Day 101 – Easter Monday 21st
April 2014 – At Sea
Due to the
noise in the cabin, up early and in the library for 05.00,catching up with this
blog site and into the gym for 07.00, returned to bed at 10.00.
The choir
practice at 13.00 went very well, as we have a lot more in the ladies section
and it is more powerful, when we are all singing together.
The dance
lesson the cha-cha-cha was not too difficult, then went up to the Lido
self-service restaurant for my usual afternoon tea and sandwich.
At last, the red embargo has been lifted
after 10 days. The ship has managed to eradicate the Norovirus, which has kept
this rigorous cleanliness regime in place.
You are now allowed to make your own tea, sandwiches and put on your
plate whatever you wish, without having to ask the staff, to serve you at the
counters.
For the crew
it has been a very hard slog indeed, for every cleaning here, there and
everywhere. Making sure the guests are
educated in how to assist with regular hand washing and there have been hand
sanitizers everywhere. The extra hours
they have done, they do not get paid for it, as there is no overtime payment,
and I hope they are recompensed somehow.
Tonight we
pass along the coast crossing from Oman into Yemen with the Somali coast off to
the south. This is part of the critical zone concerning pirates; the staterooms
all have their curtains drawn, as well as, the restaurant and other public areas. A wander on deck 9 and 10, the deck lights
are blazing away. Though the ship is
doing 22 knots, no pirate will ever get near but I wonder, what is the point of
this token gesture of closing the curtains?
Calm down; and
go to bed.
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