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We were told it is an old ship, indeed it was! The window in the cabin even had rust around it too! Of course they tried their best to fix it and for the the third time it happened i was a bit irritated and told them it didn't seem to be a luxury cruise by way of the crappy plumbing!
But food & dining, staff and entertainment and ports we visited made up for the few negative points and so I will just avoid the floor just next to the employees which is on the third level!
By the way, the staff themselves ( a few of them) admitted to me they too dread each morning as they do get toilet problems too apparently and not just our entire floor! Fancy that! But it was still over-all- good value for money- jsut avoid the crappy toilets in Deck three!


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Field Seminars
Students of the Munson Institute attend a variety of local field seminars, including:
Mystic and Stonington, CT — A quiet residential neighborhood in Mystic is the first stop on our local field seminar at what was the site of the first genocidal war fought in New England. Munson Institute faculty will explore the maritime origins of the Pequot War of 1637 while standing on the ground on which the war's opening battle was fought. Ten minutes up the road lies the historic seaport of Stonington. A walking tour of the period gem will examine the community's whaling past, its ongoing fishing heritage, Portuguese mariners, architecture, and community identity.
New London and Groton, CT — These two communities face each other across the Thames River, and Munson Institute students will be introduced to their histories and their current maritime affairs. Groton is not only the location of the University of Connecticut's Avery Point campus, but is also the home of historic Fort Griswold, the scene of Revolutionary War combat that has rightly been termed a massacre. Visits to these locations will make clear the maritime nature of their meaning. Groton is also the home to the Electric Boat nuclear submarine shipyard and the US Navy's western Atlantic submarine base. New London remains an active shipping town with ferries, fishing boats, a deep-water pier facility and the Munson Institute destination, Coast Guard Station New London.
Newport, RI — Two destinations attract the Munson Institute to famed Newport, the Museum at the US Naval War College, and the historic downtown, which contains more colonial structures on their original foundations than any other community in the country. The museum visit helps ground Institute discussion of naval policy and developments, while the walking tour of the old downtown connect to the American maritime story in a variety of ways. A late day peek at the mansions of Bellevue Avenue connect participants to the birth of seaside as recreation, another theme in the Munson Institute syllabi.
The program's close relationship with the University of Connecticut at Avery Point also allows for a cruise on Fishers Island Sound aboard the modern marine science research and education vessel R/V Enviro-Lab. UConn faculty and ship's crew guide Institute members on their tour of the local marine environment.

