Today began much the same as yesterday, except the rolling seas had calmed down somewhat. It was a little bit warmer today…perhaps 70 degrees and a tad more humid. Heading primarily west, we have not begun heading north as we must do to reach Mauritius and Reunion. Sometimes the Captain will take a course to take advantage of currents and wind directions. Right now, we are seeing a following wind, which helps with fuel saving, something we have learned in the past. Other than many white caps, we also saw a few sea birds, perhaps shearwaters, and a couple of flying fish. And we don't believe we saw any sun today at all. The skies remained cloudy and rainy on the horizon.
The usual sea day activities took place, and at 1pm, a movie by the name of "The Menu" was shown in the Rolling Stone Lounge. Greg and Heo went to check it out, and they both agreed it was a bizarre film where everyone was murdered. Boy that's uplifting. The only positive note was that popcorn was served. And some of the guests grabbed a bag on their way out of the movie shortly after it began. We won't have to worry about watching for this film to be shown on the room TV's, because newer ones never are.
A new guest speaker is onboard by the name of Leah Dann. She is an expert in biology and everything in nature. Today she gave a lecture on amazing coral reefs. We really wish they could record these talks and rerun them on our room TV's, but there is a reason we do not know why that cannot be done.
Lunch for us was room service soup, a cheeseburger with extra French fries, and a salad. We have backed off of the cookies, since they are addictive. And besides, we have Tim Tams to munch on. A 5 o'clock snack for us is an apple, which tides us over nicely until dinnertime.
We were pretty much alone walking on the promenade deck at 5:30pm, since the majority of guests are eating dinner. Many others are in the lounges and bars, perhaps enjoying the 50% off of the beverages between 4-5pm and 6:30- 7:30pm. It happens again at 10-11pm. We also heard that Rey, the bartender from the last world cruise (an several others) has joined the ship. He brought his hilarious rubber "chicken" with him too. We have missed her…….
Dinner was much improved this evening with better choices and nicer entrees. For the first time, they offered lamb shank, the usual red snapper, and prime rib. All very good. Every serving was "huge" as Barb would say. Watermelon turned up on the fruit plate for dessert, and this morning, our waiters found Greek yogurt. Guess they located the container a few days late. Better late than never, we say.
Initially, the entertainer tonight was supposed to be a pianist/singer, Elijah Rock, but another multi-instrumentalist, Trevor Knight, took his place. Elijah will be on the stage February 27th. Sometimes that means someone is under the weather, and unable to perform, but that's just us thinking out loud.
By the way, Oscar, our favorite head waiter is not feeling well. Seems he caught the nasty cold bug that is passing through the ship. Some guests have even lost their voices. And tomorrow's Daily Program had a warning printed on the front page: Please cough or sneeze in a tissue or your sleeve. That speaks volumes to us.
Bill & Mary Ann
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