DAY 9
I have to
tell you once again the weather is perfect, sun is shining and the ocean is
sparkling. Temperature today is 21C.
I was a bit
slow out of bed this morning I’ve found muscles I didn’t know I had and they’re
all aching after my ice skating attempt yesterday. I won’t give up I’m going back to have
another go.
The 70’s
night was so much fun; the Royal Promenade was packed with everyone dancing to
Disco music. The crew threw glow rings
to everyone from the bridge which crosses the ‘street’. The disco balls were
spinning and the lights filled the street with colours. Of course everyone did
a great YMCA the ship was ‘arockin’ as
the Captain joked today.
We’re
getting toward the shallow end of the ‘pond’ today as there is only 3675 metres
below us but as the Captain pointed out it’s still the closest land…. J
The Casino
opened last night having been closed since we embarked for refurbishing. They have been installing new tables for the
Asian market as the ship will be cruising Asia for a few months before making
its way down to Australia. I played US$20.00 in one of the slots and in a
matter of minutes won US$58.75 so took my money and ran…. J…..Quit while you’re ahead as they
say. I’ll return another night to pick
up what everyone else has lost…. ;) The Captain mentioned in his report this
morning he was pleased to hear the Casino was busy last night….. “I like to
know my retirement fund is still healthy”, he said. J
Another
hard morning at the Progressive Trivia, we scored only 13 out of 20. We’re not proving but we’re trying hard. We’re
still in the top 7…….just. There are a total of about 30 teams of 6 players in each
team.
Today we
don’t have to put our clocks forward.
Just as well because sunrise is now at 8.11am to be precise.
Even though
this is our 5th day at sea it doesn’t feel like we’ve been at sea
that long. The days seem to be flying by
probably because there is so much to do on here whether it is during the day or
the evening. The benefits of being on such a large ship are there are so many
options to choose from, there is definitely something for everyone on here. The
age groups are varied from quite a few young couples on their Honeymoon right
through to the ‘oldies’ like us….. No we’re not that old…..really! There’s a
little group of ‘walker wheelies’ who seem to spend most of their time
chatting, drinking coffee and eating. We’ve only seen 2 children on here, I
don’t doubt there could be more but we’ve only seen the 2. It will be interesting to see who boards the
ship in Barcelona. Many of the guests
from the USA are only doing this leg of the voyage. Many tell us they do a Trans-Atlantic crossing
every few months.
Time to get
a bit of sun out on the balcony…..
Captains quote of the
day…..”Man who wants pretty Nurse…must be patient.”
