Cruise Countdown - 6 Days - Getting to know the Carnival Dream - Food, food, and more food, oh and let's not forget ice cream

The Carnival Dream has two main restaurants – Scarlet and Crimson – with sweeping staircases, sparkling chandeliers and fabrics in their namesake colors. One or the other offers an open seating breakfast and lunch daily with both open nightly for dinner service. Passengers are assigned a table for traditional early seating at 6 p.m. or late seating at 8:15 p.m. We chose a table for two at early dining.  Red is definitely the predominant color in Scarlet, one of the two main dining rooms on the Carnival Dream. Scarlet features some tables with window views.  Crimson Restaurant is the other of the two main dining rooms on the Carnival Dream. The Crimson Restaurant seats 828 guests.  Guests dining in the Scarlet or Crimson Dining Room for dinner have their choice of six different appetizers and soups, two salads, and six entrees each night. Also, Carnival Classics selections include steak, grilled chicken, and pasta dishes. The dessert menu offers six different selections, including my personal favorite, the "Warm Chocolate Melting Cake".   For those seeking more health-conscious cuisine, the dining room menus feature Spa Carnival Fare selections that are lower in calories, cholesterol, sodium, and fat content. Vegetarian and children's menus are available as well.

Of course, there are a multitude of other food options on the Dream. Seems like there is always delicious food being served somewhere on the ship. The ship’s lido buffet, the Gathering, is especially popular, particularly for breakfast and lunch. The buffet here is cafeteria style, choose what you want. The Dream has a nice option for late risers, breakfast in the Gathering from 10:30 until noon.

Scattered around the ship are free food spots such as the Mongolian Wok, Burrito Bar, Tandoori Oven, Cajun Taste and a Pasta Bar where the dishes are made to order. On an order form, you check off what pasta, sauce and toppings you want and a waiter brings the hot dish to your table. The Gathering has plenty of tables and booths, including some very nice ones with amazing ocean views. Or you can dine outside at one of the deck tables where you can see and hear the ocean scenes.

For a pre-dinner appetizer, stop by Wasabi on Deck 5 for free sushi. Again, it is prepared fresh and the presentation is tops. Another option is room service – free. Absolutely no charge for whatever is ordered or for the delivery. Room service at hotels or ships often can run up a hefty bill quite easily so this is a thoughtful and convenient Dream feature. Available around the clock, room service isn’t skimpy on choices either – Reuben sandwiches, thin sliced beef and brie, vegetable sticks and bleu cheese dip, mozzarella and roasted vegetables on herb focaccia, chicken fajita, shrimp salad, hot pastrami, tuna salad, broiled salmon filet, potato salad, BLT sandwiches and more. Room service desserts include cheesecake, chocolate cake, crème caramel, yogurt and fresh fruit salad.

Free continental in-cabin breakfast can be ordered by hanging a filled-out card on your doorknob by 5 a.m. For snacks, the top decks offer deli sandwiches, burgers, hotdogs, fruit, salads and a  24-hour pizza shop. An ice cream machine also seems to get a lot of use.

 

Carnival Dream - Scarlet Restaurant

 

 

 

 

 

Carnival Dream Crimson Restaurant

 

 

 

 

Carnival Dream Chef's Art Restaurant

 

 

Carnival Dream - The Gathering Lido Deck Buffet Restaurant

The Gathering is a two-level casual eatery on the Carnival Dream. It is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and offers a selection of international favorites.  New on the Carnival Dream is a pasta bar where guests have their choice of pasta, sauce, and ingredients to create a custom-made dish and enjoy tradional Italian favorites such as Portobello ravioli and pasta carbonara. The Gathering also houses a 24-hour pizzeria with seven kinds of pies and calzone, Caesar salad, and garlic bread.

The most popular area in The Gathering on our short cruise was the Mongolian wok, which offers custom-made stir-fries with passengers choice of vegetables, noodles, and sauces. It was delicious, but the line took about 30 minutes from start to finish.

Other foods available in The Gathering include "Taste of the Nations", a different international cuisine each day; a New York-style deli; a tandoori oven with Indian-style chicken, fish, and meatballs; along with traditional bread, chutneys, and relishes; and a grill serving hot dogs, hamburgers, and grilled chicken sandwiches.

