Straight Floating on a Boat on the Deep Blue Sea
Nothing of great significance happened today. It went a little like this – slept in until noon, laid out with everyone until 4, got ready for the formal night, ate dinner at 8, went to Skywalkers until who knows when, and then fell asleep. So, to make this a more interesting entry, I’m going to take you through a typical day, but with a twist. Ever since we boarded the lovely Crown Princess, I have learned about a new part of “girl world” that I was only ever slightly aware of, and that is the number of wardrobe changes in a typical day. I’m obviously the kind of girl who picks out an outfit to be worn throughout the entire day, but that is not how other girls operate, especially Byington girls. I guess Katie does this too, but since it has been a few years since I’ve spent a great deal of time with her, it seemed very new to me. Anyway, here we go…
Outfit #1 – Breakfast: Cotton dress & sweater
For the first part of the cruise, we were under the impression that the dress code applied to all meals in the dining rooms. For women, this consists of a blouse and slacks or a dress. No shorts, no tank-tops, nothing really casual. We have learned now that dress code only applies to dinner, but we still do this. We wake up to my horrible rooster alarm and freshen up as quickly as possible so we don’t have to go to the buffet breakfast. It’s just so much easier to be waited on in the mornings. We eat omelets, fruits, toast, and other such things while we wait for the handsome Romanian waiter to bring by the jam. This particular waiter, by the way, is a vampire. Brooke and I looked at each other the first time we saw him and had one of our telepathic conversations about his crystal clear blue eyes and fairly large K-9 teeth. We decided he was a vampire. Anyways, after breakfast we go and change into…
Outfit #2 – Into the City: Various outfits
The three of us race back to P220 and battle over the shower, hairdryer, and mirror space. After about an hour and half of this and about 12 different outfit choices, we are out the door. And when I say 12 different outfits, I’m not exaggerating, at least for Jessica. For me, maybe 2 or 3 and Brooke usually tries on about the same, but Jessica is a different breed all together. And it still amazes me that it takes that long to figure out what to wear to places like Pompeii. But anyways, we wander around and then…
Outfit #3 – Naptime/Pool Side
Depending on our level of exhaustion, we either change into pj’s for naptime, or swim suits for lounging by the pool. While this seems like an easy task for most, it is not. It’s easy for me because I only brought one suit, but for the Byington girls, it’s an entire fashion show. “I’ve already worn this one” and “This will give me weird tan lines” are the two most common statements during this time. Then comes the time for picking out a cover up, which takes another 10 minutes. Who knew there was so much to laying out? After an hour or more, its time for…
Outfit #4 – Dinner
We always look our best for dinner. And tonight was a formal night, so we took extra time. We knew what we were going to wear yesterday, but normal there are several different wardrobe changes per person, and then the unfit garments are carelessly discarded throughout our tiny room. Our makeup is done to the tune of “Baby” by Justin Bieber, while we sing and dance around the room like crazy 13 year olds. We make our way to the dining room where we apparently have a reputation, according the zany Romanian hostess Zanna. We have no idea what this reputation is, but we’ll just say it’s a good one because we are three beautiful young women on a 27 day long cruise by ourselves. After a very filling 3 course meal, we head back for…
Outfit #5 – Movie Clothes
We usually go to the later showing of the movie of the night, so we change into comfy warm clothes, which are again chosen with great care. Tonight we skipped the movie and went straight into…
Outfit #6 – Club
Our second to last outfit of the night (that’s right, there’s still more) has to be perfect. While only about 20 people regularly go to Skywalkers, we still feel the need to look better than everyone else. This process isn’t as long as the dinner process, but it still requires about 5 outfit changes to get it just right. We dance the night away, sometimes with some long islands in hand, provided by the ever entertaining Manu. He is the bartender in Skywalkers from India, and he knows Brooke and I by name, but Brooke thinks he has a crush on me. This could be possible, because tonight I said something to him that made him giggle nonstop. He asked me if I wanted anything to drink after Brooke ordered one, and I said, “Oh, just surprise me.” Apparently, that means something completely different to someone who’s first language is not English. Anyways, after that he’s made my drinks a little stronger. ;)
Finally, Outfit #7 – PJs
This usually takes no time at all because we are just sleeping in them, but I’m still counting it because that’s 7 outfit changes in a day. Seven. Different. Outfits. I still can’t believe it, or the fact that I’ve started changing six times a day.
