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!!

By Pat Patrick July 14, 2026
I really enjoyed my first trip to Thailand! On our final morning here we went to try breakfast at this spot, down the road, we had been hearing rave reviews on, King Of Bread . The hype was correct, the breakfast was delicious and they had some unique choices. I had eggs benedict on a croissant, in lieu of the standard english muffin and Bosco had it on Milk Bread, which was equally tasty.
By Pat Patrick July 14, 2026
We love having authentic experiences with locals to really get a chance to see how they live and thrive in the Ports we visit. So when I found a cooking class, by a local woman offered in her home, we were excited to book. Um ( our teacher) picked us and brought us back to our hotel along with the family of 4 from Sydney, Australia, that had also signed up for this afternoon class. Um's house, which has a lovely open air kitchen, garden and dining area, was about a 30 minute drive and turned out to be on the beach, right next to the Grandparent Rocks.
By Pat Patrick July 14, 2026
The nightlife scene doesn't really get going till after 11pm and goes till 5 am in the Chaweng section of Koh Samui . We made our way over to the club district, and one of the hot spots called the ArkBar a little past 10pm to have some dinner, while watching the beach fire shows.