The Gathering also features a 35-item salad bar, 24-hour frozen yogurt, low-calorie dressings, and sugar-free desserts for those seeking healthier alternatives.

 

 

Carnival Dream Pasta Bar

The Pasta Bar is one of the food court dining venues in The Gathering. Passengers place their order, receive a number, and wait for their pasta.

 

 

Carnival Dream Deli

This New York-style deli is one of the food court dining venues in The Gathering on the Carnival Dream cruise ship.

 

Carnival Dream Indian Tandoor Restaurant

The Indian Tandoor Restaurant is one of the Lido Restaurants at the Gathering. It was very popular on our short Carnival Dream cruise to nowhere.

 

 

 

Carnival Dream - Wasabi Sushi Bar

The Wasabi Sushi Bar is open in the late afternoon (5 pm to 8:15 pm), and is found on the Promenade Deck 5. It serves fresh sushi at no extra charge.   The Wasabi Sushi Bar was very popular on our short cruise on the Carnival Dream. The line moves quickly because the sushi chefs only prepare three different pieces and everyone is served the same thing on their small plates.

 

 

Carnival Dream Plaza Cafe in the Ocean Plaza

The Plaza Cafe is a patisserie serving lattes, cappuccinos, espresso and other specialty coffees, along with sweets (cakes, pies, and cookies) and milkshakes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RE: Cruise Countdown - Day 8 - Getting to know the Carnival Dream - The Dream Herself

Thanks Brandi.  Your information has been great and fun to review.  I am amazed that there is a miniature golf course on board!  I can’t wait to be with everyone.  We’re going to have a blast!!!!!!!!!

 

From: Brandi Smith [mailto:bmsmith521@roadrunner.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 9:21 PM
To: alan@highmeadowscountryclub.com; Carl Smith home; Cathy Smith; Larry Winters (home); Pam Winters; Rick Winters; Ricky Winters; Stephen Winters; Tara McCleskey; 'The Christmas Hat Junkies Blog'
Subject: Cruise Countdown - Day 8 - Getting to know the Carnival Dream - The Dream Herself

 

 

THE BASICS

CLASS:                              Dream (Super Destiny)
BUILDER:                         Fincantieri
REGISTRY:                        Panama
ENTERED SERVICE:         September 2009    

SIZE

TONNAGE:                        130,000  g.r.t.             
LENGTH:                               1,004 feet
BEAM:                                      122 feet
DRAFT:                                       27 feet

PEOPLE

PASSENGERS:                    3,646  (double occupancy)  
                                            4,631  (full - all berths)
CREW:                                 1,367

OFFICERS:                         Italian

TECHNICAL

SPEED:                                22.5 knots              
POWER PLANT:                  diesel electric
                                         (6 medium-speed engines)  
PROPULSION:                  2 propellers
                                     3 bow thrusters
                                     3 stern thrusters      
STABILIZERS:                  One pair

 

 

Click the link for The Dream’s Deck Plan

 

The Atrium

                 

 

Carnival Dream represents a large step forward over
earlier Carnival ships.  Since the debut of Carnival
Destiny, Carnival has been developing the Destiny design
over eight subsequent ships.  However, it has done this in
relatively small increments, adding new features and
increasing the size about 12,000 gross tons in 12 years.
   The Dream is some 17,000 gross tons larger than her
immediate predecessor Carnival Splendor and 50 feet
longer.  The result is a very substantial ship with a  great
deal of gravitas.
   This greater size has allowed Carnival to fulfill its
desire to be very much a family-oriented cruise option.  
Carnival carries approximately half of the children that
set to sea each year but it is still thought of by many as the
 young people's party boats that it was in its early days.  
With the space and facilities dedicated to children on the
Dream, there can be no doubt that the emphasis here is on
family-fun.
   This is not to say that the Dream is not an option for
adults.  Its comedy club has family and adult
performances.  It has a large outdoor adults-only area
called Serenity.  It also has a large and luxurious spa.
   In fact, that is another theme that Carnival has been
developing over the years - - better and better quality.  
This is especially apparent in the food offerings in the
main dining rooms and the specialty restaurant.
   Dream also features quite a few new ideas.  Chief
among these is the innovative outdoor promenade the
Lanai.
   Overall, the interior design of the ship is more
restrained than in earlier ships by ship designer Joe
Farcus.  While this produces less opportunity to explore
the ship to see how the underlying design theme has been
developed in the various public areas, the overall result
is still attractive.  Farcas' use of brighter lighting
especially serves to enhance the overall decor.           
   Carnival Dream is homeported in Port Canaveral,
Florida and does cruises to the Caribbean and to the
Bahamas.

