Monday, 3 March 2014

Day 48 - At Sea




Day 48 – Thursday 27th February 2014 – At Sea

A very quiet and easy morning after the exercises, spent sometime around the inside deck pool on a lounger and reading.

The time spent relaxing and catching up was leading up to the most interesting part of the voyage for me.  To see how this ship really operates, members of the crew had really gone out of their way, which led to a fascinating insight into the workings of cruise ships and this one in particular, and I cannot praise them enough for actually making my day.

On board for us world voyagers, we have our own concierge, Rachael, who looks after our needs, as we have now become Cunard Gold Member and are entitled to 120 minutes of free internet access.  She took me through the basics of the logging in and more importantly the logging out, as the internet is very expensive on the ship.  Best times of day when to use it, as if a lot of guests are using the satellite link, it runs very slowly.

Today’s cocktail is Sundowner, gold tequila, pineapple and orange juices with hibiscus syrup, it is very nice.

It is another formal night and at dinner we had two special guests at our table, they were two Maori entertainers, Marcus Winter and Russell Harrison.  Both were great company and gave us an insight into how they are spreading the Maori culture, they were more or less auditioning for Cunard.

We missed the theatre tonight, as we had seen the show Palladium Nights before and went to the ballroom for the Black and White Ball.  There was a strictly come dancing competition and a bit of an eye opener for our two guests at the table, the Maori entertainers were the judges and they were mighty glad when it was all over.

I had a relaxing and every educational day, and happily went off to bed.


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