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Sinning on the seas
Dec. 27th, 2006 05:31 pmThe traditional Mexican piñata had seven points, representing the seven deadly sins. Bashing the piñata apart represented destroying the hold of sin over the people, and when the candy falls out, that represents the blessings of God raining down.
My fellow cruise ship passengers and I will have to break a lot of piñatas to purge the sins of this past week.
Gluttony: The average cruiser gains one pound per day on their vacation.
"Mister Justin, another lobster tail and prawn dinner for you?"
"Yes, I think a fourth one would definitely hit the spot."
"I can't decide between the chocolate crème brûlée and the espresso cheesecake."
"Why not have both?"
"Excellent idea!"
"And don't forget: the gala buffet is tonight at midnight."
Greed: When the ship staff pauses in its enabling of the passengers to make themselves as fat and drunk as possible, they move on to selling them on gambling. The casino, the Bingo... "you could be the next big winner!"
Sloth: We had an inside cabin – no window. There was no clock in the room. When the lights were off, it was pitch black, day and night. The only sound was the air conditioning. I would wake up and have no idea if it was 2 in the morning or 2 in the afternoon. I would sleep long and deep, then I would have an afternoon nap in a lounge chair, watching the endless ocean.
Wrath: Some of the more entitled passengers when they found out that rules actually apply to them: "Yes, I know there was an announcement that we aren't allowed to save seats. And, yes, I saw the sign saying the same thing. But my friends (all ten of them) will be here any minute, so don't you dare take their seats!"
Envy: "See these pretty glittery things, as worn by these young and beautiful dancers? No, we won't tell you how much they will cost you - it will be a lot - but we can tell you where at the next port of call you can go to buy them. And go you must, because you can see how your wife is looking at the sparkly thing... you must buy her one."
Pride: You can feel superior to those who are overindulging ("I may have eaten a lot, but at least I stopped between meals. Did you ever see him without a plate of food?") or you can feel superior to those who aren't indulging at all (as we lounged on the upper deck with a couple of margaritas: "Who comes on vacation to jog?").
Lust: Did I mention that the room was soundproof? That was a very good thing, since my parents had Russ and I's room on one side, and the newlyweds' on the other.
I'm glad I'm more hedonistic than Catholic.
My fellow cruise ship passengers and I will have to break a lot of piñatas to purge the sins of this past week.
Gluttony: The average cruiser gains one pound per day on their vacation.
"Mister Justin, another lobster tail and prawn dinner for you?"
"Yes, I think a fourth one would definitely hit the spot."
"I can't decide between the chocolate crème brûlée and the espresso cheesecake."
"Why not have both?"
"Excellent idea!"
"And don't forget: the gala buffet is tonight at midnight."
Greed: When the ship staff pauses in its enabling of the passengers to make themselves as fat and drunk as possible, they move on to selling them on gambling. The casino, the Bingo... "you could be the next big winner!"
Sloth: We had an inside cabin – no window. There was no clock in the room. When the lights were off, it was pitch black, day and night. The only sound was the air conditioning. I would wake up and have no idea if it was 2 in the morning or 2 in the afternoon. I would sleep long and deep, then I would have an afternoon nap in a lounge chair, watching the endless ocean.
Wrath: Some of the more entitled passengers when they found out that rules actually apply to them: "Yes, I know there was an announcement that we aren't allowed to save seats. And, yes, I saw the sign saying the same thing. But my friends (all ten of them) will be here any minute, so don't you dare take their seats!"
Envy: "See these pretty glittery things, as worn by these young and beautiful dancers? No, we won't tell you how much they will cost you - it will be a lot - but we can tell you where at the next port of call you can go to buy them. And go you must, because you can see how your wife is looking at the sparkly thing... you must buy her one."
Pride: You can feel superior to those who are overindulging ("I may have eaten a lot, but at least I stopped between meals. Did you ever see him without a plate of food?") or you can feel superior to those who aren't indulging at all (as we lounged on the upper deck with a couple of margaritas: "Who comes on vacation to jog?").
Lust: Did I mention that the room was soundproof? That was a very good thing, since my parents had Russ and I's room on one side, and the newlyweds' on the other.
I'm glad I'm more hedonistic than Catholic.
