Oh wow! I just talked to the interpreter coordinator for RSVP, and I get to go on their early September cruise to Alaska on the Oosterdam! I will be interpreting, of course, but he made sure to emphasize that I would have a lot of time for fun too. They mostly need interpreting for the nightly shows, some shore excursions, and occasional activities like The Newlywed Game. They pay for everything except my bar bill (and presumably my soda card) and any shore excursions I want to take independent of interpreting. I wear an RSVP shirt and represent the company, so I’m allowed to have cocktails but not get riproaring drunk. I have slightly mixed feelings because the cruise ends on A’s birthday, but she doesn’t care about that and she is happy for me. Also she is taking a cruise with her mom for the last week of September, so we won’t see much of each other that month, which I don’t like at all! But I am really excited to be going on this cruise…oh, and did I mention that RSVP is a gay travel company? A ship full of queers - how cool is that?!