It has been 4 full days at sea
since we left Yokohama and as of now (Day 5 at sea) we have 3 more
after today. Life at sea is not exactly the same as cruising between
ports because now you are always just looking forward to another day
crossing the Pacific as opposed to resting after a day ashore .
Actually we crossed the International Date Line late last night and
now we are on the same day as the rest of North America. Interesting
part is that we actually had 2 Mondays this week! We are also
advancing the clock 1 hour each nigh as we creep back to Alaska. We
have another hour time change tonight.
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| We Won! |
Our days are filled with a few
basic activities. Since Yokohama, the ship now has a real Zumba
instructor. This is not gold like in Florida but “real Zumba” .
It is a very hard workout for nearly 50 minutes. They started
offering it twice a day, morning and afternoon. With the time
changes and the early start time, Judy barely has time to make it. I
usually get my coffee and start about 15 minutes after her. After
that it is either ballroom dancing class or line dancing. Actually
we rest during line dancing and just dance when the music is on.
With all the ballroom sessions we have had, we can almost dance to
whatever is playing. The instructor has done 6 basic dances and have
kept the moves the same so the only real difference is the beat of
the music. Last night we went to one of the venues with the live
band and did some practicing! “Brazil” the instructor is
probably the best teacher that we have had except for the
professional that were on our Panama cruise about 12 cruises ago. The
line dancing is forgettable as is to be expected. We also made it to
the big indoor pool for a swim today.
We usually spend some time
having tea in the lobby bar. We find 2 empty chairs (they are
grouped in fours), sit down and chat with whoever is there.
Sometimes we have morning tea with our dinner companions. It is nice
not sitting next to that post during dinner as we did on the first
part of the cruise. We now have dinner with 2 other couples, one
from Ontario, one from California. 2 nights
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| Formal Night Attire |
ago was a formal night
with the Captain's Circle Party. We won the bottle of champagne
after saying we never win anything. We saved the bottle for our table
so we could all celebrate. My name was also pulled for the question
of the day. I won a photo of the Great Wall and a $1 coupon for the
casino. Big deal. Gone are the days of winning a free drink!
However with 2 wins in a row behind us we have entered the egg drop
contest. We will see what happens on Friday.
The Captain was on the PA system
today with a special announcement. We immediately thought that
“Nor-virus” was back. However he said that he had altered course
last night and is headed for one of the Aleutian Islands to land a
passenger who has a serious medical problem. There are only 300
people on the island but it has a WW 2 age landing strip. They will
offload the passenger to a boat and then air evac him(?) to
Anchorage. We have been steaming at around 21 knots (top speed for
this ship) since last night. The transfer will occur around 11 PM
tonight. He will make his scheduled arrival time in Whittier. My
comment was that the Tour office will be open soon with a special
tour of the island! Escape Completely the Princess way. I was just
commentating today that a stop sometime would be nice! The seas
remain moderate to rough but the ship has been very stable.
Currently the white caps are still out there (5C temperature) but not
as many as earlier in the day.
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| Sharing Our Chanmpagne |
We seem to have cut down on how
often we eat although we do enjoy that part. Missing breakfast and
trying to limit the between snacks is now the pattern. That is not
as bad as hitting the food wall and not eating anything (except
desserts). Glad to see the Red Wings won. Sorry for the Leafs!
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