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Rosemary & Theresa's Dignity Cruise
On two of evenings we had formal dinners where we wore evening gowns and on one evening we attended the Captain's cocktail party in evening gowns. We met the Captain who was a tall, handsome, 37 year old, man from Argentina. He had a good sense of humor and before the ship left New Orleans he announced that we would get under way as soon as he found the keys.
There were many side trips available from snorkeling to visiting Pyramids.
At Georgetown, Grand Cayman Island the ship had to anchor out that required the passengers to step from the accommodation ladder onto a violently rocking boat.
The boat was one of the enclosed lifeboats and once inside it was safe, but I was afraid that Theresa would fall between the ship and the boat.
When inside the boat I told Theresa that I was once a Certified Lifeboatman when I sailed as a crewman on three Merchant Ships.
While disembarking the ship my hat was blown away in the strong wind.
Theresa bought some things for our three grandsons and while she was in one store and I was standing outside the proprietor threw his arms around me and gave me a hug. He was trying to "butter me up" so that I would buy something. He would have been surprised to know that I am a heterosexual male crossdresser and that my wife was in the store.
I visited the Treasure Shop where they had some gold coins that had been salvaged from shipwrecks. I own some rare gold coins from the SS Central America that sunk in a hurricane off of South Carolina in 1857, but I am afraid to buy gold coins over the counter like that. After buying some spirits and other items to be brought home to our families, we returned to the boat to go back to the ship for lunch.
