I am having such an amazing time! I am so glad I got on this boat! This week has been so busy as we only have nine days to install and perform all of our shows. By the way, if anyone is wondering why they’ve seen Jason online but not me, it’s because it doesn’t take him two hours to do makeup and hair! I would like to share with you some of the awesome, awkward and downright funny moments from this past week.
First of all…
The very first night that we did any performing for the guests was more of a meet and greet showcase where we sat on the edge of the stage and introduced ourselves. We got to say where we were from, what we studied etc. Let me preface the next part of this by saying that the majority of the guests have accents from all over and I’ve met only five Americans so far, and none of them at this point. As I opened my mouth to tell about myself, out came this foreign accent which sounded like a mix of Australian and English. What was that? Not only did I start out speaking this way, I couldn’t stop myself! I did my entire speech in some weird bastardized thick accent! At the end, the cruise director asked me where I was from originally, and I very sheepishly whispered into my microphone…”California”.
Our first full show was Motown, which I think went very well. It’s so hard to get used to dancing on a boat especially in heals! Thankfully, we were docked for this show so it wasn’t too rocky. Everyone seemed to enjoy it, hooray!
The next night Jason and I did our duet show in the Panorama Lounge which is a beautiful bar close to the top of the ship. I was pleased with how it went and everyone was still buzzing about Jason’s last song the next day. He used a pedal with his guitar that allowed him to accompany himself and sing his own backups. It really was awesome to watch.
Our next show was Opera. We were not docked for this show. In fact, we were forging through some rather rough waters. This show was expected to be the most popular but half the guests were stuck sea-sick in their cabins. Now you may think, well thank goodness they didn’t have to dance in this show! I propose that dancing may have been better than trying to stand still and deliver an aria when a wave hits! We all did very well, but during Conte Partiro where all six of us were standing squarely and facing the audience, a wave struck. I don’t know how it happened, but every single one of my cast mates was firmly planted. Everyone! Everyone but me! Picture this if you will…six people on stage with three girls in front and three boys in back staggered so that you can see everyone. Suddenly the girl to your farthest lest goes tottering across the stage sideways dangerously close to taking out the girl next to her, then just as suddenly goes tottering back the other way all while singing in Italian. Ha! At least I can laugh at myself.
After Opera our cruise director did an old school Vegas style show in the theater. It was great! I love crooners and the passengers certainly loved him!
Last night we were supposed to have a show on deck after a barbeque, but it got rained out, so we moved it inside to the theater. We did a contemporary Broadway revue which was lots of fun. Then afterwards we met everyone in the bar for disco night which was outrageous! Everyone was on the floor dancing. We also finally got off the boat yesterday in Hochiman city, which I can’t spell yet. The air is so humid! We were actually out in the city when it started pouring! We bought rain slickers (which were really mostly just colored garbage bags) for a dollar and instead of making it to the grocery store to buy some snacks, we were distracted by the retail shopping. It was a great time. There are so many motorcycles here…really just glorified scooters and not a traffic light in sight!
Meanwhile in my vegan life…There’s plenty of salad, vegetables and bread to eat, and they put out nuts with lunch and dinner, but the café isn’t open all of the time and you have to remember to schedule your time around the times the officer’s mess is open. I get hungry in-between which is why we were trying to make it to the grocery store, and I would kill for a vegan desert! But I’m not starving, in fact I’m probably eating healthier than I would otherwise.
I miss everybody so much, but I am so excited that this is my life!
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