I recently joined the Prinsendam on November 27th and really have not gotten of the ship at all. We’re on a 24 day Amazon River cruise, which I did last year and hated. Between the heat, the dirtiness and the bugs – I was perfectly ok if I never had to come back. Well….I’m here again! The only thing I didn’t do last year that guests and crew alike had raved about was the “Boi Bumba” Show. Truly, I didn’t really know anything about it other than it was full of incredible lights and costumes.
The day before we arrived in Parantins, Brazil I was sitting in the Entertainment office on the ship and talking to Kelly (Event Manager) and my friend Britta. They had both mentioned that the Shore Excursions department had handed out the escort forms for the crew to go to the “Boi Bumba” for the following day. I had not signed up/requested for a tour, but mentioned to Kelly and Britta that I wished I would have signed up. Well, lucky for me – Kelly took one of the escort tickets from the cast (since they get all the tours anyways) and gave me one - this was one happy lady!
The next morning, I was up for work at 9:00AM, went to the gym and then got ready for the show. We didn’t have to take any buses or anything – only the tender from the ship to shore and then we walked to the convention center which was literally 2 blocks away from the tender pier. I walked with Tina (the future cruise consultant) and Alexa (one of the cast members) to the facility and when we reached the entrance we felt like we walked from hell into heaven going from the heat to the freezing AC. It was amazing! We were greeted at the door by performers in costumes with trays of caipirinha (see the bottom for description) that were so strong, you only needed two to knock you on your behind.
We stood at the very back of the room (there were already 392 guests from our ship watching the show) on risers and waited for the show to begin. I was really disappointed because on the tender ride over, I took my SLR camera out of the bag only to find out the battery was dead. UGH! Luckily, I had my little point and shoot – but I was really excited to get some good shots with the SLR. Anyways, when the show began the music and energy took over the room for the next hour. The costumes, music, colors and overall vibe of the room was just exciting and overwhelming all at the same time. There are no words, pictures or videos that could describe how incredible some of the props were. I have a few pictures here – they are blurry because of all the motion – but you can make out some of it!
I apologize that I can describe or give more information about it – but there are just no words other than GO SEE FOR YOURSELF!
Quote of the Day: "We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors. But, they all fit nicely into the same box." -Unknown
**Caipirinha (pronounced kie-purr-REEN-yah) roughly translates to "country bumpkin". It is made with cachaça, an intensely sweet Brazillian style of rum made from sugarcane juice. The Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil, where it originated, and is a common Carnavale drink. Although it is more difficult to find, it's important to choose a premium cachaça for this cocktail in particular because the drink is not heavily flavored and a cheaper brand can ruin an otherwise perfect Caipirinha. You may also like the neater Caipirini.**
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