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desirod7
First Class Passenger
Member # 1626

posted 03-08-2006 08:06 AM

Ernst,

Are you in culture shock going to Tennesee from Vienna?

Miami is a short flight from Memphis, come to Sea Trade next week.

quote:
Originally posted by Ernst:
Just came back form a meeting with Nathan.
It might sound odd and has been repeated many times in this thread but it really is nice to meet a forum member in person. We will certainly repeat this in the near future - especially as we now both live in the same region.

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Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 03-08-2006 08:33 AM

quote:
Originally posted by desirod7:
Ernst,
Are you in culture shock going to Tennesee from Vienna?
Miami is a short flight from Memphis, come to Sea Trade next week.

I am not in shock - it is nice here (though different than in Vienna..... ) - much better than expected.

Sadly I can not come to Sea Trade this year - but I try to come next year.

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steeplechase
First Class Passenger
Member # 4056

posted 03-08-2006 09:19 PM

I liked Palau the best of all my stops.The diving was excellant!

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nathan
First Class Passenger
Member # 720

posted 03-09-2006 08:45 AM

I very much enjoyed meeting Ernst. Perhaps we can have a regional CT meeting sometime.

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Linerrich
First Class Passenger
Member # 4864

posted 03-15-2006 03:12 PM

Have just spent a few days this week at the SeaTrade Convention in Miami Beach, and lunch today with CruiseTalkers David "Desirod" and "Tim 'n Lauderdale." We've all met up before, but it's always great to get together and talk about ships and the cruise industry, especially in the SeaTrade environment.

Rich

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Tim in Fort Lauderdale
First Class Passenger
Member # 953

posted 03-15-2006 10:53 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Linerrich:
Have just spent a few days this week at the SeaTrade Convention in Miami Beach, and lunch today with CruiseTalkers David "Desirod" and "Tim 'n Lauderdale." We've all met up before, but it's always great to get together and talk about ships and the cruise industry, especially in the SeaTrade environment.
Rich

Rich - it was such a pleasure getting together with you and David today. As always, a bounty of great conversation, laughter, wit and observation. Great times all 'round!

Tim

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desirod7
First Class Passenger
Member # 1626

posted 03-16-2006 11:42 AM

live from South Beach

Yes it was a great time. For me it was fantastic to hear the dialogue of 2 industry veterans that you will never get anywhere else. We had great fun exchanging stories and jokes.

looking forward to Sea Trade 2007

quote:
Originally posted by Tim in 'Lauderdale:
Rich - it was such a pleasure getting together with you and David today. As always, a bounty of great conversation, laughter, wit and observation. Great times all 'round!
Tim

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desirod7
First Class Passenger
Member # 1626

posted 05-04-2006 06:44 PM

I had the pleasure of a 2 hour phone conversation with Ernst the other night. We covered Vienna, Philadelphia, physics, acoustics, opera, ship design, existentialism, stoicism and cruises of course.

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Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 05-04-2006 07:00 PM

It was indeed great fun to have a chat by phone. Maybe we should take this a bit farther and work on a virtual CT meeting - there are many (free) teleconference tools available which allow several people to participate.

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desirod7
First Class Passenger
Member # 1626

posted 05-12-2006 05:54 PM

Had a house party last weekend. Cruisetalkers RobRoy; more lurkers had met me on CT. They live in Philly. Last year we met by coincidence at a social event. This cemented the friendship and they came to the party

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Waynaro
First Class Passenger
Member # 3484

posted 07-08-2006 08:44 AM

Today I had the pleasure to meet Andy (Gundam X) in Hong Kong for morning tea. We talked a bunch about ships and he shared with me photos and pamphlets of the local ships.

Wayne

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 07-08-2006 04:12 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Cunardcoll:
Any girl out there interested in a 22 year old good looking single guy ??

Why, do you know a good looking single guy then?

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Frosty 4
First Class Passenger
Member # 5826

posted 07-10-2006 10:09 AM

We will be doing a Western Med cruise from 10/28-11/4 on the VOTS. Anyone going ?? I will be wearing an orange baseball cap with a fish skeleton on the front . It's pretty distinctive. We will be on deck 9(cabin). Hope to see one of you then.
Frosty 4

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DAMBROSI
First Class Passenger
Member # 100

posted 07-10-2006 11:00 AM

I'd like to meet Linerich...have bought a couple of nice things from him on Ebay.....who knows, maybe I'll get that chance and he might have something from the SS NORWAY that I'd like to have.

