Checked in July 30,1992
Departed for WestPac August 5th, 1992
Yokosuka
Pusan
Dubai
Abu Dhabi
Jebel Ali
Perth
Sydney
Pearl Harbor
Returned SuperBowl Sunday, 1993 (Bills/Cowboys)
The Navy (or any service for that matter) is what you make of it. :beer:
Seriously, you did 1 year on a cruise ship with mostly good ports, and you say it's what you make of it?? LOL:beer:
I got to Rota, Spain 27 Sep 1997, partied like a Rock Star, and met the ship which had been on a "booze cruise through the Med". Stayed at sea for 1 month, and hit Puerto Rico on the way home.
We did a "Med/Gulf cruise", which we pulled into Barcelona, Spain for our first port of call. Captain gets on the 1MC and says enjoy Barcelona, we are going to the Gulf after this, since our sister ship ran aground. Ended up in Qatar, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi a few times, even got the pleasure of Djoubouti City, Djoubouti (sp?). Hit Greece on our way out, and went home. This is along with numerous workups.
I transferred off the ship, which was getting underway for a month on 9/11/01 at 0845 in the morning. They were going on cruise 2 months later...to the gulf again. 1 hour later and I probably would have been on there for a while longer.
I had a good time, but small boy sailing is much different...especially when you are there for 4 years!!

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