Please indulge me as I go on and on about the entertainment we are enjoying on our sea days. The other night we had a guy named Jeff Trachta do an unbelievable show. Remember his name (or you may know it already), because he is a multi-talented STAR and maybe you can tell everyone that Tiny Kona knows him! He has had a long career in soap operas (namely the Bold & theBeautiful), but his acting abilities are only the tip of the iceberg. He also sings, is a comic and does zillions of impressions. He had a segement in his show where he did a bunch of cartoon character impressions, and when he said 'what the deuce?!', I almost fell out of my chair! (All you fans of Family Guy will get this). The real thrill about the show, for me at least, was that I even got to be a part of it! Yes, I got to do a little dance with Jeff and he gave me a DVD and an autographed picture! Hmmm, poor Tiny Kona was in her cabin and missed the whole thing! But I had fun with my 84 seconds of fame! haha
Anyway, here's the 'specialness' about this post - today - because it's Jeff's BIRTHDAY! If you are facebookers, I think you should just give him a shout out - then, if anyone doesn't know who he is, they can google him and find out! So, JEFF,have a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Another exciting moment, about 10 pm last night, was crossing the equator. They didn't make a big deal about it because when we cross back next month, they will do the ceremony then. Here's a funny story about our crossing tonight, though. Our little group was in one of the lounges, and we knew it was around the time we were supposed to cross and I felt a big 'bump' (sometimes it feels that way on the ship), and I said to my gang, "did you feel that bump?" and they reply that they felt it. So I say "that was the equator" (which gets a little chuckle), but then Jim (one of our dinner table mates - and newfound friend) says "and I always thought that was just a line on the map!" Thanks for the laugh, Jim! (and I am certain there will be more of his quips quoted here in the future!)
Things are great on the ship. I will be posting more about the awesome entertainment and life aboard the Amsterdam. We will be in the Marqueses soon, so get ready for some AWESOME reports and pictures!
