"Treasures of Cruising the World" with Bill & Mary Ann: Report #30 Rough Day at Sea January 30, 2018 Tuesday Rain & 81 degrees 24 Pictures

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Report #30 Rough Day at Sea January 30, 2018 Tuesday Rain & 81 degrees 24 Pictures

Not only did we cross the international Dateline, but it seems that we have entered a whole new world as far as the weather is concerned. Gone are the flat, smooth seas, replaced by deep swells, high winds, and waves that come up to the promenade deck. According to the Captain, we are now sailing between two different storm systems, something he compared to a “jammie” sandwich, with the ship being the jam, and the storms being the bread. Whatever is causing the motion, we hope we are through with it sooner than later. We don’t mind the rocking motion during the evening, but during the day, it tends to make one of us a bit on the queasy side. Taking meclizine helps, but makes you sleepy. This is when we are so glad we are on Dolphin deck, instead of deck six, where the more you pay, the more you sway.

Since I had been gifted a $50 credit towards a spa treatment, I chose to have a trim. The appointment was 10:15am this morning. When I arrived 15 minutes early, I was taken right in. Beginning with a relaxing shampoo and conditioning with Steiner products, a nice young Indian gal trimmed about one inch off of the ends. I do this regularly at home, so it is nice to have a professional trim it for a change. The whole process took only ½ hour, with the coupon covering everything except the 15% tip and a little extra tip. I only had a partial drying, so I went back to the room to finish the drying in front of the fan. I shall be thanking Henk for this nice treat when I see him.

In the same vein, today there was an invitation for a special celebration of all birthdays in January. It was held at the shops on deck five from 7 to 9pm. Forgot to go, since dinner sort of snuck up on us. Of course, this is just another creative way to market their products. We’ll have to remember at the end of February to attend that one, so we know firsthand, what it is all about.

It was a good day to work on photos that have been backing up. There wasn’t a chance that the pool would be of any use today with the rain showers and extreme winds.

Life onboard went on as usual with lots of activities. The overland adventures was the subject discussed at 10am by the EXC team…..namely Barbara H and Nyron, the shore ex manager. Most everyone we know that is going overland, signed up months ago, as these tours tend to sell out. The ports where these overland adventures will begin are in Hong Kong, Viet Nam for Cambodia, Sri Lanka for India, Mozambique, and Cape Town.

Hoping to meet up with Barb in the dining room for lunch, it did not pan out. She already had a “date” with one of the dance hosts she knows well. We are happy for her, since her BFF, Ellen, was unable to make it on the world cruise this year. Ellen and Aart are missed every single day.

The only good thing to watch on TV were movies, since the network programs were coming in and out. Being so far away from land, the reception is iffy. So far the internet has been working, but at a very slow pace. At one time years ago, this whole area was a dark hole with little or no reception.

Despite the wave action, the dining room was full of customers tonight. One of us ordered the lamb shank, remarking that it was so tender, he could cut it with the fork. I had the steak salad, trying to keep the meal light, always something difficult to do. How about the light? cinnamon ice cream or the strawberry crisp? Small portions these days, thank goodness. However, we both refuse to have a single guilty feeling by indulging a little. Life is too short.

A variety show was held in the show lounge featuring Frank King and Nathan Coe Marsh. According to Bonnie, one was far better than the other.

We all walked out of the dining room like drunken sailors.

Bill & Mary Ann

Looking out on deck three