The Mediterranean Sea is very calm empty and sleeping on a bed is wonderful. It was after 7 and we went up to the Lido for breakfast. It was practically empty. I did learn that we were only carrying about 800 passengers. These ships like to run full. 1400 is the max and in a normal year they would be carrying that amount.
No more self serve at the Lido. Now there is an employee to get whatever you wish. At full capacity, I doubt if this system would work.
This day was spent mostly at sea so we went to the gym for a one or so hour workout. The gym was empty.
While I worked on the blog, Terri did some power walking around the promenade deck.
After lunch it was time for team team trivia. Four on a team. Kelley joined us while Tim did an international beer tasting. We invited a gent to join us that was sitting alone. Arnold was from Spain. We asked about family. “When you get to be my age, there is not much family left.” We guessed that his wife is gone and he said that he would rather do things and be with people rather than sit home alone.
Question #2. Which fast food restaurant had the first drive in. My answer was Wendy’s but the team wanted McDonalds. Answer? Wendy’s
Question #6 Which type of music promotes plant growth. I was certain it had to be Acid Rock but the real answer was classical. Who would have thought?
Our team finished with 6 correct out of 16. The top team had 15.
We picked up the local pilot at about 3:30 PM and he took us into port. The island of Rhodes was our destination.
The Medieval old town city was visible from our balcony.
We had dinner and prepared to have an evening on the island. It was 6:30 pm and the sun was beginning to go down. The evening provided some cooler weather that we enjoyed. Humid and in the 90s all day.
The city was surrounded by a wall and then had a moat. There were only so many entrances to get inside of the walls and visit the city. The wall was built in the 14th century but today had modern business built into them.
The Knights Hospitaller of Saint John built the walled city and lived along this road. Above is the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes.
The city was packed with tourists as there were five cruise ships in port.
The city was filled with music. We saw a few Bouzouki players, a young boy playing accordion, and a guitarist strumming and singing. It was a beautiful evening to be out.
All aboard was 10:30 pm. We will be spending the night in port.…