Jan 25 – At Sea on the Red Sea. Another typical day at sea. By now you know my routine. We lost an hour this morning. I like it much better when Noon becomes 1pm. This changing at 2am is for the birds.
The show tonight was the Rotterdam Cast. The title was Iris and it was different in that there were no props. The set up three video screens, a large horizontal one at the back of the stage and two smaller vertical one at the sides of the stage in front. Three projectors put the images on the screens. The right and left screens extended the image on the larger screen. The dancers performed while the images ran on the screens. The large screen at the back of the stage had a rear-projection system so the cast members did not interrupt the images. Some were stills, some were video and some of each type were representative and some artistic. For example, during one sad song the video on the screen was larger than life, slow motion falling leaves. I wonder how many people noticed that at first they were all ginkgo leaves, then maple.
The most striking number in the show had all the dancers dressed in similar royal blue tops and pants. The pants were split up the entire leg but the cloth overlapped so they looked like baggy slacks until the dancers moved a certain way. The dance was performed very slowly with many motions taken from Tai Chi. All 6 were in perfect unison. It takes good balance and strength to do the complex motions so slowly.
Jan 26 – At Sea Gulf of Aden. Another typical day at sea except it's a celebration day for me. We went to the Pinnacle Grill for dinner courtesy of my travel agent, Cruise Specialists. Thank you Gayle, Marie and all the staff! When we started going to the Pinnacle grill I would get the 32oz Porterhouse, later I started ordering the 18oz bone-in ribeye, now I get the 10oz filet mignon and it's about all I can eat. Their crab cake appetizer is great and we got a large chocolate mousse cake for desert. We had 1/6 each and asked to have it sent to our table in the dining room tomorrow.
Rikki Jay, a comedian, performed tonight. We've seen him before. He's a frenetic performer, always moving. His act is a mixture of script and ad lib. Diana and I think he's funny but his accent is British but in the fast talking letter omitting Cockney style and many people can't understand him.
Jan 27 – At Sea Gulf of Aden-Arabian Sea. Another typical day at sea. We lost another hour at 2am so we're now on Muscat time with one more day at sea to go.
They did a life raft demonstration at the lido pool midships. They're stored on the deck three promenade area in large white canisters. They put one in the pool to show us how they opened and pulled out all the supplies so we could see what they have aboard. Of course these are mainly for the crew to get into after all the passengers are safely aboard the lifeboats. It usually works that way unless you have a Greek or Italian captain. From the last few cruise ship incidents with them in charge it seems like their rule is "Captains go first to help supervise the evacuation." Like anyone is going to believe a story that weak.
I did not attend any lectures today. I'm taking the day off to do nothing. Well, this is not strictly true. I'm going to eat, read and write.
The show this evening was a Scots lass, Kaitlyn Carr. Raised in Glasgow, she's actually half Irish. Her show was mainly Scottish and Irish tunes. She played the tin whistle, traditional Irish flute and the violin. Her accent was totally charming and her voice was very good. Her show is very energetic.
Jan 28 – At Sea Arabian Sea-Gulf of Oman. Another typical day at sea. The good salmon must be gone because there hasn't been and nigiri sushi at lunch for a couple of days and salmon is the only nigiri they've had. The rest of the sushi offerings are maki, sliced rolls, and there's nothing raw in them. They're ok, but they are always the same and after a while it gets old.
The show this evening was Luke Burrage, Entertainer and (oh, no) Juggler. Typically juggling is my least favorite type of show, mainly because there are only so many tricks you can do and I've seen them all. The juggler's patter is the only thing that changes and Luke is very entertaining. I enjoyed the show.
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