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Stage Manager’s Log M.S. Prinsendam Monday, June 5, 2006 Lisbon, Portugal Today was a beautiful day. I slept in a little and ran up to get some breakfast before getting off the ship at about noon. I got off with a bunch of people and we hopped in a taxi from the port to the…

Stage Manager’s Log M.S. Prinsendam Sunday, June 4, 2006 Cadiz, Spain So this morning I got up just in time to get a hot breakfast. Barely… I ate out on the aft terrace of the Lido where there was actually a view of the town. The city of Cadiz is right on the water so…

Stage Manager’s Log M.S. Prinsendam Saturday, June 3, 2006 Casablanca, Morocco Another chance to sleep in today. We are in port until 7-ish so I hade plenty of time to get off the ship. I had another continental breakfast this morning before meeting Olivier, Francois, Jonny, and Mark to go ashore at 1230. We hired…

Stage Manager’s Log M.S. Prinsendam Friday, June 2, 2006 Agadir, Morocco Today I got to sleep in, it was really nice. I missed the hot breakfast though, but that isn’t the end of the world. I knew when I got up that I wouldn’t have time to get off the ship today on account of…

Stage Manager’s Log M.S. Prinsendam Thursday, June 1, 2006 Arracife, Lanzarote Today we are in the port of Arracife on the island of Lanzarote. When I got up to go have breakfast I looked around the ship and didn’t really see any town or city. Most of what I could see from the ship was…

Stage Manager’s Log M.S. Prinsendam Wednesday, May 31, 2006 Santa Cruz de la Palma, Spain This morning was the first payday. My direct deposit has not kicked in yet so I had the option to take some or all of my salary to this point in cash and whatever you don’t take you either get…

Stage Manager’s Log M.S. Prinsendam Tuesday, May 30, 2006 Funchal, Mediera Islands, Portugal Today was finally the first day in port since leaving the Bahamas. I got up this morning thinking that I had time to go eat and get ready before the emergency drill. Unfortunately they didn’t really tell people that they moved the…

Stage Manager’s Log M.S. Prinsendam Monday, May 29, 2006 Atlantic Crossing Day 7 I Feel like today was almost the same as yesterday. The days bleed together so much that I suppose it really doesn’t matter. This morning was usual, breakfast and then a lecture. To day turned out to be a long day in…

Stage Manager’s Log M.S. Prinsendam Sunday, May 28, 2006 Atlantic Crossing Day 6 Another day another hour forward. I am looking forward to getting to Portugal when we stop having time changes. For a little bit anyway. We do have a life raft drill on the day we get to Funchal. I suppose that isn’t…

Stage Manager’s Log Ms. Prinsendam Saturday, May 27, 2006 Atlantic Crossing Day 5 This morning I had the chance to sleep in a little, and then head up for breakfast just before the kitchen closed. I ate with Stephen from the cast, and Jen, the head of children’s programming. Her title is probably something like…