It's hard to believe that today is the last one in February. Seems as if we just left for Florida, but it has been about 2 months already. The days are literally flying by, even these sea days have gone fast.
The morning began with mostly blue skies and warm temps. During the course of the day, the seas became rougher with deep swells and high winds, making our walk on the promenade a bit difficult. Only the sure-footed were out and about. The teak decks were wet on one side, where the spray from the waves blew over.
However, going up to deck 10, we found the lounges on the starboard side were protected enough to relax for a bit. As we are heading northwest, the rays of the sun have been more intense. Could be we got a little more sun than we had planned, but not quite a sunburn. We do use a sunscreen just in case.
We spent some time making a travel list for the upcoming safari, and going over every detail in our documents. If anything needs to be questioned, now is the time to do it.
Lunch was room service again. We are enjoying going lighter with soup and a shared sandwich. The cookies have gotten better, so we did have a few of those. The service has continued being near-perfect and with a smile.
Around 7pm,the Staff Captain came on the speakers asking for certified blood donors for a seriously ill patient. He mentioned the blood types that would be suitable. Barb heard that announcement, and knowing her blood type was one of the ones requested, she went to the front desk and offered to donate. Their first question was "Are you under 70 years old?" Not exactly she said, as they turned her away. That's the first time we have ever heard that said. Greg happened to be near the front desk, when at least 10 people came forward to donate. It must have worked, because we did not hear any more requests after that. It may be our imagination, but we all agreed it seems that the speed of the ship has picked up. Perhaps we will be arriving to Mauritius sooner than we expected?
Today there was a different twist for an activity to keep the folks amused. It was called Hollywood Theme Night, where you were invited to look glamorous for that red carpet look. Beginning at 7pm on deck 2, the wanna-be stars were invited to roam the walk of music area with hopes of being "discovered" and awarded a prize for best dressed actor and actress on the ship. So because of the timing, it appeared that the contenders ate dinner earlier, leaving the upper dining room ½ full. Not that we're complaining, it was quiet. Not like the noise we had last night. Even the menu was written with movies in mind, as each course was tied to a different film…..current and also past ones. The meatball and spaghetti entrée was tied to Lady and the Tramp, while the snapper dish was linked to Finding Nemo. Cute names for mostly the same dishes. Most of us ordered the pot stickers, which were really good. One of us said they were so tasty, we could eat 10 more of them. Well…..guess what? A plateful of them appeared within minutes. We had no problem polishing them off between the six of us. Our waiters had the time to do this, and it proves they do listen to everything we say.
Besides the movie, Tar, being shown in the World Stage at 9:30pm, there was a chance at star gazing at 10pm in the Crow's Nest. Weather permitting of course.
And finally, we had another time change on the clock….one hour back. Gosh, this has been too much too quick, we all say.
Bill & Mary Ann
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