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Somehow, someday, you’re going to be in one place for a holiday . . . a birthday . . . a new baby . . . a graduation . . . a wedding — and the people you want to celebrate with are going to be somewhere else. It happens to everyone, and even more often when you’re cruising. So how can you celebrate from afar?
不可否认，它与实际存在的情况也不一样。但是您可以为您的家人和朋友培养一些新的传统。手机，FaceTime和Skype可以帮助 - 如果您有互联网或手机覆盖范围。延长游轮上的许多船也有电子邮件。但是，我们中的许多人都想要更多地与我们遥远的家庭和朋友有关。
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以下是我们一些巡航的朋友开发的四个传统：
1.“分享”一顿饭
也许你不能坐在同一张桌子上，但你可以坐到同一顿饭。提前需要一些协调，以确保您拥有相同的食谱和所有必要的成分，但它可以是一种有趣的方式来联系。一定要拍照以交换！
2.庆祝巡洋舰的场合
One day, we were invited to a birthday party for another cruiser’s adult son. No, he wasn’t there — we were in a remote anchorage in the Sea of Cortez and he was in Alaska. But she baked a birthday cake, complete with candles, and invited 6 of us over to sing “Happy Birthday” and have a slice.
3. Celebrate When You是Together
Other friends “saved up” special occasions and then celebrated them with family when they were together. Yes, a true “Christmas in July” with all the traditional food, presents and even a (fake) tree! You might not be there to see the grandkids’ faces when they see their Easter basket, but how about an Easter egg hunt when you是there? Or if they won a trophy, why not use it as a centerpiece for dinner one evening on your next visit?
4. Exchange a “Party in a Box”
一对夫妇在另一个船知道他们将be apart on their anniversary — he was on a delivery while she was tending to their boat. Before they left, they exchanged boxes for the other to open on the big day. Not just a present, but a “party in a box” for them to have a bit of a celebration with friends where they were. We were invited to share her “box opening” — a Happy Anniversary banner (in Spanish, since we were in Mexico), some of her favorite chocolate, a picture from their wedding, a CD with party music, margarita mix and a bottle of tequila. Having a box gave her something to look forward to as well as a reason to invite a bunch of friends over. And the box she sent off with him made a fun diversion for the delivery crew — mostly treats, but a few old photos of the groom in his oh-so-70’s tux for the guys to laugh over!
当然，大假期经常为码头或当地的巡洋舰派对。而你巡航的朋友们只是愿意帮助庆祝你的生日。这些都很有趣，但我们很多人都觉得需要与朋友和家人“回家”连接。
So how do you celebrate from afar??
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在Facebook上的Candy Ann Williamssays
生日快乐！！我很高兴我找到了你们。我已经将您的网站传播到我的朋友 - 甚至是一些“土地润滑者”。
起诉says
Last year it was my mothers 80th birthday. She was on the other side of the country and her grandkids and i were on the other. We had a party here grandkids and great grandkids while she had a party there with my sister. We organised a skype call and she talked to all her family here and could see them. It was a lovely surprise for her.. It was great for everyone to be together for the event.
莱斯利says
我的三个孙子（5岁，3和9岁，9岁）给了我们他们的小朋友之一 - 玩具犬斯图尔特 - 在我们的船上带着我们在过去的冬天旅行。斯图尔特有很多乐趣和冒险，有时会在这个过程中进入恶作剧。我们喜欢向男孩们发送照片和视频，他们期待着娜娜和爸爸看到水上的斯图尔特。
Dave Skolnick (S/V Auspicious)says
不完全是“远方”，但思想给予了足够的互联网。我们的平板电脑上有一个互联网相机应用程序。当我的妻子（我的妻子，不是猫）旅行时，我们称之为“艾玛-Cam”，因为我的妻子使用它来观看我们的猫。今年，我们有一个家庭成员，每年都参加圣诞晚餐，多年来在医院。我们已经用护理人员做了一个干燥的跑步，并有支持在晚餐期间帮助他连接到凸轮，所以他可以看到我们和感觉包括在内。有一个音频通道（双向），所以他也可以听到我们，虽然他不能说话（技术和遗嘱就在那里，他只是不能）。
There are lots of apps that provide this function. The free one we use was a little fussy to set up but is dead reliable.
艾玛凸轮对我们来说很好，尽管当我的妻子与猫谈论它时，它会吓到她。当我不期待她弹出并发表评论我做饭时，我的妻子吓到了我。*咧嘴*