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Practice Three: Vettel moves well clear
Sebastian Vettel was fastest by over half a second in final practice ahead of qualifying for the Korean Grand Prix on Saturday.
By Mike Wise in Yeongam
Last Updated: 13/10/12 5:29am
Sebastian Vettel was fastest by over half a second in final practice ahead of qualifying for the Korean Grand Prix on Saturday.
The defending World Champion lapped the 5.615km Korea International Circuit in a time of one minute 37.642 seconds, 0.527s quicker than the McLaren of Lewis Hamilton.
Hamilton's team-mate, Jenson Button, was third fastest ahead of Lotus's Romain Grosjean and Kimi Raikkonen, with Championship leader Fernando Alonso sixth for Ferrari.
Vettel's Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber might, perhaps, have been the only driver able to challenge him at the top of the timesheets.
However, the Australian was unable to go out on the faster super-soft tyres in the closing moments after his car apparently developed an engine problem.
Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Pastor Maldonado (Williams) and Nico Hulkenberg (Force India) completed the top 10.
The session appeared to confirm that the strong form Red Bull and Vettel have shown in both Singapore and Japan apears set to continue for this weekend at least.
He and Webber ran one-two in Friday's second practice session, with rivals McLaren and Ferrari once again to console themselves with the prospect of stronger race pace at least.
It was Button who led for McLaren on Friday after Hamilton, who had gone fastest in P1, struggled with his set-up during the afternoon.
Hamilton appeared happier come Saturday morning, although the margin to the lead Red Bull will doubtless provide food for thought.
With Lotus set to run their new Coanda exhaust on Raikkonen's car for the remainder of the weekend, the Finn was the first driver to attempt a flying lap.
After backing out of his first attempt, Raikkonen set the early benchmark of 1:39.748 before whittling hundredths off.
Vettel's first run on softs saw him go fastest by six tenths, with Webber improving on that by three tenths soon after.
Installation laps aside, McLaren and Ferrari both stayed in the garage until the final half of the session when track conditions were at their best.
Alonso placed himself between the Red Bulls almost immediately with a lap of 1:39.084s while Massa moved sixth.
Hamilton's first run saw him move to within 0.079s of Webber, with Button then going three hundredths of a second faster.
Hamilton then went P1 with a lap of 1:38.464s but with 20 minutes to go, Vettel responded with a 1:38.215s - the fastest time of all on the soft tyre.
It was as teams were preparing to go out on super-softs that the problem with Webber's car became apparent.
Red Bull and Renault engineers went into a huddle around the rear of the car and although they attempted to send him out before the end of the session, their efforts were in vain.
It was later revealed that Webber's engine suffered a data set issue, which has been fixed ahead of qualifying.
Alonso's first lap on super-softs was only good enough for sixth fastest, with Raikkonen bumping him down a place.
Vettel then took a couple of tenths off his previous best - the same margin Hamilton initially came within when he put the red tyre on.
The World Champion stayed out, though, and became the only driver to dip below the 1:38s barrier after the chequered flag dropped.
Button, meanwhile, improved to within four tenths of his team-mate, despite almost touching the HRT of Narain Karthikeyan under braking at Turn 3 on his final lap.


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Team Bute: Lucian May Request Immediate Froch Rematch
By Luke Furman
According to the President of Interbox, Jean Bédard, he wouldn't be surprised if Lucian Bute (30-1, 24KOs) requested an immediate rematch with IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (29-2, 21KOs). Froch stopped Bute on Saturday night in Nottingham in a one-sided bout where the Canadian boxer took a pounding for five rounds.
There is a rematch clause directing Froch to face Bute in Montreal. But, there is no fear if Froch decided to take an interim fight. Based on the statements of Bedard to QMI Agency, if Froch faces another opponent, and that opponent wins, then the opponent would be obligated to face Bute. Froch appears to be interested in a September fight against Mikkel Kessler.
"I would be not surprised if Lucian wants to fight him in his next fight, as he [did the same thing] after his first fightagainst Librado Andrade. In his head, he will understand the mistakes he made and he will want to meet Froch in the short term," Bedard said.
"If Froch [faces another opponent] and he loses, the opponent in question must then fight against Lucian. We are very well protected."
Bedard does not regret the decision to match Bute against Froch in Nottingham.
"If we could do it all over again, we'd definitely do the same. However, when you face a man on Froch's level, anything can happen," Bedard said.
Luke Furman covers boxing for bokser.org
[QUOTE=sicko;12188623]he could probably just Run in Canada and get it to the Cards and get the win, I could see Bute winning the rematch[/QUOTE] i agree, when i watched the fight again bute won rounds 1 and 2 and blocked…Comment by ellwise69 on 05-30-2012
[QUOTE=yoz;12186905]Didn't know this - thanks for posting, man.[/QUOTE] No worries pal. Froch v Kessler rematch, big money, big fight, and most importantly big action. I hope that gets made.Comment by sicko on 05-30-2012
he could probably just Run in Canada and get it to the Cards and get the win, I could see Bute winning the rematchComment by gaz26 on 05-30-2012
[QUOTE=Tiozzo;12185090]With more discipline in the ring, a different approach/gameplan, I think Bute has a good chance, but Froch will be a heavy favorite next time as he should be. Requesting an immediate rematch is a big risk big reward situation,…Comment by Alpha & Omega on 05-30-2012
A rematch will tell the truth. That was by far the best performance of Froch's entire career, almost unbelievable to me. Either he mustered up a single performance for the ages, or Bute is vastly overrated. That is why I…Post a Comment - View More User Comments (53)


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