At Sea … Antarctica Explorer Stats

It was a good day at sea. Blue skies and sunshine. Swells at 10 feet or so. Temperature 66F at noon. Finally, warm enough to sit outside for meals … and to just chill and relax.

The O Club party was tonight, so we went to the Insignia Lounge to hear OCA Cella’s stats. The crowd didn’t seem as big as it was at the last party. This might be why Cella commented to the RTWers who were present that all such parties won’t be the same and that she’ll be sharing other tidbits too. “We’re tracking you … what you eat, what you drink, where you go” … or words to that effect.

So, here are few bits and pieces of the stats …

The 610 passengers on this segment come from 19 different countries … Australia in the 5th place for number of passengers onboard; New Zealand #4; UK #3; Canada and the USA topping the list, with the latter being in the #1 spot.

Of the total passengers onboard, 520 are repeaters … 172 of them in the elite levels (aka platinum, diamond, and president’s circle) … with 114, 39, and 19 passengers each, respectively. The tier with the most passengers is gold … 224 people. This is not surprising since the 15 points one receives upon embarking an Oceania world cruise automatically bumps one into this tier.

The most traveled passengers on this segment are the same ones from the last segment. They have 1,456 days on O vessels … some of those days accrued in the 5 RTW voyages they have done.

After the party, we had dinner with friends Sonia & Boris and Younga & David, and wrapped up the day with a variety show featuring the three entertainers on board — Craig Diamond (magician), Emilio Valle (guitarist), and Shimi Goodman (tenor). I could have done without the magic tricks. Otherwise, Emilio and Shimi both put on great shows again … even sharing the stage for their rendition of “Bésame Mucho.”Read more