Day 6 - At Sea

Day 6 – Wednesday 15^th January 2014 – At Sea

At last the wind and sea have eased with a force 3/4 wind and a sunny day.  There are even better views today of the sea from the gym and sauna.

We are starting to get into a routine on board with exercises in the morning, lunchtime dance session, today being the jive, followed by Weatherspoon’s for lunch.  With the afternoon spent wandering about trying to take in the lots of wonderful things on board.  Colin tends to go off to the movies which are held in the theatre in the afternoons.

This morning the crew held an emergency exercise which simulated a cabin fire on Deck 4 midship, it was not ours, it all went very well.  Questioning the Pilipino crew members they all enjoyed taking part, which is very reassuring.

We receive every night a daily program which is very informative of all the activities which will be going on the following day.  Giving you plenty of time to plan the next day and pick which of the many and varied activities you wish to join in.

Tonight the dress code is informal and today’s cocktail special is Mojioto, gin with a lot of mint, strange taste but they went down well with the canapés in the Café Carinthia.

Dinner consisted of shrimp soup/steak diane/apple tart and once again, very nice indeed.

A stroll along to the theatre, after dinner, to see a production by the singers and dancers of Vanity Fair.  The costumes were magnificent and the dance routines spectacular.

At the end of the show we went to the ballroom where the orchestra were playing big band music.  When it all finished, it was up to the Yacht Club but there were not many people around, maybe they cannot stand the pace.  We ended another very enjoyable day with our Mojiotos.