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The Gazette traveled on a Royal Caribbean cruise over Easter vacation with the Booth family of Seaville. Pictured are Lisa, Justin (holding the Gazette), Steve and Ryan Booth.
 

The Brice and Kimball families along with GG Mazzarella travel with the Gazette to the Bahamas aboard the "Sovereign of the Seas" Royal Caribbean cruise line to celebrate Betty Slaveski's 70th birthday.

The Gazette is shown on the steps of the Holland American Cruise Ship “Volendam” where 10 members and friends of the Knights of Columbus, Madonna Maria Council 3560 from Sea Isle City (organized by Joe Matyszcak) enjoyed a fun-filled 12-day tour of the Eastern Caribbean and the Panama Canal.

Harriett A. Reardon Bailey and the Gazette are enjoying the gardens on Hibiscus Lane, one of the tiny alleyways in St. Thomas. Harriett went on a 10-day Caribbean cruise from New York on the “Noordam.” She was recognized by the captain for sailing 100 days with Holland American Line.

Hobnobbing with the natives

Maxine and Jerry Garfinkle of Margate, left, and Stanley and Charlotte Friedman of Ventnor enjoy some time with island women on Grenada who are carrying baskets of  flowers and fruit on their heads. The photo was taken during a stop along a 10-day cruise of the eastern Caribbean in February.

While on a cruise in the Caribbean, Kate Moffat of Palermo took the Gazette with her to Dolphin Discovery in Anguilla, BWI, to swim with her new friends Coby, Neptuno and Calypso.

A large group of friends and fellow Ocean City residents took a fun filled Caribbean cruise with stops in Jamaica, Costs Rica, the Grand Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Mexico and the Panama Canal. Shown here with the Gazette is the ship’s captain, Georgio Pomata. In the back from left are Jim Reilly, Jim and Marie Kelly, Connie Miller, Al and Mona Janke, Lou and Beverly Ripa, Bernie and Herb Collins. In the front row from left are Jean O’Nara, Joan Reilly and Ruth Miller. Not pictured are Pat and Jim Vachris and Peg Madonna. The combined years of couples’ home ownership in Ocean City are 295 years.

Taking a break in St. Barths

Henry and Scot Sacks of Margate, owners of Art Handlers Appliance Center, enjoyed the holidays in St. Barths, French West Indies with The Current.

Barbara and John Smith, Mike and Joanne Goetz and Dan and Maryann Cruidan in Grand Turks, British West Indies.

Drifting with The Current

Dan Brody of Margate took along The Current when he and his family vacationed in Dominica in the Caribbean Islands in December.

Loving Atlantis

The Current went on a trip to the Atlantis tropical resort and hotel in the Bahamas in November with the Palicastio family of Egg Harbor Township and the Briglia family of Northfield. Shown are George and Antoinette Policastio and Jesse, Gina, Jesse and Gianna Briglia.

Camping and snorkeling in the islands 

Katherine Reinert and Joanna Cook of Somers Point enjoyed a day of snorkeling off the beach at Trunk Bay while camping at Maho Bay on St. John's in the U.S. Virgin Islands over the Christmas holiday. 

Leader lounges in Cayman Islands
From left are Ted Cianfrani and Bissie Cianfrani, of Wildwood, and Pete Richman and Angila Richman, of Wildwood Crest, who recently visited the Cayman Islands and took The Wildwood Leader with them.

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Having a great time in Aruba

After a scrumptious meal in Aruba’s Chalet Suisse Restaurant, these Downbeachers gathered for a photo op for The Current. Back row, left to right, are Bernice Gelfont, Carl Gelfont, Dave Felsher and Ann Pollock. Front row, Dave Levy, Helen Pogachefsky, Regina Avalone, Cheryl Levy, Deenah Felsher, Bobbie Lustig and Rosie Poulshock.

Friends travel in style 

This group of Somers Point friends went together on a Carnival Cruise to St. Maarten, St. Lucia, and St. Kitt's Feb. 28 to March 8. Pictured are Michele Quigley, Anne Marie Lucchesi, Patsy and Denny Levinson, Betty and Adrian Koliba, Bari Platt, Linda McNally and Mo Archambault, Joan DeFelice and Zen Kos, Tracey Cohen, Heather Simmons, Jeff Silvestri and David and Sue Parkkonen.

Bob and Alma Smith of Marmora took the Gazette with them on their recent cruise. This photo was taken on the dock in Grand Cayman Island with the cruise ship in background.

Pat and Joe Tanghare, from Cape May Court House, finally got to go to the Atlantis on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. They took the Gazette along for the ride while they cruised on the Carnival Glory and sailed to Nassau, St. Thomas and St. Maarten.

Adoring Aruba

Betty and Arnold Beroth of Margate are pictured shopping in Aruba during one of the stops on their 11-day cruise to the western Caribbean in January. They celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary in the balmy climate.

The Gazette traveled to Antigua with Debbie Chisholm of Upper Township and her friend, Nancy Rager. They are pictured here at the Antigua airport.

