Cruising is fun, but dangerous.

not because we could get 'swamped' by the huge waves created when an iceberg 'calves' from the HUGE glacier, (and we saw and heard many), but other dangers are very real. Although there are many activities, shows, contests, sports/games, entertainment and excursions, etc, there is always 'temptation' beckoning, in the form of FOOD, drink and gambling. Good food and lots of of it, (surprisingly, the sea air shrunk the waistbands on my pants) was the main culprit. Many thanks to Kari and Ted and the 'welcome basket' with bottles of wine and enough beer to allow us to enjoy drinks on the deck, rather than paying the outrageous prices of 'booze on board'. We were very fortunate as we got to sorta know the maitre de, who seated us with interesting couples from England, Australia, New Zealand even some Americans that were fun. The evening shows, from the comedians to the lavish productions, (esp the Beatles show) were top notch, with an amazing 9 piece band. And, the 'room with a view', was very clean and comfortable. Got the best weather imaginable, (the previous week cruisers had just the opposite) and only had rain/fog part of one morning. At over 950 feet (over 3 football fields long) the 'Miracle' is an amazing ship.