Rainy Days and Mondays
My biggest concern before coming home was that I would lose the more relaxed approach to life I had discovered on the cruise ship. I am...
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Emily Ellet
- Feb 15, 2016
- 1 min
My Last Hawaii
I haven’t forgotten that I owe you one more Hawaii post. I can’t say that I did anything amazing, but it was a lovely button to my...
Emily Ellet
- Feb 13, 2016
- 3 min
Reflecting on NYC
I remember the very first time I visited the city, feeling surprised at how “at home” I felt. It was certainly overwhelming – I spent my...
Emily Ellet
- Feb 4, 2016
- 1 min
My Favorite Five Tools
I recently read an Ann Friedman interview on the blog “Ways We Work,” which was fantastic, because Ann Friedman is pretty awesome. But I...
Emily Ellet
- Jan 27, 2016
- 3 min
Transitioning
This was the sunrise on the morning that I left the Ruby Princess. Well, after three very long travel days, I am home. (Long story,...
Emily Ellet
- Jan 24, 2016
- 3 min
The Top 5 Flavors of Hawaii (for me)
I am in a Top 5 mood right now. I couldn’t sleep the other night because I had to capture my top 5 favorite foods of Hawaii. Even just...
Emily Ellet
- Jan 22, 2016
- 5 min
The Top 5 Albums of My Cruise Life
Maybe I’m just a dramatic person who has watched too many movies, but I’ve often found that periods of my life are captured by the music...
Emily Ellet
- Jan 17, 2016
- 5 min
Top 5 Things to Know as an Audience Member
As someone who has now performed steadily in a theatre this year, I can say that many of the etiquette rules that get trampled are in...
Emily Ellet
- Jan 16, 2016
- 4 min
Parasails and Jet Skis in Puerto Vallarta
Two words: Puerto Vallarta. The town was put on the map when Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton filmed the movie The Night of the...
Emily Ellet
- Jan 14, 2016
- 5 min
Christmas in Hawaii
I’m about to set foot in Hawaii for the last time on this cruise contract, and with that has come the realization that I haven’t yet...
Emily Ellet
- Dec 31, 2015
- 6 min
Top 10 Most FAQ of this Cruise Ship Performer
Here’s an unrelated-to-this-blog-post shot of beautiful Hawaii for your New Year’s Eve pleasure. Guess what time it is? Guess who can’t...
Emily Ellet
- Dec 15, 2015
- 3 min
Dry Dock
We’re currently pulling out of dry dock in Victoria, British Columbia, where we’ve been docked for ten days. Several people have asked...
Emily Ellet
- Dec 8, 2015
- 9 min
Branding a.k.a. Self-Knowledge
It’s a cattle brand. Get it?? So a friend (holla, Sara!) asked me if I would share my thoughts about branding, since it’s something I’ve...
Emily Ellet
- Dec 4, 2015
- 2 min
Thoughts from 3 am: Things I Miss While Cruising
Things that I miss, in no particular order: The crackling, dreamy life of a flame burning in a candle Making myself a bowl of cereal with...
Emily Ellet
- Dec 3, 2015
- 4 min
Real Hawaii
We’re travelling up to dry dock currently, enduring some very choppy waters off the California coast as we make our way towards British...
Emily Ellet
- Nov 23, 2015
- 3 min
Vocal Rest
Last post, I mentioned that I lost my voice the week of our opening for Magic To Do. As a result, I went on vocal rest for two days in...
Emily Ellet
- Nov 19, 2015
- 3 min
Magic To Do
Suffice it to say that ship life has been completely different for the past month and a half. Hence why I haven’t written anything in...
Emily Ellet
- Oct 16, 2015
- 3 min
Insomnia
This is me not sleeping right now. I know I owe you all a post about the new show we’re learning, Magic To Do, but the fact is, we’re so...
Emily Ellet
- Oct 9, 2015
- 4 min
ATVs in Mexico
A couple weeks ago, between shows, the line captain mentioned that she and some of the others were going to try to rent some ATVs the...
Emily Ellet
- Oct 8, 2015
- 3 min
California Coastal
We have finally finished our weeks of short California cruising! It turns out four-day cruises are much harder than seven-day cruises,...
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