puerto Rico and the Ocean Princess, happy holidays to everyone.

) jean

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hooked on cruising
First Class Passenger
Member # 1221

posted 12-09-2000 01:21 PM

OKAY, ENOUGH ALREADY. I'm getting very depressed.I will be in chilly London Ont with visitors from Carrickfergus Northern Ireland. Mother-in-law and sister-in-law. I know , I know, I'm just the luckiest person in the world!!!!! I hope you all have a wonderful turkey dinner or whatever your fancy is. MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL (cruising or not)

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