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Introduction
We took a great many pictures, so we need a way to organize them, and we've settled on a somewhat arbitrary categorization. In the sections below, we will first give you a short orientation to the ship itself, using some materials from the Celebrity Cruises web site. Then, we'll have sections for each category of picture, in no particular order. Some of the categories (Clouds, Sunrise and Sunset, and Ocean Views) contain pictures not of the ship itself, but of the ocean and sky around it. Two other categories (Traveling Companions and Greg's Birthday Party) contain pictures mostly of people- the people that were in our group to be precise. Lastly, there will be categories having to do with the ship and shipboard activities (Activity Decks, Around the Ship, Ship Decoration, Food and the Celebrity Theatre). Of these categories, "Around the Ship" is the most eclectic, containing pictures that really didn't fall into one of the other categories.
Anyway, you can begin with the ship orientation below and then go from section to section. As usual, you can use the links at the end of each section to return to the index above so that you can jump directly to another section.
An Orientation to Our Ship: The Celebrity Century
The Ship
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The Celebrity Century is the lead ship of the Century Class of cruise ships for Celebrity Cruises, and the co-flagship of the Celebrity fleet, along with Millennium class ship Constellation. Other ships belonging to the Century Class are the Galaxy and the Mercury. Century was launched in 1995 and went into a 5 week drydock in April 2006 when it underwent a complete refurbishment. The refurbishment was designed to incorporate a variety of Celebrity's Millennium-class attributes, and the revitalization of Century is the line's most extensive refurbishment to date, and the largest cruise ship modification completed by Fincantieri's Palermo, Italy, shipyard.
A total of 314 new verandas were added to the ship, along with 14 new suites, ten new staterooms ranging from inside to veranda categories, a new specialty restaurant, an expanded spa, and a series of features and amenities that typify the line's Millennium-class fleet.
The new Murano specialty restaurant in the center of the ship has chandeliers handcrafted of Murano glass, named for the island of Murano near Venice, Italy, where glass-blowing has been a fine art and tradition since the 13th century. And the Century has the first "ice bar" concept at sea within its Martini Bar; it features a liquid wall that freezes to a sparkling crystalline appearance, and a bar counter that freezes into ice-cold stone.
The Century was much different than the Jewel of the Seas (Norwegian Cruise Lines) that we sailed on in February of this year. It is ten years older, 150 feet shorter, 20000 tons lighter and cruises about 4 knots slower. The occupancy of the Century is 2,593 passengers and crew. It weighs 71,500 tons, is 815 feet long and has a beam of 106 feet at its widest. But it only draws 25 feet at capacity.
If you would like something to compare it to, try the Titanic. The Titanic was only 70 feet longer, but was 13 feet narrower. The Titanic had a gross tonnage of only 47,000 tons but drew over twice as much as Century- 60 feet at capacity. For all that, the Titanic cruised only one knot faster than Century.
All in all the Century was a very nice ship to cruise on, even if it didn't have the "wow" factor of some of the bigger, newer ships. My only real complaint was that the bow and stern were not accessible by passengers.
Deck Plans
All of the deck diagrams will be oriented so "forward" is at the left, and the forward section of each deck is the top diagram. The bow, oddly enough, was not accessible on this ship except by crew; which meant that I couldn't do my "King of the World" act. So the diagrams usually won't go all the way to the actual bow of the ship.
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This deck is the bottom of the atrium, and there is lots of cruise-related stuff here, including the excursion desk in the Grand Foyer where we signed up for our shore excursions.
But we did spend a lot of time on this deck in the Grand Restaurant. Our 13-person group was assigned two tables, marked #1 and #2 on the deck plan. Rarely were all thirteen of us at dinner, so there was usually an empty space at one table or the other. Fred and I usually sat at the larger table, although one evening we decided that no one should sit with his partner at the same table.
There were two brunches held in the Grand Restaurant during the cruise. At one of them all of us who came sat at a large table with an expansive view aft. At another brunch, only a few of us were there at the same time, and we had a window table on the port side. Both of these tables are marked as #3.
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This deck is the main public deck on the ship. We spent quite a bit of time here, particularly in the Celebrity Theatre, where our usual seating choice was at #1. We watched a couple of movies in the Cinema and Conference Center, and this was also the location of the bridge lectures that we attended each day of our crossing (#2). While Fred attended a lecture series on Hollywood: The Old Days, I played duplicate bridge each day. The duplicate tables were set up in the area outside the card room, and took up the space marked as "Acupuncture" as well (#3). (Actually, I never did see anything remotely resembling acupuncture in the area marked for it.
