Our Caribbean Cruise
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Marlis and I cruised the Southern Caribbean between October 7th
and October 14th. This was the first cruise for Marlis. I had been
trying to get her to cruise with me for about 15 years, but she never wanted to
go. When she finally showed a small sign of giving in, I immediately
booked passage.
We set sail aboard the the Carnival Ship, ms Fascination, from
San Juan on October 7th and visited St Thomas, St Maarten, Dominica,
Martinique and Barbados before returning to San Juan on October 14th. These
pages are intended to show some of the photos from that trip. Click on the thumbnail images to
see full-sized images.
The Embarkation
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The expressions on our faces above reveal our condition after
rising at 4:00AM in the morning, flying to San Juan and then waiting over an
hour in the sweltering heat before boarding the ship. This was the low
point of the trip affectionately called "The Embarkation From
Hell!" Fortunately, the trip was to improve significantly after this
ordeal.
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on any of the decks below to see what you can find on board the
Fascination.
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Carnival Line's m.s. Fascination Fun Ship was our home
away from home for seven days. Here are some interesting facts about the
Fascination:
| Time to build |
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2.5 years
2 million working hours
10,000 manyears |
| Number of people involved in construction |
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4,050 |
| Cost |
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$315 million USD |
| Cost/Pound |
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$4 USD |
| Number of passengers |
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2,594 |
| Number of crew members |
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920 |
| Fuel Capacity |
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625,890 gallons |
| Daily fuel consumption |
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30,000 gallons |
| Fuel burned to sail one mile |
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70 gallons |
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