November 21, 2011
It’s been a crazy week since I posted!
The last cruise ended well, we had a lot of guests at the backstage tour on the second to last day and they all seemed really interested in what goes on in the theatre and were pretty engaged. The only bad thing was when they asked about the one comedian we had who did the same jokes in two different shows (not good) and we didn’t really know what to tell them. I also had several ladies asking me to tell them how our Illusionist does his show—I was like sorry! We sign a contract saying we won’t tell you anything, so, unless you have the money to cover me in the event that I am sued, my lips are sealed!
Then we had a two day cruise—lovingly referred to as the Booze Cruise—and boy was that name accurate! 2,000 people got on board in Sydney on the 18th and they immediately started drinking and I don’t think they stopped until they left the ship in Sydney on the 20th. The place was an absolute crazy mess! One of the assistant bar managers told me that the bars made around $180,000 in two days—WOW. That’s real good news for the bar staff though, they’ve all certainly been a little happier since then! I’m sure their lives sucked during the cruise itself but they’ll be reaping the benefits on the next payday.
Now I’m back to being on duty so my life is a bit more hectic, but tonight is formal night and I don’t have anything to do from 6:30pm until midnight or so, so I think I am going to finally put my formal dress to good use (haven’t worn it since I got here) and go and just watch one of the shows for a change. We’ll see how I’m feeling later, but, that’s my plan for now anyways.
The guests this cruise are proving to be pretty…interesting. I’ve had three pretty dumb questions so far:
#1—How do I get to deck 10 from these lifts (elevators) here?
#2—Guest: Are there cards here in the library?
Me: No sir, but if you go the card room on deck 10 you’ll find some there.
Guest: **scoffs** There won’t be cards there.
#3—Pardon me, is there a sushi place on board?
That last one is dumb because Izumi, our Japanese Sushi Place, is advertised all over the ship…fail. I also had to try really really hard not to laugh when the guy asked me how to get to deck 10 from the elevators…I was like “Get in one that’s going up and push 10 and you’ll be there!” and he was dead serious and I just couldn’t believe it.
Anywho, I guess that’s all for now. Hope you’re all going well! Yes, going, not doing—it’s an Aussie thing, accept it :P
Love
B
November 23, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone…although I don’t think it’s Thursday there yet? But for me it’s Thursday, so, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it! I am hoping tonight they have some good food in the mess, maybe even some Pumpkin Pie! That would really make my life.
In other news, our guest entertainer for last night (Weds night) is this big New Zealander who came to rehearsal wearing a Troy Polamalu jersey…and I was like…waitwhat?! So I asked him about it and he says, in all seriousness, “Troy is my cousin”…………..now I don’t know if that’s true but if it is….WOAH. I mean, you all know I couldn’t care less about football…but it is really cool knowing that I met someone who is related to one of the most well-known players in the NFL. Not to mention the people I talked about before who say they’re in-laws with Big Ben! Crazy life. They weren’t kidding when they said you could find Steeler’s fans everywhere.
On another random note, the seas between New Zealand and Australia are ROCKY and I feel sometimes like I am going to be tossed out of my bunk. Lucky for me I have a safety rail!
Anyways, not much else to blog about tonight, dear ones. I will report back on the status of my Thanksgiving dinner, but, it won’t be the same without all of you.
Miss you all more than words can say
Xoxoxo
B
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