2010 Nancy Drew Sleuths Cruise Pt. 3

Wed. April 14 - Day at Sea

Well you may be wondering about the statue above. Let's just say we were in Michelangelo's Lounge and there were lots of reproduction Greek statues. Shenanigans ensued. Hey, that's just how we roll...

Today we held 4 presentations in the morning from Todd, myself, Carolyn Dyer and Rudy Nappi. Rudy did some demonstrations with Elizabeth to show how he would pose models:

In the afternoon we wrapped up the scavenger hunt and held a costume party like in the revision of Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk. Here are some of the costumes:

Debbie and Jenn as George's costume from Brass-Bound Trunk

Gina as Snowball, Nancy's cat!

Elizabeth M. as Madame Cully from OT Moss-Mansion

Wendy as The Old Clock

Carolyn as the Digger Man from the Digger Eps

Dede as OT Missing Map Nancy

Wrapping up the Scavenger Hunt

Todd and David's prize

We all had a great time on the cruise and plan to do another in a couple of years!

Jenn:)

2010 Nancy Drew Sleuths Cruise Pt. 2

Wed. April 13 - Nassau

Wednesday we were in Nassau early am so most of the day and evening was spent off the ship for some--for some it got funky in the Karaoke room :)

Some of us went on the same tours--including historic tours, glass bottom boat tours, snorkeling and similar excursions. Nassau was a little more interesting than Freeport and it seemed like there was a lot more to do. The Atlantis resort was top notch and the food there was fabulous.

Here's some miscellaneous shots of everyone during the cruise:

The Nappis on the "Serenity Now" Deck

Judy and Dede

Jeremy & Meredith

Jennifer and Elizabeth

The Karaoke Gang - David, Todd, Dede, Laurie,
Meredith, Laura, Christine, Gina, and Judy

Jenn:)

2010 Nancy Drew Sleuths Cruise Pt. 1

Sun. April 11 - Cruising to the Bahamas

After we got our Bon Voyage wave from some landlubbers who couldn't make it, we headed off to our Carnival cruise ship, The Sensation.

Our first day on the ship was filled with lunch, exploring the sights of the ship, the sail away with lots of people waving and shouting from shore and then just lots of water all around us. We were headed for our first destination--Freeport.

That night we held a brief meet and greet. Laurie and I got a bit turned around trying to get to the top deck with the mini golf and nearly blown off the deck. My it was a bit windy! We met up with the rest of the crowd inside. The scavenger hunt began after I passed out sheets that included some items Nancy looked for in Double Crossing. A bonus item was decided upon that was a towel from the Men's locker room an item she found in the book but one I didn't include in the list.

Tues. April 12 - Freeport & Formal Night

Freeport greeted us with lots of clouds and rain. Some of us had our shore excursions canceled so we had to take alternate ones. From swimming with dolphins, cruises around the waterways to shopping, there was something for everyone!

In the afternoon we held a book discussion but it didn't seem like very many had read the books for the discussion so that didn't last too long. We played a brief "ice breaker" game Heroes and Villains with people trying to find out if they were a Nancy Drew hero or a villain.

Our last main event was the formal night on the ship in which we dressed up for dinner. That was a lot of fun.

Rudy and Peggy Nappi, Sue, Jessica, Gina

Jenn, Will, Karen, Arlene, Laura, Laurie

Meredith, Elizabeth M., Jennifer, Kelly, Heidi, Morgan, Wendy, Carolyn

Debbie, Glen, Debra, Dale, Patricia, Christine

Christina, Elizabeth W., Nancy, and Clinton

Marita, Dede, Judy

Lois, Cynthia, David, Todd, Jim, Johnny

Jeremy and Chris

Meredith with the Nappis

Following dinner we met up on the "Serenity Now" deck to chat.

Jenn:)