Sea Ready

Thrill seekers looking for another cruise adventure can consider the annual Poz Cruise Retreat, which is put together by Fort Lauderdale, Fla., travel agent Paul Stalbaum, himself a 25-year veteran of HIV. This year, the retreat's 10th, the Carnival Valor cruise liner is scheduled to depart from Miami on October 28 and to travel to Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and Grand Cayman Island; it will return November 4. Treatment advocate and former HIV Plus cover man Nelson Vergel will be the headline speaker. Visit www.positivecruise.com to learn about future bookings.