April Fools’ Day on Zuiderdam started the night before with the distribution of the Daily Program.    As you can see below, the top paragraph was printed upside down.   Our location is listed as “Lost at Sea”

During Ian’s morning announcement, he listed events that might have taken place on a cruise ship 100 years ago.

There were two big events today – the Block Party and the Aprils Fools Costume Party.

BLOCK PARTY

This was the third block party of the cruise and they continue to be a lot of fun.   Most folks tend to say in the hallway near their rooms while others venture to the nearby elevator lobbies which have become natural gathering spots as they have much more room to meet and mingle.

Judy and I took a lap around the entire Seventh floor and enjoyed meeting people in the various hallways and lobbies and not just the people in our immediate area.

APRIL FOOLS’ DINNER

Tonight’s Dinner Menu is shown below and offered three set menus, but you could mix and match between them.   Surf and Turf was featured, something normally reserved for dressy night.    We had fun with the cornbread, dyed green on one edge, to make it look a little moldy.

APRIL FOOLS’ COSTUME PARTY

The big party was the costume party at 9 PM in the Crow’s Nest.   DJ Nyron does a fantastic job keeping the crowd energized and on the dance floor.   There were probably 150-200 people having a good time.

The highlight of the evening was the Costume Contest with three categories.   The judges were Ian,  Bienelisa, and Spencer.

As they announced each category, the contestants paraded on the dance floor to the cheers of the happy crowd.

The party wrapped up around 11 PM and the crowd moved down to the Rolling Stone Lounge to party on!