Sea Olympics July 12, 2009 Today onboard the ship we had what’s called the Sea Olympics. We all had the day off from classes and instead competed in a bunch of events such as synchronized swimming, Pictionary, and tug-of-war. I think since our next stop is Athens, they were trying to do something with the whole Olympics theme. It was exciting because we were finally going to have a day to sleep in since the opening ceremony wasn’t until 1 pm, BUT (of course) they woke us up at 9:30 to do a safety drill. There’s nothing like waking up to the sound of shrieking bells, throwing on your life jacket, and then standing in the hot sun for 30 minutes. The Sea Olympics were great though. The ship is divided by floors into “Seas.” My
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