You will also see some pictures taken at the Cova Cafe (#4). The Cafe was open very late, and you could always get some delicious pastries and a cup of coffee or tea there. This ship did not have the multi-story atrium that we had on the Norwegian Cruise Lines "Jewel of the Seas" in February; in fact, the atrium was only two decks high. The circular stairway and the atrium were just aft of the Cova Cafe (#5).
Going aft from the Cova Cafe there was a large bar/lounge called "Rendezvous Square;" we never spent much time here except for the trivia contest that Greg and I played in one afternoon (#6). All the way aft on this deck was the upper level of the Grand Restaurant. We usually entered the dining room from the access on Deck 5, because our table was on the lower level. But you could also get there by entering on this deck and going down the broad staircase to the lower level.
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Other than the Celebrity Theatre (which occupies the forward part of both this deck and the one below), we spent relatively little time here on deck 7. There were a couple of nights when the Friends of Dorothy met in the Martini Bar (#1), and we joined most of our group there on those nights. And Michael's Club was where we waited in our small group to be first off the ship in Miami (#2).
The other two main features on this deck were the Fortunes Casino (all we did was to walk through it fairly frequently) and the Crystal Room, where they had Karaoke a couple of nights that we stopped in to watch (#3).
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Our stateroom deck was deck 10. I have skipped diagrams of decks 8 and 9 for they were entirely staterooms and we spent no time on them at all. Our stateroom, 1097, was on the port side of the ship, about three-quarters of the way from the bow to the stern. Two of our traveling companions, Jim and Jim from Palm Springs, were right next door to us in a mirror image of our room.
Except when we were in the room, there was not much else to do on this deck. The two routes that we followed frequently, though, were to the gym and to either the Islands Cafe (buffet) or the Grand Restaurant. To get to the gym, we just turned forward outside our door, walked all the way forward and took the last stairway up one deck where we came right out at the entrance to the spa and gymnasium. It was very convenient. To go eat, we just turned aft outside our door and went only a few feet to the elevator lobby and aft staircase. The buffet, where we had breakfast and lunch, was just one level up. The Grand Restaurant was five decks down. Both were very convenient to our room. We could also get to any of the other decks via the aft staircase or elevators.
I did not mark the rooms of our other traveling companions, but if memory serves, John and John from Dallas were in 1058, Tim and David from Dallas were in 1064, Greg was in 1072 and Pat and Pat from San Francisco were in 1078 (all of these were cabins a bit larger than the rest of us, and so we played bridge in Pat and Pat's cabin). Barry and Jason from London I think were in one of the cabins at the stern- 1136 if my memory is correct.
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As I said, our stateroom deck was deck 10, and most of the activities that we participated in (including the main buffet) were only one deck up on the Resort Deck- Deck 11. This made things very convenient. As you saw on Deck 10, to get to the gym we just walked all the way forward down our hall to the last stairway, and when we climbed that stairway (#1) one deck we were right in the reception area for the whole fitness/spa complex. It was nice not having to walk through any public areas in our gym clothes.
In the afternoons, when we came back from an excursion or, on the sailing across the Atlantic, when I was done playing duplicate, Fred and I would go up the aft stairway just one deck to get to all the daytime food areas. For example, we might meet amidships on this deck to get a snack from the Grill (#2). It was a yin and yang thing to have very good french fries, hamburgers and tacos continually available. For our breakfasts and lunches, we went to the Islands Cafe buffet (#3), and almost always found a window table so we could look out.
Aft of the Islands Cafe there was another food buffet, but this one was themed and open for dinner (whereas the Island Cafe closed at six. In this aft dining area (#4), you could get sushi, if you wanted, but there was also a salad bar, a pasta bar and a station that alternated among a couple of other cuisines. Late in our crossing, we'd gotten a bit tired of the two-hour, six-course meals in the dining room, and came up here instead to get something quicker and simpler. And a couple of times we carried our breakfasts out onto the aft deck (#5) to eat. This was a nice open-air seating area that was covered by a large awning, so it was a great place to relax and eat or have some tea or soda.
