November 22 2008
Yes Veronica, There's Going to be Another Firefly Cruise.
And ironically, it's called, Firefly Cruise 2009. The site being linked to is temporary (thank you danregal for spilling it at Twitter). I'll let him or Jeremy post any future topics/updates. Get excited!
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Tonya J | November 22, 08:29 CET
gossi | November 22, 09:05 CET
JeremyN | November 22, 09:25 CET
kishi | November 22, 09:49 CET
fortunateizzi | November 22, 10:00 CET
Tough one. On the one hand, it could be a mistaken reference to "Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus". On the other hand, it could be a snarky reference to the Veronica Mars cruise which got cancelled.
@theonetruebix | November 22, 10:36 CET
katetwo | November 22, 11:19 CET
ETA: I actually like Veronica better. Makes me think of Lost in Space.
[ edited by Tonya J on 2008-11-22 20:29 ]
Tonya J | November 22, 11:28 CET
cabri | November 22, 11:54 CET
firefly4ever | November 22, 12:02 CET
But if all goes according to plan, hopefully I'll be teaching English in France in November next year anyways. If not, I may just have to blow my savings on something like this.
Linnea1928 | November 22, 12:02 CET
Tonya J | November 22, 12:14 CET
fortunateizzi | November 22, 12:53 CET
Could have been worse. Could have been Yes Sir I Can Boogie.
Simon | November 22, 14:10 CET
MP | November 22, 15:32 CET
I've got two trips with my goddaughters planned for 2009 so it's unlikely I'd be able to go anyway. I'm a tiny bit tempted though. If Joss plans another picnic (without the picket this time) I'll probably find a way to get there.
deadbessie | November 22, 15:49 CET
Charmuse | November 22, 15:54 CET
TDBrown | November 22, 15:59 CET
But for those that are pondering, I've cruised with RC to Mexico before, and had an absolute ball. Have a glow-in-the-dark cocktail for me!
missb | November 22, 16:32 CET
I was watching one of those True Crime type shows on cable one day and they showed a murder that occurred in cabin R141 on a Carnival ship. That was *MY* cabin number on the Browncoat Cruise... but apparently it was a sister ship that looked almost identical.
But it definitely shocked me for a moment!
MikeTMC (Jayne_Statue) | November 22, 18:29 CET
Wish I'd known so many Whedonites were there. If I go on this one, I'll try to wear a button or something that says, "I'm Tonya J from Whedonesque. Say Hello for Joss Sake!"
Tonya J | November 22, 18:44 CET
With the economy being what it is, we realize the nearly everybody is going to be even more price sensitive this time, including us. So to that end, we've decided to make this more of a fan oriented event, think of it as of a Browncoat Ball with benefits on a cruise ship.
In other words, in an effort to keep prices down we aren't planning on paying the 10s of thousands needed for some high end VIPs. Instead we will be having lots of Browncoat activities, probably even more than last time and we are cruising on a better ship. The emphasis will definitely be on the fans this time around. That's not to say we aren't going to have some VIPs, most likely not any of the main cast, but rather a guest star or two and/or behind-the-scenes folks.
Trust me, we will have fun and we'll make it worth every penny you spend.
JeremyN | November 22, 19:30 CET
Shapenew | November 22, 20:20 CET
@theonetruebix | November 22, 20:36 CET
Tonya J | November 22, 20:40 CET
Shapenew | November 22, 21:34 CET
Tonya J | November 22, 21:43 CET
Shapenew | November 22, 23:29 CET
[edit] Sorry Tonya J. I hadn't read all of the responses before I wrote mine. If it makes you feel any better, I did think, momentarily, that perhaps you were ironically saying how ironic the name is, but then thought I was over thinking. Sorry that I thought you, like Alanis Morrisette, did not understand the meaning and application of irony. I should have read all of the comments first.
[ edited by TartFuel on 2008-11-23 22:19 ]
Ginger Root | November 23, 00:13 CET
Cider | November 23, 03:59 CET
And yes, there were good things about the last cruise. Very little of them had to do with the ship, however. It was all the browncoaty good times that made it all bearable. :)
That was just a poorly run Operation, with deplorable Seamanship. When your Port has been closed due to rough seas, you don't sit idle in the water offshore with your Gyro System and Air Conditioning turned off. And you most certainly don't leave your ship broadside to the waves!. Once the ship got underway, and moved into the waves at an angle, the rocking virtually stopped. That was just a badly managed series of events. My only other Cruise experience was on a Royal caribbean Ship, and they are worlds apart from Carnival.
TDBrown | November 23, 10:33 CET
I agree, the ship wasn't the greatest, though I found most of the on board help to be fine and the event organizer assigned to us from the cruise line was awesome, she went above and beyond the call of duty for us.
JeremyN | November 23, 21:19 CET
The ship was the only downside I experienced lol.
TDBrown | November 24, 06:30 CET