COUNTDOWN: 24 DAYS!

HELLO! Is there anybody out there?

As it has been almost a year since we last posted, we wanted to be sure this blog is still active.

You know, clean the cobwebs and dust the mantle and get ready for

SHIPS and DIP V!

Ships and Dip V will be leaving from Miami on Feb 1 (Super Bowl Sunday) aboard the Norwegian Jewel. After 2 years of being with Carnival we are now cruising with Norwegian Cruise Line and their "Freestyle Cruising" (we'll have a full review post-cruise).

Leaving Miami on Sunday and after a full day at sea on Monday, we will arrive on Tuesday in Cozumel, Mexico at 8AM and depart at 6PM. Wednesday will be spent at sea as we head to Great Stirrup Cay (Norwegian Cruise Line's private island!) from 8AM - 6PM on Thursday. And finally arriving back in Miami on Friday at 8AM.

In between all this travel from these exotic locales there will be plenty of music from the following artists:

Barenaked Ladies
Sarah McLachlan*
Great Big Sea
The Weakerthans*
Butterfly Boucher*
The Odds
Brothers Creeggan
Sean Cullen
Luke Doucet*
Mike Elvin*
Christine Fellows*
Gaelic Storm
Boothby Graffoe
Dave Foley & Kevin McDonald from Kids In The Hall*
Melissa McClelland*
Sloan*
The Mountain Goats*
Thin Buckle
Vanity Project
- whew!

* - denotes first time dippers

Stay tuned as we will have the 2009 edition of our rediculously long and detailed daily blog posted as soon as we come back Feb 8th.