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The Trip

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The ship we'll be travelling on is Princess Cruise line's beautiful, new Caribbean Princess! The date of departure for the cruise is Saturday May 22 and date of return is Saturday May 29, 2004, sailing round-trip from Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

7 whole days in the Caribbean! On Saturday, we'll depart from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, have Sunday, Monday at sea en route to Tuesday in St Thomas, Wednesday (Frankie's birthday!) at St Maarten, Thursday at sea en route to Friday on Princess Cay (a private Caribbean Island owned by Princess) and finally back to Ft. Lauderdale, FL, on Saturday.

The 3 days at sea will be filled with dance workshops, R&R and/or partying like mad, your choice!!!!

St. Thomas
Pastel painted houses, vast, breathtaking panoramas are but a few of tropical St. Thomas' most memorable attractions.

St. Maarten
Half-Dutch, half-French, and totally unique. Sun bathe, shop for duty-free treasures, and feast on some of the best foods in the Caribbean.

Princess Cay
Princess Line's own private beach resort is a wonderland of coral reefs, barbeques and water sports designed just for you!

Night Time Entertainment

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At night we will have dances featuring Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, one of Frankie's favorite bands, and DJs Bill Borgida, Manu Smith and Jesse Minor will be on the turntables. All music is guaranteed to be great and Frankie approved!!

We'll have special theme nights and a big Frankie Birthday Bash. Anyone who went last year can attest to the hilarity and excitement of Cross Dressing Night and Frankie's surprise on Musclehead Night!

Anyone interested in performing? We will have several opportunities: most importantly during Frankie's birthday bash we will have performances on each band break. We will also be doing a Frankie Cruise Cabaret - a talent show, if you will, showcasing all of our talent (or lack thereof!) Just posted! Info for those who would like to join in the Cabaret!

Special Guests

Joining us will be Frankie's family, oldest and dearest friends. Special celebrity guests include Norma Miller and Dawn Hampton. If you've never had the pleasure of meeting all of these wonderful folks, what the heck are you waiting for??

Prices

The ship is SOLD OUT! If you wanted to go and missed out, we are very sorry. But please feel free to join us for frankie's parties in Florida before and/or after the cruise!

Looking for Frankie XC souviners?? We'll be selling t-shirts and other great stuff on ship-board.