Category Archives: Theme Events

Penny for the Guy? – At Sea – [11/5/2011]

Remember, remember the 5th of November The Gunpowder treason and plot I see no reason the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot You know it’s strange, the only day I really, really miss England is Guy Fawkes’ Day. I remember … Continue reading

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Trick Or Treat – At Sea – [10/31/2011]

~On All Hallow’s Eve when the moon is round….~ “Tonight’s like, dead for the undead…they stay in! They just find it all too crass…” – Buffy “Tomorrow? Tomorrow night’s Halloween. Nothing happens on Halloween” – Buffy Halloween on ships is … Continue reading

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Black, Gold & Breathless – At Sea – [10/29/2011]

“Well then women in London must have learned not to breathe!” – Pirates of the Caribbean. They say that beauty is pain. ‘Tis true. Never was it more true than when one has a black & gold formal Captain’s Ball, … Continue reading

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Silver Glimmer and Black Confetti – Bering Sea/Trans-Pacific Crossing Day 5 – [10/03/2011]

As I’ve said before, Balls are a job of work… Decorating for the Balls has always been an interesting experience. It’s one of the few times that the entertainment staff sees each other ‘out of context’, because we troupe to … Continue reading

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Straight From The Heart – (Transatlantic, 04/25/2011)

At the end of every cruise the shipboard crew presents a Crew Farewell, our chance to say goodbye to the people that have touched our lives and shared our existence for however many days they’ve been guests on our small … Continue reading

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The Words We Sing Are Different….(Transatlantic, 04/24/2011)

When one has been at sea for 5 days running, one eventually becomes to tired to come up with words of wisdom to share with the minimal masses who follow their adventures. I promise that there will be an upcoming … Continue reading

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Pretty In Pink – Susan G. Komen – (Transatlantic 04/22/2011)

I had fully intended for this entry to be about the final crew party last night. Crew parties are an aspect of shipboard life that passengers never see, and quite honestly it’s probably better that way – you wouldn’t want … Continue reading

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All Wrapped up – Saris 101

My current ship hosted an India/Bollywood formal night the night after we departed Bombay – thus began my adventures in learning how to wear a sari…. When you look at a sari, it’s hard to comprehend that its’ really one … Continue reading

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On Being Cinderella…

It occurs to me that I’ve talked of shipboard balls and never really gone into any detail about how they’re set up, or what they’re really about. Cinderella had it easy, all she had to do was show up, in … Continue reading

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In the Service of King Neptune

Those of you who have sailed King Neptune’s watery domain before, either in service to a country, or in the service of a vacation, have doubtlessly heard that Neptune himself often pays a visit to our fair fleet. The King … Continue reading

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