 

 

Guest Services (Purser’s) Desk

 

The Bridge

 

Dream has an expansive Bridge with
state-of-the-art technology.  The officers drive the
ship from a central console situated in front of
two pilot-like chairs.  There are also control
consoles on either side of the bridge that are
used in docking and undocking.  Because the
Lanai blocks a direct view of the waterline along
the side of the ship, television screens show the
officers how close the ship is to the dock.

 

 

 

 

 

Cruise Countdown - Day 7 - Getting to know the Carnival Dream - Our Cruise Director Butch

I found this interview of our scheduled cruise director on John Heald’s Blog.  Obviously he has been re-assigned to the Carnival Dream, but I thought it would be good to know who is going to be leading the fun for our 9 days at sea J…

Butch Begovich

1. Please tell us about yourself and your journey to the Cruise Director chair.
I was born in Spokane, WA and grew up in Stillwater, MN.

I am a graduate of Simpson College in Indianola, IA where I studied Theater Arts and Corporate Communications. After graduating from college in 2002 I went on to work for Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown, NY as an event coordinator and in 2003 for Appel Farm Arts and Music Center in Elmer, NJ as an Education Outreach Coordinator serving inner city schools in Camden County, NJ.

I Joined Carnival in March of 2004 as a Social Host on the Carnival Glory, that is where in my first contract I met the great John Heald.…..Later I was honored to be a part of the start up team on the Carnival Liberty in the summer of 2005 working under John. On the Liberty John promoted me to Assistant Cruise Director and in the spring of 2007 was promoted to Acting Cruise Director. I received my full CD promotion August of 2008 while back on the board the Glory.

2. What ship are you currently serving on.
I will be returning to the Carnival Liberty after my vacation (Sept. 5)

3. Before we talk about you lets talk about the ship. What are you favorite areas of the vessel and what is it that makes your ship the best in the Carnival fleet.
Of course I love the main show lounge (The Venetian Palace) that is where I get to do most of the “fun” parts of my job. I also the love the promenade, that is where I get to interact with our guests one on one and I try to meet as many people in a single cruise as possible.

4. Can you tell us about your itinerary and please pick your favorite shore excursion from each port and tell us why you like it so much

The Liberty rotates eastern and western Caribbean itineraries. Our western run takes us to Cozumel, Ocho Rios, and Grand Caymen. Our eastern run brings us to Half Moon Cay, St. Thomas, San Juan, and Grand Turk.

Although it is a very busy day for our team members because they all have to work ashore, Half Moon Cay, is the highlight of our Eastern run. It is a private island that we basically take over for the entire day and is what I would describe as absolute paradise. Our guests can relax on the beach, go parasailing, and even rent private cabanas with special services. This is also Carnival’s only port of call where our guests can eat ashore at no charge, use their sail and sign cards for beverages, and enjoy entertainment and even spa services all from our ships staff.

5. If someone were to ask you ” what does a Carnival Cruise Director do ” how would you reply
As I Cruise Director, I am in charge of all of the on board entertainment and programming. In addition to managing all of the full time entertainers I am the voice, the face and the brand of the ship.

6. What is your most favorite part of the job.
I love people and every week I get to meet so many amazing and interesting people from all over the world. Just sharing my experiences and reveling in other people’s lives is a constant enjoyment for me.

7. If we were to sail on a ship where you are the CD what would be the must not miss activity or show that you host.
My crazy disco dance class has become very popular throughout the years and is also my favorite event of each cruise.

8. What is the hardest and or most challenging part of the job of Carnival CD.
Time Management! I don’t think that many of our guests realize the amount of work and time that is put in behind the scenes in our jobs. In addition to the great things our guests see our cruise directors do, we also are responsible for managing a department, being apart of a number of different safety committees on board, and serving the Captain as an advisor in our weekly senior officers round table meetings. Juggling all of these things and still being visible, while finding time for yourself in the day, just to eat, reflect, read, or send a personal e-mail to your family is really hard…….and finding time to sleep……I struggle with that one!

