Category Archives: The Ship Life

An Inside Job…

Posted on November 9, 2011 by vinnie costa

Call the cops, I’ve been robbed! After a wonderful steakhouse dinner, a few bottles of wine, some piano bar singing and drinking with friends, whilst I was in the smoking lounge after-partying, some evildoer came into my cabin and stole … Continue reading →

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Travel Quote Tuesday

Posted on November 8, 2011 by vinnie costa

    “Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going.” – Paul Theroux

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Travel Quote Tuesday

Posted on November 1, 2011 by vinnie costa

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your … Continue reading →

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Overheard on the Deck

Posted on October 12, 2011 by vinnie costa

At a day spa in Amsterdam, whilst sitting naked in the jacuzzi: Mr Brown: “Excuse me?” Vinnie: “Yes…” Mr Brown: “Are you ‘Vinnie from New York?’”

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Cruise Ship Reel

Posted on September 13, 2011 by vinnie costa

Here’s a short look at what I’ve been doing  the past year:

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An Historic Transatlantic Crossing…

Posted on August 21, 2011 by vinnie costa

A day by day account of a Grand Transatlantic Crossing: Day One – Rotterdam, Holland: Because of the historic nature of The Boat’s transatlantic crossing, we’re following the route taken by the doomed ocean-liner The Titanic, the city of Rotterdam, … Continue reading →

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Overheard on the Deck

Posted on June 25, 2011 by vinnie costa

Setting: A souvenir stand in Estonia. Pax 1: “I heard you take American Euros here, is that true?” Checkout Boy: “There’s no such thing…” Pax 2: “I told you there was no such thing as an American Euro.” Pax 1: “They told … Continue reading →

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Overheard on the Deck

Posted on June 18, 2011 by vinnie costa

Setting: A souvenir market in Cork, Ireland. Pax 1: “Are these magazines in English or Irish?” Checkout Girl: “We speak the Queen’s English here.” Pax 1: “Do they speak American?” Checkout Girl: “Only Americans speak American…”

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Turnover 2.0

Posted on June 11, 2011 by vinnie costa

We have sixteen days to blend the new and the old. I’m sure none of my fellow holdovers would appreciate being called “old,” so let me try to rectify; we have sixteen days to blend the new and the seasoned, … Continue reading →

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One Contract Gone

Posted on May 15, 2011 by vinnie costa

“The best journey answers questions, which in the beginning, you didn’t know to ask.” Milestones. Benchmarks. Watersheds. Passing the nine month mark is quite the momentous occasion; nine months of sailing the high seas, of traveling to places unknown, of … Continue reading →

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Overheard on The Deck

Posted on May 9, 2011 by vinnie costa

By the Lido pool: Pax 1: (to husband) “Since you going to the room, would you get my glasses please?” Pax 2: “Regular, reading or sun?” Pax 1: “Regular and sun, and the book on the nightstand.” Pax 2: “That’s … Continue reading →

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Overheard on the Deck

Posted on May 2, 2011 by vinnie costa

On the gangway: Pax 1:  man on  a scooter with an oxygen tank and cigarette ready to be lit: “Grumble, you now how long I’ve been waiting to got off…grumble, grumble.” Pax 2: “Will someone pleas pinch his line? All he does is complain. … Continue reading →

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You Asked it – F.O.D.?

Posted on April 22, 2011 by vinnie costa

“What’s the caftan count at the F.O.D. meetings?” The short answer, “Tons!” The long answer, first, for those readers, both Jew and Gentile, not in the know, F.O.D. stands for Friends of Dorothy. Friends of Dorothy is code for the … Continue reading →

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You Asked For It – Do you get bored doing the same shows over and over?

Posted on April 16, 2011 by vinnie costa

“The longest I’ve ever done a show was a few weeks, what’s it like doing the same show so for nine months?” A friend asked, “Don’t you get bored?” The short answer is “No.” The long answer is, as of … Continue reading →

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Overheard on the Deck

Posted on April 15, 2011 by vinnie costa

Breakfast on the Lido: Pax 1: (to Husband, referring to friend) “I’m going to take this one to Sit and Be Fit again. I loved it!” Pax 2: “You can go without me, I hurt my knee doing it yesterday.” Pax 3: … Continue reading →

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