1.   Welcome aboard the Ocean Empress, anyway.

2.   I heard Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott fudge on welcoming aboard the new senator from New York, saying maybe lightning would strike her first.

3.   The boys-and-girls club that welcomes you aboard for the night every time they play.

4.   The Bruins, hoping Mitchell will energize their slumping punt-return unit and replace Jim McElroy as the primary deep threat, welcomed him aboard.

5.   The fact that Williams joined everyone, and Pirner joined the others made it seem like a family affair, where we were welcomed aboard, too.

6.   Welcome aboard Carnival Lines!

7.   Welcome aboard the Concorde.

8.   Barring an overwhelming trade offer, the Spurs will select Duncan and welcome aboard one of the most well-rounded players to enter the league in years.

9.   If Barbara Walters is thinking about jumping ship when her ABC contract expires this fall, CBS News would gladly welcome her aboard, according to TV Guide.

10.   The Russian space station Mir welcomed aboard its first American visitor today.