February 9, 2019 – at Sea
Another nice sunny day on the South Pacific Ocean.
Our room faces north as we travel west so the sun is always behind us. Today there was some work being done on the railing near our room so we sat on deck in the rear of the ship after breakfast. The sun was spectacular shining on the Pacific!
At team trivia we were still missing Jerry and Joanne. Joanne was quarantined in her room because of a fever. Hope she gets better soon.
A presentation was given by Ian on the Main Stage about our next stop, Easter Island. Ian is the shore excursion expert on the cruise. He explained the tendering process and again reinforced the safety issue in this port. Captain Mercer later said that we will not know if it will be safe enough for the tendering process until his crew sends out a tender and checks conditions after we anchor. The port is very vulnerable to the large swells of the Pacific. There are 2 ports we can use and hopefully one will be safe enough.
Lunch on the Lido seems to be getting very crowded. Hard to get a table. We may try the main dining room. A bit longer for service but we are in no hurry.
Terri looks better in every photo!
The entertainment on the Main Stage was a trio of male vocalists from England. They call themselves the Knights and they perform music of Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Tom Jones and also some Dames such as Julie Andrews.
They did several medley’s from these great artists. My only complaint was they did very few complete numbers. My Favorite Things was the longest number and was the only tune to feature any of the instrumentalists in the band. They all have roots in musical theater and did a tune or two from Les Miserables. Those numbers didn’t fit in with the show at all and they could have been cut. I would have loved more Tom Jones and less Rolling Stones. The show was well rehearsed and they worked well with the house band.…