Day Seven - Another Sea Day.

Today was another beautiful day with glorious sunshine although there was a strong wind across the ship. Sylvia and I couldn’t lay out in the sun for too long as we would both have burnt. Most people didn’t seem to have this issue.

A unique facility on this ship is the live television studio where every morning they tape the following day’s breakfast show. We decided to come in from the sunshine and be part of the audience for today’s taping. The equipment is very professional and the presenters were slick with the whole experience being enjoyable. This is the Assistant Cruise Director telling us where to applaud at the beginning of the show.

We took part in a couple of trivia competitions today. Interestingly we teamed up this morning with a couple who now live in Solihull but were originally from the Swansea valley almost the exact opposite of ourselves. In both the morning and afternoon we missed out on the prize by one point!!
This afternoon we spotted land for the first time since leaving Florida as we passed the island of Puerto Rica on our starboard side.

Another feature unique to the Royal Princess is the water fountain and light show which takes place on the open deck. Tonights theme was James Bond and the fountains danced against a soundtrack of Bond theme tunes.Now I must admit that the show was not up to standard of the Las Vegas video posted by Paddy recently but ut wasn’t too bad for a cruise ship.

Talking of James Bond, tonight was the first formal night on board and with the rumour that Daniel Craig might have played 007 for the last time, Jim and I decided to audition.

Naturally we needed our own Bond girls.

For tonight’s dinner we shared a table with a couple from Texas and their friends from West Viginia. It is nights like this that make us pleased that we have chosen “Anytime Dining” as the man from Texas appeared to have had too much to drink even before the starters had arrived. We would not have enjoyed his company for the whole of the cruise.
Tomorrow we have our first stop on the “Nature Island” of the Caribbean, Dominica.