Outfit #1 – Breakfast: Cotton dress & sweater
For the first part of the cruise, we were under the impression that the dress code applied to all meals in the dining rooms. For women, this consists of a blouse and slacks or a dress. No shorts, no tank-tops, nothing really casual. We have learned now that dress code only applies to dinner, but we still do this. We wake up to my horrible rooster alarm and freshen up as quickly as possible so we don’t have to go to the buffet breakfast. It’s just so much easier to be waited on in the mornings. We eat omelets, fruits, toast, and other such things while we wait for the handsome Romanian waiter to bring by the jam. This particular waiter, by the way, is a vampire. Brooke and I looked at each other the first time we saw him and had one of our telepathic conversations about his crystal clear blue eyes and fairly large K-9 teeth. We decided he was a vampire. Anyways, after breakfast we go and change into…
Outfit #2 – Into the City: Various outfits
The three of us race back to P220 and battle over the shower, hairdryer, and mirror space. After about an hour and half of this and about 12 different outfit choices, we are out the door. And when I say 12 different outfits, I’m not exaggerating, at least for Jessica. For me, maybe 2 or 3 and Brooke usually tries on about the same, but Jessica is a different breed all together. And it still amazes me that it takes that long to figure out what to wear to places like Pompeii. But anyways, we wander around and then…
Outfit #3 – Naptime/Pool Side
Depending on our level of exhaustion, we either change into pj’s for naptime, or swim suits for lounging by the pool. While this seems like an easy task for most, it is not. It’s easy for me because I only brought one suit, but for the Byington girls, it’s an entire fashion show. “I’ve already worn this one” and “This will give me weird tan lines” are the two most common statements during this time. Then comes the time for picking out a cover up, which takes another 10 minutes. Who knew there was so much to laying out? After an hour or more, its time for…
Outfit #4 – Dinner
We always look our best for dinner. And tonight was a formal night, so we took extra time. We knew what we were going to wear yesterday, but normal there are several different wardrobe changes per person, and then the unfit garments are carelessly discarded throughout our tiny room. Our makeup is done to the tune of “Baby” by Justin Bieber, while we sing and dance around the room like crazy 13 year olds. We make our way to the dining room where we apparently have a reputation, according the zany Romanian hostess Zanna. We have no idea what this reputation is, but we’ll just say it’s a good one because we are three beautiful young women on a 27 day long cruise by ourselves. After a very filling 3 course meal, we head back for…
Outfit #5 – Movie Clothes
We usually go to the later showing of the movie of the night, so we change into comfy warm clothes, which are again chosen with great care. Tonight we skipped the movie and went straight into…
Outfit #6 – Club
Our second to last outfit of the night (that’s right, there’s still more) has to be perfect. While only about 20 people regularly go to Skywalkers, we still feel the need to look better than everyone else. This process isn’t as long as the dinner process, but it still requires about 5 outfit changes to get it just right. We dance the night away, sometimes with some long islands in hand, provided by the ever entertaining Manu. He is the bartender in Skywalkers from India, and he knows Brooke and I by name, but Brooke thinks he has a crush on me. This could be possible, because tonight I said something to him that made him giggle nonstop. He asked me if I wanted anything to drink after Brooke ordered one, and I said, “Oh, just surprise me.” Apparently, that means something completely different to someone who’s first language is not English. Anyways, after that he’s made my drinks a little stronger. ;)
Finally, Outfit #7 – PJs
This usually takes no time at all because we are just sleeping in them, but I’m still counting it because that’s 7 outfit changes in a day. Seven. Different. Outfits. I still can’t believe it, or the fact that I’ve started changing six times a day.
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