NAVIGATOR OF THE SEAS
SUNDAY THE 27TH OF MAY WAS LAUNCH DAY FOR OUR FIRST EVER CRUISE AND WE WERE ONBOARD THE NAVIGATOR OF THE SEAS. THE REASON WE WERE ABOARD WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT COLIN GRAFTON WAS PERFORMING ON IT AND IT WAS THE ONLY CRUISE TO DEPART FROM THE UK.
ICE DANCIN'
ICE DANCIN'
THE ICE STUDIO IS ON DECK 3-LUCKILY OUR DECK-AND THE SHOW LASTS 55 MINUTES. WE WERE GIVEN AN ITINERY OF WHEN WE WERE SCHEDULED TO GO-OUR DAY WAS TUESDAY-THE WHOLE SHOW WAS FLAWLESS,WHICH WE FIND HARD TO BELIEVE WHEN THEY ARE PERFORMING ON A MOVING SHIP. WE WERE TOLD WE COULD GO WHENEVER WE WANTED SO OF COURSE WE WENT TO A FEW SHOWS!
IT STARTED OFF WITH A SOLO SKATER WHO WAS LACING UP WHILST A VIDEO WAS PLAYING ABOUT ICE DANCING. THEN ALONG CAME THE WHOLE GROUP OF SKATERS. WE HAD A COUPLE OF PAIRS ROUTINES-THANKFULLY FOR US COLIN WAS PERFORMING ONE. BUT IT WAS MOSTLY GROUPS WHICH WE LIKE BETTER. WE ESPECIALLY LOVED THE HOCKEY GAME ROUTINE AS IT WAS DIFFERENT TO ANY WE HAD SEEN BEFORE AND IT WAS A FUN ROUTINE. ONE SKATER PERFORMED A FRED ASTAIRE INSPIRED ROUTINE WHICH WAS GREAT, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE IT IS RATHER HARD TO RECREATE DANCE MOVES ON ICE.
IT STARTED OFF WITH A SOLO SKATER WHO WAS LACING UP WHILST A VIDEO WAS PLAYING ABOUT ICE DANCING. THEN ALONG CAME THE WHOLE GROUP OF SKATERS. WE HAD A COUPLE OF PAIRS ROUTINES-THANKFULLY FOR US COLIN WAS PERFORMING ONE. BUT IT WAS MOSTLY GROUPS WHICH WE LIKE BETTER. WE ESPECIALLY LOVED THE HOCKEY GAME ROUTINE AS IT WAS DIFFERENT TO ANY WE HAD SEEN BEFORE AND IT WAS A FUN ROUTINE. ONE SKATER PERFORMED A FRED ASTAIRE INSPIRED ROUTINE WHICH WAS GREAT, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE IT IS RATHER HARD TO RECREATE DANCE MOVES ON ICE.
THE COSTUMES WERE FABULOUS WITH LOTS OF SEQUINS AS YOU WOULD IMAGINE IN AN ICE SHOW.THE ONES FOR THE SOUND OF MUZAK WERE VERY EXTRAVAGANT, AND STARTED OF AS 16TH CENTURY MUSIC THEN WENT THROUGH THE AGES.WE ALSO LOVED THE CHOICE IN SONGS AND MANY WERE GREAT SING A LONG ONES.LIKE ROCK ME AMADEUS AND HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT-WHICH OBVIOUSLY PLAYED ALONGSIDE THE HOCKEY ROUTINE
OBVIOUSLY OUR VERY FAVOURITE ONES FEATURED COLIN GRAFTON. AND THE ONE WE ENJOYED THE MOST WAS THE BLACK MAGIC WOMAN ROUTINE.PLENTY OF LIFTS,TRICKS AND COLINS SUPERFAST SPIN AND SPLIT JUMP,WHICH WE LOVE SEEING EVERYTIME.