I was wondering when this discussion was going to add a little politics in to it.  I remember when we were on the Caribbean Princess.  It was the spring before our last election.  Marcy gave us specific instructions as to what we were and were not allowed to talk about &quot;in front of the kids&quot;.  She meant politics.  Evidently, one staunch republican in her family and one staunch democrat.  The &quot;boys&quot; would get in to heated battles and she just didn&#39;t want to re-hear it all.  One night was the presidential debate.  FOUR of them didn&#39;t come to dinner (it was lobster night) because they had to watch it.