John Muir High School Alumni Spirit Class of '70

Jamie and Tillman bid a fond farewell to Los Angeles...

Another coast guard ship, this one a cutter, making sure we disembarked safetly...

The Coast Guard cutter coming up alongside the MS Ecstasy

Jamie and Tillman watch as the coast guard pontoon boat speeds past.

Closeup of the coast guard speed boat

As a Long Beach harbor patrol boat cruised along side, we passed by this restaurant.

The owner had a loud speaker system installed and sent us a message to be careful as we headed out to sea.

He said that the captain of our ship has been known to exceed 100 knots once we left the harbor. Yikes!!!

The Coast Guard gave us an escort out to sea.

However, the men on the coast guard vessel seem more interested in some of the ladies onboard then our safety!