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I am not quite sure why this deck was called the "Sports Deck." There wasn't much on this deck that we made use of, and about a third of it is given over to staterooms. We did go to the Hemisphere Lounge (#1) a couple of times during the cruise when there was some special performance going on, but it was mostly a dimly-lit bar for drinking and dancing- not our thing.
We did walk around the area above the pools, though. Here, were were long lines of deck chairs and chaises used by folks who wanted to get some sun but be away from the noise and activity of the pool. We took lots of pictures from this deck as it offered great views. But we never went aft of the midship elevators on this deck, although we did go up the stairs aft to another activity deck. Another problem with this particular ship was that we could not get very close to the actual stern to where we could look over and directly down. Most decks had staterooms curving around the stern, as did this one. The best views were from Deck 11, but even there you couldn't get right back to the actual stern of the ship.
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Deck 12 is the uppermost deck that runs from forward to aft on the Celebrity Century. On Deck 13, the Sunrise Deck, and Deck 14 (a deck that the literature does not name), the forward and aft sections of the ship have to be reached independently either by stairways or elevators or both. On the forward portion of these decks, Deck 13 has the jogging track and Deck 14 has a small miniature golf course and a climbing wall. On the aft portion of these decks, Deck 13 is basically a wide promenade around the aft stacks, and just in front of the aft stacks on deck 14 there is an enclosed volleyball/basketball court. (Enclosed by a wide mesh to keep the balls in, of course.) All we did on these decks was walk around occasionally and take pictures, and you'll see some of them below.
Our Cabin Onboard Celebrity Century
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When we first entered the cabin, there were hors d'oeuvres waiting for us, as well as a bottle of champagne sent by Alan, our travel agent in Palm Springs. We'd already been told that we should just put our things down and get ready for the mandatory lifeboat drill, so we put on our life jackets and I grabbed the champagne and waited for the drill signal. It came, and we spent our first half-hour on board getting our noses counted on deck 5.
As I said, our cabin was our home and our base of operations. We didn't spend all that much time in the cabin (which is true on most cruises, I would think, which is why we didn't spent another few hundred dollars a person just for a bigger one), but it was the perfect place to relax after a day ashore. The desk area was particularly nice; it was the perfect size so I could leave my laptop set up so we could download and view pictures at the end of the day. Oftentimes, I'd bring some of my breakfast back to the cabin, sit at the desk, and do some cataloging of our pictures.
In the three cruises I have taken, the cabin has gone from an inside cabin with no porthole (the Caribbean, with Grant, in 1991), to an outside cabin with a large window (the Caribbean, with Fred, in February), to a cabin with a balcony- the one we had on this cruise. Below are thumbnail images for some additional pictures of the cabin itself; click on them to view the full-size images:
Our Traveling Companions
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It was very nice to have ready-made friends and companions on board. When Grant and I sailed on our first cruise, his brother and brother's girlfriend came along and kept us company. On the cruise Fred and I took in February, Greg and his friend Grant (oddly enough) along with Greg's friends from New York City (Len and Joe) sailed with us. But this time there were thirteen of us, so there was always someone to do something with. Most everyone did shore excursions and ate together in the dining room. I suppose that the two Pats were the least likely to get out of their cabin a great deal; that's why they are missing in the picture at left of our group in the dining room. Incidentally, the extra person at the left in the back row was another "family member" who was traveling alone and seated originally at one of the tables next to ours in the dining room. On the very first night, none of his tablemates showed up, and when Greg saw him sitting alone, he invited him to occupy one of the extra two spaces at our two tables whenever he wished. He was, if I recall correctly, from Holland.
One thing that we did routinely on the trans-Atlantic crossing was to play bridge in the Pats' stateroom. Sometimes, Greg and I partnered against Pat McGraw and Pat Alexander, and you can see us playing here. But since Fred was trying to learn, I usually gave up my seat so he could play, as he is doing here. Neither John Touhey or Pat Alexander played much; while we were playing John usually lay out on the balcony working on his needlepoint while Pat read or listened to audiobooks.
The other thing that we all did together was to have dinner or the occasional brunch, and these were enjoyable times (although the two-hour, six-course dinners got a bit tedious by the end of the two weeks). Here are Fred and John Touhey at brunch.