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desirod7
First Class Passenger
Member # 1626

posted 07-10-2006 12:33 PM

quote:
Originally posted by DAMBROSI:
I'd like to meet Linerich...have bought a couple of nice things from him on Ebay.....who knows, maybe I'll get that chance and he might have something from the SS NORWAY that I'd like to have.

Deb,

Come to Sea Trade in March 2007 at the Miami Convention Center.

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DAMBROSI
First Class Passenger
Member # 100

posted 07-10-2006 02:29 PM

I most certainly will

I can't recall if my late husband had gone to one or not in the past. But, I know I'll come down the next time.

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Waynaro
First Class Passenger
Member # 3484

posted 09-14-2006 11:11 AM

Here at California Maritime Academy, I had the pleasure of meeting a fellow CT'er....Brandon Chapman (Captain_Brandon129).

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Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 11-14-2006 06:24 PM

...better late than not at all - due to adverse circumstances during the last weeks (O.K. I forgot

) I had no opportunity to post in this thread that I had the pleasure to meet 'riverrat'

Frank in Cincinnatti during the Tall Stacks festival 2006.

The festival was BTW great fun and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in ships. During the festival I not only had the opportunity to see many paddelwheelers but I also could undertake a short trip with the mighty Bell of Louisville and the Natchez before I finally left Cincinnatti aboard the amazing Delta Queen for a cruise to Chattanooga -> a lot of steamboats in a comparably short time. Very, very nice.

www.tallstacks.com

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desirod7
First Class Passenger
Member # 1626

posted 11-14-2006 09:31 PM

Joe Koshuta,

Have you thought of having a booth at Sea Trade.

Maybe a cruisetalkers hospitality suite or a meetup at the Royalton

www.cruiseshipping.net

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Frank X. Prudent
First Class Passenger
Member # 1723

posted 11-15-2006 12:53 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Ernst:
... I had the pleasure to meet 'riverrat' Frank in Cincinnatti during the Tall Stacks festival 2006.
The festival was BTW great fun and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in ships. During the festival I not only had the opportunity to see many paddelwheelers but I also could undertake a short trip with the mighty Bell of Louisville and the Natchez before I finally left Cincinnatti aboard the amazing Delta Queen for a cruise to Chattanooga -> a lot of steamboats in a comparably short time. Very, very nice.
www.tallstacks.com

I think that the pleasure was all mine!

Hopefully there will be another Tall Stacks in three or four years and the other Cruise Talkers can experience the thrill of all those boats in one place at the same time. It was pretty heady stuff.

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desirod7
First Class Passenger
Member # 1626

posted 11-24-2006 04:34 PM

Ernie Roller, myself and my partner met at the Bowman's Tavern in New Hope just before TG day.
We have met several times before.

We had a great time and convo on cruising, travel, music, to a lovely live piano player, and a whole lot of other things.

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Frosty 4
First Class Passenger
Member # 5826

posted 11-24-2006 05:46 PM

I might be nice to see pictures of our CTs.
I did see a few here but it might be almost as good as a formal meeting. My pix is in the photos from our Mille cruise last Feb. (with the penquins).
Frosty 4

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desirod7
First Class Passenger
Member # 1626

posted 03-16-2007 08:01 PM

I had the pleasure of meeting Gerry on the Sea Trade show floor. Linerrich was with me and we had great conversations. It was a pleasure to be with Tim in 'Lauderdale at the Oceania press conference and at dinner. This is becoming a sea trade ritual.

Barryboat, you walked by but I was in conversation with a client and unable to say hello.

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desirod7
First Class Passenger
Member # 1626

posted 08-18-2007 09:42 PM

Live from Vancouver

Just spent an afternoon with Jekyl. He, my partner and myself had a wonderful lunch at Sequoia in Stanley Park and later walked about the nieghborhoods.

He showed us things only a native would know about that we could not find on our own.

We stopped by the cruise ship terminal and got a good look at the Diamond Princess; I do like the jet engines on the funnel. The Zuiderdam was in the next berth over and noted how much sharper the bow is than the Diamond Princess.

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Jekyll
First Class Passenger
Member # 1878

posted 08-19-2007 03:47 PM

Hey David - thanks for the comments...it was nice to finally meet you after our failed attempt in Bayonne a couple of years ago. An afternoon w/ the "Double D's" was very fun!

I am sure you must have had to use your raingear for the downpour we had this morning - but it is nice and sunny now!

Great time to visit Granville Island.

I really had a fab time yesterday - i just realized we never got a picture of the 3 of us!?!?! Have to arrnage a cruise for that one

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