Month: June 2006

Stage Manager’s Log M.S. Prinsendam Tuesday, June 20, 2006 Narvik, Norway Today was a pretty nice day. It was very relaxing. I got to sleep in a little as we had no lectures since it was a port day. We had rehearsal at 1130 for tonight’s singer Ursuline Kairson. She was very good. She sings…

Stage Manager’s Log M.S. Prinsendam Monday, June 19, 2006 At Sea Well, today was a pretty normal sea day. The day started early for breakfast and then off to the lounge for Barbara’s last port lecture for this cruise. This lecture was on the final port, Amsterdam. We have one stop in Narvik tomorrow, and…

Stage Manager’s Log M.S. Prinsendam Sunday, June 18, 2006 Honningsvåg, Norway Today started like any normal day. I did get to sleep in a little, but not much. After breakfast I went down for rehearsal with tonight’s performer Izabella Zebrowska a violinist. We worked for an hour and only made it half way through the…

Stage Manager’s Log M.S. Prinsendam Monday, June 17, 2006 Tromsø, Norway This morning I got up just in time to catch some breakfast and then go to rehearsal with Doug Mattocks and the band. Doug had a lot of fun playing with the band when they were not on the bandstand. The show was a…

Stage Manager’s Log M.S. Prinsendam Friday, June 16, 2006 At Sea – Crossing the Arctic Circle Today was certainly not too bad of a sea day. It wasn’t a nice day out really so I didn’t mind having to be inside most of the day. We had a port lecture early in the morning, followed…

Stage Manager’s Log M.S. Prinsendam Thursday, June 15, 2006 Geiranger, Norway Today started pretty well. I had to get up early to come up and turn on the video screens for the shore excursions people, but when I got to the lounge one of the broadcast techs had done it already so I went back…

Stage Manager’s Log M.S. Prinsendam Wednesday, June 14, 2006 Bergen, Norway Today was a beautiful day aside from being woken up by the fire alarm for the drill this morning followed almost immediately by my pager going off as Peter needed me. Peter wanted me to test the scenic cruising PA system as he was…

Stage Manager’s Log M.S. Prinsendam Tuesday, June 13, 2006 Kritiansand, Norway I decided to sleep late today. My laundry took a little longer than I had planned for last night. I got up barely in time to get any breakfast, se la vie. After having something to eat I got off the ship and took…

Stage Manager’s Log M.S. Prinsendam Monday, June 12, 2006 Oslo, Norway Today I got up early to see the fjord as we sailed into Oslo. The sail in was beautiful, a little hazy, but beautiful. As we docked I had breakfast, and then I got ready to get off the ship. We were in port…

Stage Manager’s Log M.S. Prinsendam Sunday, June 11, 2006 At Sea Today we are sailing between England and Norway. I suppose that at least I am busy on sea days, because as much as I don’t like having to get up in the morning to do the 0930 lecture, I would rather have something to…