Fred and I took lots of pictures of various members of our traveling group, and we've selected the best of these to include in the section below, where you will find labeled thumbnail images for those pictures. (In the labeling, I'll just use first names and leave it to you to use the clues above to supply the last names if you wish.) Click on the thumbnail images to view the full-size pictures of our traveling companions:
Sunrise and Sunset Pictures
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We had only one or two mornings or evenings where the sky was overcast, so beautiful sunrises and sunsets were a fairly common occurrence. That's one of the neat things about being near the ocean- you get the opportunity to see beautiful sunrises or sunsets, depending on which coast you're on. But on shipboard, in the middle of the ocean, you get both- and we certainly did. We took lots of pictures of both, and we've selected the best of them to include here. Click on the thumbnail images to have a look at these beautiful events:
Here is a movie of one of the sunrises:
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This morning, I've gotten up early to take some pictures of the sunrise, and one of them is probably included in the set above. But today I also made a movie looking from our balcony along the side of the ship as it cruises westward, panning aft, and ending with a view of the sunrise behind us. |
Food! Food!: Eating Onboard the Celebrity Century
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We usually took our breakfast at the buffet in the Islands Cafe on the deck just above us, but on three different days during the cruise, the cafe served only a limited menu because a huge brunch was put on in the main dining room. As you can see at left, it was complete with ice scupltures and both breakfast and lunch dishes. These brunches were pretty incredible (but then you expect that on a cruise).
During the first week, we were usually off the ship during lunch, so we had a snack at the poolside grill about four in the afternoon, and then had dinner with the guys in the main dining room at eight-thirty. When we were cruising across the Atlantic, the routine was about the same, except that between our bridge game in Pat's cabin and my duplicate game in the afternoon, I stopped by the lunch buffet for a snack, and Fred did the same sandwiched around his lecture series in the afternoon.
The food was uniformly good, although I'll admit that I did get tired of spending two hours eating dinner in the dining room- what with all the courses. In this section are some of the pictures we took that related to dining on board. You can click on the thumbnail images to see these pictures:
The Ship's Activity Decks: 11-14
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Probably the best way to orient you to the outside areas on decks 11-14 is to show you a couple of pictures right off the bat:
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This picture was taken from what is actually deck 14, aft. It looks forward out across the pool area, which is on deck 11. In the forward section of the ship, on Deck 11, is the spa and gym area where we tried to go every day to work off some of the food we ate. The Pool Bar is also, of course, on deck 11. Above that, on deck 12, the forward section of the ship contains the Hemisphere Lounge and, facing the pool area, the Mast Bar. Above that, on deck 13, the forward area has the jogging track and, at the very front of that deck, the small miniature golf area and the climbing wall. Finally, on our level forward (the unnamed deck 14) there is just an observation area.
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This picture was taken from deck 13, forward, right by the jogging track, and it looks aft across the pool area on deck 11. In the aft section of the ship, on Deck 11, we have the Veranda Bar adjacent to the pool area and, in this picture, the Pool Grill is just to the right of the Veranda Bar. The grill was were we usually got our afternoon snacks- hot dogs, burgers, fries and tacos. Through the doors on either side of the Veranda Bar you enter the Islands Cafe buffet (and another frequent stop we made- the ice cream counter). Walking through the cafe you come to the specialty buffet area near the stern and then the outside deck at the stern where there is another small bar and covered seating areas.
You can go up one level from the pool to Deck 12, but all there is on that deck is access to the walkaround for the pool. If you enter the interior of Deck 12 from this point, you will simply find more staterooms. Up another level you are on Deck 13. There is nothing much on this deck except the Promenade that runs all the way around it. It would actually have been a better choice for the jogging track, as the oval would have been larger than it was forward, but then the joggers would have interfered with the people taking advantage of the quiet lines of deck chairs to get their sun. If you went as far forward on this deck as you could, you'd come to another open area near the bow of the ship. In this open area you could get your best view out ahead, if you went to the rail by the twin radar domes.
Finally, on deck 14 aft, you can see the enclosed ball court and the ship's main funnel. While there were stairs up to the ball court, there was no deck circling the funnel. This whole area- decks 12, 13 and 14 midships to aft, was usually pretty busy when the weather was nice, as it was pretty much throughout our crossing. Here, in the early afternoon, are some of the folks taking advantage of the warm sunshine.
