Our first port on the World Cruise was Grand Cayman. Unfortunately we had a dress rehearsal that day so we weren’t able to get off till lunch time. Even still we made the most of the day and headed straight to the beach.
The following night we performed our first show ‘Shake Rattle and Roll’. This is my third contract that I’ve done this show on and I still love it. It’s a fun, colourful, energetic show based on songs from the 50’s and 60’s. I’ve put some costume photos in for you to see of my opening costume, my pouty “It’s My Party” costume and “Proud Mary”.
A day later we transited south through the Panama Canal… a trip I did a number of times whilst on the Regal Princess back in 2006/07. Two days after that we had crossed the equator and arrived in Manta, Ecuador. I had been to Manta also on the Regal 2 years ago. This time I did a slightly different tour than I had done before and came across these two beautiful little girls (pictured) I really enjoyed my brief time visiting their village. The people there were truly lovely.
Anyone who has crossed the equator on a ship would know it’s a nautical tradition to perform a ‘Crossing the Equator Ceremony’ before King Neptune and his court. I’ve seen and on a couple of occasions participated in this ceremony a number of times in my travels. It’s a rather messy affair. I’ve included a photo from the event.
Two days later we arrived in Lima again for another over nighter. I had also been to Lima before on the Regal, so I chose a very different tour than before. This one took us down south from Lima to Pachacamac, the archaeological site of an ancient temple and complex which was fascinating. We then travelled north east to a home we’re we had a wonderful lunch and later watched a display of Peruvian horses. On our second day in Lima I caught the shuttle into town with Drew and Stacey to visit the markets.
Around the time we visited Grand Cayman a virus started to spread itself around the ship. Unfortunately for me I got on the first of 4 seas days after Lima. This meant I had to be quarantined in my cabin for a few days… it ended being 96 hours in total. Thankfully I didn’t miss out on any ports, I just had to endure my own company for a number of days, which I must admit I coped with quite well. I found it quite easy to amuse myself and was very productive during that time.
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