Seattle

I had such a great changeover day in Seattle! I had to go through immigration at 5:30AM (okay, that part wasn’t so great) and then I had until 2:30 to enjoy a beautiful day in Seattle. It was nice to know the area and find my own way around. I fell in love with Seattle when I visited the first time and my love has only grown. PLUS the Red Sox were in town and there were Boston fans everywhere! A nice taste of home.
I went to my first passenger emergency drill today – these cruises are sold out, and we’re just packing passengers onto Deck 4. It’s pretty hilarious – passengers are still drinking the cocktails they were handed upon boarding, and everyone is lost and/or has a question. Our favorite question from today’s emergency boat drill: “We have dinner seating at 6:00 – do you know where exactly the boat will be by then?”
No, sir, no I don’t. I just play the piano.

Another favorite is the “Elite” card holder who feels he has been on enough cruises to be able to lead the boat drill. By all means…

We had rehearsal for tonight’s welcome aboard show. The shows were so much easier tonight – second time around! The biggest improvement for me was being more comfortable with the click track and being able to anticipate the tempo/meter changes. It’s only my second round of shows but I feel for the other performers who have been doing this show twice a week for 4, 5, 6 months.

We had a beautiful sail-away from Seattle today – we really lucked out with the weather. It was the first time I was able to watch us sail away from Seattle, and the views of the city are spectacular. It was also a perfect day for Mount Rainier viewing, which many crew and passengers were doing for the first time. Seattle is such a great port city. This week we have passengers from Holland and Switzerland. As our cruise director pointed out, the Swiss have traveled all the way across the Atlantic ocean to see snow-covered mountains…hmmm…