I'll probably have more to add on this particular topic later, but Donna and I have been spending way too many hours trying to plan our next vacation. It's actually funny, since we plan various trips to places like California or Florida and then convince ourselves that we'd have a better time at less expense by taking a cruise. At this point, with several cruises behind us you'd think we'd just be honest and stick to cruising. :-)

Things are still in flux, but I'll have a few things to say about cruising in general and the particular cruises we've taken together in the next few days.

As far as the war goes, why are we bothering bringing any ships or troops home, since the Administration seems more than ready to send us into Syria at any moment. It's only the beginning folks, only the beginning!