Thread: Small World

Great stories. I really enjoy reading them. Thanks Lee

I havae bumped into people I know on cruises.
And also people tjat know people I know.
Once, I was sharing a table with a man on th pool deck, and found out he was a good friend of my high school swimming coach.

Originally Posted by canarymoon

I havae bumped into people I know on cruises.
And also people tjat know people I know.
Once, I was sharing a table with a man on th pool deck, and found out he was a good friend of my high school swimming coach.

A friend of a swimming coach at poolside. Perfect.

Yes, it was. The coach was quite a character, too. We had a pleasnat time ereminiscing about him. He was also a very successful coach, sending several swimmers to the Pan American Games, and one or two to the olympics. Not me, of course.,.. I was barely good enough to make the team ... but good enough to beat folks on opposing teams. (sometimes)

We were on a Princess Panama Canal cruise. 2 years later on another Princess ship in the Caribbean. On the second cruise the cabin steward from the 1st cruise, recognized us by name, eventhough he was not our steward on this cruise. That floored us, since we do not over tip or stiff the crew, just go along with the regular amount they charge our cabin.

On a Princess transatlantic cruise our 1st stop was in Madeira, Portugal. While walking around this beautiful Island, we bumped into our neibors, they were also on the cruise.

The best was this one. On a NCL Bermuda cruise we got into a conversation with a couple while at the pool. See saw them a few more times during the cruise. A year later we were on a RC Caribbean cruise and while at the pool, this same couple came up to us and also remembered our names. This even gets better. These people were with 4 other couples and as it turns out, I went to Jr HS with 3 of them.

Amazing. I it really is a small world. Thanks for sharing your story.

Yes -- this past February discovered that 2 couples we had sailed with in Alaska the year before were booked for the same cruise as us.

Originally Posted by Krazy Kruizers

Yes -- this past February discovered that 2 couples we had sailed with in Alaska the year before were booked for the same cruise as us.

I have read many posts from people who have made life-long friends on cruise ships. They often go out of their way to book future cruises together. There is something special about the cruise experience.

No.