Sunshine and Magic
Blue skies, warm beach, and lots of sunshine. Must be in Santa Barbara, California! We are now officially into our second week of...
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Emily Ellet
- Sep 16, 2015
- 3 min
Change
Me, responding well to change. You know how they say the only constant is change? Never have I found that to be more true than on a...
Emily Ellet
- Sep 14, 2015
- 3 min
Farewell, Alaska! Glacier Edition
I feel perpetually behind on blogging right now! Mostly because our last weeks in Alaska were kind of a blur, due to Mike sailing with...
Emily Ellet
- Sep 6, 2015
- 4 min
Whales, Horses, and GoKarts
Well, this post was supposed to be published last Sunday, but I got distracted by the arrival of my husband, Mike, and the coolest Star...
Emily Ellet
- Aug 23, 2015
- 5 min
Trees, Trains, and Tea
I’m back! My apologies for the extended break, but I have been dealing with quite a cold, and between medical isolation and...
Emily Ellet
- Aug 9, 2015
- 2 min
Craigdarroch Castle
After two rather rainy days at sea, I was delighted to get off the ship yesterday and to be greeted by this: We had a fantastic...
Emily Ellet
- Aug 7, 2015
- 3 min
A Sunny Day in Juneau
Let’s start with that lumberjack show. If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you probably saw that lovely photo (right) earlier...
Emily Ellet
- Aug 5, 2015
- 3 min
Fed Up
We have a number of full-length movies that air on our Princess TV channels, although it’s not always clear what will be showing when. ...
Emily Ellet
- Aug 3, 2015
- 2 min
Beauty
Life on the cruise ship has become routine. Not boring, mind you – but normal, standard, “the usual.” Just as I’ve found my pre-show...
Emily Ellet
- Jul 30, 2015
- 3 min
Ritual: Days 30-32
Part of it is human. Just as children like rules (I could write a whole blog post about that!), adults like routine. It’s comforting,...
Emily Ellet
- Jul 27, 2015
- 3 min
Cruising with Friends: Days 20-29
Well, hello again! I hope you’ll forgive my absence this week. As I mentioned, I had friends come cruising with me (they were official...
Emily Ellet
- Jul 17, 2015
- 2 min
Lavender Shortbread: Days 16-19
Today can best be summed up with the phrase “adorable railroad town with scrumptious lavender shortbread.” Or in other words, Skagway....
Emily Ellet
- Jul 13, 2015
- 2 min
O Canada: Days 13-15
The good news: I didn’t burst out laughing during either performance of “Colors of the World” on Friday. The bad news: I did choke on a...
Emily Ellet
- Jul 10, 2015
- 2 min
Land Ho: Days 9-12
I have now officially set foot in Alaska! For while we’re still rehearsing this week (to get our third and last main production show up...
Emily Ellet
- Jul 5, 2015
- 4 min
Shopping: Days 6 (ish) & 7
One cruise down, several dozen to go! We’re currently docked in Seattle, on what’s called “Turnaround Day” – meaning the day where we...
Emily Ellet
- Jul 4, 2015
- 4 min
Afterglow: Day 6
I suppose I should have known it would be a good day, because I got to start it off with ZUMBA!!! I am a passionate fan of Zumba, even...
Emily Ellet
- Jul 3, 2015
- 6 min
Showtime: Days 3, 4, & 5
Some days, you just have to go into a practice room and sing Barbra Streisand tunes, loudly, fully, and preferably alone. Today was just...
Emily Ellet
- Jun 30, 2015
- 7 min
Whirlwind: Days 1 and 2
Good morning. What a whirlwind the last two days have been! (At times, literally – quite the weather we had this morning.) I am...
Emily Ellet
- Jun 27, 2015
- 2 min
And We’re Off!
You see, all of our rehearsals so far have been costume-less, prop-less, and light-less. We’ve occasionally rehearsed with live...
Emily Ellet
- Jun 23, 2015
- 3 min
The Smells of California
This post has nothing to do with the cruise ship rehearsal process, but I wanted to share my thoughts anyway. Night-blooming jasmine It’s...