Opening Night!

2011
Friday, June 17

Well It is Friday Night and it is formal night aboard the Zaandam! We are sailing to our last destination for this stretch. Tonight we are opening our show On The Air. It is replacing Hit the Deck, which left with the old cast! We brought on The Air on board with us so most of the crew have never seen this show. It is new to everyone, so I am assuming the officers will be coming tonight to see what the "new" show is all about.  Our final dress went really well this afternoon! At that time the boat was not rocking at all, but now since we are in larger open waters the ship for the last hour has been rocking quite a bit. I am hoping the captain decides to turn the stabilizers on during the show. It would be real embarrassing to fall over or off the stage during our premier.

I am currently eating some Kashi oatmeal and Fiber One Cereal for dinner. Sounds like a real winner right? I went upstairs to the Lido but quickly retreated to my cabin after being confused about the dining situation. I guess I will have some good carbs in my system for the show. I am so thankful I got to stock up on Peanut Butter and other essential items back in Juneau. It makes nights like tonight very live-able=) It also makes me feel like I am living a normal life instead of having every meal prepared for me.

Today we sailed through Glacier Bay. It was really beautiful. I didn't take any pictures this time around since we were having our final dress, but we will be back through 20 more times. I will snap some shots of the glaciers then. After our dress rehearsal I sat in the Explorations Cafe (our coffee shop on board) and coffee with my friend Ashley. We reminisced about old holiday traditions with our parents. It was good times while drifting by the snow covered peaks. She is wonderful and I am so glad we are doing this contract together. She is like this little ray of sunshine that walks around brightening people's day. When our coffee was finished we headed back to my room and watched our recording of Southern Nights!!!! I was so proud of my cast... we looked and sounded great for only having learned the show a week and a half ago. The copy belongs to our dance captain and she was nice enough to let us watch it.

Well I have to run and get ready to premier our show. I'm so excited about this one. The energy tonight is going to be amazing and I hope the audience responds the way I am hoping. GET IT!!!!!!!!!