In the afternoon, they did a little boat race. There were two boats competing. One was made out of bottles and duct tape. It worked. The next was a replica of the Island Princess that this little girls' grandfather spent 72 hours building.
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The announcers were giving the Princess replica a hard time for dropping the cargo and not being the most efficient, but it was the chosen winner by the audience.
I then decided that I needed to photographically document the ship. This was something that I had planned to do but put off all week.
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Sports deck. I went up here only to take this picture.
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Look at all this deck space with no chairs...
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I didn't know this was even here until the second to last day. It's an oddly hidden mini golf course.
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Why no chairs!?!?!????
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Oh, here's some chairs...
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One chair...
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Two chairs...
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No chairs!?!?!!!
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The Splash Pool is a little less than exciting. Not sure it qualifies for such dramatic signage.
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There aren't many chairs up here, either.
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Horizon Court. As soon as you walk in...
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You can tell it isn't lunch time.
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Lots of wasted space here. I'm not sure why they need a grand piano in their buffet.
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We took a photo with our favorite bartender before dinner.
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Now, I took more photos of the ship after dinner. I have been planning this ongoing project in which I will analyze the aesthetics of different ships and cruise lines, and I wish I would've spent more time doing this throughout the cruise because I really felt pushed at the end.
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I really liked these well-decorated hallways on the 6th and 7th floors of the ship. They're themed to their surroundings.
Explorer's Lounge -
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Water feature in the atrium -
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Favorite bar on the 5th floor -
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This was the hallway outside of Blue Bayou -
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Hallway outside Sabatini's -
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I was happy to see Mickey in the art gallery.
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Hallway outside Wheelhouse -
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Empty as always.
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It's such a large venue. They really should schedule some entertainment there. Right now it's basically a waste of space.
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Hallway to the theater -
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The Atrium -
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Martini Bar usually had a good crowd -
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Luckily, I was never bored enough to have to go into the card room during this cruise.
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The Island Princess definitely has the biggest library I've seen on a cruise ship.
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The Universe Lounge is actually where they held the majority of their shows, rather than the theater. Probably because egress is such an issue in the theater.
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Princess gives chocolates at turn-down. Royal Caribbean stopped doing this several years ago.
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NEXT: Day 11 - Disembarkation
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