Excuse me, dahrlings, but...

Another Keel Is Laid

How many more keel laying ceremonies are we to be subjected to, Pumpkins? There was a time when that was news. A rare occasion to be celebrated.

Like when one of the dinkettes here got laid (Talk about a Quantum leap. Don’t think about that too long. You won’t recover.) Cruise lines are laying in shipyards more often than I do. And finding new ports of call to colonize.

There are currently 38 new ships on order for a total of 4.2 gross tons. In 2015, cruise lines will add 19,000 passenger capacity. Soon, we’ll be facing traffic jams along the med.

The mandate is “Everyone will be cruise assimilated. Resistance is futile.” And the irresistible offer to make that happen is “packaging”, dahrlings. A last ditch attempt to seal the deal by tossing in your sister.

I know what it’s like to be desperate, Pumpkins, I do. But stop sending out press releases every time you get laid. Have some dignity. Honestly.

Ivanna Gabbalot

Columnist

Part legend, part myth, all woman: Ivanna Gabbalot is OJ’s gossip columnist and considers herself the industry’s conscience. Equally annoying to Open Jaw management and inflated egos in C-suites everywhere, Ivanna works infrequently, preferring to snipe from the sidelines.

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