Hi Everyone,<br /><br />Just want you to know that, from the photo Joey displayed of our dinner at the hotel director&#39;s table, the gentleman in the back, Werner Zurcher, is the Food and Beverage Manager- not the hotel director - Terry - who is seated beside me - is the hotel director - and the gentleman on the right, in back, is Romeo, our head waiter, who fills in often as assitant maitre d&#39;.  <br /><br />As always, on the Monarch, I had an outstanding cruise.  Crazie was a lot of fun and was the belle of the ball.  We had to set a few limits with her, however, as she is a party animal ( perhaps the term was coined because of her ).  She doesn&#39;t know her limit regarding alcohol consumption and everyone wants to buy her a drink&#33;&#33;&#33;<br /><br />She had a really fun day in Ensenada when all the Indian bartenders and a few of the other Indian crew took her ( and me ) out for a special lunch.  Periodically, they go to a market to buy ingredients, then are allowed to take over a kitchen at a local Chinese restaurant and cook up a huge Indian feast.  There were about twenty of us and we had the best time.  There were only about four women in the group so we felt pretty important&#33;  None of us had to lift a finger but were waited on by the guys.<br /><br />It was really great in San Diego, too, to meet Tonia for lunch at Anthony&#39;s....yummy clam chowder and Portabello mushrooms stuffed with REAL crab....ummmmm&#33;<br /><br />Tomorrow the handoff to rat takes place, another special occasion.  I&#39;m including the little purse I got for crazie, along with the blue flowered thingies I got for her ears - she wore them on formal night, along with Mardi Gras beads.  Terry, the DJ, gave her a Royal Caribbean cooler to ride in so she would have some padding - I put her log and picture album in the top zippered half....use it if you like or take her out and keep the cooler for beer ( I have several of them ).  It was handy for carry her around.  We named it the <br />Bear Bag.<br /><br />xxxooo