They say there are no dumb question. This one is awfully close. If the ship does down, being able to swim is about the last thing you will want to do.

The most imortant (to me at least) thing I was taught as a child was to play the piano. On most cruise ships, there is a piano in a practice room, the chapel or some other out of the way place and I play even on cruises.

Jerry Lee Lewis, who was told he was playing music of the devil and was going to hell, replied, "Well, if I'm goin' to Hell, I'm goin' playin' the piano." So, if I knew I was going to drown, I'd love to be able to say, "If I'm going down, I going down playing the piano." Bedar, I do hope you think that is funny.

Dogster, who do you really want to cruise with - a serious, concerned worrier or somebody who will be making music right to the end? Granted, Bedar could rescue you in an emergency, but in the mean time. . . How safe do you really want to be? Bet you never figured on this - two Fodorites vying for the Dogster.

Sassafras - I like your idea of playing the piano ! It reminds me of:-

Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Dylan Thomas


Jerry Lee Lewis might be good for that.

Thanks, Bedar. That was kind of you. I never thought about that quote in quite the same way before. If it came right down to it, I might not be so courageous. I would probably be wishing I'd had those swimming lessons. LOL