As promised, here’s the update on Titanic Pigeon Forge’s first big party. Congratulations are in order to the Titanic Pigeon Forge crew.

Thursday, May 20^th, started as usual, guests clamoring to purchase tickets for a full day of Titanic exploration. The exception this day was that the last ticket of the day was sold at 2:00 p.m., to prepare for Titanic Museum Attraction II’s first ever fancy dress affair. A benefit for The United Way, all proceeds to the event going toward the fine work of the local Tennessee chapters of this charitable organization.

Caterers setting up their stations throughout the museum, florists delivering glamorous displays, tables festooned with the most sumptuous of cheese collections and cheese hourdourves. Homemade breads, and accompaniments, delectable fruits, crudités carved into flowers and dainty shapes. We must have had at least nine of these feasting stops, nearby local wineries had appropriate wines to compliment each type of cheese offered. Building to the end of the tour with desert wines paired with an array of chocolates, crème brulee spoons, pastries, wondrous!

Having been involved in many of these types of functions, often times cheese and wine parties can be quite basic, if not quite dull, this was far from that. Not only was the food presented beautifully, it was the finest tasting grouping of cheese and accompaniments I have had the pleasure of tasting. We as staff know better than to dig in as if one were a guest and not a host, but discreetly, tastings are essential to experience what the guest is hopefully enjoying. Top notch!

The guests did their charity proud, much money was raised, thanks and awards were given on The Grande Staircase, officiated by the leaders of the event and John and Mary Joslyn. Crew, myself, and Captain David in attendance. I would venture to guess there will be many more of these soirees in the future.

Currently my favorite subject is our darling mascots, Molly and Carter. On May 24^th we were asked to host the Destined for Branson stage show held at Tri-Lakes Center. Ladies and Gentlemen, there is a reason I, First Class Maid Jaynee, never was blessed with wee ones. I have discovered I am a horrific stage Mother, with the protective instincts of a Mother Cougar. Not to worry, silly me, all went well, and along with Mother Mary, Kelly Kimball, Molly and Carter’s lovely Nanny, (dog handler), and of course, moi, they were appropriately perfect. If people could be so well behaved and beautiful, it would be a perfect world. Am I exaggerating? Well, as I have said, I’m a horrific stage Mother, and that’s how we are.

The acts on the bill that afternoon were quite good and I for one believe the audience should have been quite entertained, I know I was.

I’m back at the Mother Ship in Branson, Missouri for Memorial Day Weekend and I hope to see you there. If not in Branson, then please enjoy our new museum In Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Thank you, First Class Maid, Jaynee

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Tags: Titanic, Titanic Branson, Titanic Events, Titanic Museum

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