New Years Eve
Well it seems like last year's cruise was such a hit with the family, they decided to do it again this year! So I was one of the lucky ones to have family onboard around the holidays. Dad, Jane and Krista made their way to Fort Lauderdale on the 29th in time to spends 7 or 10 days onboard, including New Years.
Dad and Jane had their own cabin, while Krista stayed with me in my cabin and got a taste of what the 'non passenger' areas look like. Not quite so posh!
For the New Year, we had a pretty full evening. We went for dinner in the Dining Room where we received our 'head gear' for the celebrations. We also received the noise makers which folks were quite keen on testing out to make sure that they worked for the new year!
After dinner we headed out to the Theatre to take in the show. The show was a tribute to Broadway, and while I haven't seen that many musicals ~ I did manage to know a few of the tunes that were belted out on stage.
The beauty of formal nights, is that while you are all dressed up in your Sunday Best, you can go and get photos taken ~ we managed to get some nice ones done, but we did have to wait for a bit as the photogs were in high demand that night! So we took the opportunity to catch up on the what was happening outside of our little world while we waited...
With New Years Eve happening, there were many different events going on through out the ship ~ just about every bar had something going on. We all started at the Bar at the Edge of the Earth ~ where Dad and Jane twirled about on the dance floor.
They then went to check out the other venues while Krista and I battled the wind on the open deck and caught some fresh air. This was where the biggest celebration was with the band playing and the count down to the New Year. I think this was the first time in almost 15 years I have spent New Years with the whole family ~ pretty special.
Father Time:
This is also where much of the staff congregated to bring in the New Year as well. The captain brought us along side St. Thomas so we could have a view of the fireworks on land. All in all pretty spectacular.
The staff had their own little celebration downstairs at the Crew Bar.
Dad and Jane had their own cabin, while Krista stayed with me in my cabin and got a taste of what the 'non passenger' areas look like. Not quite so posh!
For the New Year, we had a pretty full evening. We went for dinner in the Dining Room where we received our 'head gear' for the celebrations. We also received the noise makers which folks were quite keen on testing out to make sure that they worked for the new year!
After dinner we headed out to the Theatre to take in the show. The show was a tribute to Broadway, and while I haven't seen that many musicals ~ I did manage to know a few of the tunes that were belted out on stage.
The beauty of formal nights, is that while you are all dressed up in your Sunday Best, you can go and get photos taken ~ we managed to get some nice ones done, but we did have to wait for a bit as the photogs were in high demand that night! So we took the opportunity to catch up on the what was happening outside of our little world while we waited...
With New Years Eve happening, there were many different events going on through out the ship ~ just about every bar had something going on. We all started at the Bar at the Edge of the Earth ~ where Dad and Jane twirled about on the dance floor.
They then went to check out the other venues while Krista and I battled the wind on the open deck and caught some fresh air. This was where the biggest celebration was with the band playing and the count down to the New Year. I think this was the first time in almost 15 years I have spent New Years with the whole family ~ pretty special.
Father Time:
This is also where much of the staff congregated to bring in the New Year as well. The captain brought us along side St. Thomas so we could have a view of the fireworks on land. All in all pretty spectacular.
The staff had their own little celebration downstairs at the Crew Bar.
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