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0:10 KEVIN HUGHES Welcome aboard folks! My nameís
Kevin Hughes, part of the entertainment team here at Princess, and Iím the newest member
of the Department of Romance, which just had its successful ìRomance Summitî aboard the
Crown Princess. One of the things weíd like to find out is what the passengers consider
romantic. So why donít you follow me as we go around and find some romantic couples as
they cruise on Princess. 0:31
KH This is Angelie Jolie and Brad Pitt. 0:33
WAN 1 Yeah thatís it. Weíre in costume. 0:35
KH Is cruising romantic? 0:37
WOMAN 2a Oh sure. 0:38
KH His idea or your idea? 0:40
WOMAN 3a His idea. 0:41
KH His idea ñ and you said, hm, is it warm there?
0:44 W3a [laughs] Exactly.
0:46 MAN 2a Quite often we cruise alone. And sometimes
friendsíll join us ñ 0:51
MAN 4 Oh, cruisingís fantastic. Yeah, I love it.
0:54 [Unintelligible]
0:56 KH Oh good. Iím glad you said that, because
unsolicited compliments are really good, they tell me.
1:02 KH Would you recommend other couples take
cruises? 1:05
MAN 1 Oh yeah! Absolutely! 1:06
W1 Yeah. 1:07
KH And for what reason? ó without kids. 1:09
MAN 1 We donít have kids. Well, itís great because you see a lot of different places,
and you got the sun, which every couple looks for, and these are the couples (?).
1:19 W3a Oh, this cruise is awfully romantic, donít
you think? 1:22
KH Well. Iím glad you said that. 1:23
KH And when did you know he was the guy? 1:26
W1 [Unintelligible] 1:27
MAN 1 Two years ago. [laughs] 1:28
W1 [laughs] Yeah. Like nine years into our marriage.
1:30 WOMAN 2b Well I knew from day one.
1:33 KH Day one? Well, look at him twinkling. Good!
When did you know? 1:38
MAN 2b [Unintelligible] 1:38
WOMAN 3b Day one. 1:39
KH Day one? 1:40
W3b Mm-hmm. 1:41
KH When did you know she was the lady? 1:41
M3b When she wore me down after four years of (?).
1:45 KH And when did you know he was the guy that
youíd like to go date? 1:48
WOMAN 4 Almost immediately. 1:50
KH Almost? What was it, was is his dancing, was it his sense of humor?
1:53 W4 No, it was just his Ö he just does things
to me. 1:59
KH Now, how did you two meet? 2:02
M&W3a Blind date. 2:04
KH Ö he can see. Thatís why he chose you, I think.
2:08 KH So you started your own business? What
did you do to ó? 2:10
W2a I have my own business, he has his own business.
2:12 KH So it was the business sense that attracted
you. ìOh, I bet that girl could be independent income-wise.î
2:18 KH And whereíd you all meet? I mean where
at, what state? 2:21
M4 In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. 2:22
KH Oh, so you were ***í? 2:24
M4 ***í, you got it, we were ***í. 2:27
KH Iím moving to North Carolina, thatís just up the road. [To camera] Thatís a little
tour of North Carolina-South Carolina beach communities for yíall, and ë*** musicí
is what you would call beach music, in the rest of the country.
2:37 M4 I like to dance and she likes to dance,
and I, you know, went dancing and I met her ó
2:41 KH And you still dance now that youíve all
been Ö? 2:43
M4 Oh yeah, we go dancing. 2:44
KH So we just found this lovely young couple just sitting here innocently ó have you ever
been on TV before? 2:51
RYAN SUTTER No, no, I havenít. 2:53
TRISTA SUTTER [joking] Never! Whatís that? [gestures to camera]
2:54 KH How did you meet?
2:56 TS Oh, what I put in the baby book, our kidsí
baby book, was, it was a cocktail party. 3:00
KH But. 3:00
W1 We met in a bar. 3:01
KH They proposed on a Ö 3:03
W1 Ö cruise. 3:04
KH On a cruise. 3:05
MAN 1 On the Crown Princess. 3:06
KH To where? 3:07
MAN 1 It was a western Caribbean, like this. 3:08
KH So I donít have to ask him what he thinks is romantic ó he gave you a cruise.
3:11 W4 He did!
3:12 KH And what do you think is romantic?
