It is the usual – where does the time go? I’m not so sure. I know we watched a couple of movies, I took a lot of Dramamine (it was a little rough there for the first day or so), White Night was rescheduled and moved up sooner to take advantage of one day of good weather, and, well, the days went by. It is also a tale of two cruises. The passengers on this leg of the cruise are much, much older (there are scooters and walkers and wheelchairs everywhere) and they also seem to be less traveled possibly. At least less Trans-Atlantic savvy.
Highlights of our week are
- Learning magic with the magician entertainer on board. He is great, and he has classes every day teaching us tricks which are really fun. We’re taking notes – and we even bought a deck of cards.
- Watching the captain’s video weather report. He is so funny, and he obviously loves being on camera. The weather itself isn’t really funny, there are storms out there making for huge waves, which he is trying to avoid to keep us safe and comfortable. My Dramamine never leaves my side.
- Going to Q&As with the staff – who are all so friendly and companionable. It really is a difference that shines through on this cruise line.
- Going to the “expo” put on by all the different departments aboard. Truly a neat idea! Everyone from the engineers (with this huge piston that we have no idea how they managed to get it up to the Cabaret) to the Safety officers (with totally cool safety equipment and who loved demonstrating the little portable emergency oxygen back pack) to housekeeping, food and beverage, shoreX, and a host of other departments set up “booths” and talked about what they did. Fabulously fun!
- Watching beautiful sunsets
- Watching strangely lit clouds
Weather notwithstanding (and we don’t care, we’d actually rather have it a bit more cloudy and cool, than broiling hot with full sun), it was a wonderful relaxing and fun week.
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