 The Gazette traveled March 6 to Red Hook, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands on a Caribbean cruise with several members of Sea Isle’s Commodore Club for an afternoon jam session with Cletus McBride. Cletus plays in Sea Isle during the summer. During the winter, he plays at Molly Molone’s in Red Hook.

The beach, poker and The Current

Nina and Bill Demko of Linwood and their daughters Ilana and Brooke of Arlington, Va., vacationed in Aruba. They said they enjoyed the beautiful weather, reading The Current on the beach and a week full of fun activities … including lots of poker.

The Neill Family of Ocean City took a New Year's cruise aboard the “Coral Princess” to the Panama Canal. Pictured here in Grand Cayman are Sunny Neill, Grant Robinson, Albert Neill and George Robinson, along with back row, Liz Foglio, Keith Neill, Al Neill, Greg Robinson, Dan Neill, Beryl Robinson and George Robinson. So, where’s the Gazette? Look closely. The pirate is holding the paper.

Bonnie and John's Caribbean cruise

John Hughes and Bonnie DePaul of Egg Harbor Township took a 10-day Caribbean cruise Nov. 30 to Dec. 10. They visited the islands of St. Thomas, St. Maartin, Barbados, Tortola and Antigua, where this photo was taken. Swimming with dolphins was the highlight of their trip. 

Double-Decker in St. Thomas

Decker brothers Thomas, 6, and Christopher, 4, of Egg Harbor Township visited St. Thomas in December.

Hold that turtle

In June, friends from Galloway Township enjoyed the beautiful beaches of Grand Cayman Island in the British West Indies. Pictured here with The Current are Rick Brenner, René and JoAnn Binette, and Joe and Rosemary Baldwin, all of Galloway, at the Green Sea Turtle Farm.

Mother-daughter cruise
This bevy of mothers and daughters from Egg Harbor Township took a four-day cruise aboard the Majesty of the Seas. They sailed from Miami, Fla., to Nassau in the Bahamas, and ended in Key West. From left to right are Diane and Kelsey Allen, Wendy and Rachel Phillips, Alyssa and Denise Tavarez, and Stephanie and Rose Marie Wargo.

To market, to market

Keith and Maryann Gustafson of Mays Landing visited the marketplace in St. Martin July 4. One side of the island is governed by the French and the other side is governed by the Dutch. They said it is a truly beautiful country with friendly people and gorgeous beaches.

Breaking away

The Marinucci family took a Caribbean cruise over spring break in April. Along for the ride were Bianca Marinucci, Cathy Marinucci, Roger Mason, Lily Evesen and Lauren Mason, from Linwood and Northfield

An upgrade from the tiki hut

A group of local friends went on a Carnival Cruise to St. Maarten, St. Lucia and St. Kitt's from Feb. 28 to March 8. The excursion was dubbed “Linda’s Cruise” in honor of Linda Bader McNally of Somers Point. When they’re not cruising the Caribbean, they enjoy spending time around the tiki hut in the back yard of Linda and Mo McNally, David and Sue Parkkonen and David Parkkonen Jr. They call the hangout Little Point Key.  Shown are Michele Quigley, Anne Marie Lucchesi, Patsy and Denny Levinson, Betty and Adrian Koliba, Bari Platt, Linda McNally and Mo Archambault, Joan DeFelice and Zen Kos, Tracey Cohen, Heather Simmons and Jeff Silvestri, and David and Sue Parkkonen. 

The Gazette traveled aboard the Carnival “Glory” with Joe and Pat Tanghare, Cape May Court House, Kirk and Antoinette Rohrer, Seaville, Jim Fusco, Palermo, Jon and Tina Gansert, Clermont, and Dave and Tina Glassford, Belleplain, for the Commodore Club's annual cruise to the Caribbean. Their ports of call included Nassau, St Thomas and St Maarten.

Christmas cruise

 From left to right, Joy Chandler, Ali Wigglesworth, Davy Chandler, David Chandler, Josh Wigglesworth, John “The Hammer” Radigan and Patricia Wigglesworth of Egg Harbor Township enjoyed a vacation to Freeport in the Bahamas over the Christmas holiday.

Holding the Gazette are Frank and Barbara Lang, of Seaville, with Irish tenor Ronan Tynan aboard the Costa cruise ship “Mediterranea,” when they cruised the Eastern Caribbean.

Pictured clockwise is Cindy Ford, Harold Ford, Patricia Severs, Sadie Ford (holding the paper) and Little Miss Ocean City Sarah Ford. The family took the Gazette with them on a Princess cruise to the Southern Caribbean Feb. 9. The photo was taken in St. Thomas.

Tarek and Andrea Loutfy, and Janice and Mark Bond took a cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to the Cayman Islands in January, 2007. "We toured the island on our own via Jeep and took this picture at Rum Pointe, Cayman Islands."

