After tea on the first day at sea I went to a lecture about Shipwrecks. With the lights down low and a little bit of jet lag I almost fell asleep. It was interesting to me, though, to note that this person's job is to lecture one or two times a day and in return they get paid and get to take the cruise for free. Hmmmmm. So Jane's Perspective starts kicking in and I'm trying to figure out what I can lecture on that would pay me to travel?
Back in the room after the lecture Ed and I decided to open the bottle of wine that was in our room delivered to us by our travel agent. As soon as we got our first drink, one of our fellow travelers called to say that the Captain's Greeting was happening in the lounge with free drinks so off we went.
Supper followed in the Grand Ballroom. This was the night we each had TWO lobster dinners (check previous posts).
Later that evening was the "Senior Prom". Now let me explain here that this particular cruise was not designed to be kid friendly. Matter of fact, my husband and I and our traveling party, aged well into our 50's, were for the most part, some of the younger passengers. We knew this on the front end and relished the idea of no rock climbing walls, babysitting areas, animated characters, and excessive kids in the pool. We enjoyed the fact that the shore excursions were all designed with older guests in mind. For example if the scale was high on the strenuous scale for an excusion it was probably something we could well handle. If the scale was low on the strenuous scale for an excusion you could just about expect a wheelchair to roll you into the bus and roll you back into the boat.
So when we dropped in on the senior prom, songs like "Smoke on the Water" which was played at my graduation was replaced by "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes". "Up the Lazy River" was played instead of "Stairway to Heaven" (Get the picture). And when they started the Disco ball, we were out of there. Kind of fun to watch for a while but then it got a little old (literally).
Back in the room, did I tell you that sleeping in a cruise ship is soooo comfy. Clean white sheets with a mint on your pillow each night and the gentle rocking of the ship along with the slight hum of the engines and you are in dreamland before you know it.
