Day 63 - At Sea

An excitement filled evening!  It started at 1730 when several of us met up in my room to get ready for our 20s-themed Murder Mystery Dinner.  We didn’t really have anything 20s to wear, but we enjoyed this rare occasion to dress up.  Zach even surprised us by dressing up in a spiffy dark suit with a fedora and Ray Bans.  We arrived at the Speakeasy (the starboard side of the Main Dining Room) and were prompted for the password (Irish Coffee).  We sat down to dinner – even the food was better tonight! – and talked to some of the characters that were making rounds.  The Godfather welcomed us to his establishment, but his speech was soon interrupted by Jimmy the Gyp’s attempt to assassinate him.  Jimmy was taken out back and killed by Crusher Joe, the Godfather’s bodyguard, but Dapper Dan, Jimmy’s twin brother arrived to beg forgiveness.  Throughout dinner, there were many family scuffles, a stolen hooch, and a murdered bodyguard before the night was out.

After dinner, the shipboard community gathered in the Union for a performance by our artist-in-residence, Barry Lubin, who is a truly remarkable man.  He teaches Physical Comedy onboard but he is a clown by profession.  Look him up!

After the show, a group of us ran off to the Vicarious Voyage social.  We did not go to socialize, but rather to eat the cookies and ice cream cake that were a rarity on the ship, especially for free.  There was way too much cake, and we were quite rotund when we split off for bed, and we would get an extra hour of sleep for the third night in a row.