On Friday, Jan. 21, Taylor Swift will be boarding a cruise ship packed with her fans and contest winners and performing an at-sea show live. And MTV Buzzworthy writer Nicole James embarked on the seven-day cruise to catch all the seafaring action. Here's her report.
Greetings from the ocean somewhere near Mexico! It's your Taylor Swift cruise correspondent here. I was somehow able to tear myself away from the sundeck library long enough to check out some of the Taylor Swift contests happening on the ship yesterday. Taylor Swift trivia was fun, and the name-that-tune games were the perfect refresher for tomorrow's show, but I have to say I learned the most at the Taylor Swift look-alike contest.
I learned that people will go really far for a pair of tickets to a Taylor Swift show. Like, really far:
Look at this dude! (Yes, that's a dude.) He's rocking a Dolly Parton wig, Chanel sunglasses, a muumuu, and a vending machine necklace. I feel like Taylor Swift wouldn't wear any of that stuff, but he actually made it to the finals! I think it's because he got some sympathy votes after he said he was trying to win the tickets for his wife. His "wife." Sure. JK!
But then there were these girls. I didn't think there would even be one girl on the ship that resembled Taylor Swift, let alone three that were the spitting image of her. The dresses, the boots, the hair--totally spot on. And in the generous spirit of Ms. Swift, they all won tickets to the show. Everyone wins!
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go plan my outfit for the show tomorrow. I'm looking for something that says, "I love you, Taylor, but not in a crazy way. In a totally normal, not obsessive way." Will this work?