Departure from Sudbury to Toronto. The bus ride was 4 hours, a long 4 hours and after I arrived in Toronto I went to the mall to grab something to eat. I was at the Yorkdale Mall because it was the closest to the Airport and there was a shuttle bus...well a Go Bus for 5.50. I hauled my luggage to the airport around 4 because I was going there to meet with Barb who you will see in some pictures in this blog. When I got to the Airport I was dropped off at Terminal 1 which I thought was the right one as I saw flights coming in from Vancouver when Barb was coming in...oh was I ever wrong...I walked all over and asked several people where to go to no avail. I finally asked someone and they showed me the right way to terminal 3...I had to take a small train. Once I got there after several where are you texts...I found her and we were on our way to the hotel....We ended up going to eat at Montana's and had a great meal. We spoke of how excited we were for the cruise and wondered what was to come of this great adventure.
Day 2- December 1st, 2011
The next day we woke at 730 to be at the airport for 8. We checked in and I met up with 2 other girls travelling to Miami. It was a long process but worth it as I got a window seat....I NEED A WINDOW SEAT....as you may not know I'm not the best flyer...when we hit air pockets, I panic, when we hit turbulence, I panic....when we take off and land...I panic. After we boarded the plane, everything became real and that we were actually going on this Cruise with The Backstreet Boys. OMG!
Over looking Miami Beach as we turn to the Airport. I saw post cards of this but without the plane in the way....haha suckers..I took one for free.
So I got to the hotel and texted Karla wondering which room I had to go to..with Holly, Erica and myself in toe, we were off...Got to the room and gave Laura big hug. It was nice to see her after a few years. So then I got ready for dinner and headed off to the other room on the 3rd floor. We left around 430 for dinner at Hibachi...if you don't know what kind of restaurant that is....its basically a Japanese restaurant where they cook dinner for you at the table. They have a grill attached to the table. When we got there, we had to wait as our table was not ready...but it was...umm ok. We went to our table and sat down waiting for the other girls to arrive...omg, it was a long wait. I knew some people were going to be there but some I did not know...it was nice to meet them.
Toni and Laura and Chef
Here are some photo's of the girls I met at dinner. One I can tell you is special to my heart is Vani...she is a doll and I last saw her in 2008 so this was a great reunion. I met Mary, Jackie, Mel, Dani, Vani(again), Karla, and Jess who I know personally
After dinner we went back to the hotel and we decided to go for a walk to the gas station for booze. We had to go to another one as it didn't sell what I wanted and needed. We got back to the hotel and had some good conversations and some good laughs...I drank some Tilt...did you know its a drink? I never knew...woh that stuff is strong! Also I need to note that at 1:17pm Nick arrived at the airport with Lauren...we were 40 minutes late to see him....darnit!!
Day 3- December 2nd 2011
We woke at 8am to get ready for the boat..omg the boat! It was the day we all got to get on the boat to have the time of our lives! I was so ready! we left around 11 because the women who picked us up said we didnt need to be there till noon. I was told to be there at 9 so I could see the guys board but we didn't end up doing that. We slept in and went in late...it was okay...After driving up to the boat and taking some photo's we were off into the check in.
Here are some photo's
So after Lunch, we went wondering around the boat to see everything we could possibly see until the Sail Away Party at 3:30pm.
Here are some photo's of this...
After the walk around we decided to head to our rooms to drop off some more stuff and head to the Lido deck for the Sail Away Party...I got a pretty good spot near the stage in the middle of the Lido Deck.
here is a video if me telling Brian about Nicks pants...check it out
I kept telling Brian that I wanted to tell him but he never got him to come over here...it was funny...but Brian did tell Howie and Leighanne...lmao
So after the party at 430, a bunch of us went back to our rooms to get ready for dinner and the others for "in it to win it" game...there were groups... A and B.
As I was going to my room I started to feel really dizzy....I got in the room and started to ready for 80's night...i didnt do a very good job with my hair only because I was soo sick at the moment...It just hit me...the heat of the room, the swaying of the boat and everyone in tight quarters. So I sat outside the room and got ready....i did what i could to my hair and did my make up as best as i could...i should of went all out but i just couldnt. So i got sick....sea sick...then felt a bit better and went to the Lido deck to get some air..I missed dinner at 6...I went looking for my friends but i never found them...so i ate at 815. i went to the in it to win it game and felt a little better. The games were sooo funny!
here are some video's!
