SEa Days and MOre sea days

 

Sea Days….when you wake up with no time schedule, no required activities and no expectations ….Are they boring? Not in the least!

yesterday was Sunday for us.. although every few days we put our clocks back an hour, we have yet to catch up with our families on the day. So what did we do for a Sunday?

Well here goes…

Today the culinary team decided we needed to have a Sunny Bruch. The entire Pool deck, bar area and Wintergarden were used to lay out the biggest brunch I’ve ever seen. There was fresh seafood: lobster tails,shrimp, crawfish, scallops, oysters,caviar and crab legs.. Mountains of them! There was a fresh fruit carving station, a juice bar, a cheese table,fresh sandwiches, a roasted lamb station, pasta bar, omelet bar and a waffle bar. Then of course, we needs our greens so there was a salad bar,bread bar, sausages bar, and a cheese fountain to die for.  Of course the sushi bar, caviar station and the veggies put in an appearance too. I thought about taking pictures but then got distracted by eating….So here is just a sample of what different art can be made from a melon….Im telling you there are some wonderfully talented members of this culinary team.

This one was a fountain!

Yesterday’s event was a fortified wine tasting.

And the art classes continue. Now I’m tackling Calligraphy….

So far Ive tried just one alphabet and Ive already decided that while this is interesting, it will not be something I do on any regular basis.  Being left handed is not an asset for this craft.

Anna gave Albert this traveling cribbage board and when Al is done playing bridge for the day we often get in a few hands of Cribbage before dinner.

After diner last night, the Cavalcade of Stars took place in the theatre. This was a talent show from the passengers. It was surprising how talented  the passengers are!

Clarinet, piano, mandolin,guitar,

We were entertained by all.and to end the show: The Neptune Choir. It was amazing there were a variety of passengers who wanted to sing.

Sea DAy #3

Today is another SEA Day..and as usual, it was just as busy as yesterday. I finished my Calligraphy project (the teacher leaves us in Bali)

After lunch today was the big event. The boat building contest.  The boats were judged by the Captain and the 4 stripe officers. It was a lot of fun. Each boat also, besides being creative and

Using recycled materials and having an origin story, needed to stay afloat for at least 20 seconds in water. 

We are having a very windy, bumpy day today. Here’s a look at the pool:

The waves in the pool were higher than me! The float test was held in the hot tub instead.

The creativity was amazing and every single boat stayed upright in the water for the required 20 seconds. The winner was the reed catamaran from the third picture. They gathered over 400 corks to wind together besides the reed they gathered out on tour and processed in their bathroom!!!

My final Calligraphy project. I will not be ordering pens and paper for this in the future,