Cirque and Sea is all I See

Bonjour from the ship. Things are really starting to look good on the ship. There have been a few hiccups over since last time, but we are still on schedule for going to Rotterdam, Southampton, and New York for the 4th in which I think we arrive on the 1st. I haven't heard who we are getting to perform on the ship for the 4th of July celebration yet, but I have heard some A list rumors.

We began doing safety drills yesterday where in case of an abandon ship situation so we will all know what to do. These drills are sort of like a huge fire drill, but for obvious reasons we can't just leave the building. We gather at different muster points where there are heads at each station who make sure everyone is accounted for. I believe later this week we will even practice taking out some of the life boats. In combination with the drills, we are are doing sea trials over the next few days. Sea trials are when we go out to sea for a few days and do some testing of the ship for the new build and push all the equipment and the engine to their limits. I have heard they do things like throw the ship into reverse, or make sharp turns, or basically making doughnuts in the middle of the ocean to see how far the ship will tip without actually tipping over. I have a feeling I am going to be getting sick a lot during the next few days.

You guys, it's getting really exciting here now that we are getting closer to actually having guests on board. I cannot believe it has already been a month, a month today actually, since I got here. Also, most of the crew switched cabins this week into our permanent cabin, and I am happy to no longer be on deck 2, sort of like the projects of the ship. Now cabin is on deck 6 all the way forward with the rest of the entertainment staff. Right below our area is the crew gym, the crew bar, and the crew lounge. Once the ship is completely finished I will get some pictures up of the different areas on board.

As far as my show is going, we are adding in costumes tomorrow and will be inviting audiences in on Sunday or Monday. It has been an intense rehearsal process, I'm actually in the middle of a 15 hour rehearsal at the moment, but we are almost there and the show is looking great.