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Oceans and Seas » Atlantic April 8th 2017

gandt2000

12 hours after seeing the doctor and George is already showing signs of improvement. We decided that it would be good for him to spend one more day in bed, so Theresa headed for another day in the casino. This evening we have a booking for Cirque Dreams and Dinner. It is set out like circus tent. The dinner was a set menu and was all very tasty. The show was excellent as always.... read more

Performance area in Spiegel tent for Cirque Dreams

Day 23 – Day at Sea

Oceans and Seas » Atlantic April 7th 2017

Medical centre

gandt2000

George is still not well, so this morning we made the decision that he needs to see the ship’s Doctor in the on board hospital. By the time we got to call them, they had closed for the morning, so we made an appointment for 6.00pm this evening. After a light breakfast, George headed back to bed and Theresa to the casino. The Doctor says George has Bronchial Pneumonia, laryngitis and tonsillitis. He has X-rays, blood test and is very well looked after. USA law states if a person is diagnosed with Pneumonia, a three way test also has to be done to ensure Legionella is not present. Suffice to say, this was negative. They put him on a nebuliser for about 30 minutes that does a good job of clearing his airways. Theresa had to ... read more

Random supplies from the machine outside the Medical Centre

Day 22 – Day at sea

Oceans and Seas » Atlantic April 6th 2017

Tipping point machine

gandt2000

George has had his first good night’s sleep since we left USA. That expensive medication was well worth it. After breakfast, we headed up to Posh but decided that it was a little too cold there for sunbathing. The middle of the Atlantic today is overcast and no sun and chilly. George decided to head back to bed and take another dose of medication and Theresa headed to the casino. We are collecting large champagne bottles at the moment. Not sure when Theresa will get the chance to drink them, but there is no way we can take them home. These are casino prizes from the slots. We had thought we had a booking for Teppanyaki for tonight and were going to change it to another night. When we looked at the booking, it was for ... read more

Day 21 – Day at sea

Oceans and Seas » Atlantic April 5th 2017

Silver Spirit struggling alongside - She was bound for the Azores like us but had to abort and change course until the seas calmed

gandt2000

It has been a very choppy ride since we left Bermuda and we woke up to no sunshine. Also, when we looked out from our balcony we see the Silversea Silver Spirit cruise liner is about level with us at a distance. Looks like they are having a hard time of it with the big waves. They are due to be at the Azores a day before us. Not sure they will make that. Due to the weather, everyone is inside, but there is plenty going on to keep everyone happy. George is still not feeling well so heads back to bed after breakfast. Doctors for him tomorrow if he is no better. Theresa headed out to the casino to play her tipping point game again. It has been interesting talking to some of the other ... read more

Captain Frank - The Boss - Aka The Old Man to his friends

Exploring the Uninhabited Side of Aruba

Oceans and Seas » Atlantic » Atlantis April 5th 2017

Heading out

John M

Geo: 12.568, -70.0217Today we rented 4 wheel drive buggies and explored the uninhabited side of Aruba. Great time!... read more

Snorkelling in Aruba

Oceans and Seas » Atlantic » Atlantis April 4th 2017

Lizard love

John M

Geo: 12.568, -70.0217... read more

Day 19 – At sea

Oceans and Seas » Atlantic » Sargasso Sea April 3rd 2017

Towel animal this morning as we did not get one last night

gandt2000

George is still feeling poorly, but did make it to breakfast. He did not feel like sitting in posh, so we headed to the casino. We have just found a machine that is like the Tipping Point TV program on ITV. Within the coins on moving levels, it has rolled up notes and tokens for bottles of champagne as an incentive for you to keep playing. We spent $30 and it kept us quiet for nearly four hours. George headed back to bed so he can get some rest ready for our trip tomorrow and Theresa had lunch on the balcony and got some sun. As George is still not well, it was a light dinner only in the buffet for tonight. Hopefully he will be up to going out tomorrow.... read more

Day 1 - Arrival in Aruba

Oceans and Seas » Atlantic » Atlantis April 3rd 2017

John M

Geo: 12.568, -70.0217... read more

Day 18 – At sea

Oceans and Seas » Atlantic » Sargasso Sea April 2nd 2017

Bliss Lounge

gandt2000

This morning, George woke up feeling very unwell. Over breakfast he got worse, so we decided the best place for him was back in bed. But not before we attended our second Cruise Critic meet and greet this morning. As it was such a large group, we met in Bliss this time and there must have been about 120 people attending. Of the two meet and greets we attended we both agreed the first was the best. We had brought our gift with us too for the gift exchange, but when we enquired, were told rather abruptly that it was not happening as no one wanted to organise it. We gave the gift to the lady who we met on the plane from London a few weeks ago instead. The event seemed to be purely around ... read more

Enjoying the Transatlantic

Oceans and Seas » Atlantic » Atlantis April 2nd 2017

2 - Transatlantic - boarding Koningsdam, wandering ship, first dinner & cabin animal, Sun, 2 Apr 2017 (2)

DancingGypsies

First full day at sea! Both enjoyed sleeping in. My tooth is not giving any trouble whatsoever!! Yippee!! Capt announced that we had stopped during the night at Nassau to drop off a sick passenger! Never even noticed!! Still getting oriented on the ship. Found that there is a HUGE salad bar up in the buffet & you can just point at everything & they put it in a bowl, then mix everything up for you! Lovely! Also discovered something they call a Tea Dance in the afternoon in the Ocean Lounge. They only played for 45 minutes, but they were very good & we danced all but one of their tunes. Even an Argentine Tango!! It was our first "Gala" night on this cruise. We decided to just join a table for 6 & met ... read more

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