May 10, 2019 – at Sea
Another day at the gym has convinced me that all of the extra pounds that guests have put on are going with them when they get off the ship. Gym seems to be just as busy as usual.
The Captain announced to today that we are heading into a huge tropical depression. It is so large that we can’t go around it but we are changing course where we hope it will be less severe. This is the worst we have seen. So rough that the life boats above our deck are banging against the ship at times.
Today we were invited to a lunch in the dining room honoring the “mariners”. This is the reward system that Holland America uses. All guests started the cruise with us are at least 3 star mariners. Many are 4 and 5 star mariners. More gifts from HAL and we are wondering what we can actually pack to take with us.
We spent the afternoon watching a movie in our room. It was difficult to do much else with the rough seas.
We had dinner with Bill. We learned that he has done 5 tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan and he finished as a Lt. Colonel last working in the pentagon. He has already booked another cruise for next year.
The evening entertainment was the Amsterdam singers and dancers. They did a show featuring tunes done by Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra among others. Great show once again.…