Day 29 – May 28 2010 – Sea Day, spin class, World Beat, and Shippenmales

Not much going on today besides another spin class and making a fun costume for Steven, the fitness instructor for his Shippenmales show tonight! Shippenmales is one of the additional shows that was added last week in order to diversify the entertainment, so every Friday night will feature the “good-looking” crew members in a Chippendale-style show in Bliss Ultralounge. Steven was apparently the only one last week without a character-type costume to strip out of and he asked me if I could make him an 80’s fitness instructor costume. I thought Richard Simmons-meets- Let’s Get Physical immediately and started on some tearaway running mini-shorts and a gold spandex low-cut tank with matching wrist and headbands. It was really a sight to be seen. Honestly, it was great to work on something new, constructing a brand new costume from scratch, from just a few measurements and my creative mind. It’s not the easiest thing to do, but I really do love the challenge of it and it keeps me on my toes here, where my work is much more maintenance-oriented. The show ended up being pretty fantastic, in a way. Definitely campy and hilarious and the guys had a great time, so I appreciated it for sure! Shane from the cast danced in addition to Steven and Leo from reception. As the cruise director put it, it was a show “for all those who appreciate the male physique”, lol! At least he was inclusive, which was nice, as there certainly was a gay corner with lots of passengers and those of us on crew!