About the Book
Join The Delux for a week at sea, the only cruise ship ever registered
to the landlocked country of Luxembourg. Follow eighteen different stories
set aboard this former Soviet hospital ship, refurbished for cruising in
a meteorological motif; with the Low Pressure Café, The Pre-shower
Gym, The Aurora Borealis Showroom, it’s curtains made of ‘fabric that changes
color when it moves.’ The Sunset Dining Room with seatings at 6 and 8:30
every night, and all the decks named after cloud formations; The Nimbus,
The Cumulus, etc. So you can, as the brochures say, ‘Come float among the
clouds on The Delux.’
“Filled with both subtle and overt humor.”
Rueben Gregg Brewer
“I haven’t read it yet.”
Janet Reno
(an excerpt from The Delux)
“…At that time the ship was called the Givot, which is the Russian
word for stomach. When it came to naming hospital ships the navy of the
USSR borrowed a U.S. navy custom of naming ships of the same class from
a specific subject list, U.S. battleships were named after states, cruisers
after cities, and Soviet hospital ships were named after body parts. The
Armpit was known to be the least desirable ship in the fleet.
The Givot (stomach) had a reputation of being a fast and able ship.
Once, while involved in the same maneuvers the Givot raced two other hospital
ships, the Noga (foot) and the Skelet (skeleton) and beat them both by
a nose…”
About the Author
Milt Abel has performed extensively as a stand-up comic on cruise ships
throughout the Caribbean, Alaska, and Mexico. With years of experience
as a comedian and a cruise passenger Milt has created this collection of
humorous short stories set on a mythical cruise ship, The Delux. Between
cruises, and sometimes in spite of them, Milt continues to perform as a
stand-up comedian throughout North America in comedy clubs and at private
and corporate functions. For more information about Milt appearing at your
next gathering please contact: milt@miltabel.com
or, Milt Abel, P.O. Box 65, La Canada, CA 91012
When not away making people laugh Milt enjoys; living in Southern California
with his wife and three kids, and finding excuses.
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