ROLLIN' WITH BROLIN, CHAMPAGNE AND NITROGEN

The fabulous, Allure of the Seas, was THE place to be this past Sunday. Kids, springing-forward and losing that hour to usher in another round of Daylight-Savings-Time, usually makes me crabby-crabberson. But, this past weekend I said ta-ta to that extra hour with a quick flick of the wrist and we headed on down I95 to the Port of Fort Lauderdale to hang with James Brolin, Dean Cain, Jenny McCarthy and other movie types. The glam life on the peninsula, that's us!
Did you hear? James and Jenn-Jenn directed a couple of short promo films for the peeps at Royal Caribbean and we were on hand for the previews. They were fine, James did a better job as a director than Jenny, PLUS she seriously should have considered casting a different female lead. Just my humble opinion, naturally.

After the previews and Q&A; where James, again, handled questions with professional aplomb and honesty; media types zipped up to the gorgeous Viking Lounge for food and drink. Champagne and cocktails were flowing and the food was divine. Could it be anything else on that ship?

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Not divine and totally silly was how Jenny had her beefy bodyguard standing-guard around her table. Ridiculous. Media types are typically more about the food and drink than crashing her dumb table. She really is vapid in person and not to be tacky, okay it is a little bit, the humidity made her hair look as bad as mine and the only 'people' I have assisting me with hair and make-up is my Cavalier King Charles. My girl sleeps on the floor and watches me primp, with what I am certain is a smirk on her face. Rightly so.

James Brolin, on the other hand, could NOT have been more down-to-earth; mingling with everyone and chatting about such things as Twitter and how he doesn't Tweet! Some are simply more professional than others. Again, just my observation.

The other stars were hanging around eating and what-have-you. None of them had 'staff' waving you away.

Overall I give it a A for Adventure. I mean chatting with a star from West World, drinking lovely champagne and dining on delicious food and drink can not be a bad thingPlus, the RC types are super-professional and nice.



During a lapse in the action, Gaz showed me how to scan a bar code on the back of a program with your phone. Cool as the mimosa I was sipping...scan the code and up comes a Web site. The things you learn while sitting in a theater in a mega-ship!

Now, what to do to top a Sunday afternoon aboard the Allure? Why, check-in at the Hyatt in downtown Miami and cleanse your palate with nitrogen ice cream.

We welcomed Daylight-Savings-Time in style. What hour?