April 2, 2019 – at Sea
Today we experienced our first “Pirate Ready” drill. The crew manned the water cannons outside of our room. Passengers were to be out of the rooms and away from windows.
The cruise to Oman should be without incident. When we leave Oman and cruise around the horn of Africa we will be in the area of highest risk. The ship has been sailing with lights off during the night and all window shades are required to be shut.
We took on some new passengers in India and have noticed that many do not have the signature “triple spare” tire look. They should blend right in after a few weeks of muffins and ice cream.
Team trivia is definitely taking a turn for the better. Debbie and Fred can usually kick in a few correct answers from previous games they have played on other cruises. The Canadians, Brian and Janet usually take the art and literature category. Terri and I are best at science and math. The occasional music question goes my way as long as it doesn’t involve words to songs. Today I answered the Coltrane question correctly. The mammal with the highest blood pressure? Lindsay will know this one.
We did dinner in the Lido today. Its not as nice as the dining room but it is very quick. It is generally the same food served in the dining room but it is served cafeteria style.
We turned the clocks back a few more times. We are only 8 hours ahead of home. 70 days has gone by very quickly and we are starting to talk about places we would like to return to. New Zealand, Australia, and Singapore get a yes.
We are past the hottest weather we will have on this trip. It is already noticeably cooler and less humid. The Captain does his usually announcement of location and weather at 12:25 pm and he gave us some temperatures of ports we will be stopping at over the next 40 days. Oslo is 36 today. Tough to take after days close to 100.
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