Going on a cruise!

So, Dmac and I are going on our first cruise!!We will be sailing on Carnival’s Elation, which is in the Fantasy class. It will be for 6 day/5 nights and we’ll be leaving from San Diego, and heading down the baja peninsula in Mexico to Cabo.The real reason that we decided to take the trip at all, is because we’ll be going on a “fanclub cruise” which basically means that the musical guest that we’re there to see, performs just for our small group, we get meet and greet, autograph stuff, etc.The group that we’re going to see is Lowen and Navarro (click Lownav for site), and they are wonderful… Eric Lowen and Dan Navarro make up the group and they are the epitome of the folk-thoughtful rock-singer/songwriter style.Devastatingly, Eric Lowen is currently battling ALS, which is more commonly known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease”. What that means, is that as a traveling musician and guitar player, his body is rebelling against his continued efforts to perform. As the disease progresses, his ability to go out and play will be greatly reduced. We count ourselves lucky that we get to be among those who see this fantastic duo live.

As a secondary point, I have discovered the forums over at CruiseCritic.com… and WOW, there is a whole cruise sub-culture, that is so completely full of information… if you’re ever going on a cruise, I HIGHLY recommend getting on those boards, and learning all about cruising first!

I promise a full review of the cruise, when we return.