Around the World Again

At Sea – March 11, 2018

Skipped water aerobics again because of the cool, cloudy weather.

We had two people join us for knitting today – Maria Faith from Peru and Doreen who is part of the Craft Cruise program. Total of nine today.

We were only able to get 10 for morning trivia. Two teams tied with 14 (out of 15).

1)Which Asian volcano last erupted in 1707?

2)What is the national flower of Vietnam?

3)The avocado tree originated in which country?

4)In welding terminology what is “MIG”?

5)Where did Gordon Ramsey open his first restaurant?

I had lunch from the taco bar and then read until time for arts and crafts. Nancy had said previously that only those who made the bracelet yesterday could make the matching earrings today. Because of this nobody had to arrive early for seats.

Read and knitted by the Lido pool until time for afternoon trivia. We managed 12 points but the winning team had 16 out of 17 .

1)What Japanese company made the first portable transistor radio in 1955?

2)What does Google call their employees?

3)What soccer team did David Beckham play for at age 20?

4)What Japanese city gave Washington, D.C. the cherry blossom trees in 1912?

5)Which Asian country is home to Anthong Marine National Park?

The big talk around the ship today was the deck 6 flood. Somewhere around 10 last night a pipe burst (at least that is the most reliable story I have heard) and flooded the hallway near the aft portion of deck 6. Some water seeped into cabins. They were pulling up carpeting from the hall and putting it over the aft railing to dry. They vacuumed water out of the cabins and set up dehumidifiers. Guests affected were given a bottle of wine, chocolates, and a suggestion that there might be a monetary consideration.

Tonight was SINGO (like Bingo) with Jamm. I had not been in a few weeks because of the Cruise Specialists cocktail party and Canaletto dinner. Last week I got caught up doing something else.

Gala night tonight and once again most looked quite nice. The theme was "Red Lantern Dinner". The six of us were back for dinner. I had shrimp cocktail, surf and turf, and lemon meringue cheesecake for dessert.

The show was called “a la mode” with the Amsterdam singers and dancers. I debated going since I have an early tour tomorrow but I had the blog almost up-to-date so I went. It was very good.

Phu My is the port tomorrow and I will be doing a Cruise Critic private excursion to Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon).