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Alaskan Cruise: Day 7

We had our last day on board the Norwegian Sun today, but there were still tons of things to do!

First, we had a light breakfast before attending the disembarkation briefing. The cruise director just went through the steps of the process for tomorrow so that everyone knew what to do and where to go.

We also passed by the Native village of Bella Bella, closely enough that we were able to snap a couple of photos.



Right afterwards, they had a draw for a free cruise to the Caribbean. Unfortunately, we didn't win, but we did see a couple of games of electronic bingo.

That basically took us to lunch, which we enjoyed in The Seven Seas. The meal was one of our best... almost perfect service, except for the end when more people started showing up!



Our post-lunch activities included the final art auction (where we won a piece of art... though we did have to pay for framing and shipping...) and a show featuring the crew members. The show was, for the most part, bordering on terrible. However, the last act was pretty hilarious - the cruise director and a few other popular entertainers performed a sort of "Fountain" comedy sketch, wherein they did their own rendition of the Bellagio fountain. Basically, each person had a water container and they would take it in turns to spray water (sort of in time to the music).

Dinner was followed by an almost-Wii tournament. Almost because it never really started due to problems with the Wii remotes they had on the cruise. All ended well though - because all the "junior" cruisers who were would-be participants were given prizes... including me!

The last show of the cruise was a variety show, featuring the comedic talents of Jean-Pierre (the magician) and the vocal talents of the Cat's Pajamas. It was definitely a great end to a week-long vacation.

Comments

Anonymous said…
That's so coinkydinky that you went past Bella Bella! We haven't heard from Melissa yet so we assume she's having a good time there.
July 16, 2008 8:23 pm
lifeasj said…
Bella Bella is a pretty tiny place... but I guess it's much bigger than some other Native villages.
July 16, 2008 10:36 pm
Anonymous said…
I wonder if they have a phone there...
July 17, 2008 10:37 am
lifeasj said…
Well, they definitely have cellphone reception... I think...
July 17, 2008 10:04 pm
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