3:14 W4 Oh. I just love being with him; I donít
care what weíre doing. 3:16
KH Whatís the most romantic thing heís ever done for you?
3:19 W1 Took me around the world.
3:21 MAN 1 Yeah, we went on an around the world
trip on our tenth anniversary. 3:23
KH How the hell are we supposed to compete with that?
3:25 KH And whatís the most romantic thing sheís
ever done for you? W1 [laughs]
KH Romantic! Donít go there. Donít go there! 3:31
MAN 1 She set up a weekend, an anniversary weekend, where she made little clues, and
it was up in Vancouver, but I didnít know where we were going. So Iíd open an envelope
and weíd go to some nice place, and that was really creative of her, that was. Because
I usually do all the travel arrangements. 3:44
KH Heís waiting to find out what it was, isnít he.
3:46 W3b When I woke up this morning, there was
a beautiful card, a Valentineís Day card, on my bedside.
3:51 KH And how long have yíall been together?
3:53 W3b Thirty-eight years.
3:54 KH Whatís the most romantic thing heís ever
done? 3:57
W4 [Unintelligible] 3:58
M4 [laughs] If itís what Iím thinking about, you better not ó thatís a, itís a ó
4:03 KH We wanna get inside the Pearly Gates.
4:05 W4 Listen, I never thought Iíd get a kiss
from him. 4:08
KH I am not a (blackslider?), Lord, Iím just trying to ó Iím just trying ó [laughs]
4:13 W4 We had some more (?), I hope.
4:18 M&W4 [Unintelligible]ñsage.
4:20 KH Oh, did you? Couples massage? So youíre
in a good mood ó 4:23
M4 [Unintelligible] Sanctuary. 4:26
W4 I love the way when they get through doing massage they just put your hand and his, even
though youíre still asleep Ö 4:30
M4 Yeah, they just put our hands together while weíre still lying there on the bed.
4:34 W2a (We have our?) favorite places that we
feel like coming (home to?), especially the Caribbean, we just donít care where weíre
going. 4:40
KH Itís all been romance, right from day one?
4:42 W3a Oh, itís always been nice, itís always
been nice. 4:44
M3a We do little things for each other. 4:46
KH You donít grow apart if youíre working every day to stay together. What kept you
together for all these years? 4:51
W2b Patience. 4:54
KH And you? 4:55
W2a Four children! 4:56
KH Four kids! How can you afford a cruise? 4:58
KH Do you guys dance? 4:59
W1 Naw. He does. 5:00
MAN 1 IñI do. 5:01
W1 Heís the dancer, because he used to be a ó
5:03 MAN 1 I used to teach dance.
5:05 W1 Oh, youíd [unintelligible].
5:07 KH Really?!
5:08 MAN 1 Yeah. I used ó yeah.
5:09 KH Like, ballroom, salsa?
5:10 MAN 1 Ballroom style.
5:11 KH Oh, well then, heís a hit. And if you
learned? 5:13
W1 Oh no, he doesnít have any patience. And I have no rhythm.
5:15 MAN 1 She has no rhythm!
5:16 W1 I have no rhythm and he has no patience.
5:18 KH What do you think of cruising?
5:20 RS&TS We love it.
5:22 TS We brought our kids. 2Ω and 10 months
old. And we actually have a very large child named the Ruby Princess.
5:31 KH Oh thatís right, youíre the godparents
of the Ró! We accidentally discovered the godparents of the Ruby Princess! Wow! But
what does a godparent have a ship do? 5:43
TS [laughs] We donít know! No, we were there for the christening ceremony, and we pulled
the gizmo that breaks the champagne ó 5:51
RS They donít let you like, just slam it ó
5:52 KH They donít let you slam it?
5:53 KH This morning my wife told me to dress better.
After 30 years. This is my good shirt. 5:59
W3b Every year, we decide whether weíre gonna renew for next year. So we only go it one
year at a time. And ó 6:09
M3b On December 18 we look at each other and say, well babe, do you want to do it for another
year? 6:13
W3b Wedding faith. 6:14
M3b Itís our anniversary. 6:14
KH Contractual marriage. Youíre like a super-extended warranty!
6:19 KH They are part of the Romance Team for Princess,
and if you wanna come to the website and find out whoís romantic, and why, theyíre a part
of the team, and weíll see you on Princess on a later cruise!