9. If you could sail on any other cruise ship ( not Carnival ) what ship would you like to sail on as a guest and why.
I would have to pick one of our sister companies: Costa. They have been described to me as the “Carnival of Europe,” and a majority of their itineraries are based in the Mediterranean. I fell in love with the med a few years ago during the inaugurals of the Liberty and have been dreaming of returning there ever since.

10. Finally – please fill in the blanks

YOUR FAVOURITE ACTOR
Ricky Gervais

YOUR FAVOURITE ACTRESS
Diane Lane

WHATS ON YOUR EYE POD
Everything Disco!

YOUR FAVOURITE MOVIE
Farris Bulers Day Off

WHO MAKES YOU LAUGH
Ryan Fitzgerald, also a great Cruise Director. I handed over the Glory to him earlier this year and I have never had so much fun in my entire life!

YOUR FAVOURITE CARNIVAL CRUISE DIRECTOR EXCLUDING YOURSELF AND ME ( JOHN ) AND WHY
I am a huge fan Stuart Dunn……a few years ago I had the opportunity to work with him when I was an assistant. He is committed to trying to new things, not afraid to fail, and is passionate about being the best that he can be always.

IF YOU WERE INVISABLE FOR A DAY WHAT WOULD YOU DO
Find a quiet place and take a nap!

 

Cruise Countdown - Day 8 - Getting to know the Carnival Dream - The Dream Herself

 

THE BASICS

CLASS:                              Dream (Super Destiny)
BUILDER:                         Fincantieri
REGISTRY:                        Panama
ENTERED SERVICE:         September 2009    

SIZE

TONNAGE:                        130,000  g.r.t.             
LENGTH:                               1,004 feet
BEAM:                                      122 feet
DRAFT:                                       27 feet

PEOPLE

PASSENGERS:                    3,646  (double occupancy)  
                                            4,631  (full - all berths)
CREW:                                 1,367

OFFICERS:                         Italian

TECHNICAL

SPEED:                                22.5 knots              
POWER PLANT:                  diesel electric
                                         (6 medium-speed engines)  
PROPULSION:                  2 propellers
                                     3 bow thrusters
                                     3 stern thrusters      
STABILIZERS:                  One pair

 

 

Click the link for The Dream’s Deck Plan

 

The Atrium

                 

 

Carnival Dream represents a large step forward over
earlier Carnival ships.  Since the debut of Carnival
Destiny, Carnival has been developing the Destiny design
over eight subsequent ships.  However, it has done this in
relatively small increments, adding new features and
increasing the size about 12,000 gross tons in 12 years.
   The Dream is some 17,000 gross tons larger than her
immediate predecessor Carnival Splendor and 50 feet
longer.  The result is a very substantial ship with a  great
deal of gravitas.
   This greater size has allowed Carnival to fulfill its
desire to be very much a family-oriented cruise option.  
Carnival carries approximately half of the children that
set to sea each year but it is still thought of by many as the
 young people's party boats that it was in its early days.  
With the space and facilities dedicated to children on the
Dream, there can be no doubt that the emphasis here is on
family-fun.
   This is not to say that the Dream is not an option for
adults.  Its comedy club has family and adult
performances.  It has a large outdoor adults-only area
called Serenity.  It also has a large and luxurious spa.
   In fact, that is another theme that Carnival has been
developing over the years - - better and better quality.  
This is especially apparent in the food offerings in the
main dining rooms and the specialty restaurant.
   Dream also features quite a few new ideas.  Chief
among these is the innovative outdoor promenade the
Lanai.
   Overall, the interior design of the ship is more
restrained than in earlier ships by ship designer Joe
Farcus.  While this produces less opportunity to explore
the ship to see how the underlying design theme has been
developed in the various public areas, the overall result
is still attractive.  Farcas' use of brighter lighting
especially serves to enhance the overall decor.           
   Carnival Dream is homeported in Port Canaveral,
Florida and does cruises to the Caribbean and to the
Bahamas.

 

 

Guest Services (Purser’s) Desk

 

The Bridge

 

Dream has an expansive Bridge with
state-of-the-art technology.  The officers drive the
ship from a central console situated in front of
two pilot-like chairs.  There are also control
consoles on either side of the bridge that are
used in docking and undocking.  Because the
Lanai blocks a direct view of the waterline along
the side of the ship, television screens show the
officers how close the ship is to the dock.

