9March Indonesian dinner and crew show

Batik table runner and Indonesian flag decorated the table

Flanked by assistant waiter Andy and the head waiter Bambang in their traditional Indonesian costume

Chicken satay was yummy ^^


Table mates group photo!
George and Neil joined our table in Sydney will be off in Hong Kong and return to their home in California. Our table wine steward Anthony is finishing his contract in Singapore and return to his home in the Philipines. ;[

Greg is escorted by Rene and Renee to leave the restaurant

Heo was there, too. hh ^^

More than half of ship’s crew is from Indonesia and they are in food serving area and housekeeping department.
Followed by popular Philipino crew show few weeks ago, tonight is the night for Indonesian crews.
It is Indonesian formal night and few passengers are wearing traditional Indonesian Batik dress instead of usual tuxedo.
Unlike two show time for two dinning seating, Indonesian crew show was scheduled for only once at 10pm.
Queens Lounge Theater was so packed that I could not find any empty seat when I rushed from the restaurant. Our dinner is second seating at 8pm every night.
Stage set-up was colorful and exotic.

First act opened with traditional Bali dance followed by group dances with complicated choreography and monkey dance.

Finale was impressive with crews who filled the whole stage and sang few numbers with musical instrument made out of bamboo sticks.
Surely, it was one of memorable moments for both crews and passengers.
They work long hours without much of day-off during their contracts but they managed to spare precious time for rehearsal and show for us!
They deserve standing ovation and I am happy to say that they received it.
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