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Sitting in for Neptune

While on a Caribbean cruise celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary, Sylvia and Richard Petermann of the Fairways in Mays Landing tried out the throne at the Atlantis Hotel and Casino on Paradise Island in the Bahamas and had their photo taken with The Current.

Caribbean cruisers

Arleen and Gene Puggi and Joann and Dennis Bebee, all of Egg Harbor Township, recently enjoyed a fabulous cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas to the western Caribbean.

Neighbors wherever they go

Tom and Chris Williams of Smithville, Ann and Dick Howarth of North Carolina (formerly of Smithville) stand with The Current aboard the Royal Caribbean Explorer of the Seas on the promenade deck. During the 10-day cruise to the Caribbean, they visited Puerto Rico,

St. Maarten, St. Thomas, (St. John) and Labadee, a private island. The couples were neighbors in Smithville and actually lived in the same hometown prior to moving to Galloway Township, but did not know each other: This is their fourth cruise together; they plan many more to come, taking The Current with them.

The Gazette traveled to Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

The occasion was Jerry Raab’s birthday. Celebrating at the Long Bay Resort were Jerry and Nancy Raab, Joe and Sue Clark, Marty and Diane Stone, Gary and Monica Raab, Gary and Lynn Harper, Scott and Patty Raab and Mark and Dara Raab.

‘Nana’ goes to Nevis

Helen Brooks celebrated her 85th birthday in Nevis, West Indies, accompanied by her three daughters, Pauline Mitchell of Elkton, Md.; Joyce Gresham of St. Charles, Mo.; and Debbie Brooks of Forestville, Md.; two grandchildren, Halima Gresham-Yeldell of Washington, D.C., and Patrice Brooks of Forestville, Md.; and two great-grandchildren, Khalil and Bashir Yeldell of Washington, D.C. “Nana” carried a copy of The Current all the way from Mays Landing for the celebration.

The Wildwood Leader is being held by Danny Martin. Martin went on his first cruise to the British Virgin Islands at the end of June. He traveled with his parents, Anne and Dan Martin, who are from Wildwood.

More than 40 friends and family members of Barbara Taylor (North Wildwood) & Jack and Mary Jane Hunt (Wildwood Crest & Broomall, PA) traveled to the Turks & Cacios in February to celebrate the wedding of Holly Taylor & Chaz Hunt. Pictured is part of the Wildwoods connection enjoying the Super Bowl party: Chaz & Holly Hunt; Tom & Barb Hunt with children Madison, TJ & Alex; Blaine Robinson; Mary T Vey; Jack Hunt & Ray Taylor.

The Gazette (which is in this photo if you look really hard) traveled aboard the Carnival Glory with members, friends, families of the Commodore Club of Sea Isle City. The ports of call included Port Canaveral, Nassau, Bahamas, St Thomas and St Maarten. They sailed on March 3-10.

Bill, Karen, Rachel and Zachary Fosbenner traveled with the Gazette to Nassau, Bahamas while on the Disney Wonder and visited Discovery Cove Dolphin Encounters in December.

The Gazette traveled to the eastern Caribbean aboard the Celebrity ship “Constellation” with Rich and Andrea Latimer for Valentine's week. In the background is the Capital City Port of Castries, St Lucia.

ST. LUCIA

Jim and Alice McGee on their 25th wedding anniversary with The Wildwood Leader in St. Lucia’s.

Pictured are, in the front row, Jay and Linda Witmoyer of Town Bank and Kathy and Butch Hoelbinger of Cape May Beach, with Nancy and Dick Barnes of North Cape May in the second row. The photo was taken aboard Royal Caribbean’s March 11 sailing of “The Mariner of the Seas.” The ports of call included Labadee, Haiti, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel, Mexico.

Pete and Sue Maggio of Somers Point, Mort and Linda Christian of Seaville and Cecile and Quentin Frost of Putnam, Conn. traveled with the Gazette on a seven-day cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s “Freedom of the Seas” to the Western Caribbean visiting Cozumel, Montego Bay, Grand Cayman and Labadee, Haiti.

All smiles on ‘The Happy Island’

Kay Nehmad of Margate recently dined out at Texas de Brazil in Aruba, “The Happy Island,” while on vacation with family and friends. Shown are Nehmad, her grandson Ethan Gieseler, son-in-law Phil Geiseler, grandson Tyler Gieseler, daughter Debbie Gieseler and friends Russ and Jenna Cook with daughter Riley.

Sitting in for Neptune

Domenic DeSanta, 6, of Egg Harbor Township sits on Neptune’s Chair in Paradise Island at the Atlantis Hotel in the Bahamas.

Last Fling In The Sun

 Rich and Andrea Latimer, of Ocean View, took the Gazette to Nassau, Bahamas for a “last fling in the sun” in 2006 over the Thanksgiving holiday. The docks for the cruise ships can be seen in the background.

Cruisin’ with the Gazette

Jenine Feraco wrote recently: “Here is a picture of friends and families that travel every year together — Cullen’s Cruisin’ Crew from Cape May Court House take the Gazette along on their annual Caribbean cruise.”