December 28, 2024
CHRISTMAS CABIN CRAWL
Six of us residents opened up our Cabins for a Christmas Crawl for 2 hours throughout the ship, that was open to all residents to come by and socialize with a little Christmas Cheer. I tried to use my craft skills to decorate my room in various space saving ideas and economical ways. Others offered booze and Christmas cookies. It was a great way to meet the 70+ new residents who joined us in Panama and still have fun with the ones i have already meet. Sadly, I forgot to take photos! Maura shared her's with me.
On April 30th, Angie and Gian , a shipboard sweet couple that meet during the dry dock delays in Belfast , seven months ago, got married with just 28 close family and friends, at sunset in the Observatory Lounge. They then did another " Tying the knot ceremony" for the entire ship on May 1st on the pool deck, officiated by Captain Val . After each service was a special dinner one in the Thistle Dining room and the other at the Outdoor deck of Palms Restaurant. The above video done by VVR Marketing shows the highlights. I ended up being the Wedding Resident Coordinator for the couple and I have a ton of the behind the scene photos of how it all came about. It was a lot of work, but I got to interact with so many great people and really enjoyed the challenge, logistics and organization of the whole thing! It brought so many residents together, in a common bond, it was really something special to have played such a major role.
COSTA RICA - PUNTA ARENAS
COLON, PANAMA