Cruise Fun, Day 3: See all the shows!

Our First Cruise, Day 3: At Sea

Breakfast at Windjammer. Nap. Lunch.

Our time on the ship seems to be a cycle of: sleep, eat, sleep, eat, eat, show, eat, walk. I feel like we’re being fattened up for something. I think we’re turning into the people from Wall-E. The ship crew will be rolling us off the ship like beach balls by the time we get back.

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Freedom Ice, Figure Skating Show

3 pm – 4 pm in Studio B, another show space that serves as both an ice skating rink and an entertainment space (they have a floor covering that fits over the ice rink). I was really impressed with the ice show. They did about 8-10 mini performances to different songs from different genres of music. There were lots of stunts and special moves. My favorite was an aerial swing performance by a guest performer.

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Cruise Ship Photography

Every day, especially in the evenings, you’ll spot photographers in various locations around the ship in front of scenic areas or staged scenes and backdrops. Sometimes the photographers will ask if you’d like your photo taken but most of the time it’s up to you to request your photo be taken. Having your photo taken is absolutely free, and you won’t be pressured to purchase anything. In fact after having your photo taken you just walk away and if you’re interested in seeing how your photo turned out you visit a special photography area where all the photos taken from the day before are displayed on walls by location and time with little signs indicating the area the photos were taken in. If you like your photo (everything was printed as an 8″x10″) you take it to the sales desk and buy it — for the ridiculous price of $22.99. If you intend to buy a lot of photos or having a large group various photo packages are available. I believe the average rate for photo packages that included all photos taken on the cruise was around $300.

Bought a photo.
Bought a photo.
Us dressed up for the formal dinner on day 2 of our cruise.
Us dressed up for the formal dinner on day 2 of our cruise.

Exploring the Ship

Ice cream by the pool!
Ice cream by the pool.
Sprinkles: a self-service ice cream station on the pool deck. Sadly it was only open from noon to 6 pm most days.
Sprinkles: a self-service ice cream station on the pool deck. Sadly it was only open from noon to 6 pm most days.

Checking out the front of the ship.

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Pool Views

 

Eating Again. Pizza at Sorrento's with Woodstock.
Eating Again. Pizza at Sorrento’s with Woodstock.

The comedy and music of John Joseph

Recently appearing in the movie Paul Blart Mall Cop 2 with Kevin James also seen on The View, and Comedy Central. Arcadia Theater, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm.

This was probably my favorite comedy show from the cruise. It started off slow with John interacting with quite a few audience members, but he ended up weaving all his audience member interactions into a really funny song that was quite cool.

John Joseph, comedian.
John Joseph, comedian.

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Dinner

8 pm in Leonardo’s Dining Room; dress code: Smart Casual.

Loving the fruity soups.
Loving the fruity soups.

Tonight we enjoyed smoked duck, chilled honeydew melon soup, chicken cordon bleu, red snapper, and strawberry trifle and rum baba cake for dessert.

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Dancin’ in the Street – 70’s Style

A 70’s themed Dance Party in the street of the Royal Promenade level. This was a really fun block party with performers that descended from the ceiling on a bridge over the street.

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