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	<title>News &#38; Expert Advice &#187; Randall Shirley</title>
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	<description>A Blog for the LGBT Community Who Love To Cruise</description>
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		<title>Have you ever seen a volcano from a cruise ship?</title>
		<link>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2012/05/have-you-ever-seen-a-volcano-from-a-cruise-ship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 03:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall Shirley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What unusual things have you seen from the deck of a cruise ship? Has a captain ever made you feel you saw something special?]]></description>
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		<title>Cruising Seattle? Consider this gay-interest shore excursion</title>
		<link>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2012/04/cruising-seattle-consider-this-gay-interest-shore-excursion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 02:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall Shirley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gay interest shore excursion for your upcoming Seattle / Alaska cruise? Check this out!]]></description>
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		<title>Heartbreak for the Love Boat</title>
		<link>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2012/03/heartbreak-for-the-love-boat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall Shirley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to MSNBC, the original Love Boat will be making a final run to the demolition yard. The ship once known as the Pacific Princess, and used as the backdrop for the TV series, is done. This is a heartbreaker for me&#8211;and I&#8217;m betting for far more of you than ever admit it. The Pacific [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Vancouver Gay Cruise Hotels</title>
		<link>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2012/03/great-vancouver-gay-cruise-hotels/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall Shirley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recommended hotels in Vancouver, BC, Canada -- specifically recommended for gay cruise passengers.]]></description>
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		<title>You dirty, dirty man . . . this Hawaii shore excursion is for you!</title>
		<link>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2012/03/you-dirty-dirty-man-this-hawaii-shore-excursion-is-for-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 03:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall Shirley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My close friends might be surprised to know that I did this excursion, which is doable during a port stop at Lihue, Kauai. But it was recommended by the local tourism agency, Poipu Beach Association, so my partner and I decided to try a few hours in a &#8220;mud bug,&#8221; basically a two-person dune buggy. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gay at sea, now gay on land, too: GayTravel.com new partner for port city info</title>
		<link>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2012/02/gay-at-sea-now-gay-on-land-too-gaytravel-com-new-partner-for-port-city-info/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall Shirley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You’ve planned your dream cruise, using the MeetMeOnBoard.com cruise calendar and resources, and now you’re wondering what to do in your embarkation and debarkation cities. GayTravel.com is the place to look!]]></description>
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		<title>Unique gay cruise website MeetMeOnBoard reaches 5,000 members!</title>
		<link>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2012/02/meetmeonboard-reaches-5000-members/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall Shirley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shawn and Jason, a couple for 11 years, live in Indiana, and love going on cruises. The best part, they say, is the people they meet through cruising. Sounds familiar…after all, that’s what MeetMeOnBoard is all about.]]></description>
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		<title>Cruise ship safety, and other travel safety</title>
		<link>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2012/01/shipboard-safety-and-other-travel-safety/</link>
		<comments>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2012/01/shipboard-safety-and-other-travel-safety/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall Shirley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photos: Courtesy of AP The grounding and capsizing of the Costa Concordia yesterday seems almost unbelievable. But it’s a strong reminder that when we cruise, we’re still on a big machine that floats, in the ocean. No matter how much we gays travel—be it cruising, hotels, flying—it’s crucial that we pay attention to safety. I generally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reflecting on Azamara: Our own Captain Stubing &amp; Julie McCoy</title>
		<link>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2012/01/reflecting-on-azamara-our-own-captain-stubing-julie-mccoy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall Shirley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My partner and I recently cruised in the Mediterranean onboard the Quest of Azamara Club Cruises. The gay-friendly experience raised the cruising bar for us, and if I had to pick a single reason why, I’d pinpoint the captain. Whoa…the captain? Yes, you read that right. On all my previous cruises, I have never encountered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Old Year’s Cruise Gay Reflections</title>
		<link>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2011/12/old-years-cruise-gay-reflections/</link>
		<comments>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2011/12/old-years-cruise-gay-reflections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall Shirley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Love Boat itinerary, Alaskan glaciers, and a sail around Italy were Randall's 2011 cruise highlights. What were yours?]]></description>
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