​​The first known use of the term "Slop Chest" was back around 1840.  A slop chest used to be an actual chest, from where naval officers could purchase clothes, personal items, and so on.  Nowadays it generically refers to a store of merchandise you can purchase on board ship.  Although, there do still exist specific slop chests for seafarers.  
 
Well this week’s blog post is simply…

My recent 4-day Discovery Cruise on the Carnival Firenze went from Long Beach to Catalina Island to Ensenada and back to Long Beach. 

Now, anyone who’s ever lived or visited Southern California knows that it takes about a 1 hour ferry ride to Catalina Island, and to drive from Long Beach to Ensenada takes about 3 ½ hours. 

So, what took us so long?!

​All work and no play makes Jackie a dull techie! 
 
As well as checking out all of the venues on a cruise ship and meeting with the theatre technicians to learn what they do, there’s plenty of other things to spend your cruise time on. 

​Each ship differs of course, but here’s what was on the Firenze…

​Being an Italian themed ship, the main theatre naturally had an Italian name; Teatro Rosso.  Upon further investigation, it would seem that the Rosso Theatre (Teatro Rosso) is named after the legendary Rosso Hotel in the center of Florence, Italy, which is known for its distinctive red and grey color scheme. 
 
But enough history of its name’s origin, today the Teatro Rosso is filled with state-of-the art theatre equipment, as are all major cruise ship theatres.  Again, the question I get asked the most