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\u00a0people from Wall-E. The ship crew will be rolling us off the ship like beach balls by the time we get back.<\/p>\n
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Freedom Ice, Figure Skating Show<\/h3>\n
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\u00a0over 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.<\/p>\n
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Cruise Ship Photography<\/h3>\n
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.<\/p>\n Checking out the front of the ship.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pool Views<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Recently appearing in the movie Paul Blart Mall Cop 2 with Kevin James also seen on The View, and Comedy Central.\u00a0Arcadia Theater, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm.<\/em><\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 8 pm in Leonardo’s Dining Room; dress code: Smart Casual.<\/p>\n Tonight we enjoyed smoked duck, chilled honeydew melon soup, chicken cordon bleu, red snapper, and strawberry trifle and rum baba cake for dessert.<\/p>\n A 70’s themed\u00a0Dance 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.<\/p>\n![\"Bought](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC01484.jpg\")
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