Update from Skagway!
Trip Start
Aug 07, 2008
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6
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Trip End
Jan 14, 2009
Skagway,
Alaska,
United States
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
It's been a little while since the last entry because we've been completely flat out! Whatever free time we have at the moment is usually spent sleeping. Most of our rehearsals start at 11pm and finish between 2-4am. And in the first few days we had orientation at around 9 or 10am. Sometimes we have rehearsals during the day - today rehearsals were 9am-1pm, 2-4pm and we'll be having more rehearsals starting at 11pm. This is mainly because the Cruise Director has no clue about performing and the energy that goes into it! The schedule he's arranged for us is ridiculous and poor Olivia (our dance teacher/blocking director) is getting the brunt of the frustration from the cast. Difficult times... Having said that, I'm still loving every moment here. Even the tense, exhausting and painful ones. My right knee has been acting up a bit - I think it's from the 3" high heels I'm still getting used to wearing.
On a happier note..
Andrew with the Tahitian Princess in Ketchikan
.The ship is exquisite! Absolutely beautiful! The décor is so regal and the options are many. There's a library, health spa, fitness centre, several restaurants (including a buffet that's open a lot of the time), a mini casino, a few duty free shops with perfume, make-up, jewellery, and lots more. There's also an auction where I might be able to get a part time job modeling thousand dollar jewellery. So all in all, life's going pretty well on the ship.
Canada was great! The hotel we stayed in was fantastic - Best Western Richmond Inn. Great sized rooms, well maintained, friendly staff, a pool and sauna, and a fantastic restaurant with meals so huge you'd explode if attempting to eat the entire thing! On our second day in Vancouver we (the whole cast - 8 of us) decided to go to a theme park - "Playland". It was so much fun! We had a blast scaring ourselves on the rollercoasters and any other ridiculous ride we could find...but the scariest attraction was the Ghost House. 6 of us went in clutching each other trying to navigate our way around this spooky maze, being lead by Andrew. Lets just say we're lucky that all underwear remained dry!
Alaska is beautiful. Not heaps of snow at this time, but there's still a few mountains capped with snow, plus there are lots of icebergs and glaciers. You'll see a few photos of these. Ketchikan was great! Lots to see and do. Skagway was really small and quaint. Kinda reminded me of Sovereign Hill. Nice for a short stroll. We haven't had much of a chance to really experience these places properly yet. Once the handover cruise is over and we have more time to sleep and experience the places we're docking at, there'll be much more detailed and exciting entries!!!
Comments
Dear Soph and Andrew
Have finally worked out how to use this thing, I think!
Love hearing your news and the whole experience sounds fantastic.
Keep posting photos etc.
Love you
Mum and Jack
Why have you stopped!
Soph and Andrew,
We are looking forward to some pictures and news. Keep it coming!
Mum and Jack