Sea Olympics 2010!

Purple is the way to be, we are Aegean Sea. Today the ship took part in a ship-wide Olympic games, and they were a blast. Each hall is divided into a “sea” and is given a color. Deck 2 was coined the purple Aegean Sea.  We have been preparing for events all week, and truth be told, I did not think our sea had a chance in the world. Each sea has been competing in a sustainability war; to see who can use the least amount of bath towels. This was one of the major events along with the banner painting and a chant. These events were judged prior to the opening ceremonies this afternoon. Our sea painted our bodies purple and it was pure madness on the way to the Union. In the union every sea did their chant and then the games were commenced by Desmond Tutu, let me tell you he is a riot.
        After that we were off to take part in the afternoon activities. These games included orange pass, Horse, crab soccer, jeopardy, sustainable sculpture and many many more. The two biggest games of the day were synchronized swimming and lip synch. Both of our routines turned out fantastic. In the water we had a nautical routine and it placed 2nd overall. The highlight of the day though was the lip synch performance. Our team had a mix of pop songs and they were fantastic. They won the game and preformed for the entire ship to night at logistical preport.
        Going into the closing ceremonies we knew we were neck in neck with the Caribbean Sea. Knowing that we were so close was a shock to everyone and we were so nervous. No one in our sea believed that we would even stand a chance of being crowned the champions. If you win the games your sea is the 1st sea off in San Diego, which is a big deal because customs can be quite tedious. They announced that our banner had come in 1st and that our lip synch had also won, so we knew that it would come down to the wire. It ended up that the Caribbean Sea won, which was a huge disappointment. The Aegean Sea put up a great fight and I had a fantastic day. I am still upset that we lost, but overall it was one of the most fun days we have had on the ship. I am so proud of deck 2.
        Tomorrow morning we will be in India and I will be catching a flight that night to Delhi to see the Taj Mahal. I am very anxious for India, but believe that it will be an awesome experience. I can’t wait to write all about it when I get back on the ship in 6 days. Until then, I love you all and miss you tons!