Fri, Dec 9 – The only thing constant is change…

What a cruise we’ve had! This past week has been fraught with changes – most notably, the loss of our bass player and our piano player/music director. They went home today, and Robert and Seth came onboard. Because of the rough weather we’ve had in the gulf the past few days, we arrived late to Tampa this morning. So by the time the two new guys got oriented and safety trained, etc., it was time to put on the introductory Let Us Entertain You show… and they’d barely had a chance to rehearse.

Luckily, these guys are both really professional players. Both of them picked up the charts and played them straight. The first show had some little hiccups here and there, some scrambled numbers, but the entire cast and crew of entertainment staff here on Veendam carried on as if all was well, and the audience was none the wiser. A true case of, “The show must go on!” And it did. I am so incredibly blessed to be counted as part of the team of such a group of pros!

This week… back to the Western Caribbean again.

Sunday – Key West, FL
Monday – sea day
Tuesday – Belize City, Belize
Wednesday – Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatemala
Thursday – Costa Maya, Mexico
Friday – sea day
Saturday – Tampa, FL

No big plans yet, but anticipating much rehearsal with the two newbies! Can't wait to learn some new stuff. Sometimes - change is good!