Well, we lost our glassy seas once we got out of the
protection of the islands and the wind picked up. For the first time it
actually started to feel like we were on a ship. It was still quite nice out.
After breakfast we went for a walk around the track which in one direction was
like walking in a wind tunnel. We walked it for half an hour in the winds and
then walked inside for a while before showering to meet in the Club Restaurant
for the Cruise Critic Meet & Greet. The Cruise Director Frank was there to
get us started and then left us to chat. We met a few different people and some
had some great stories to tell. There was a Pub Lunch today, but the dining
room options looked good so we ate there instead. There will be many Pub lunch
days on the voyage. They changed the Nasi Goreng (might not have spelled that
right) and it wasn’t as good as usual. The mini chimichanga for an appetizer
was quite tasty though. We had interesting folks to talk with. None of the
desserts appealed to us so we went up to the buffet and grabbed some chocolate
cream horns etc. We ran into Rick & Janie having lunch so we sat together and
chatted.
We spent the afternoon working on photos and the blog. One
of the tour operators decided to send me a huge file of promotional material
that choked my email. As most of you know, internet on the ship is slow and
expensive. Greg finally looked at it on my phone and I had to shut down my
computer and try and delete it so it wouldn’t load on Yahoo before it hit my
pop server. It just kept timing out….
So, it cost a ton of minutes to deal with that. Greg sent them a nasty-gram
about sending a huge file when they knew we were on a ship. It is OK now.
Tonight was a production show with the Princess Singers and
Dancers. Well, the lead female vocalist had her mic fixed, but still not a
strong singer. She does well with high notes…. Everyone else is quite talented.
This morning the ship crossed the Beata Ridge which
separates the Colombian & Venezuelan Basins at the heart of the Caribbean
Sea maintaining a Southeasterly course. The trade winds blow consistently from
the Northeast. We were gently rocked to sleep.
Tomorrow we visit Aruba – One Happy Island!
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