I was able to celebrate Hannukah in the Caribbean! I usually have to miss the candle lighting cause I’m playing, but on Friday it was cancelled cause of rain. So I was able to go to Shabbat services, lit the Hannukah candles, and ate some free latkes and Manischewitz. It was great, and there were lots of Jews on the ship too! The rabbi that they brought on board is from Ashland, OR!
Before Shabbat, we were in Roatan, an island off of Honduras. I laid out by the beach and played some beach volleyball. It’s been super hot and humid. In Cozumel the day before I sat at a bar by the beach to get some free internet, which is sorely missed when you’re living on a ship.
Christmas Eve was really fun. The officers and entertainment staff had a special dinner with free wine, turkey, and lots of chocolate! It was really good. Then we played two shows and then a special Christmas show which I had to sing more Christmas songs. But it was fine cause everyone was happy and in a good mood.
Christmas was a different story. I got sick with GI symptoms early in the morning. So I had to be isolated in a room for 72 hours. With no window… Luckily I didn’t get sick again. It wasn’t that bad- a comfy bed, TV, room service, and my laptop with lots of movies on it. It was kind of boring at times. Good thing basketball and football were on TV though. And having all my meals brought to my door was pretty awesome!
Something really cool also happened on this past cruise. The president of a cymbal company was on my cruise. He introduced himself to me and the drummer, and one time he talked to us for a good half an hour about his company, the modern cymbal industry, and other drum and music things. It was nice to get his perspective on the industry since he knows pretty much everything about it.
Have a happy new year!
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