Thursday - The highlight today was a gathering of previous World cruisers. There are at least 60 onboard, although not all from our 2016 cruise. We've met up with over a dozen who were with us in 2016 and there could be more hiding around the decks. The rest of the day was our usual - breakfast, exercise, happy hour, entertainment, dinner and more entertainment. There are 3 female violinists who play in the atrium 2-3 times every evening who are really good and there is a fellow from Toronto who plays the piano and sings songs we would all remember. The show was a ventriloquist. We didn't make the show but I understand he was really good and will be performing again next week with a new show so we'll try to catch him then.
Friday - We stopped for about 3 hours in the bay by Devil's Island. There are actually 3 islands owned by French Guyana. Most of you will know about Devil's Island from the many books and movies, notably Papillion with Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman. This was not actually a port of call - we were just supposed to do a slow cruise past them. The Islands have become a tourist destination and have around 50,000 tourists each year. They also have the usual t-shirts, caps, fridge magnets, etc. which one of our tenders transported to the ship for sale.
At lunch we attended a wine tasting. There were 6 different wines starting with a champagne and ending up with a high end red from Tuscany. There was a plate of appetizers for every 2 people and we were told which ones to try with each wine. Just before we started with the 3 reds the maitre d' cooked up some pasta for us. As far as the food went, it in no way compared to the ones we attended on the Pacific Princess but the wines were very good.
Saturday - Not much planned for the day although there are some good movies on around the ship. I went for my usual walk around the Promenade Deck.
We still have a lot of wind and, for some reason, the starboard side gets very wet. I'm sure a salt water facial must be good for the skin - right?
This is a formal night so the dancers and singers will perform. Some of the passengers take formal night very seriously- one fellow was decked out in a tux, top hat, white gloves and a cane.
Sunday - We crossed the equator during the night and a crossing ritual is required so it was held at 2 pm. A couple passengers along with several crew take part and it gets messy - spaghetti, raw eggs, jello among other liquids are involed. The captain, his son and 3 of his senior staff end up in the pool.
Going in Style with Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine was the movie under the stars. Good for a couple hours entertainment. Super Bowl is being aired on the big screen (movies under the stars on Decks 14 & 15) as well as in one of the lounges but has a start time of 8:30. Luckily, the downpour stopped and the game could be seen on the decks. ESPN broadcast the game, (likeCanada) deleted all the US ads and showed only their own ads. We did get to see the half time show.
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