On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:51:22 -0400, Old Sarge wrote:

> I thought I would share a situation with you that I experienced on my 

> Carnival Victory cruise in 05.

> 

> I met the couple that were in the cabin below mine.  I was on Deck 10 

> and they were on 9 in a small suite.  It so happens we were the same age 

> and grew up near each other.

> 

> Anyway as the cruise progressed (Cozumel, Grand Cayman, and Ocho Rios), 

> we become close and we would visit each other in our cabins as well as 

> out on deck.  He was a smoker and we are not, therefore I could smell 

> his smoke drifting up to my balcony.  That didn't bother me much.

> 

> While in Ocho Rios, I must have had 6 or so offers to purchase MJ and 

> one fellow even asked me if I wanted to buy some 'weed'.  He pulled the 

> 'weed' out of his pocket, and it really was 'weed' from the bushes. 

> That was funny.

Yet enough to get you busted if you had offered to the solicitation.

 

> Back on board and on our way back to Miami, I smelled pot smoke

> drifting up to my balcony. A while later he came up and invited me

> down to his cabin.  When I entered I was shocked to see no less than

> a half pound of pot sitting in a tray, him smoking a joint the side

> of a cigar, and offering me a 'toke'.  Of course I refused

Of course?

> and was concerned how in the 

> hell I was going to get the smell out of my clothing.

LOL Washing?

> He also bought some cuban cigars.  I told him he had a hell of a lot

> of toking to do and cigar smoking to do before we hit Miami on

> Saturday.  This was Thursday evening.  I guess he made it through or

> maybe not but he didn't mention any problems when I corresponded with

> him later on.

Luck.

 

> I suppose some people just have a knack to get away with things while 

> others not so much.  I WILL drag along a 12 pack of soda on my next 

> sailing though IF we drive to the port again.

Ever the adventurer.