some pics of the queen mary interior

Sewer blocked by large Pooh

I just thought this was hilarious… if writers need ideas to the poop scene :P

My language has been changed on the blogger? Is anyone else having this issue

No... I see it in English... -Gaby

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Video footage from the Carnival cruise ship where ayoung couple went missing this week appears to show the woman jumping from the vessel and her panic-stricken boyfriend following moments later, Australia's Herald Sun is reporting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dyi2zKLZIg8

The Herald Sun says detectives have spent the last day enhancing and analyzing surveillance footage from the ship to figure out what happened to the couple, who were traveling with friends and family.

In a statement sent to USA TODAY on Thursday, Carnival was vague about what the security camera footage showed but ruled out anything criminal.

"There is indication from the shipboard video of what transpired," the statement says. "There is no evidence of foul play. However, out of respect for the families, we are not going to publicly disclose the details of what occurred at this time."

Carnival's top executive in Australia, Ann Sherry, today defended the Carnival Spirit crew's handling of the situation, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. While the couple's fall from the ship was caught on tape Wednesday by one of the vessel's 600 surveillance cameras, Sherry noted that not all the cameras are monitored around-the-clock.

"We've invested hugely (in cameras), we can see exactly what's going in most parts of the ship at most times," she said, according to the Morning Herald. "There is also a balance, of course, around privacy. We don't watch what people are doing in their private spaces, but we are keen to know exactly what's happening around the sides of the ship."

The incident is just the latest to put Carnival in the spotlight. It comes three months after a power loss on another Carnival ship, the Carnival Triumph, left passengers stranded at sea for days in miserable conditions. The much-publicized event followed an engine room fire on the ship.

Carnival also has experienced power problems in recent months with several other ships, including the Carnival Legend and Carnival Dream, and the line this week hasfaced complaints about unfinished areas from passengers on the first voyage of the newly revamped Carnival Sunshine.

The 2,124-passenger Carnival Spirit is based in Australia year-round. One of 24 ships at the line, it sails eight- to 12-night voyages to the South Pacific out of Sydney and Melbourne, Australia that are aimed primarily at Australians.

Yes, they do have Broadway musicals on cruise ships, even if they're only a half hour

THE ONLY CRUISE LINE WITH TONY AWARD^®-WINNING SHOWS

Royal Caribbean International® offers the most variety of entertainment at sea. From the 60's-inspired bebop of Hairspray to the jazz-infused score of Chicago, The Musical to the toe-tapping disco beats of Saturday Night Fever and now smash hit MAMMA MIA!, we bring you Broadway's hit musicals miles away from the mainland.

Dancing queens, your ship has come in. Starting fall 2014, Broadway’s global smash hit for over 10 years MAMMA MIA! comes to Royal Caribbean International's newest ship, Quantum of the Seas^SM. Over 50 million have seen it on land, and now for the first time, MAMMA MIA! takes to the sea with a repertoire of ABBA’s greatest hits. You can dance, you can jive – only on Royal Caribbean.

Get down with Tracy Turnblad and friends in "The Corny Collins Show," Baltimore's hottest teen dance show. Witness the change from segregation to integration where an outsider becomes the ultimate teen celebrity – and with rockin' 'dos to boot only on Oasis of the Seas®.

Join the nefarious cast of Chicago, The Musical as they sing, shake and shimmy their way around the jail block. An incredible evening of glitz and jazz with Roxie Hart, Velma Kelly, Billy Flynn and the other Merry Murderesses of prohibition-era Chicago sets sail only on
Allure of the Seas®.

Shake things up in Brooklyn with Tony Manero, the king of the disco dance floor. Experience New York City nightlife in its 1970's heyday – complete with platforms and polyester galore on
Liberty of the Seas®.

Guys here are some great interiors from the Queen Mary. What do you think?  Robert

  and some interesting history:

Hauntings Internationally recognized, the historic floating hotel and museum attracts thousands of visitors every year. It has also attracted a number of unearthly guests over the years. In fact, some say the Queen Mary is one of the most haunted places in the world with as many as 150 known spirits lurking upon the ship. Over the past 60 years, the Queen Mary has been the site of at least 49 reported deaths, not to mention having gone through the terrors of war, so it comes as no surprise that spectral spirits of her vivid past continue to walk within her rooms and hallways. Located 50 feet below water level is the Queen Mary's engine room, which is said to be a hotbed of paranormal activity. Used in the filming of the Poseidon Adventure, the room's infamous "Door 13" crushed at least two men to death, at different points during the ship's history. The most recent death, during a routine watertight door drill in 1966, crushed an 18 year-old crew member. Dressed in blue coveralls and sporting a beard, the young man has often been spied walking the length of Shaft Alley before disappearing by door #13.
In the area of this heavy door in the Engine Room, we got some very creepy feelings, Kathy Weiser, December, 2005.	Two more popular spots for the Queen’s other worldly guests are its first and second class swimming pools. Though neither are utilized today for their original purpose, spirits seemingly are not aware of that. In the first class swimming pool, which has been closed for more than three decades, women have often been seen appearing in 1930’s style swimming suits wandering the decks near the pool. Others have reported the sounds of splashing and spied wet footprints leading from the deck to the changing rooms. Some have also spied the spirit of a young girl, clutching her teddy bear. In the second class poolroom, the spirit of another little girl named Jackie is often been seen and heard. The unfortunate girl drowned in the pool during the ship’s sailing days and reputedly refused to move on, as her voice, as well as the sounds of laughter has been captured here. In the Queen’s Salon, which once served as the ship’s first-class lounge, a beautiful young woman in an elegant white evening gown has often been seen dancing alone in the shadows of the corner of the room.
Yet more odd occurrences have been made in a number of first-class staterooms. Here, reports hav e been made of a tall dark haired man appearing in a 1930’s style suit, as well as water running and lights turning on in the middle of the night, and phones ringing in the early morning hours with no one on the other end of the line. In the third class children’s playroom, a baby’s cry has often been heard, which is thought to be the infant boy who died shortly after his birth. Other phenomenon occurring throughout the ship, are the sounds of distinct knocks, doors slamming and high pitched squeals, drastic temperature changes, and the aromas of smells long past. These are but a few of the many reports of apparitions and strange events occurring at this luxury liner turned hotel. Today, the Queen Mary, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, provides not only a wide range of guest rooms for travelers, but also 14 Art Deco salons, tours, restaurants, shops, and exhibits.

Writers' Project One logline (draft 1)

A fish-out-of-water comedy in which a young woman sneaks onto a Caribbean-bound cruise ship and a case of mistaken identity causes her to encounter disastrous break-ups, broken toilets, pirates, new love and more. Can a little music save them or are they bound to be castaways?

We will give the class a more detailed verbal pitch of the logline in Tuesday's class. Keep in mind, this wording is a work in progress but it does cover the basic story we plan to tell.

----Matt, Rob, Alicia and Hanna (and Gabriela as Prod.)