ON BOARD AND UNDERWAY

November 16, 2017

Well, I told you earlier about adventure getting on board.  Trying times when you are world travelers.  But it is the start of 22 days cruising, and we are excited.

Our first stop tomorrow is Rhodes, Greece.  You’ve heard of the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World – a big statute that guarded the harbor.  Well, it’s gone. A hurricane or a war or something, but our cruise director told us we are docking very close to the old town, one of the best preserved medieval villages in Europe, so there will be a lot to see.

Speaking of cruise directors, we know her, and she us!  We were together on our last cruise on the Koningsdam.  She was just promoted to cruise director (from assistant) after only 2.5 months with Holland America.  She was excited to see us and we offered her hearty congratulations!

On a down note, they have had 26 cases of norovirus on board, but the Captain said they were over the hump and it was getting better.  Glad we got on when it was getting better.  We’ve done a plague ship before and while we were, thankfully, well, it’s not much fun.  Wash your hands.  Don’t touch anything.

We are right now 7 hours ahead of you, but as with our last cruise, we will go back an hour until we reach Florida time.  Speaking of time, my talks will be at 11 and 2, alternating days with David Russell (who was also on the Koningsdam).

Well, it’s time to play a few hands of Rummy and try to recover my honor which was crushed out last time out.  I don’t know if I told you, but I have recovered enough to admit that I was crushed 4 games to 8, but this is a new day and a new cruise, and she’s going down!

Talk to you tomorrow.
TTFN

Yes I am supposed to be on board even though they didn’t know it!! It is really stressful to be in a place where no one talks your language trying to explain you are supposed to be getting on the ship. Oh such is the life of a cruise talker’s wife.

Lunch was a salad. We came back to the room unpacked, stowed the suitcases and I proceeded to take a nap. Then, it is up dress for supper and head to deck 7 and the dining room. Nice table two older single ladies, a couple from Canada near the border of Seattle. Supper was ribeyes and they were really good. Green beans and potatoes. Tomato soup for appetizer and butterscotch sundae for dessert. The show was quite good, 2 guys from South America who played all kinds of drums, pipes, guitars, and even the bag pipes. Very good show. They were called Duo Yalba.

Well, pills are taken, pajamas are on and we are going to start the card match. Love you all.

Mom, Granny and Bonnie