Trip report time---<BR>I'm back from my cruise. Everyone was so helpful. They lowered me into the pool with a winch and slowly let me get used to the water temperature. This would happen at 8AM - 12 M and 6PM daily. The candy bar toss was not necessary. As my weight is well into the 300 lbs range, I would take up most of the pool, so everyone was accomodating and would exit before I was lowered into it. The crowd would just cheer me on, for my 45 mins. and cry all sorts of encouraging slogans. <BR>Go Eddie go!!! or sometimes something like "Free Willie" ( that I didn't understand), but it was all so very encouraging.<BR>Thanks to all for all your kind comments.

Glad to hear everything went OK Edith, any other comments on your cruise ?

Have to admit for Edith to take all the abuse and continue to post (with humor), she must be a strong lady. Also for the cruise line to help is amazing. I would like to know what cruise line that was.<BR><BR>As for Free Willy, that is a U.S. movie that is based upon a whale that was sadly in captivity and was released into the sea to the delight of all.<BR><BR>Hope you recover completely soon.<BR><BR>Paul<BR>