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USS Cusk Reunions - 2007
June
6th to June 11th, Merritt Island, Florida
Reception, Evening Cruise, BBQ
Dinner and Cruise to Nassau and Coco Cay, Bahamas
This was the Cusk Reunion that almost wasn't,
but thanks to John Troutman, it was a wonderful experience for everyone.
Click on one of the
following links to see some of our
pictures:
Hear George Peperyias sing Elvis aboard ship (File is 11MB long but well
worth it)
Reception, BBQ
Dinner and cruise on the Banana River
A visit to the
Cusk Display and the Brevard Veteran's Museum
Cruise to
Nassau, Bahamas
The Atlantis
Hotel and Aquarium in Nassau
Coco Cay, Bahamas
Last night at sea
on the "Sovereign of the Seas"
The Reception, BBQ Dinner and Cruise on
the Banana River - Wednesday, June 6th and Thursday, June 7th
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Bev Zellmer and Richard
Bowman
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Bev Zellmer and Zeke
Zellmer,
Richard Bowman, Tom
Roseland
and Dave Lawrence
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Bev and Zeke Zellmer
(Photo courtesy of
Courtney Roseland) |
Sherry Sedtal
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
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Joe Sedtal and George
Peperyias
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
"All Ahead One Third"
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Underway together again
for the
first time in 38 years
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
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Tom Roseland
(Photo courtesy of
Courtney Roseland) |
June 6, 2007, the Roselands
celebrate their 30th Wedding Anniversary
(No, I didn't drive her to
drink, but am mighty proud to be married to her!) |
Patrice Roseland
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
A trip to see the Cusk Display at the
Brevard Veteran's Museum
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Bev Zellmer looking at
some of the
other displays in the
Museum
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Dottie Houston & Zeke
Zellmer
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Looking at the Cusk
Display
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Dottie Houston
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
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Group Photo in front of
Museum
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Old version of Cusk
Display
before remodeling and new
display case added
(Photo courtesy of
Courtney Roseland) |
Cruise to Nassau, Bahamas,
June 8th and 9th
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Underway from Port
Canaveral for less
than an hour, we were
treated to a
spectacular view of a
Shuttle launch
(Photo courtesy of Richard
Bowman) |
Shuttle Booster Separation
(Photo courtesy of Richard
Bowman) |
Our ship, the Sovereign
of the Seas
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Trail of the Shuttle's plume
hangs in the
air as the crowd cheers.
It was nothing
short of a beautiful sight
to see.
(Photo courtesy of Richard
Bowman) |
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Richard & Rachel Bowman
(Photo courtesy of
Courtney Roseland) |
"Sovereign of the Seas" in
Nassau
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
John Troutman
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Tom & Patrice Roseland at
the
formal dinner on the
second night
at sea
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
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Bow of the Sovereign of
the Seas
while tied up in Nassau
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Patrice Roseland
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Rainstorm at sea
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Waiters entertaining at
dinner
(Photo courtesy of
Courtney Roseland) |
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Towel Art - A towel
dachshund
is left on our bed with the
customary
evening chocolates
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Entrance to the "Straw
Market"
shopping area in downtown
Nassau
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Pool Area on Deck 10 of the
ship
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Starboard side of the
"Sovereign
of the Seas" moored in
Nassau
(Photo courtesy of
Courtney Roseland) |
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Rainstorm seen from the
stern of
the "Sovereign of the Seas"
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Stern view of the ship
(Photo courtesy of
Courtney Roseland) |
Visiting the
Atlantis Hotel and Aquarium
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View of the Atlantis
Hotel from Nassau
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Main lobby and aquarium
area
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Inside the Atlantis Hotel
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Shell artwork in Atlantis
Hotel
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
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Lindsay & Courtney
Roseland in
front of the Atlantis
Aquarium
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Atlantis Aquarium
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Atlantis Aquarium
(Photo courtesy of
Courtney Roseland) |
Atlantis Aquarium
(Photo courtesy of
Courtney Roseland) |
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Giant Manta in Atlantis
Aquarium
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Atlantis Aquarium
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
The taxi ride from
Atlantis back
to the ship
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Atlantis Aquarium
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
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Group photo inside the
Atlantis Hotel
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Courtney & Lindsay Roseland
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Atlantis Hotel shopping area
(Photo courtesy of
Courtney Roseland) |
Coco Cay, Bahamas
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Curio shop on Coco Cay
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
"Sovereign of the Seas"
at anchor
near Coco Cay, Bahamas
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Some local color, err,
GU-11's
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Last night at
sea...
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Group photo on main
stairwell
Top row: Tom & Patrice
Roseland, George
Peperyias, Richard Bowman
2nd Row: John Troutman, Dave
Lawrence,
Joe Sedtal, Rachel Bowman
3rd Row: Claudia Blaha,
Merrie Lawrence,
Sherry Sedtal
4th Row: Dave Duerr,
Courtney Roseland,
Lindsay Roseland
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Enjoying our last night
together after dinner
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
George Peperyias leaving
dinner on the last night
(Photo courtesy of Courtney
Roseland) |
Can't wait for 2009!
If you have any information, pictures,
history, or crewmember names/information from the Cusk in 1959 (or any year),
please contact the
Cusk Webmaster.
Thanks!
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