Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Best day of my life (part III)
O.K. now I'm really wondering why I started writing all this, but then I remember how good it feels to relive this day. Where was I? Oh yeah, dinner. Frog legs - eewwwww! On another night, they has escargot. I was tempted, but chickened out at the last minute when ordering (get it? chicken? o.k. so maybe that wasn't funny). Anywho, Michele got the escargot and I almost ate one of hers that she offered, but I just couldn't do it. Now, I have a bit of regret for having not tried. Not much though.
Anywho, the dinners aboard the Mercury were some of the best dining experiences I've yet had, and it was that good every night for 10 nights. The only very minor drawback was that it was usually SOMEBODYS birthday, and they insisted on singing to them. It wasn't quite as bad as Chili's or Chevy's, but it was a bit distracting.
After dinner, everyone (there were about 30 of us) would basically scatter to the four winds and do whatever. Actually, they probably all had plans to see the song & dance shows or gamble or something.
Me? I'd leave the restaurant, and by the second night, the host of the champagne bar would see me coming and pour my drink. I'd always have a glass of Napa Mumms after dinner, and he knew that after the first night.
I'd make some quiet time and walk the perimeter of the ship looking out into the ocean with the moon reflected in the waves. It was very calming and was the best of all possible ways to digest.
I headed back to my cabin where I washed up and got out of my tuxedo and into my dancing shoes. Around 9 o'clock, the dancing would start. I went straight to the Navigators club which was on the forward part of the ship. There was one aspect of the cruise that really gave me an edge here. The ratio of men to women was heavily in favor of more men, but about 90 of them were strapping young studly gay men, so needless to say, the women were lacking dance partners.
I had about 6 dance partners a night and could dance by myself without fear of stares if I felt like it. I showed up at the Navigator's Club and ordered a bottle of champagne with 7 glasses. That's not quite a full glass for everyone, but I don't recall ordering more than one bottle per night. Anywho, we'd dance and request songs and dance some more. It was like having our own private DJ because he'd spin anything we requested. We closed the nightclub as we did most nights after 2 am.
That would pretty much bring me to the end of the day too. It was very full and fun, and exhausting and relaxing and I'd do it all over again if given the chance. I know my next cruise won't be the same, but maybe it can be good too.
The End.
Anywho, the dinners aboard the Mercury were some of the best dining experiences I've yet had, and it was that good every night for 10 nights. The only very minor drawback was that it was usually SOMEBODYS birthday, and they insisted on singing to them. It wasn't quite as bad as Chili's or Chevy's, but it was a bit distracting.
After dinner, everyone (there were about 30 of us) would basically scatter to the four winds and do whatever. Actually, they probably all had plans to see the song & dance shows or gamble or something.
Me? I'd leave the restaurant, and by the second night, the host of the champagne bar would see me coming and pour my drink. I'd always have a glass of Napa Mumms after dinner, and he knew that after the first night.
I'd make some quiet time and walk the perimeter of the ship looking out into the ocean with the moon reflected in the waves. It was very calming and was the best of all possible ways to digest.
I headed back to my cabin where I washed up and got out of my tuxedo and into my dancing shoes. Around 9 o'clock, the dancing would start. I went straight to the Navigators club which was on the forward part of the ship. There was one aspect of the cruise that really gave me an edge here. The ratio of men to women was heavily in favor of more men, but about 90 of them were strapping young studly gay men, so needless to say, the women were lacking dance partners.
I had about 6 dance partners a night and could dance by myself without fear of stares if I felt like it. I showed up at the Navigator's Club and ordered a bottle of champagne with 7 glasses. That's not quite a full glass for everyone, but I don't recall ordering more than one bottle per night. Anywho, we'd dance and request songs and dance some more. It was like having our own private DJ because he'd spin anything we requested. We closed the nightclub as we did most nights after 2 am.
That would pretty much bring me to the end of the day too. It was very full and fun, and exhausting and relaxing and I'd do it all over again if given the chance. I know my next cruise won't be the same, but maybe it can be good too.
The End.
