Atlantic Crossing ... Day 6

Yet another routine day at sea with a few things that differed from yesterday ... mainly dining venue and entertainment Yes, it was that kind of a day once again ... with the weather allowing more time on the veranda ... my favorite place to spend time when we are on a ship.

In his noon announcement, the captain described the sea conditions as “disorganized” with swells coming at us from three different directions. It was like this yesterday as well, so I am not sure if this is how it always is when one is crossing the Atlantic due east, heading directly towards the Strait of Gibraltar. In any event, the swells were in the 3-meter range in one direction and only in the 1-meter range in the other two directions. Not that it seemed to be noticeable much as we went about our routine on the ship.

So, what did we do today that was different from yesterday? Well, for one thing we had lunch at Giovanni’s Table, the specialty restaurant in Central Park that features Italian cuisine. At $19pp for lunch (more expensive for dinner), we didn’t think Giovanni’s was worth it. Not that the food was bad ... just no better than what we get in the dining room. I will say, however, that the desserts were particularly good — tiramisu for me and cannoli for Mui ... mom abstained.

Since we lost another hour at noon today — putting us now four hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time — our lunch reservation was actually at 1:30p not at 12:30p. No biggie, except that we missed the beginning of the crew talent show in the Amber Theater. What we managed to catch, though, was good ... especially two of the crew members who belted out some great songs ... great voices.

The matinee wasn’t our only entertainment today. At 7:15p, we went to the AquaTheater for the “Fountain Show” ... a water show synchronized to music. Methinks whoever was responsible forgot all about the show, so it got off to a late start ... after the majority of the audience gave up and left. Or maybe the producer was waiting for it to get dark to give us the full effect. I’m glad we persevered. What made the show particularly interesting was that it was presented on a ship in the middle of the ocean.

Dinner in the dining room wrapped up our 6th day at sea. Three more days like this before we arrive in Malaga on the 11th.Leggi altro