On Monday night, the ship was treated to a super talent show by the members of the ship's crew. We got to see the waiters, the stewards, the galley workers, the maintenance guys and even those folks who do our laundry in deep anonymity performing for us. You could tell that this was as big a deal for them as it was for us. People started packing the Union at 7:45 for the choice seats for the show that didn't begin until 9 pm.
Two students, Eric and Matt, were the emcees and kept the show rolling while filling in the spaces between acts with jokes and introductions. They were great.
Darwin was a crowd favorite with his moves and voice. The students have really gotten to know a few of the waiters who go out of their way to help you and have learned some many of our names. They really are as much family as the academic side of the ship even though there are strict rules about fraternization between crew and everyone else.
Mez sings all day long in the dining hall and preaches "one love", and he sang to us last night as well. A few singers came from the ranks of the unknown, and they blew us away with their vocals. Standing ovations were shared with these special ones. Our AV guy did a powerful rendition of "My Way" that left us thinking he should have been on American Idol.
Even the folks who were too shy to sing joined in a dance group of a chorus. Allan was a big crowd pleaser with his drumming, guitar playing, singing and final act spinning wine bottles.
The talent show had two purposes: it was a way to showcase the crew and then to let us show how much we appreciate them by our response and contribution to the crew fund. The crew fund goes to support activities and equipment for the crew. They have their own collection of DVDs to watch and exercise equipment. I hope we all pledged an amount equal to the pleasure that they gave us.
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