 

 

 

 

 

RE: Cruise Countdown - 9 Days - Getting to know the Carnival Dream - Elegant Nights, Dress Code and Photos

Sounds very expensive!!

 

From: Cathy Smith [mailto:cathys13@nc.rr.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 9:27 PM
To: 'Brandi Smith'; alan@highmeadowscountryclub.com; 'Carl Smith home'; 'Larry Winters (home)'; 'Pam Winters'; 'Rick Winters'; 'Ricky Winters'; 'Stephen Winters'; 'Tara McCleskey'; 'The Christmas Hat Junkies Blog'
Subject: RE: Cruise Countdown - 9 Days - Getting to know the Carnival Dream - Elegant Nights, Dress Code and Photos

 

Sounds interesting. 

 

From: Brandi Smith [mailto:bmsmith521@roadrunner.com]
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 10:00 PM
To: alan@highmeadowscountryclub.com; Carl Smith home; Cathy Smith; Larry Winters (home); Pam Winters; Rick Winters; Ricky Winters; Stephen Winters; Tara McCleskey; 'The Christmas Hat Junkies Blog'
Subject: Cruise Countdown - 9 Days - Getting to know the Carnival Dream - Elegant Nights, Dress Code and Photos

 

On this 9 day Holiday sailing we will have 2 elegant dress nights.  These nights will be Christmas night and Dec 30^th (too bad the 31^st falls on the last night of the cruise – would’ve been awesome for NYE to be the second formal night).  To help clarify what Elegant means to Carnival I found the following:

 

Cruise Elegant Dining Dress Code:  Gentlemen - Dress slacks, dress shirts. We also suggest a sport coat. If you wish to wear suits and ties or tuxedos, by all means we invite you to do so.  Ladies - Cocktail dresses, pantsuits, elegant skirts and blouses; if you‘d like to show off your evening gowns, that's great too! 

The dress code for the Steakhouse is Cruise Elegant (Jeans permitted on Cruise Casual evenings).

With Christmas night be an elegant dress, it may be nice to have a family picture.  Uncle Larry and Tara…I don’t mean that one of you has to be out of the picture, we want you in it J (too bad we won’t have Matt Lee this cruise!)…so I found an interesting post that may be great for us.  Carnival debuted a new idea on the Carnival Dream with regard to pictures.  See below:

 

Carnival is offering a new program where you can schedule a private photo session with a specific photographer. We decided to try it. Our photographer's name was Karel and originally from the Czech Repuplic. We scheduled the session with him the afternoon of the second elegant dining night. He took us to various locations on Deck Promenade and ended on Deck 11. He took several pictures with us in the foreground with the setting sun in the background. We didn't realize it at the time, but we had an audience of people watching us taking the pictures on Deck 11, who started applauding and giving us the thumbs up after the session. We met him Karel the next afternoon where he showed us the results. All I can say is WOW! The photos were awesome! There are a couple of packages where you can purchase just a coffee table book, or the coffee table book, a 20X30 canvas of the photo of your choice, all 42 prints, and a CD with all the photo images. We bought the second package. I wil say, its a little pricey, but we felt worth the price.

 

This peaked my interest because it isn’t the traditional stand on the staircase or in front of a painted drop cloth.  We could get very creative J.  We could even do casual shots if everyone preferred…or maybe both!  I wonder how popular this program is?  Should we try to reserve when we first get on board?

 

RE: Cruise Countdown - 9 Days - Getting to know the Carnival Dream - Elegant Nights, Dress Code and Photos

Sounds interesting. 

 

From: Brandi Smith [mailto:bmsmith521@roadrunner.com]
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 10:00 PM
To: alan@highmeadowscountryclub.com; Carl Smith home; Cathy Smith; Larry Winters (home); Pam Winters; Rick Winters; Ricky Winters; Stephen Winters; Tara McCleskey; 'The Christmas Hat Junkies Blog'
Subject: Cruise Countdown - 9 Days - Getting to know the Carnival Dream - Elegant Nights, Dress Code and Photos

 

On this 9 day Holiday sailing we will have 2 elegant dress nights.  These nights will be Christmas night and Dec 30^th (too bad the 31^st falls on the last night of the cruise – would’ve been awesome for NYE to be the second formal night).  To help clarify what Elegant means to Carnival I found the following:

 

Cruise Elegant Dining Dress Code:  Gentlemen - Dress slacks, dress shirts. We also suggest a sport coat. If you wish to wear suits and ties or tuxedos, by all means we invite you to do so.  Ladies - Cocktail dresses, pantsuits, elegant skirts and blouses; if you‘d like to show off your evening gowns, that's great too! 

