It made quite a change today to wake up with no mountains visible from the window, today was a day at sea. Generally when you cruise in the summer a sea day is a good excuse to lie on a sunbed and top up your tan, in these climes that is not possible. The decks were therefore clear with virtually everyone camped in the inside spaces. Sylvia and I decided to use today to get pictures of the ship to show our neighbours who will cruising on her in the near future.
Firstly though we decided to take in the morning trivia which was hosted by Mika the Australian assistant cruise director. Now trivia is generally a non-contraversial pastime with the general rule that the quizmaster is always correct even if he’s wrong, however today there was a major rumpus. The question master, from Australia remember, asked the question “Who discovered Australia?”. I was always taught Captain Cook but one group insisted it was Tasman then an even more vocal group insisted it was a Dutchman called Janszoon. Voices were raised and at one stage it looked to be getting quite personal. Extraordinary when you consider that the prizes being played for here were Princess key-rings and pens !!! The advice I gave Mica was to use a reputable website such as www.kensquiz.com for his questions.
The first stage on our ship’s tour was the basketball court where Sylvia demonstrated that she had lost none of her netball shooting skills.
Next we wandered to the atrium, the centrepiece of the ship that stretches over three floors.
In the theatre we were treated to a talk from the singers and dancers from the shows telling us about their training and the production of the shows. This was followed by a question and answer session.
The theatre never usually looks this empty as you normally have to be there about half an hour before the show to get a seat. The alternative to the theatre is club fusion, a show bar located at the rear of the ship. It is here that other cabaret shows and many of the game shows are held.
The late night disco is located right at the back of the ship at deck 18 linked to the lower floors by a moving staircase.
Judging by the average age of the passengers on this, and most other cruises, I reckon that the DJ has about the easiest job on the ship.
The final walk along the deck in the sunshine gave the perfect opportunity for a posing shot in the shorts.
Tomorrow we visit Alusund.
