Reflections of My Travel

For a day at sea, today ended up being a very busy day for us. Instead of breakfast, we headed to the theatre this morning to see the virtual tour of the ship’s behind the scenes areas. Most of it was far too technical to hold my attention but I did find it interesting to learn more about the crew’s living arrangements. When we headed up to the buffet for our breakfast/lunch afterward, we ran into S&W and enjoyed a nice meal together. We then parted ways so that hubby could catch the juggling class

hubby juggling low

hubby juggling high

that Sharkbait was putting on while they went to a fitness seminar. After the juggling, we went to the theatre to catch the crew talent show, which was surprisingly great. The finale, “Fountains”, caught me completely off guard and cracked me up. We rested a bit, had dinner, and went to a lecture by the comedian David Naster on why we have to laugh, even (or especially) during the rough times. It was a great (and funny) talk. We then caught the late show: “Garden of the Geisha”. It was a singing/dancing show but it focused on the two acrobats so we both actually enjoyed it quite a bit. Hubby even declared it the best non-comedy show he’s seen on a cruise ship yet. From there, we started to rush up the stairs to the adults-only Liar’s Club show and we ran into S&W on the stairs on our way up. While hubby found us some seats, us three made a quick dash to check out the chocolate buffet. 

chocolate sculpture

reflection of S taking pic of chocolate sculpture

ice swan

chocolate sculpture

chocolate sculpture

ice dolphin

Luckily, I’m not much of a chocolate person so there was nothing on the whole buffet that tempted me.  S&W got a few treats and we heaed back to watch the Liar’s Club with hubby and then we all stuck around for the adults-only Quest Game.

Wow. What a great time! This was a sort of scavenger hunt sort of thing. We got into teams (us, S&W, and another couple) and they called out either objects or scenarios that we needed to run up and present to them on stage. We all know that I carry the kitchen sink in my purse… but who the heck carries a purse around on a cruise ship when all you need is your room key to make purchases? We really had such a blast. There were guys wearing lipstick and bras, chicks wearing mens’ pants and shoes… just so much fun.

After that, the fun just kept coming with a toga party in the bowling lounge. 

S striking a toga pose

hubby feeling a little "dress"y

hubby and me lounging in our greek gear

Having never been to a toga party, it was fun to learn how to make one and watch everyone trying to dance in them.

towel animal of the day: who the heck knows? no, really. what is that supposed to be?!