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Published: October 6th 2012
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27 September 2012 Thursday. This was our first full day at sea, with four more to go before we arrive in Pago Pago, American Samoa. So we slept in to 8 am and had breakfast at the Windjammer Café above the bow of the ship before touring the ship to see what was on offer. We also perused the daily Compass schedule to see what events we might want to attend. I relaxed by the pool until the first event…Progressive Trivia at 10:15 am…which will be ongoing for the days we are at sea. A group of people called me over as they were short one person. Our team is “Oz and US,” there being three Australians and three Americans. Anyway, the American couple had been on the cruise from Vancouver to Honolulu, and half of the questions were repeats from that cruise. We had a bit of an advantage, but there were other teams with a similar advantage. The entertainment staff member responsible for trivia was really humorous. The belly dancing class would finish about 15 minutes into our contest and the only way out was to pass through our area. He would tease them by asking for an impromptu
performance, to which some complied and received great applause from us. For the rest of the sea days we met for progressive trivia, and I got to know Sid and Carol from Sydney, Joe and Betsy from Los Alamos, and Lilly from Hobart, Tasmania.
After Trivia I picked up Linda and we had lunch with a random group of people; mostly Aussie, except for Jamie who was an American woman from California. She was a very interesting person who had goats as pets. She was thinking of moving to Colorado, so we talked about why she should do that. I returned to the pool where there was a “Sexiest Man” contest underway…no, I wasn’t a contestant!
That evening was our first of three formal dress evenings. The entertainment didn’t start until 9 pm. The featured performer was “Gaucho” from South America. He was a comedian, a musician, and a performer who was very proficient with bolos…quite an act!
My foot is now feeling better which allows me to walk for exercise without pain. The seas have been calm so I have stopped wearing my Sea Band which prevents seasickness, and hope this remains the case. So far
not sunburn, but we spray lotion on before going into the sun
28 September – 1 October 2012 Friday – Monday. The next four days at sea were a repetition of the first day;
- breakfast at 8 am followed by walking around the deck for a bit of exercise, sitting on reclining chairs on the stern to watch the wake left by the ship;
- progressive trivia at 10:15 am;
- lunch either in the dining room or the buffet at the Windjammer Café where we would meet new people…one couple was on their 40
th cruise…they cruise about 3 months each year;
- pool time with various activities, including King Neptune’s Court to initiate the pollywogs who were crossing the Equator for the first time (my first time was 1953 but I didn’t receive a certificate, nor did I get initiated. Of course, with 90%!o(MISSING)f the passengers being Australian, almost everyone had crossed the Equator before.);
- reading my book on Kindle (Why did I bring an economics book “Wealth and Poverty?” It only puts me to sleep.);
- a matinee movie from 3:30 – 5 pm (“Men in Black III”
was really good; “Battleship” was an inappropriate sea movie, “The Lucky One” was a great chick flick, etc.);
- hula dancing before dinner;
- dinner in the dining room;
- a show in the theater – either single acts or production numbers with the ship’s caste of singers and dancers backed up by the orchestra…they were really great.
Every day was full of activities which we fully enjoyed.
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D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley
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Bob and Linda, it looks like you had a good routine going. Always plenty to do while at sea. Glad you are making new friends from around the world.