Opening Week

Second week is complete and all the shows are open!  What an exciting feeling.  Monday night we opened Ghostlight to outstanding applause.  The audiences really seemed to love the show and when I talked with guests in the days that followed all of the comments were extremely positive.  It is a difficult show, in that I have to be 8 completely different characters in each of the musicals that we review.  It is good, hard, rewarding work. 

Tuesday we did our first interactive party.  It is a 60’s inspired night called Groove.  We get to wear these blue cotton candy dresses and interact with the guests, which turned out to be a lot of fun. 

Wednesday was opening night for PULSE.  But more importantly, it was the first time I was able to get off of the ship since boarding on March 11^th.  Eleven days on the open sea without dry land under my feet.  We got off the ship for one hour to have lunch in Cozumel, Mexico.  The opening of PULSE went well.  The show is billed as “the music that makes you want to dance” and it definitely does just that. 

On Friday, we were in Costa Maya, Mexico and I got to get off the ship again for about an hour and a half to get a little tan and take a break from rehearsals.  It is awesome to see the ship from land.  Our juggler, Nazar, is from Ukraine and the first English word he learned to describe the ship was “catastrophic” and I think that is perfect.  It is larger than life!  But living on it day in and day out makes you forget just how big catastrophic it is. 

We also opened Solstice the Show on Friday night.  The show is fairly easy for the singers (a well-deserved break) and really highlights the Cirque-like acts.  They are incredible and the audience loves it.  After the show we were given our official welcome, with drinks, snacks and a cake.  It was a lovely touch and a great way to end our opening week!

I moved out of our guest cabin into my own crew cabin this week.  The accommodations are a lot simpler, but I think that in time it will be able to be a sort of home away from home.  Good thing I’m not claustrophobic!  I am glad that this week is over.  Hopefully we will be able to get off the ship more next week and see some of the sights of the Eastern Caribbean!