At noon on a sunny Monday March 24^th thirty seven members assembled in front of the Club to board a chartered bus bound for the Miami Cruise Terminal.

The 10 night cruise on board the M.S. Balmoral (a 1200 passenger ship) was under the auspices of the P.C.M.A. and included five Past Commodores and their wives. Boarding went very smoothly with no delay and the Balmoral set sail at 11:00 PM that night. The Balmoral is a Fred Olsen Cruise Line ship. This is a British company so we all experienced a flavor of Britain as there were only a total of 52 Americans along with a few Canadians and a handful of other nationalities on board.

Ports of Call were San Juan, St. Thomas, St. Kitts, St Maarten – St Martin, Tortola B.V.I. and the Turks and Caicos. This itinerary was changed from the original advertised itinerary and our intrepid leaders (P.C. Gordon and Audrey Ramsay) negotiated a substantial exclusive on board credit to compensate for this. Needless to say our group had no difficulty whatsoever in using this up!  

Everyone had an enjoyable time and the camaraderie was enhanced by the seating arrangements for dinner. All the men wore their Club uniform of Club Blazer with Club tie and grey slacks for the two formal nights during the cruise. This intrigued not only many of the passengers but also the Captain who remarked it would be nice when he could wear the Past Commodore stars!

Our cruise which was blessed with good weather came to an end on Thursday April 3^rd and everyone arrived safely back at the Club at 2:30 PM that day.