New Years 2012 – Day 9

This was to be a relaxing day at sea, sitting in the sun and eating on the deck; however, the weather didn’t corporate as it rained starting at 8:30am and then was cloudy all day.

Lobster Tail for dinner

So our day was planned around activities that were inside.

At noon we had an interesting tour of the showroom and backstage. It is amazing how much goes on behind the scenes and how small a back stage they have. One of the things that we learned is that a lot of the clothes can not be washed and dry cleaning them after every show would mean that these very elaborate costumes would not last very long. What they use is a solution of 1 part cheap vodka and 2 parts water that they spray on the clothes. They said that the alcohol removes the odor better than any product on the market!!

We had lunch again in the Aqua and had a nice lunch sitting with a lady from Canada.

Our table mates, Vera and Jeff from Long Island, New York

Then it was on to the blackjack tournament were Ed did not qualify which was too bad because it was one of the largest payouts of any blackjack tournament that we have ever entered.

We picked up our pictures from yesterday and then met our Casino Host in the Bistro on Five where they have wonderful crêpes. Her name is Kremi and she is from Bulgaria and we had fun talking to her. This is the second cruise we have been on with her.

Then it was time to dress for our second formal night and see the musical production number in the show room. Even though we had seen this production on our last cruise, it was still fun as the music and dancing was from Broadway plays.

Dinner was again a wonderful experience and then it was on to the casino where Barb broke even and Ed did very well.

Ready for the evening

We set the clock back an hour tonight so the extra time will help our sleep.

Tomorrow is our last day and it has been a great cruise.

Night from somewhere on the sea!!