Had to get one last update before bed...back to work in the AM, but I'm trying to do my best to get the trip documented ASAP.
SO...we left off at the deck party.
We left the deck party about a half hour early because we had early seating for dinner. Honestly, we chose the WRONG area for the party anyway. We were in the rear stage, and while clearly I got a lot of great pics, MOST of the action happened on the front of the stage, like Donnie, Joey, and Jordan crowd surfing. So off we went to get changed for dinner.
This ship had assigned dining times, but no assigned tables, so we could sit with different people every night. We were seated at a table of 10. Shortly after the meal started 2 women left and said they were tired, one was seasick, and they preferred to order room service. The 2 women seated at the end of the table were HORRID. They commented upon being seated that maybe they would prefer a better table, etc. They spoke NOT A WORD to the rest of us the whole meal and proceded to roll their eyes and laugh at us. About what? Not sure. There were 2 lovely women from Chicago we chatted with and then 2 women from CA that were also VIP guests only a couple rooms away. We ended up hanging out with the CA girls a lot.
So with dinner over, it was time to get ready for NKOTB Feud. None of us really knew what to expect with it, but we new the New Kids were involved. As VIP, we had a special lining up station. (Just to give all an understanding, for the concert, they had "zoned seating" which meant people were grouped by how quickly they reserved their reservation. For all non-concert events, it was general admission. However, any suite guest had a guaranteed seat within the first few rows for EVERY NKOTB event.) So we got in line, soon after were led into the theater. We ended up in the first row.
Mom and I hanging out:
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While sitting, a man from Rose Tours was going around. I was hoping I might get a chance to play, but I knew my chances were slim to none. So, this man approached a woman a couple seats away from me and asked, "Do you want to play in the feud?" She was kind of lackluster but agreed. The whole time I was DYING. Because I SO wanted to play and figured he already asked someone in the front row, and that person was 2 seats away, I don't have a prayer. But he kept glancing over at me, and as soon as he was done writing her info, he looked up and over, and my mom pointed to me. (My mom ROCKED this trip...as you'll learn.) I smiled real pretty, and he asked, "Do you want to play?" Ummmmmm YEAAAAAAAAH. He got my info and I proceeded to shake like a leaf. I am NOT someone who likes to be the center of attention. I get WICKED nervous. (You would think a former dancer, used to being onstage would be fine...but dancing is different...I don't have to speak...and I KNOW what I'm doing then.) I sucked down my Mai Tai faster than anything I've ever had in my life.
Then the game started...sort of. The Jareds came out, and the guys had a few words...gave out a couple prizes and such:
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http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2749780880083770231OTKvrV (Devious Jordan)
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So, whenever the Family Feud theme song came on, Joe felt the need to DRAPE himself in tinsel and sing the song...and act like Elvis. It was HILARIOUS.
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Then they announced the contestants. I was dying. "Kimberly Erwin..."
Just on stage about to go in for hugs from all the guys:
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So they all made us announce ourselves. They went around, and I was last. So I said I was Kimberly from Boston, and got a cheer. So of course, from behind me I eventually here: "Kim!...Kim!" I turn around...none other than Jonathan Knight. "What part of Boston are you from?" "Oh I'm from just North...Wakefield." "Ohhhh....Waaaakefield." I DIED. Sorry, but I had a girly moment where all I thought was, a New Kid is doing his darndest to yell my name and get MY attention. And now he knows where I live.
I remained cool, calm, and collected, though. I was just inwardly a puddle.
So the game started:
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Jordan lied to me....he got up next to me and says, "I'm on your team." I ask, "Really?!" He goes, "No I'm lying."
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I'm going to break here and say I was hoping I had a LOT more pics. I was onstage a while. But my dear sweet mother was clueless at operating my camera. I'll be thankful I have the few I have.
So while I'm up there, I got a couple answers right. IE who is one of the New Kid's favorite members of the Road Crew: Crunchy Kevin.
Fortunately for my team, and unfortunately for the other, the New Kids stayed on my side of the stage, so even though ****SPOILER**** our team lost...I had waaaaaaaaaaaaaay more face time.
So there were plenty of times when I didn't have a guess. Jonathan and Donnie were constantly whispering in my ear suggested answers. Occasionally right, but usually wrong. During the show, Joe disappeared. The all of a sudden we started hearing him out in the audience. Someone would give a wrong answer and you'd hear out of the darkness, "That sucked!" A few answers later from a different part of the theater you'd hear something similar from him. Jon and Donnie couldn't figure it out at first, so Jon asked me, is that Joe? And I said yes. Donnie gave me a wrong answer and Joe yelled out "You suck!" So I grabbed the mic and said I was coming after him.
At one point the team we played had the question: "What's one thing Donnie can do that the other guys can't?" So one girl answers "act." OMG, Joey gets up, incredulous faced, starts reciting Romeo and Juliet, and then (pretends) to get pissed, rips off his shirt, and goes crazy. (If ONLY my mother took pics of shirtless Joey...only shirtless moment of the cruise.) It was HYSTERICAL.
We lost soon after, so I resumed my seat and took over picture taking duties. (BTW those stage lights are HOTTTTTTTTTTT...I was sweating non-existant balls off after that.)
I can't remember everything that happened. Wish I could, but one REALLY funny moment was when the question was: "What do all five guys have in common." EVENTUALLY the team answered, "They sing." It ended up being the LAST answer on the board.
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They died. So next, the other team answered, "They dance." (Which wasn't an answer.) So Donnie interjected: "Of course, if we can barely sing then how the hell can we dance."
Another answer to that question...the New Kids decided one thing they all had in common was that they were "Grown Men."
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They lined up to demonstrate but SOMEHOW I missed the actual "grab."
I FAIL for that.
Not too much happened after that. Mom and I ran up to our room to change into pj's for the deck
http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2369953310083770231nxDqoy (Just got to interject here...I can only PRAY I have my mom's genes because the woman looks fab for her age!)
It got REALLY crowded...uncomfortably so...but we stuck it out for awhile:
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The guys left, so we called it a night soon after. We tried to stay up later but once the guys left it seemed like every place on board was DEAD...a ghost town almost. Very different from other cruises. A note on the pj's...the vast majority wore pj bottoms/shorts with t-shirts/tanks. A small few wore something way too revealing. I TRIED to get pics. Like, I saw this one girl in a black lace up teddy...a short tutu...lace up thigh high boots. The second I started snapping, she turned around, so I had to play it cool.
A couple others worse teddies and stuff, but they looked foolish and like they were trying too hard. You already saw the pic, but mom and I had tanks made. I designed them. They said "Boston to the Bahamas" then a pic of a palm tree, then "NKOTB Cruise" in crystals. On the back in rhynestones it said, "Mother Daughter Cruise." Super cute and a sweet momento.
Ok...and I believe that concludes Day 2. More to come...I need bed since it's back to the grind tomorrow or I'd keep pushing along...xoxo sweet dreams!
I sure he might be rethinking 2010 cruise- if he really was sick the whole time.
Angie... so glad to hear that your family is on th eroad to a full recovery!
That's my favorite part! (no pun intended) 