So after the game it was onto the Lido deck for the 80's theme party. We got out there and people were already standing in place and dressed up in their outfits. Wondering where to go, I just wondered around and took pictures of people I knew and said hello to some outfits I thought were cool. At around midnight the staff were going to and out free drinks on the house....I think I took at least 4-5 drinks before I stopped...The drinks were strong or some had just juice in them...wowzers. I took some photo's of the guys on top of the Lido deck and then ventured my way out to the main stage
Here are some photo's.
Brian and Leighanne joking about the Wylee products on board...
Oh Brian....=p
This is the flag I have had for over 10 years and I got Leighanne to get Brian to sign it...as she got him, I was asking people for a sharpy...no one had one until Brian asked...go figure...Here it is....
Leighanne kissed it before he signed it...she totally loved it!
Day 4 December 3rd 2011
As you already read, around 330 we saw nick in the hallway...at that time we were onto our room to bed...
Bed at 330am then awake at 9 to be in the Xanadu Lounge. We all walked down with a camera man, no idea why but I tried to be in the shot the whole time....
Here are some photo's of people walking to the shuttle bus to the beach... and some of the houses and buildings in Bahama's.
After we all arrived at the beach party a lot of girls got in position at the stage area and some just set up where ever they could. Not knowing when BSB would show up I just wanted to take photo's and chill out for a bit.The water was very dirty on the side I was positioned...I ended up getting some food and someone was kind enough to get me some Starbucks...ohhh my! We waited for what seemed hours...but it was actually 2 extra hours for these boys..Kevin was already there in the hotel....and from what I was told, the guys were still sleeping....like really...I was no impressed because we only got 3-4 hours with these boys at the beach then had to head back out to the ship...
Here are some photo's. I got one with Kevin and Howie at the beach party! Woot Woot!
here is a video from the photo's i took at that location.
Nick ran into the water....this is all i got! i did not go in because i wanted to be in the front to see Kevin!
The picture above was taken by my good friend Barb....you saw her in the first few photo's! She showed it to me and I asked her if i could take it for mine as i did not get a good one of them all...
When I got back on the ship instead of going up in the elevator I took the stairs with Tara and her brother.
I got back to my room and got ready for dinner...I just needed to fix my make up and I was on my way to the dinner table. It was lobster night....oh yeah! lol
and this for dinner...mmm!
After dinner we had a few hours before prom night because Group B was at their concert. I went back to my room and put my dress on and put my make up on...
This was my dress...
Here are some other photo's from that night...
Holly and myself
I then went to check out some of the doors because I couldn't be in the room with everyone and I was ready for that night and no one else was....i hate that...set yourself a time limit and get ready...no puttering.
Here are some photo's of the doors I took.
It was then time for Prom....A day I hated back in 2002 because i was judged and looked at like, why why why but this one was special...I stood on one side of the stage and then decided to move...I moved because I knew we would get some sort of attention or whatever in the back. It worked out 50% in our favor....I got some great photo's of the guys in their suits and for the prom queen and king dance they danced to Perfect Fan....I cried....wow...I did not expect them to play that song at all. That song brings back the memories of mom when every mothers day i would give her a card with those lyrics on them....and after she passed away it took me months to listen to that song without crying....It was a good cry. I later found out that Vani had to leave because she did not want to cry infront of everyone. i went and found her in her room because the guys were only on the lido deck for about 2 hours...Kevin was leaving and I guess they wanted time with them...that sucked...I thought it was going to be an all night party. I talked to Vani for a bit then headed back out to the lido deck to party and drink...well i sure did drink...You know that funnel cup you saw me in with my prom dress, well i had 3 re-fills of those and 2 other drinks in my room before i left. As the night went on I saw someone who I could not stand and I had to say something....we all know her as MUFF...I said to her, Oh your the one who talks about everyone behind their back....what a bitch, and i kept walking...im sure she heard me.