In addition to the pictures you've just seen, we took quite a few others of and on these outside activity decks that you might want to take a look at. I've put thumbnail images for these pictures below; click on them to have a look:
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On one of our walks around the ship, we ended up on the aft section of Deck 14. Here, one can find the ball court- an enclosed area where you can play basketball or volleyball. Fred made a movie of this deck and the views from it, so have a look. |
Cloud Formations and Weather
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On sunny days, the views were pretty much like the one at left, and you can see more interesting daytime views below. In the afternoon, the clouds really took on some color from the setting sun, and you can see a couple of good examples of these beautiful formations here and here.
On a couple of mornings, Fred was able to use his incredible zoom to get excellent shots of the almost full moon.
We took lots of such pictures, and we wanted to include a few of them here. From fair weather clouds to rainbows, we saw a little of everything, and if you will click on the thumbnail images below, we can share some of them with you:
Ship Decoration and Decor
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Some of these were structural elements, such as the very pretty elevator lobbies; some were permanent decorations, such as the window decorations in the Grand Restaurant (which were really only visible in the daytime.
Still others were temporary decorations. Since it was approaching the holidays, there was a Christmas tree in the main atrium (the main atrium itself being very nicely done during the retrofit). Although not nearly so spectacular as the eight-story atrium on our last cruise, this one was quite pretty with the winding staircases and the lighted ceiling that evoked the one on the Titanic. We also found other interesting pictures to take of the ship itself as we walked around, and in some of these either Fred or myself tried to be artistic, as in the nighttime picture of the deck chairs outside the Deck 12 midships elevator lobby shown here.
Below are thumbnail images for some of the other pictures we took around the ship of its decor and its decoration. Click on these small images to view the full-size pictures:
Various Pictures Taken Around the Celebrity Century
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Our lifeboat drill was the first day we were on board, and I did make it a point to ask one of the crew members whether there were enough lifeboat spaces for all passengers and crew, and I was assured there were. I did not go around and count the lifeboats, but just took his word for it.
I had really wanted to get down to the very bow of the ship, but on this ship the bow wasn't accessible to passengers. Not a great loss, I suppose, but something that is always fun to do. The vast majority of passengers wouldn't think to want to go down there, probably. I am sure they are more concerned with getting some sun by the pool.
We've selected the best of our "walkabout" pictures to include here, and if you will click on the thumbnail images below, you can tour the ship with us:
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One evening, we went by the Cova Cafe to get some dessert, and paused to listen to the quartet playing. |
Views of the Atlantic Ocean
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In our second week aboard the Celebrity Century, we were occupied totally with our Atlantic crossing, and so we had plenty of opportunity, even given all the activities that we participated in aboard ship, to watch the ocean move quietly beneath the ship and form a wake (that's the picture at left) behind us. The funny thing about the wake was that even though the huge ship really displaced and churned up the ocean surface as it passed, a mile or so behind us the ocean waves had resumed their normal rhythm, and it was as if the ship was never there. So we made our mark, but it was a very temporary one.
It was interesting just to gaze out across the ocean and contemplate how far the nearest dry land was. We found that the sunrises and sunsets were well worth the effort to get out on deck at just the right time to view. And a special treat, which presented itself two or three times during the crossing, was a rainbow that appeared after a small ocean shower.
Our crossing was a lonely one. Between the two of us, Fred and I saw only two other ships, both going in the opposite direction, and both commercial vessels. I could barely see them with the naked eye, but Fred was able to use his zoom to capture them, and you can take a look at those two ships here and here.
We took lots of pictures of the ocean from our balcony, and from elsewhere on the ship. And many of the pictures that we took while walking around the ship featured the surrounding water as well. It had its own particular beauty, and if you will click on the thumbnail images below and look at some of the pictures we took, you'll see what we mean:
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In this movie, I've gotten up early to go a couple of decks up from Deck 10 (where our stateroom was located) to film the ship moving across the ocean in the pre-dawn hours. The movie pans from forward to aft, and you'll be able to see that the sun isn't even up yet. |
Touring the Celebrity Century Galley
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So early in the cruise, a couple of our party (I forget who) signed us all up for a tour of the galley, which we were given on Saturday before we docked in Miami. We met with one of the secondary chefs on Deck 5 and he led our group of about fifteen down a hidden set of stairs to the main kitchen. We came out right at the base of the waiter's escalators- the ones the waiters going back and forth to the main dining room used. (There were other stairs and dumbwaiters for the food that was sent in volume to the buffets and specialty stations).
