Crew Talent Show

Every month a different department is responsible for crew activities. And every month said department groans about it. It's a lot of work piled on top an already grueling schedule, but in the end, it is an excuse to drink dollar beers and spirits and drink way past our limit, even I have been known to get really drunk and make out with girls and then go back to my cabin and sing Katy Perry's 'I kissed a Girl' into my hair brush.

Just as Janae, Mavid and I were deciding what to do for the crew talent show, Ling Ling put her head in the door and started belting out Oleta Adams' 'Get Here'.

Ling is the cruise lines only Philipino Production singer. She is very Catholic, very sweet and never swears. I will never forget swearing in front of her for the first time. "Calbeen, what is Dooche Bag?" Because Ling's Fiancee lives on board and holds no position, he has a lot of free time on his hands, so it came as a huge surprise to me why the hotel manager asked me to host the show and not Jason.

Ling was in the same position as the three of us trying to figure out what to do. I suggested doing a Nana Mouskouri song barbershop style. that was Ky-boshed real quick. Then just as we were opening up a third bottle of Korbel I got an idea.

The night of the crew talent show, I was running late. I left my cabin and took the twenty steps to back stage just as the sound technician Mike Henderson a fellow Canadian was announcing my name.

"Calvyn.... where are you?"

I walked out

"Oh, there she is"

Laughter from audience.

After fingering the entire audience for laughing at Mike's somewhat funny joke I went right into the first act: Putu doing a Beatles cover.

It just so happened that Ling, Janae, Mavid and myself were last. I was really nervous, as it was the first time debuting: Trek of the Camel - An interpretive dance in three acts.

It was very convenient that Janae just so happened to have two camel colored unitards for me and Ling (Ling was on my back to simulate my hump). Mavid played the part of the Tiger very well although Janae's portrayal of the Armadillo wasn't as convincing.

Janae, Frenchie (another production singer), Ling Ling and Mavid after the crew talent show.