Ken sent Sara's draft of Life at Sea before she was finished so she is continuing now. We both attended the Opera Without Fear lecture on Tchaikovsky. Yes, Tchaikovsky was forced to commit suicide because former school mates learned he was a homosexual and threatened to tell government officials unless he did the honorable thing so he drank arsenic. Ken loved the presentation and wished that he had attended the first ones in the series. He even went to the last lecture in the series today to learn about Puccini, Fast Cars and Women. Tosca will be playing at the Sydney Opera House when we are in Sydney. Now the question is, will Ken want to attend the opera?
Next on the agenda was the image consultant's, Ann Graydon's, talk on Accessories for Every Style. Sara was one of the seven models, who wore all black, and modeled jewelry from the ship's one of two stores. She also was the only model who did not dress in evening wear because she thought the consultant wanted everyone to wear a black top and slacks (that is what the consultant thought, too). She wore a long black, pearl and silver-colored costume jewelry necklace and had a great time. Ken took photographs and a video of her modeling debut and swan song.
As for the night life, we have the late seating for dinner so we usually only go the show when it is at 6:45 p.m. and not 10:15 p.m. Ken is only required to attend the late shows that are production numbers by the Princess Singers and Dancers, who are from Australia. We have seen comedians, violinists, a pianist who trained under Liberace, a magician and a juggler. Except for the singers and dancers, the other entertainers come onboard or leave for another ship when we are in a major port. In addition to the shows in the Cabaret Lounge, which is the largest, the Pacific Lounge and the Casino Lounge also offer music and dancing. Then, there are the special theme nights at the pool deck or in one of the lounges. Yes, no one can ever be bored!
The photographs with this posting are from the Cruise Critic Luncheon and the Fashion Show of Accessories. We really appreciate all of you who are following us because you have a friend on board who is a member of Cruise Critic or will be joining us in Sydney or Singapore. MaryAnn (Wowzo) told us at the luncheon that the "official" blogger on their last cruise spent so much time working on the blog that he actually got sick. We don't plan to follow in his footsteps so we are signing off for now. Look for us again after we visit Honolulu and take the Pearl Harbor VIP Military Tour. After five days at sea, hooray for dry land!
Hi Sara & Ken, love your blog, check it out every day to see what is happening. My best friend is aboard, told her today during our Skype conversation that I knew all the ship scoop. Love the pictures as well. Keep them coming, lifts the spirits of those left behind in frozen Ontario, however, we are out of here soon as well.
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