We are so busy that there isn't much time to get online. Then when we do, the internet is down. Guess I won't be posting much on sea days.
Heading west, we get a lot of 25 hour days! It's perfect for me since I am then up at 8. Today I took a swim in my favorite pool first thing. For a bit I was the only one in the pool. I swam laps for about 20 minutes, the best way to exercise in my opinion! We went to coffee chat where the ship's hostess interviews a crew member, or one of the entertainers. Today was the manager from the Pinnacle Grill, the specialty restaurant on board. She is also responsible for the 7th floor where all the large suites are. That must be a huge job keeping them happy. They have their own lounge where they can eat breakfast and lunch. She recently married one of the Indonesian dining room managers. She is from the Netherlands. Huge culture difference! They hope to buy land in Bali to build a house on. Romantic, huh?
We went on a tour of the ship's kitchen. It's quite large, but not as large as the one we toured on the Golden Princess. They had beautiful trays of food set up for us. I took a lot of pictures which will be in the next PhotoShow after Sydney. They had staff working on an ice sculpture, marzipan flowers and vegetable flowers for us to see. Very nice tour. Mel then headed to a lecture about antique maps, which he said was excellent. I went around the ship taking pictures of the flower arrangements. Luckily as we were leaving the kitchen, the Florist Manager was sprucing up the huge bouquet in the dining room. I took a picture of him, then ran around the ship taking pictures of the rest. Those will be in the next PhotoShow also. Their creativity w/plants is amazing. Nice to see fresh flowers all around the ship, on all the tables, even in our cabin!
In a bit I'll meet up with Mel for lunch, then we'll have some time to get online or read before dance class at 3. At 4 they are having the first meeting of the HAL Choral. We're going to see how it is. I haven't sung since high school, a LONG time ago. Used to love it though, so this could be fun. From what I've read on Cruise Critic, it has become a comedy act in the past. Should be interesting.
My post uploaded before I had a chance to finish. Not much more to report, but at least I can correct the spelling! We did our usual mile walk around the promenade deck after lunch. We'll do that again after the show tonight. Hard to go to bed with no exercise after the large dinners they serve us.
It is amazing to think that we are just bobbing along in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. There is nothing for miles. The nice motion has become soothing, especially when it's time to sleep. Remind me that I said that when we hit gale force winds again! It will be strange to be on land when we finally return home. It is already moving for me when we are in port for a day.
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