Speaking of shows, we saw several onboard. There were three main productions: The Gift, Spectra's Cabaret, and We Will Rock You. I enjoyed them all to varying degrees. The Gift was weird and hard to follow, none of us had any idea what was going on (except Marta, who explained it all to the rest of us once it was over). But, it had some really cool visuals. Spectra's Cabaret was also bizarre, there was no plot (that we are aware of) but had great dancing. I liked We Will Rock You, but Thomas was not a fan. Perhaps I was just relieved that there was a story I could follow! All of the performers were very talented. Truly top-notch and the production was very, very good. But, the shows themselves were just odd.
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| With the opening set of The Gift |
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| Waiting for Spectra's Cabaret |
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| We Will Rock You |
The last night, Anna, Jack and I went to dinner at the Windjammer. Jack had wanted to try it all week, so at the last moment, I gave in. We walked around on the deck before dinner and it was quite a contrast from our time in the Caribbean. The water was sloshing around in the pools and it was cold and windy. Dinner in the Windjammer was good, they had many selections that weren't available at lunch. From there, we went to the family friendly comedy show. It was hilarious! We laughed and laughed. I was sorry the others missed it, but Kara wanted to go to the main dining room and say goodbye to Jose. So, we were a family divided. We also didn't think Luke would be able to sit through it. He was pretty worn out by this point. His voice was coming and going and he was clearly just tired. Thomas was very sick and we were afraid Luke might come down with it as well. As I've mentioned, Thomas got sick on Day 3 and was sick for the remainder of the cruise. In fact, he is just now (a full month later) almost fully recovered from whatever it is he had. It was very unfortunate. But, none of the rest of us caught whatever it was.
Overall, I thought it was an excellent family vacation. There were some definite frustrations. In fact, I swore I was never going to plan another family vacation. Some people, who shall go unnamed, had bad, ungrateful, attitudes at times. But, there were still more positives than negatives.
Everyone's favorite moment was the snorkeling in Nassau. I don't think I can convey how amazing it was. Since we all agreed on Nassau, I moved on to making everyone choose their favorite thing on the ship. Thomas' favorite shipboard moment was dinner in the main dining room. There were 12 of us each night and he really appreciated being with people we know well who had no expectations for him to talk. He was able to sit and enjoy the conversation and the excellent food and service. I especially enjoyed watching the girls do the trapeze, the comedy show and the karaoke competition (it was fun to cheer for Trevor and there was one guy who I swear was a plant--no one can be that obliviously bad!). Luke had no trouble coming up with his favorite thing, playing Ping Pong of course! For Anna, it was doing the stuff in the Seaplex and performing in the talent show with Kara. Kara's favorites were the rock climbing, skydiving, and doing the show with Anna. Jack said everything in the Seaplex.
It was super amazing to share the experience with Marta and Frank, who are family we've chosen. And, being there with the Wills was also wonderful. Kayce and I got to enjoy a very peaceful champagne brunch and kitchen tour that I wouldn't have otherwise done. It really is the perfect vacation to do with people. We all had our own space and time with just our immediate family, but we also got to spend plenty of time together. I would love to do it all again!
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Frank, Marta and us. We chose the right stranger to take this picture! I love the staircase framing.
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