Tomorrow we’ll get to the Azores
and Horta, a place I’m looking forward to.
The day after we’ll be Ponta Delgada, where I will board a plane and
leave Peter and Co to continue the cruise without me. I need to be back at work on Monday. The ship will arrive in Tilbury on Thursday
February 14th.
So in a way, it’s quite sad. I’ve helped Peter set up his classes for the
last time, I’ve cut enough paper for the last sessions, started packing my
clothes and stuff and generally started to prepare to leave. Awwwwww!
This has been an absolutely
brilliant cruise. I’ve had so many
fantastic days, which I’ve shared in this blog, but there are many things I
haven’t mentioned. For instance, the quizzes every night have been fun, and
although we’ve not spent a lot of time in the Captains Club, the couple playing
classical music there are very good, creating are wonderful pleasant atmosphere
in the evening.
There’s the day we crossed the
equator, which I wrote about earlier and the quiz “Rock your socks off!” which
all future passengers should attend if the opportunity arises. The same applies to the pantomime, Cinderella,
and the cut down version of Joseph’s Technicolour Dreamcoat, “Go Go Joseph”, which
really was absolutely brilliant. Andi
Ford, the comedian, certainly made us chuckle too.
The food has been very good too
and much better than last year. ( Apparently that’s because they changed the
chef). The only thing lacking it seems
is vanilla icecream. (And Peter won’t
eat any other flavour).
Downsides? Well, I suppose you get used to the way
things are done on this ship. Beds are
singles and there are no coffee making facilities in most of the cabins. There
isn’t a launderette, which is really difficult after 6 weeks. The Eastern
European waiters and waitresses don’t smile quite so quickly and easily as
others and there are probably loads of other little extra’s and facilities on
other ships that aren’t available on this one.
But if you talk to the passengers, the difference and the plus side of
the ship is the atmosphere. I can’t
quite put my finger on what it is, a general friendliness which sort of exudes
from everything and everyone, making you feel comfortable and at ease. Although I am sure it doesn’t suit everyone,
many of the passengers I’ve spoken to completely agree, and many of them keep
coming back because they like this ship.
Me, well, I’ll be very sorry to
leave. Peter is already trying to work
out when and which ship he’ll be working on next. If it’s this one, and I can join him, I will
be absolutely delighted. All I have to work out is how do I get the time off!
Tomorrow we’re in Horta. I’ve not been before, so I’m really looking
forward to it.
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