SAILING NORTH

February 7, 2012, Part 2

A brief report tonight, because we did a whole lot of nothing.

The highlight of the afternoon for yours truly was attending Afternoon Tea where I consumed tea, and small sandwiches, and scones with jam and clotted cream, and one peanut butter cookie.

For supper tonight we had skirt steak fajitas. Almost like being at Mi Rancho, with Slobodon taking the place of Wally, and Olena filling in for Fabiola.

The mood around the ship today has been subdued, as expected. None of us wanted our cruise cut short, but once the Captain relayed the conditions to the home office in California, the decision was made to get back home as quickly as possible. There are still new cases of the gastrointestinal distress being reported, but the outbreaks are slowing down. Regardless, both passengers and crew are being affected, and the decision was a wise one. Word is that after two full days of disinfecting, the Crown Princess will sail for the Western Caribbean on Saturday. To sum it up, this stuff has been bad juju. Thankfully, Bonnie and I remain well.

After supper we went to the Fusion Lounge where we took part in movie music trivia. The DJ played clips of music from 20 films and we had to identify the movie. We got three right (Titanic, Grease, and Beverly Hills Cop). I am embarrassed to report that we missed Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. The winners had 15. I think they cheated.

I give my last talk for this cruise tomorrow at 11:45 on Fort Lauderdale. With passengers who are sailing next week being housed in the area, there might be a bigger than normal crowd, looking for things to do while ashore.

We will get our luggage tags tomorrow afternoon, pack and set our suitcases out for the porters to carry them to the baggage area, ready for disembarkation. We will leave the ship around 9 a.m., retrieve the Red Hot Chili Pepper and point it in the direction of Augusta. Home again, home again, jiggity jig.

TTFN