26th May

Sea Day. Fine partly cloudy.Temp 29C. Smooth seas and the Captain says we should have the same all the way to Singapore.

Another port talk today, which surprised us, because it was on Colombo, which is quite away off. Once again she dazzled us with choices of things to do while we are there but she did warn us that the traffic can be frightening. She said that even on the ships tours it pays not to sit in the front row if you have a weak heart. After this talk I decided to give the guest lecturer another try for his lecture entitled “The Incredible Life of Ramses the Great”  However when I got there he seemed be talking about opera again which is not to my liking so I left. Today the buffet theme was Mexican so we indulged. I just hope I did not eat too much spicey food from which I may suffer later.

Dancing today was the Foxtrot, which as you all know is quick, quick , slow quick, quick. At least that is what John said.  Unfortunately John spends about the first half hour of the session on progressive dances and today it was the progressive jive. The floor is so crowded that people are falling over each other. Betty & I usually sit out until the real dancing starts. Usually if we get there early John is able to put on some music so that we can practise what we did the day before but today when we got to the Vista the choir were practising so we sat and listened to them. They will perform later on in the cruise .

A bonus today was that a Tea Dance was programmed in the afternoon with all the waiters in dinner suits and white gloves, serving afternoon tea. The ship’s band played for dancing. It is unusual these days to have the opportunity to dance to a live 7 piece band, we had a really good time.

Showtime tonight in the Princess Theatre was Michael Votano and Simon McKinney we had of course seen both of previous nights but tonight was new material and both were good. Another hot chocolate while listening to David Crathorne in the Atrium finished off our night.