May 9, 2025
Angie & Gian's Wedding - Part 2
Pool Deck Decorating for 5/1/25 tying the knot ceremony with the Captain and entire ship invited:
The crowds of residents ready to watch it all unfold:
The professional dancers, we have on board ,kicked off the ceramony, with a dance to "Great balls of fire"
The ceremony by the Captain - tying the knot!
I was part of a flash mob with eleven other friends and residents. We had secret practices for weeks leading up to the wedding.
After the flash mob dance finished a Congo line formed with the bride and groom leading all the way up to the pool.
To take the plunge! The Captain and other residents joined in.
I am waiting by the side with towels for the bride and groom.
We partied till 130 a.m. SO MUCH FUN!!
Ternate, Indonesia, which is both the name of the city and island, and is part of the Maluku Islands in eastern Indonesia. It is a port that sees maybe 3 Cruise ships a year. However, they really made an effort to show us the best of what they can offer. It's mainly a Muslim country, and we knew we had to dress discretely, but we knew little else. We didn't have our typical port talk prior, due to a technical issue with the AV equipment. Ben a fellow resident, organized an island tour, with about 8 stops, for 90 of us residents.
Cebu greeted our Ship with a big warm welcome, despite having just been rocked by a major Earthquake, days before our arrival. The Minister of Tourism arrived with a motorcade and she proceeded to chat with the residents and thank us, for all our support.
Today we were Cave explorers! We went to the one of UNESCO newly classified 7 NEW WONDERS OF NATURE - The Puerto Princesa Underground River.