• At Sea - Ship Tour

    January 17, 2024, Indian Ocean ⋅ 🌬 24 °C

    Abby, the deputy entertainment Manager, and Luke from the Bollette Theatre Company showed us around the back rooms of the ship. First stop was Provisions
    A chilled room contained the fruit and vegetables, big tubs of mayonnaise, etc. The meat was in the freezer.
    Next stop was the laundry. All the crew's uniforms have to be pristine. Mike and Gareth s stuff was among the passengers laundry. one of their t-shirts on the dummy for steaming. Thes were on deck A in the bowels of the ship.
    Then we went to the galley on deck 4. Lots of DIY stations for each course. System to record what has been ordered and how the waiters will collect the right food for their tables.
    The back down to deck A and the engine room. All the utilities on the ship are controlled from here. Fuel, AC, water and electricity.
    Also on deck A are the staff mess and some crew cabins.
    The last stop was the bridge. Third officer , Jack explained the controls and then we listened to Captain Michael doing his daily broadcast
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