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Category Archives: Grand Balls
Memories of Glass Slippers – At Sea – [02/28/2016]
When I left the flagship I thought I had left a lot of things behind, including the Grand Balls. Huge glittering affairs full of fancyfetti, glimmer curtains and what always felt like hours of decorating, although by the time I … Continue reading
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Breathless – At Sea – [04/26/2015]
The final Grand Ball of the season always seems to catch us somewhat by surprise; in that it always feels ages away until it’s suddenly on top of us. So it was that last night, after back to back guest … Continue reading
Silver Graces – At Sea –[01/15/2015]
When I was on my Mediterranean Dreams contract summer before last, I remember looking at the smattering of well-intentioned decorations that made up the Venetian Ball every other week, and thinking to myself – though I dared not voice the … Continue reading
Thoroughly Modern – At Sea – [04/06/2014]
There are those I suppose, think we’re mad Heaven knows the world has gone to wrack and to ruin What we think is chic unique and quite adorable They think is odd and Sodom and Gomorra-able But the fact is … Continue reading
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Silver Shimmers – At Sea – [01/13/2014]
During one of the formal nights on my summer ship I looked down at one of the silver slippers I was just about to put on, and my roomie had to ask me why I was laughing. I held up … Continue reading
Now the Carnival Is Over – At Sea – [04/19/2013]
It wasn’t until I was starting to tear down decorations that I really clued in that tonight’s Grand Carnival Ball was the last Grand Ball I’ll be attending for nearly a year. You see, I’m not doing the Grand Asia … Continue reading
Two Beneath The Blue – At Sea – [03/05/2013]
I’ll tell you a tale of the bottomless blue and it’s hey to the starboard heave ho! Look out madam mermaid be waitin’ for you in mysterious fathoms below… This year, King Neptune was not as kind to us a … Continue reading
All You Need Is Love – At Sea – [02/14/2013]
The Ball went well, though – as usual – by the end of it Cinderella was awfully tired and was glad to get ‘home to her fireside’ so to speak. They didn’t give us any pink in the decorations this … Continue reading
Sealed With A Kiss – At Sea/Tasman Sea – [02/12/2013]
It’s that time of year again…. I explained the difficulties with Valentine’s Day and ship-side living last season, so going over it again is probably pointless. Needless to say we’ve had two staff meetings this week, and they’ve both centered … Continue reading
Black Velvet and Silver Shimmer – At Sea – [01/12/2013]
It’s been a hard few days, very busy and very exhausting. The kind of days where you reach 10 o’clock in the evening and realize you’ve barely eaten a thing, that you’ve been keeping yourself going on hot chocolate and … Continue reading