The chef took us through the galley, stopping every so often to explain something or answer a question. I can't remember enough of what he said to label the pictures we took in the galley with much other than "An Area of the Galley," so I won't bother to try.
Below, I'll just put the thumbnail images for the best of the pictures we took on the tour. (There was a very interesting wall poster in the dessert area that Fred took a partial picture of; read the descriptions carefully.) Click on these thumbnails to view the full-size pictures:
The 60th Birthday Celebration for Greg
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This was, ostensibly, the purpose for most of us coming on the cruise in the first place- to help Greg celebrate his 60th in style. He'd actually been 60 for the better part of a month, but that didn't matter at all.
What mattered was that many of Greg's closest friends were able to be with him. The ship provided a cake and stuff to eat and delivered it to Greg's stateroom, where we all gathered on his balcony and chatted and toasted Greg with champagne. (We all tried diligently to stay away from dessert in the dining room this evening, but with only modest success. Had I known how much stuff the ship would provide, I would have cut back on dinner itself!)
We were happy to help Greg celebrate, and we all spent a pleasant hour or so drinking champagne, eating cake and sharing stories. I think Greg really enjoyed it. You can click on the thumbnail images below to look at the candid pictures that Fred and I took during the gathering:
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I took the opportunity to make a movie during our gathering to celebrate Greg's birthday. The movie gives a 360-degree view of Greg's balcony on the ship where we were all gathered. |
Shows in the Celebrity Theatre
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The shows aren't Broadway quality, of course, but the singers, dancers, small orchestra and acrobats did quite a credible job with the shows, and we pretty much enjoyed all of them.
Unfortunately, taking pictures wasn't really an option in the theatre during the performance. Pictures didn't work out well in the theatre; the flash was pretty useless at the distance we usually sat from the stage, and the action was so frenetic that pictures without flash were blurry.
But the movies did turn out OK for the most part, so that's what you'll find in this section.
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Although Simon and Garfunkel did it better, that's to be expected. But the female dancers and singers did a credible job of covering the song as part of a 70s Revue. |
This time, as part of a "Salute to the Sixties," the singers and dancers did a good job of covering the Zombies' hit from 1968. When you watch the movies, keep in mind that the lead singers are doing their bits live; my best guess is that only the dancers did any lip-syncing. |
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Here is another song from the "Salute to the Sixties," as performed by the singers and dancers- The Isley Brothers' recording of "Twist and Shout" from 1962. The costumes were very mod, though, and that led me to believe that the troupe was actually covering either the Beatles' rendition or an even later one. |
The entertainment on board was actually pretty varied, although singing and dancing predominated. Two of the troupe were acrobats in the style of Cirque de Soliel. This movie is of the female of the pair doing a ballet on the hanging rope. She was pretty good, I thought. |
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I'm not sure which show this clip is from, but I thought it was cute that the troupe poked fun at the average age of the guests on this particular cruise (which I estimated to be north of 65) by dressing as old ladies and using walkers as part of the dance routine. |
This dance, the last part of which is shown here, was reminiscent of Italian masked balls. Again, I've forgotten which particular show this was from, but the shows were so eclectic, usually, that it could have been paired with most anything. |
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Here, part of the troupe is performing a western-style dance to the tune of "Skip to m'Lou." I'm not quite sure what they were going for here- either "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" or perhaps "Paint Your Wagon," but in either case, my first thought was that the cowboys should butch it up just a tad. |
Heck, you really can't quarrel with the red, white and blue, even when it's as over-the-top as the troup performing the James Brown hit. Somewhere on the ship there is a budding Bob Mackie. |
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Here are the two acrobats performing a pretty impressive (at least to me) routine on the rope. |
One evening, the show was entitled "Dance Around the World," and the troupe did songs and dance from six or seven different countries or regions, with costumes to match. This was the last dance of the revue, representing either Latin America or South America- I'm not sure which. |
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This short clip is of one of the dances from a revue of the rock and roll era. I am not sure of the song. |
This was one of the last dances performed on the last show of the cruise. I probably should also have taken a movie of all of the elements of the troupe as they were introduced, but I neglected to. |
You can use the links below to go to another photo album page.
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December 15, 2008: Arrival in Miami |
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