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Our CD Jason always gave us a morning message that was available to watch as a VOD on the ship’s TV. This morning part of it was about the UDC’s fate. To make a long, mostly circular story short, StarVista is disappointed by our sales, they want to change some things and put the pressure on us to drum up support somehow (few details yet), there’s a small chance the UDC could be added to the schedule sometime in ’24, with a better chance for ’25. No commitment was given to us and no promises were made.
I like the UDC and look forward to seeing what they plan to change. If I like what I see, I’ll book it whenever it is. Otherwise it’s given me some wonderful memories.
One of the most pleasurable memories from this trip was an afternoon by the pool stage listening to Queen Nation. I liked them even though they didn’t play Queen’s most famous song (understandable; they knew their audience liked to dance and it would have put some of them to sleep). They also played too many of their newer songs, which I didn’t like. But I got a good seat and even recorded pieces of a couple of their songs. They’re definitely not ready for prime time, so don’t look for them to be published anywhere, ever.
The pictures were all right, even though I did some pointing and praying. It helps that I got some nice seats.
BTW, my favorite Queen song is “Another One Bites the Dust” and they closed the show with it.
I chilled out for a few hours and then it was time to see the Al McKay Allstars. Mr. McKay was a founding member of Earth Wind and Fire. They put on a great show. The theater looked full and they got the people standing and dancing.
Two songs from EW&F stand out for me – “Serpentine Fire” and September”. They opened with the former and saved the latter for their penultimate song.
That was it for me for the day. Next we would dock in Cozumel.