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While on the ship, I got to be part of a Flash Mob! I know – awesome – right!?! For those of you that don’t know, a Flash Mob is: is a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and sometimes seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then disperse, […]

The ship had it’s own zipline onboard. It was on the 15th deck – the pool deck. It basically ran from one side of the opening to the other far corner. The opening looked down on Central Park, which was Deck 8. Nathan couldn’t do it for a fear of what the harnesses would do […]

Each night when we would return to our room after dinner and the evening’s activities we would find a new towel animal. I have to admit I was pretty excited about seeing each one. I’m fascinated by things like that, I guess. The first night, we had this little guy. We are thinking he’s an […]

By far one of my favorite things on the ship was the Flow Rider. It is an onboard wave making machine that pumps over 32,000 gallons of water a minute to create waves that you can surf on. I honestly thought it was going to be so hard that I would not even be able […]

Blue Planet was probably one of the neatest shows on the ship. This show takes you from the peaks of the mountain tops to the depths of the ocean with powerful music, soaring vocals, energetic dance, and aerial acrobatics that will leave you breathless.   They had some neat dancers and acrobatic stunts.   By […]

Every night in the main dining hall we had dinner at 6pm. They had two scheduled dinners, either 6pm or 8:30pm. There was also a “my time dining” that served the same menu as our dining hall, but it did not have a set time and did not take reservations. There were also several more […]