March 18, 2026

Fellow Residents, Chris aka Zeus & Laura aka Hera, pictured below love a good Murder Mystery night. They go all out and this one had 120 passengers, the Captain, Hotel Manager and several other Crew and the entertainment staff participating, in this ship wide event.  We were all given roles, and togas with Greek or Roman roles.  Many of the Gods and Goddess had major roles while many others, just played along.

Bosco loves a good role play event and he was given the part of Leto, the mistress of Zeus who bore him his twins Apollo and Artemis. Bosco committed to the role and shaved his beard off to play Leto. Mimi, the daughter of Kim & Phil who is a theatrical makeup artist, just happened to be visiting and she did his makeup. So many people had no idea who he was! Luckily he escaped the murders that claimed the lives of his 2 children! 

Here are some of my other favorite characters of the night!

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We broke into 5 teams to compete and try and solve the murders. I was suppose to be part of the green team, but had my wrist band on backwards and thought I was with the silver group, for the first hour of play!! We had a scavenger hunt all over the ship looking for clues. Some really got into their roles - it was a fun way to pass a sea day !

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Can you spot me? I was Aletheia, the Greek Goddess of Truth

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Shopping & Fashion

By Pat Patrick • June 11, 2026
Shopping is huge in Manila - there are sooo many malls! Probably because it is so stinky hot! The air condition draws you in, plus the malls have everything - giant Hyper supermarkets, movies, entertainment venues, sport complexes, spas & medical services, tons of restaurants and every retailer you can imagine. SH Mall of Asia is the 5th largest Mall in the World! I went here 2 different days, first with the ladies- Anna Sherrie & Sarah. Then back the next day with Terri, mainly because I was now familiar with the layout, and could move faster and get what I needed quickly.

MAKATI, MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Nightlife

By Pat Patrick • June 11, 2026
Metro Manila is a massive urban jungle with a population of between 18 to 20 Million. Makati City, specifically the the neighborhood of Poblacion and P. Burgos Street is the heart of night life scene, this red light district is heavily concentrated with bars, pubs and go-go venues. I saw a Get your Guide VIP tour of some of the best clubs offered and Bosco and I, decided to check it out. When we arrived at the first venue, we found five other shipmates! We run into ship people everywhere! It's kinda nice, The Community is what we love about this lifestyle!

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - INTRAMUPOS

By Pat Patrick • June 8, 2026
The Intramuros section of Manila, Philippines is the historic walled core, of this Capital City. Today, the surrounding stone walls are ringed by a golf course, in lieu of the moat from long ago. Below shows comparison from rendering 300 years ago, under Spanish Colonization to Today. Many of the historic buildings, churches, fort and prison remain. Kimberly and I walked it for over 4 hours, and we saw maybe a quarter of it. We sadly gave up due to the heat, humidity and our exhausted feet and missed the Corpus Christi procession to the Manila Cathedral with the Bishop, by just a half hour! If only we had known ahead of time!