Day 40: Art Show - Q&A with Officers

Today in the Wintergarden close to 500 pieces of art were on display. During sea days for the past few weeks, Deborah Ayres, an Australian artist led morning and afternoon groups through various art projects. Deborah is a gifted artist and teacher. She is able to work with everyone no matter their skill level. We all learned something. We all grew as artists.

You will also see a couple of pictures of the Q&A session the Captain, Chief Engineer, and General Manager had in the Star Theater - it was a packed house. Many questions were asked and answered. Clearly, one of the big concerns is: Are we are going to go through the Red Sea, Suez Canal or not? Captain Richard says the decision has not been made - they have not been told to make any alternate plans at this point. There are so many safety & logistical concerns to consider. I personally feel that Viking will make the best choice for us first. I am sure most of us do want to go through the Suez Canal, Greece, Etc - things on our bucket list - But, I also don’t want to be on CNN as a captive cruise ship. They will make the best decision for us.

On the lighter side - Today, an amazing Art display was on hand. You will see a bunch of photos I took of the art show we had. Everything was amazing. We all were encouraged by the creativity on our ship.

As I now enter into my second year of retirement - year one was the transition year. What am I supposed to do now? I learned last year, our purpose in life, in this universe is to do what God does. (If you don’t believe in the label God - then Energy). What does energy do?

Old Testament reference Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God/Energy created …”

I believe we are all meant to create. Create Art. Our canvases may be different. We are all artists. We saw today what beauty and joy creation brings. Find your canvas - create art.

Thank you to everyone who shared their creations with us. Thank you Deborah & Jim for guiding us through this journey.Read more