Day 5 December 4th, 2011
So I stayed out on the deck till 530am and had to be up at around 9 for the photo op. I got ready and was ready for the photo around 10 but no one else was...I went up to the lido deck to get some air and i was with karla then all of a sudden i had to run....run to the bathroom...i totally got sick...and not because of the boat swaying but because of the alcohol. As long as i was occupied, I was okay...after that I left that area and went to the line....Karla did leave to go find a spot in line...I then went to go look for the other girls who were in our photo. Funny how we had dinner with them the night before and the last night...lol! I waited in line for what seemed forever and then got some water from someone and then the guys walked by us...that was cool. The photo op started on time....only 2 things did...the sail away party and the photo op...we could not bring in our camera's or bags for the photo so they made us put them in a grey bin...not the greatest idea because as we were leaving they were exposed to anyone....If anyone was on deck 6 or came to check it out they would know that 2 girls from Japan had these snacks outside their doors. One was a chewy candy and the other was like those sour cream and onion snacks but worse...I took a bite and had to ask someone for a tissue and some gum...I'm sorry, it was bad!
At around 230 I went looking for the Karaoke entrance and I got real confused...I asked a few people and had the picture of where to go and they just said lido deck...um no...we have to be somewhere...I ended up finding it above the lido deck on deck 11...the page had a mistake...a huge one...said deck 10 veranda...but it should of said deck 11 verandah. I got there and waited for everyone to show up...more people showed up then who were needed..I'm sure they printed it off without getting it. What i did find out is that the list had 60 people...then rose tours narrowed it down to 30...then BSB themselves narrowed it down to 15 people...and they had to take into consideration if they had the songs and if they liked it or not...they ended up only chosing about 9 people to sing....reason being, the weather and they did a great thing and cut a girls hair off because she was getting treatments for cancer and wanted her hair cut off because it was bound to fall off anyways.
Here are some video's from the event
and here is the girl getting her hair cut....grab a tissue.
oh and i gatta say the shower was the best part of the ship...lol! i visited the other girls rooms a few times
On the final day I lounged out on the lido deck trying not to get sick and just wondered around the boat alone...it was great...I then later on found the sushi bar....why why why didnt i find this or know about it the 2 previous nights....well because i couldnt find it....someone told me where it was...! Laura tried to eat it but couldnt....good thing she didnt cus it was spicy...lol! After that Im not sure where i went but I know it was dinner time....so off to dinner it was....it was a great dinner.
Here is a photo of the group I sat with
After dinner we walked out and went into the liqor store....wow everything was soo cheap...but i did not have the cash to spend..I wanted to but I couldnt....I left empty handed. Then walked back to my room with a dude in tow...haha and got ready for pj night...I left and was on my way to the concert....It was to start at 930...i do think it did around 945 and ended just after 1130....here are some video's of the show. I took other peoples links cus mine well....screaming and yelling in them.
after the show we went right away to the lido deck and no one was there....so we turned around figuring out it was on deck 7 at the bar.....crap crap crap...my pj booties sucked soo bad...my feet already hurt and it didnt even start....lol. i took no pictures of me in it cus well....it was terrible...
So a run down of the pj party...
Brian was in Elmo Pjs
Nick was in a Ninja Turtle outift
Aj was in a striped onzie
Howie was in a Hefner outfit
Nick took lots of shots and got a massage and some butt spanks
Brian took shots...i know shocking, did the worm on the bar and also crowd surfed, he also spanked some girl with a elmo plush toy on the bar before Leighane gave him trouble...lol...u didnt see him much after that.
Aj cheered everyone on but he did get to dance with nick and some other girl on the bar...
Howie got spanks and ass touches from fans and also spanked some girl on the bar...
The DJ played Howies song 100 and Nicks Just One Kiss.
There were many silly photo's as you will see very soon....and the solo pic attempts...haha! I got Nick and Aj....
