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I’m very excited to announce the creation of the Corgi Cruise! While you can’t bring your Corgis, you can meet fellow Corgi lovers while enjoying a scenic cruise!

We’re Back!

Please join us for the inaugural 2024 Corgi Cruise!

When: Feb 21, 2024

Where: Miami, Key West, Beach Club at Bimini

Ship: Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady

This is an adults only cruise (must be at least 18).

Other details: We are partnering with the Meow Meow Cruise! Whether you love cats or Corgis, you’ll have a blast!

What this cruise IS: a chance to get together to talk about our love of Corgis while enjoying everything cruising has to offer. You can do group activities (trivia, match the Corgi to the owner, mixers, group dining, etc.) or just enjoy time by yourself.

What this cruise ISN’T: it is unfortunately not a place to bring your dog. It is not an event where you must participate in every activity.

Interested? Email me at [email protected]

Corgi Cruise October 2021

At the moment, the CDC still has not made a decision regarding cruises set to take place in 2021. Meanwhile, the cruise lines have been busy coming up with safety protocols so that they’ll be ready to go once the CDC gives them the green light. These new safety protocols are designed to keep cruisers and crew safe while onboard. Some of these new measures include increased sanitization, health screening, illness surveillance and health education, physical distancing and mandatory wearing of masks when physical distancing isn’t possible, health care, ventilation systems, and partnerships with local health authorities, destinations and other key stakeholders. In addition, many cruise lines are offering flexible cancellation policies in the event that passengers are unable to travel due to COVID-related circumstances.

The Corgi Cruise in conjunction with the Meow Meow Cruise are planning on setting sail on the brand new Carnival Mardi Gras in October 2021. We are closely monitoring the CDC’s decisions regarding cruising out of U.S. ports and will be providing updates accordingly.

If you would like to be updated via email from time to time, please drop me a line! In the meantime, Corgi On!

Corgi Love

Back in the late 1980’s my sister got a Corgi, Ben. Ben was a super chill dog. He was sweet and smart and just an all-around neat dog. Several years later, I got my first Corgi, Mindy. I was considering a puppy and then I met her. She came running at me, jumped into my lap and was smothering me with kisses. She was just over a year old. It was love at first sight. I brought her home and that was the start of an incredible experience.

I took Mindy everywhere dogs were allowed. She was my little, happy shadow. We’d go boating and she’d jump in if she saw a fish (PSA: get a life jacket for your dog if you take him/her boating). We’d go to the battlefield at Gettysburg. There was one area she refused to go. We had been hiking around and there was a path through the woods. I started up, but she absolutely refused to go. I turned around and her hackles were raised and she was growling, so needless to say, we didn’t go up that trail.

Mindy loved everyone! She nursed a sick kitten to health. She tried to play with a black bear. Her best friend was a tuxedo cat named Koko. She’d pick him up by his scruff and carry him around.

Then, in August 2001, things changed. She was dropping weight dramatically. She wasn’t eating much. I took her to the vet and the diagnosis was a very aggressive cancer. It was not treatable, but with surgery, it would buy her time. I opted for the surgery and for 3 glorious weeks we had a blast! We went to a local fair and when people heard her story they were very generous. She got homemade dog biscuits from one vendor and beef from another. She got a ball from someone and lots of love from everyone we met. We went to Gettysburg and sat on the ledge of the Pennsylvania memorial at dawn.

When she was ready, she let me know that it was time to go. We were out of options and she was starting to feel badly. I let her go on 18 September 2001. It was the hardest thing I have ever done. I hadn’t had a dog that had bonded so closely. I was devastated. It took months to feel like I could breathe again. Her death still extremely painful to remember, but I was given a piece of advice that has really helped me. When I was really struggling with her death, my friend said that the universe picked me, above anyone else, to receive the gift of Mindy. That she was meant for me. That I should focus on the good memories and not allow myself to become immersed in anger over the shortness of her life and the cancer that took her from me.

So, here we are…the 1st Annual Corgi Cruise. Dedicated to my heart dog, Mindy. I’m sure she’d approve (although I bet she wouldn’t approve of having to stay home).

I hope you can join me. I’d love to hear about your Corgi(s), laugh about the silliness, cry about the sad times, and most of all, get to know people who love Corgis as much as I do.

Mindy

The Corgi Cruise is in memory of my heart dog and first Corgi, Mindy. She was silly, loving, and smart. She loved everyone, including the 2 cats she shared our home with. Her favorite toy was her Bumble Ball. It still makes me smile to think of how excited she got when I brought it out. She also loved her stuffed dog, Rusty.

All Aboard the Corgi Cruise!

The first annual Corgi Cruise will be on the Carnival Elation. Setting sail on September 14, 2020 from Port Canaveral, FL. We’ll be sailing to Amber Cove and Grand Turk. While you can’t bring your Corgi with you, you will be having fun with fellow Corgi lovers. There will be activities to get to know each other and Corgi themed games with awesome prizes! Interested in joining us? Send me an email!