Kids Dancing in the International Lounge There were lots of children, teenagers, and young couples (early twenties) on this cruise. We haven't seen that on any of our earlier cruises, especially on the Norway, which isn't exactly a "fun ship." There were organized activities for the young ones, and we'd see them trooping by in columns, or running around on scavenger hunts and such. They also let them in the bars. Our first day laying out on the deck, we were near a group of four girls that I called the cackling flock. They went through round after round of beers (though they didn't look old enough to drink), and they spilled their share of beers, too. They were very loud, but unfortunately had nothing intelligent or interesting to say. For example: "Oh my God! I've got a tan line!" Well, duh, you've been laying out in the sun all afternoon.

Painting the Side The ship's crew were constantly painting the ship, both inside and out, during the entire cruise. That wasn't something we'd seen before. They were painting the hull, the superstructure, and walls and ceilings on the interior passages. Painting, painting, painting. These guys were walking the lifeboats outside the windows of the oceanview suites, painting the hull. They were standing outside the big windows of some very expensive cabins. I'd have been really upset if I had one of those cabins and these guys came looking in while I was doing something I didn't think anyone would see!

The Carribean Night Party At the Carribean party (this was the "Carmen Miranda" party -- click here to see pictures and info from our cruise last year), there was this one young guy who spent the entire party video taping his wife dance. That was it. She was dancing, Judi was dancing, everyone else was dancing, except one this guy hovered with his video camera and filmed her. She was pretty, and had a nice body, and could dance well, but, MAN! Get a life, guy. Just imagine, in years to come, when their kids see the tape, they'll ask, "But Dad, did you have a good time with Mom at the party?" And he'll have to answer, "Well, no, son, I didn't party with Mom at all. I spent all my time shooting with the video camera." Preserving memories is okay, but creating them is good, too.

Pool Deck During a Port Call Sky Deck During a Port Call Starboard Bridge Controls The ship didn't fly a flag for most of the cruise. Not until the last full day. Strange.... This is what the Pool Deck looks like on a port call day. To see what it looks like on a day at sea, click here. The Sky Deck pool is really deserted, too (picture below). The third picture is of the starboard controls. The Norway's bridge has two "wings" that extend out to either side. Each "wing" has a set of controls, so the pilot can control the ship while seeing the side of the ship. You know, for docking, etc.

Crew Only The Library Funnels at Dusk One advantage of being crew on a Carribean cruise ship is you get to soak up the sun during your time off. If you get time off -- I don't think the poor cabin stewards ever do. Anyway, I guess the crew isn't allowed to use the "space" allotted to paying passengers. I have a couple other pictures here, too: The Library, which never seemed to be "open" (meaning books could be borrowed), but was where the Internet access PCs were located; and the funnels at dusk.