Here are some photo's of the pj night.
nick talked about love and loving yourself and others and not waiting to be with someone you love or want to say i love you to....and being a fan and how it takes alot of dedication...he was pretty much thanking us.
he had the bottle of grey goose in his hands but put it down then there were no pictures or video's of the whole thing...that was it...shut it down...people started to come in and i myself did the mistake of almost getting a photo....but i just sat there and listened to nick and aj talk...
aj spoke about wedding plans and who was going to be doing it...and that there were midgets that were going to look like him and rochelle...lol. and how she has a huge fear of them since the chocolate factory. He also spoke about only being 28 days sober...that must be hard....i just think its his environment and where he lives that gives him such a need to have that drop of booze. He asked us about the next cruise and if we wanted a full boat or half....umm half....it was too much for a full because not everyone filled the rooms up. If you saw a video of the nkotb cruise on the same boat, you would notice that it was full, and ours was not...we needed a smaller ship. They talked a bit more and some yelled that we support them no matter what...I could not yell..my voice was gone...All i could do was whisper. As they were ending it someone snapped a picture...duhhh stupid so it was over...and everyone had to leave....not sure where nick ended up but aj ended up on deck 6 being a goof and pulling people outta their rooms on his side of the deck where no fans were allowed unless they paid for that.
Jess, Laura and myself spoke to a security guy about times of departure, the guys, his life...we stayed up all night and went to another part of the floor and we should of stayed where we were...dammit! I knew that guy was lying....grrr! Oh well....it was fun staying up all night...I got to bed at 1030 when i got to the hotel....fell asleep on the beach then at the pool.
Here is a photo from the night we stayed up all night on a boat....lol
after this we went back to our rooms...i went to see mary cus the door was open and have a chat with her for a bit then i had to get back to my room to throw everything in my suitcase to leave....it was 9 by that time...i was running on 7 hours of sleep the whole weekend.
I got ready and brought my stuff to deck 7 then found someone who could replace my funnel cup as it broke for some reason. I got it replaced and went to the lido deck as there were ppl there eating until we had to leave...not much food there but it was something...we then hear last call and 2 people are having a smoke...like really...we need to go...not have a smoke...so i end up leaving and then they follow suit...ugh...that was frustrating...So as we left the boat we had to wait for a very nice lady to come and get us....it was nice and hot outside...then I get a text from Jackie that she cant find her wristlet....wth! No I.D, no $, no nothing....! Turns out MC**** swapped them and put them in other ppls luggage...what a bitch...and she also wondered why they were not in the room...ummm cus your a psycho....So as soon as jackie found it she came out to wait with us for the lady...she was visibly shaken.
We got in the van and reallly didnt want to leave...but i was excited to see miami and what it had to offer and all the beauty the beach is.
run down of what i did
went to dinner on the 5th at the hard rock
hung out at the beach on the 6th till about 5 then off to dinner at the cheesecake factory
on the 7th me and jackie hung out at the beach till about 3 and then headed to the mall...some guy tried to pick me up...like hardcore..he was columbian....i let him say what he wanted to say and looked at jackie for help but all she could do was laugh....bitch! lol...so then i pull out the card that i had someone waiting for me back at home...he fell for it but still wanted to come back to our hotel, me go for a drive in his car, go to his apt and have him move to canada....all him telling me he has a criminal record and cant leave the state. WOW.
Here are some photo's of my time in Miami
and then the last day we got up at 8 to shower and go downstairs for breakfast....we saw laura and her aunt but the food in that room was not appealing so we went across the way and i had pancakes....we then left for the airport in the shuttle with that nice nice lady.
we got there and thought that we could see eachother after check in but that was not the case...i didnt even say goodbye to her or anyone other than karla and holly....#fail. I walked around wondering if i could get back there and i could not...so i went looking for a beverage then got some food before the flight...i waited at gate j5 but someone came along and good thing i was listening cus it was at gate j9...the flight was good..i watched cowboys and aliens and then on the decent i panicked...my palms got all sweaty and my breathing started...i gave the ppl around me such an entertaining time...lol...and they were all calm...a lil old lady sitting in the same row was fine a pie....
I was not ready to leave to go back to SNOW!!!! this airport was HUGE!!!!
Over all with this trip i had a fantastic time...the great people i met, the things i did, the photo's the good times, the conversations....the time on the boat and off....all the great people i met and now knowing how loco loco some people can be.
Hope you enjoyed reading this as much as i did writing it....
xoxo
Melissa
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