Carl’s New Bathingsuit...

Frankly, it wasn’t surprising that Carl was hesitant to come on our cruise. Not only had he never been to Europe before, he didn’t know any of the other passengers. While I had been in their wedding and had seen Holly several times over the years, I had only seen Carl twice in the past 20 years. Thankfully, he took a leap of faith and I don’t think he regretted it at all as he clearly had a great time.

He has a great sense of humor and couldn’t resist getting a European-style bathing suit. Here he is reenacting the old Charles Atlas ads that we grew up with.

Personally, I prefer Holly’s bathing suit.