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Published: March 28th 2014
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Hello from someplace in the Coral Sea, sailing south back across the Tropic of Capricorn. Yes, we have left the tropics and are back in the ordinary Southern Hemisphere (latitude 26S). It was very rainy this morning so it was fortunate that we did not have any port excursions today. But the rain stopped about 11:00 and the temperature got up to the high 70’s by mid-afternoon (although it was overcast all day).
We received a question last night about our blog, so we are going to make it into a TRIVIA QUESTION: “ Read the results of the competition regarding the number of days one cruised. You indicated you two weren’t close, but how many days have you sailed?” So the trivia question is HOW MANY DAYS do you think we have sailed. Watch for the answer in tomorrow’s blog. J
We went up to the buffet for breakfast about 8:00 this morning. This is a Friday again so we had to avoid the meats and it was likely we would have more options upstairs. Of course we found plenty to eat. Then we were back in the cabin to plan the day.
They finally scheduled a session of Knitters and Knatters again (after Janet collared the Deputy Cruise Director). Beforehand we had time to check the mail and read about some of the stuff going on back at home. Elizabeth explained that the temperature had turned cold again, but the snow had only been a dusting and wasn’t a problem. We also got to check up on the bank business and saw some of the credit card charges have been arriving from NZ and Australia. L
Janet went to the Crooner’s Lounge to meet with any knitters on the ship. There were about 10 who showed up and she got to meet them and all showed their projects. One of the people kind of used it as an opportunity to market something she does in Australia, but everyone else was nice about it.
Meanwhile David went to the Vista Lounge for the traditional Cooking Demonstration. It was similar to the ones before, but they are funny and interesting to watch. There is a short tour of the galley afterwards and David went on the tour this time (last cruise he skipped the tour). They
Janet & David
at Formal DInner don’t actually take you through the area where food is currently being prepared for the next meal, so this was a quick visit and nothing was really being done at that time.
After this cruise, the ship is headed for Japan and will sail around there for the summer months. They have made some modifications to the staff and the ship to accommodate this. Today they changed some of the public rest rooms to have air drying toilets. They seem very strange and have a wall control with directions in Japanese characters. We have decided to avoid them. Tomorrow they are replacing our shower head with a handheld shower. And they now have a Sushi restaurant on board as well.
We met back in the cabin and went to lunch about 12:30. Amongst other things, David had Tilapia for lunch. Unfortunately he dropped a small piece on the floor. Where are the cats when you need them? Oh well, a waiter was almost as fast as cats would have been and quickly carried it away.
Then Janet went to a craft meeting and did some more paper folding – making another
paper box. David went for a walk on the Promenade Deck (six laps) and then went to the pool for a swim. There was enough roll to the ship to create waves in the pool but not too much to make them close the pool. So it was kind of like swimming in the ocean, but without salt water. It was fun but also a lot more exercise than just floating around in a smooth pool. After box making and David’s swim, we started watching a “dumb movie” and it turned into a restful afternoon around the cabin.
Under the heading of bad news, we learned the average age of passenger on this cruise. The average for the previous cruise had been about 68, but there are a fair number of kids on this cruise and the average age is only 59. Sadly, that means this time we are in the older half of the passenger. But we still have been having a good time, and we are nowhere near the upper end. There are some really old people hobbling around on this ship, which makes us still feel young anyway.
This evening was the last Formal Night in the dining room. Since it is still Friday we had to choose the non-meat option, which turned out to be lobster. Such are the sacrifices one has to make. J We also had the Prawn cocktail with American red sauce. David had the chilled strawberry soup and Janet had the Caesar salad. For dessert we had Baked Alaska after watching the junior wait staff and kitchen staff parade through the dining room with them. It is an opportunity for passengers to show their appreciation for all the staff. They do a great job of spoiling us and we are going to miss being treated so special.
Then we went to the show called “British Invasion”. We had seen a show called this on a previous cruise but it did not seem to be the same. It was very enjoyable.
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