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Day 2: NCL Sun Sea Day - November 25, 2007
Posted by: CruiseGuy on Dec 20, 2007 - 05:00 AM
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Today the weather was beautiful as our ship, the Norwegian Sun, cruised its way south in the Gulf of Mexico. We got to take plenty of outdoor pictures, and since this was one of the dress-up days we also took the opportunity to take some pictures inside the ship. After lunch at the Garden Cafe we proceeded to attend the first Art Auction of the cruise. The company doing the auction is called Park West Gallery at Sea. If you are interested in free champagne and find art interesting, I would recommend you attend one of the these and/or a lecture on what makes a piece of artwork valuable. You also get free art (little 8x10 "posters" in envelopes) at the end of the auction. We didn't end up buying anything, though it was fun to see the spectacle.
For dinner we were treated with a meal dinner at Four Seasons. The main course was lobster tail and it was cooked to perfection. We have to thank one of the guys working at the Pacific Heights Restaurant for letting us know. We wanted to eat at Pacific Heights, which is a specialty restaurant that didn't have a cover charge, but the guy told us about the lobster in the main dining rooms and we were like- okay never mind! Anyways we loved the lobster and we each requested another one and the waiter brought it out no problem at all. It was terrific.
The show this night called "Hey Mr. Producer" and was performed at the Stardust Lounge at Deck 6/7. It featured the terrific Jean Ann Ryan Company of dancers and singers. It was a tribute to the shows of Sir Cameron Mackintosh, Les Miserables, Cats, etc. The dancing and singing were great and we were impressed- everyone gave a standing ovation at the end. After the show our cruise director Linda said she wanted to give us a "gift". It turned out that the Sun was going into the Central time zone tomorrow so we would get an extra hour of sleep. Thank you very much Linda- it was so generous of her! ;-)
After the show we walked around and took many pictures since we were "formally attired". Some popular places to take pictures included the exit/entrace area of the Stardust Lounge (where a huge chandelier situated) and the attrium/stair area on Deck 5. Then it came time for another comedy show put on by Dave Heenan. He was definitely better this night with some hilarious jokes. He still jumped back and forth but not nearly as bad as the first night.
We finished off the night with again some midnight snack at the Garden Cafe- well not quite since it closes at 12 AM. We felt a little guilty afterwards and played some basketball and then tennis-style ping pong at the pool deck. It was a little difficult since it was quite windy! We retired to the cabin afterwards and watched "A Few Good Men" on TV before going to bed. I should mention that there are a nice selection of movies available on TV which included Ratatouille and Harry Potter The Order of the Phoenix. There was also ESPN, TNT, and CNN. Unfortunately I found out the next day that when there is football on all those channels were blacked out, though you could watch the game(s) at the pool deck or in the Sports Bar. I can understand why ESPN was blacked out, but why TNT & CNN?
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