Post # 16 St. John's To Halifax September 23, 2015

    What a great day for sailing. The good weather from yesterday continued all day. It

Calm Seas, sunny skies

wasn't that warm but sunny. The sea was as calm as we have seen all trip. We were up early enough to have breakfast in the dining room but the service was so slow, we almost missed the zumba class. Even after the walking yesterday, it was good to do some exercise. That was quickly followed by line dance class. We met a very nice woman from Australia. She was a good dancer and we learned that she teaches a basic class in her retirement community on the Gold coast.

   There was a back stage tour of the Princess theatre. It was very interesting to see the props

At the pub lunch

and how they are stored. The cost of the lights used were over 1 million dollars; the pyro used in any production is $300 a show, etc. After a brief talk we toured the dressing rooms and talked to some of the dancers. I had been before years ago and this ship has all the bells and whistles. After the tour we headed up to the upper deck and did some laps. It is too bad that this nice weather has arrived so late in the cruise.

    It was pub lunch day so we did a quick change. Then we tried the rumba dance lesson. It was not the Little

Table Mates

Rumba of line dancing. However we struggled through it. In fact by the end I think that I finally figured out the count of the dance. Tonight was the last formal night but we did not try the rumba in the Atrium. Stood around for awhile before the Captain said a few words. We did manage a few drinks from the poor waitress who was mobbed every time she came out with her tray. Dinner

Chocolate Dessert

was lobster followed by another special chocolate dessert. The show was an impersonator. I think we both fell asleep. It was not our kind of entertainment. Halifax tomorrow.