anyhow, the excursion we booked today was more of a beach break deal. it was an all day snorkeling pass at the el cid resort which included all-you-want food and drinks. we laughed a bit because it ended up being right at the end of the pier so we had a view of our ship all day (until we came up from snorkeling one time and realized that our ship had grown and changed it's name to imagination).
we lounged for a bit when we first got there before finally testing out the waters.
the snorkeling wasn't the best because the small reef that was there was very bleached. they said that wilma destroyed a lot of their reefs, which is a shame. however, there were patches of nice coral and some colorful fish, anemones, and urchins.
we snorkeled for a bit, got out to rest and enjoy refreshments, and snorkeled some more.
i think we went in about four times and snorkeled for probably an hour or so each time. i took a few dunks in the fresh water pool which was a welcome change from the salt water (i haven't even tried the pools on the ship because i remember not much caring for the salty pools). all in all, it was a great way to spend the day. after all, this trip is all about relaxing and we got to do plenty of that. the sun and swimming took its toll and we ended up taking a short nap when we got back on the ship - our wake up call being the engines as we were leaving port. our after-dinner entertainment was a juggling show followed by another comedian. the juggler was manuel zuniga who we had seen on the glory two years ago. he's good at what he does and puts on a funny show. the comedian was tim harkleroad who wasn't as funny as the other guy. i'm not sure if it was part of his act or what but he just seemed nervous and ill-prepared. tonight was also the night of the big deck party and midnight buffet (at 23:30) which was mexican food. unfortunately, i absolutely stuffed myself at dinner and had no room for midnight mexican (i'm sure my tummy thanks me for that) but we walked around a bit before coming to bed.
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No I was not nervous, I've been with the cruise line 25 years. That day, I'd travelled 12 hrs., on 3 airplanes, and the audience was about a forth full, and alot of them drunk. It's much easier to work for a full house. I got a standind ovation in the midnight show the following night/
I do the same act nearly every night and pretend to not know the names of the lounge for a comedic bit. I'm sorry you didn't like it, but I was not unprepared or nervous.
Respectfully
Tim Harkleroad
wow, welcome to my little blog, mr harkleroad! i apologize if you found my review offensive. i'm not sure if you read my recap of day 5 but i did mention that i found your adult show much more entertaining. also, we did back-to-back cruises and, while i haven't written up the second half of our trip yet, i did think your delivery was much better and more enjoyable on the second cruise - although we almost hunted you down for calling us butt-ugly! ;-)
Wow! I would rather admit that I was nervous or unprepared, than to attack the audience and come across very SELF-Righteous.
LOL, I've never seen a comedian get offended because someone found them less than stellar. The funniest part is the explanation about his traveling and then complaining about the audience. Wow, that's a good one. If the seats aren't full, treat the ones that do show up to a crappy show. hahah. Maybe he should continue to google his name and find some people that saw his show when the audience was full... since it was so much better..... never seen the comedian being the heckler.
Hawgtied
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