Lazy Day At Sea

   We bouncing along all last night and today and the ship has continued to creek and groan all day. However although the waves are still moderate it does not seem to be as rough as yesterday although some crashes did cause a huge amount of white water to be tossed aside. Still we are going on at around 20 knots. The captain did announce that this is what we need to expect the next few days. It seems that we will finally cross the International Date Line a little later tonight. The weather is overcast with some sunny patches but it is too cold to walk outside. Last night around 1am there was an announcement in the cabins to muster an emergency party to deck 4 machinery section 5. A little later the Captain announced that all was well and we were coming back up to speed. Around noon there was an medical emergency called to the Horizon court buffet.

This morning we did make it to breakfast before zumba. With all the advances in time, it seems that fewer people are up and about. That was certainly true in the dining room and at zumba. The class had about half the numbers as earlier.

At The Captain's Party

    We did make it to a talk on whales and then the Alaska naturalist Sue talk on animals of Alaska. Today was the second time we have had breakfast with her. That took us to the time change but we managed to get to the dining room for lunch before the crowds. A bit of the art auction, more shopping for Judy and tea filled the rest of the afternoon.

     Tonight we had the Captain's Circle party. Of course trying to get a drink is always a bit of a fight but we managed. We found out at the party that there was a problem with the heating system and that is why the ship has been cold all the time. They think that they have it fixed. Dinner was good (shrimp) and then a musical showtime finished the day. The piano man put on a good show.