Philipsburg, St. Maarten

YESTERDAY wound up being a good day to be indoors. We spent the entire day at sea, making our way from the Bahamas to St. Maarten, where we arrived this morning. The water had finally flattened out, but the skies were overcast and we had intermittent rain showers.

So we were happy to be in the Vista Lounge with our three panel discussions. First was a series on the New Media vs. the Old Media. After lunch Mike Murphy took the stage and regaled the cruisers with tales from Arnoldland, Hollywood, and his many campaign trails. To cap off the day, William Kristol and Fred Barnes joined Murphy for a look ahead at the 2008 race. (Hint: Don’t underestimate Dean and don’t assume that Cheney won’t run.)