The dress code for the Steakhouse is Cruise Elegant (Jeans permitted on Cruise Casual evenings).

With Christmas night be an elegant dress, it may be nice to have a family picture.  Uncle Larry and Tara…I don’t mean that one of you has to be out of the picture, we want you in it J (too bad we won’t have Matt Lee this cruise!)…so I found an interesting post that may be great for us.  Carnival debuted a new idea on the Carnival Dream with regard to pictures.  See below:

 

Carnival is offering a new program where you can schedule a private photo session with a specific photographer. We decided to try it. Our photographer's name was Karel and originally from the Czech Repuplic. We scheduled the session with him the afternoon of the second elegant dining night. He took us to various locations on Deck Promenade and ended on Deck 11. He took several pictures with us in the foreground with the setting sun in the background. We didn't realize it at the time, but we had an audience of people watching us taking the pictures on Deck 11, who started applauding and giving us the thumbs up after the session. We met him Karel the next afternoon where he showed us the results. All I can say is WOW! The photos were awesome! There are a couple of packages where you can purchase just a coffee table book, or the coffee table book, a 20X30 canvas of the photo of your choice, all 42 prints, and a CD with all the photo images. We bought the second package. I wil say, its a little pricey, but we felt worth the price.

 

This peaked my interest because it isn’t the traditional stand on the staircase or in front of a painted drop cloth.  We could get very creative J.  We could even do casual shots if everyone preferred…or maybe both!  I wonder how popular this program is?  Should we try to reserve when we first get on board?

 

Cruise Countdown - 9 Days - Getting to know the Carnival Dream - Elegant Nights, Dress Code and Photos

On this 9 day Holiday sailing we will have 2 elegant dress nights.  These nights will be Christmas night and Dec 30^th (too bad the 31^st falls on the last night of the cruise – would’ve been awesome for NYE to be the second formal night).  To help clarify what Elegant means to Carnival I found the following:

 

Cruise Elegant Dining Dress Code:  Gentlemen - Dress slacks, dress shirts. We also suggest a sport coat. If you wish to wear suits and ties or tuxedos, by all means we invite you to do so.  Ladies - Cocktail dresses, pantsuits, elegant skirts and blouses; if you‘d like to show off your evening gowns, that's great too! 

The dress code for the Steakhouse is Cruise Elegant (Jeans permitted on Cruise Casual evenings).

With Christmas night be an elegant dress, it may be nice to have a family picture.  Uncle Larry and Tara…I don’t mean that one of you has to be out of the picture, we want you in it J (too bad we won’t have Matt Lee this cruise!)…so I found an interesting post that may be great for us.  Carnival debuted a new idea on the Carnival Dream with regard to pictures.  See below:

 

Carnival is offering a new program where you can schedule a private photo session with a specific photographer. We decided to try it. Our photographer's name was Karel and originally from the Czech Repuplic. We scheduled the session with him the afternoon of the second elegant dining night. He took us to various locations on Deck Promenade and ended on Deck 11. He took several pictures with us in the foreground with the setting sun in the background. We didn't realize it at the time, but we had an audience of people watching us taking the pictures on Deck 11, who started applauding and giving us the thumbs up after the session. We met him Karel the next afternoon where he showed us the results. All I can say is WOW! The photos were awesome! There are a couple of packages where you can purchase just a coffee table book, or the coffee table book, a 20X30 canvas of the photo of your choice, all 42 prints, and a CD with all the photo images. We bought the second package. I wil say, its a little pricey, but we felt worth the price.

 

This peaked my interest because it isn’t the traditional stand on the staircase or in front of a painted drop cloth.  We could get very creative J.  We could even do casual shots if everyone preferred…or maybe both!  I wonder how popular this program is?  Should we try to reserve when we first get on board?