AT SEA DAY 4 May 10th

Well Steve brought me a scopolamine patch and my sea sickness is gone.

We saw a great show on Sea Day 2.  It was the Royal Caribbean Production Dancers and singers.  They were very good, but not as good as the NCL Burn The Floor.

We finally managed to get our dinner reservations fixed so that Steve and Mike can eat with us.  We are now at an eight person sharing table with a Puerto Rican couple - Renee and Anna.  Renee was the CEO of the Mennonite Medical System in San Juan, PR.  It was compromised of four hospitals.  He just retired on March 29th and he is trying to relax on this trip.  Anna doesn't know much English so we kind of wing it with her.

The Cruise Director on this ship is Andrea.  He is Italian and speaks a bunch of languages.  He is holding Italian lessons every day.  We went to the first one and he gave everyone a hand out for hand gestures common to Italians as well as a phrase sheet of common phrases.

The show last night, (Sea Day 3) was a Broadway singer, Michelle Murlin.  She said she is married to one of the Letterman.  She sang Memories from Cats and sang I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables.  She also did some impersonations of Marilyn Monroe, Bette Midler, Cher and Liza Minelli.  She was very good and she will have another show later this week.

After the show we talked with the Comedian, Landry who was siting behind us.  He has an adult show tonight at 10:30.  He told us that he has performed at The Loft in Columbus, GA.  Then we took off to listen to piano music in the Schooner Bar.

Bill is still getting up and going to work every morning at 6:30am.  I did it for the first day, but then I slept in yesterday and this morning.

Here's Bill with some Blog of his own.

Deni mentioned that we met Landry, the comedian, on the first evening on the cruise. We were seated in the front row (of course) and somehow we became part of his act! He asked Deni her name. It took him a couple of tries but he did get it. He then said so if your "Denny" is he, pointing to me, IHOP? I said yes and he got a laugh. After the show we talked with Landry for a while and learned about his stint at the Loft that Deni mentioned. The next day, at a meet and greet, we sat next to a couple we had never met before and when Deni introduced herself the guy looked at me and without missing a beat said so you must be IHOP! We all had a good laugh so for the rest of the cruise we will be known as Denny and IHOP. Last night at the show we saw Landry sitting behind us at the show. After the show we stopped to talk to him. Before we could speak he extended his hand and said Bill and Deni right? We told him about our encounter with the other couple and all shared a good laugh. We'll see Landry again tonight on the main stage when he performs again.

I was very surprised when we arrived at our room the first day to find the wonderful decorations Deni arranged for celebrating our 45th anniversary. I was really touched. She is a wonderful wife and friend. I love her!!