at Sea
November 3, 2022
Breakfast is quite amazing. There is so much variety it can be difficult to decide. Yogurt? Greek, plain or flavored. Fruit? All kinds already cut for you. Baked goods? Sticky buns, croissants, chocolate croissants. Bagels of all kinds. Toasted? Just asked. Cream cheese, jelly, or some other spread? Eggs. Any kind you want cooked to order. Omelets? yes. Bacon, sausage, links or patties? pork or turkey? Potatoes? yes.Cheeses and cold cuts of all kinds. Waffle station. Pancake Station. Pasta station. Breads of all kinds. Cereal? Only 6 varieties. Can you see why people complain?
Miss muffins is now sitting with a couple that is obviously from Germany. After each complaint I hear. Yaw, yaw, yaw.
We are quite disciplined. Raisin bran for me and Terri has oatmeal. Sometimes I’ll have a few boiled eggs. Today I had 2 over medium. Discipline isn’t as hard as you might think. A look at fellow passengers can put you on the correct path quickly. Lot’s of extra flesh here.
Very warm today as we walked by the open area by the pool. Upper 80s is my guess. We are almost exactly in the center of the Red Sea, 100 miles from each coast. No cell service and the satellite internet is poor. That is something I could complain about.
Group trivia usually provides some good laughs. At what age did King Tut assume power? At what age did he die? The Valley of the Kings was in a town originally called Thebes. What is it called today?
Music trivia was very difficult. 60s and 70s but there were at least two tunes that no one recognized. Our host is from Colombia and her selection of tunes could have been influenced by that. We were one short of 6 so we called over a woman who was sitting alone. She tried to contribute but her insistence of having a mask over her face made it impossible to understand.
The sun is setting at 4:45 and by the time we get into the dining room it is dark.
Evening entertainment was impressionist Robbie Howard. A former Las Vegas headliner, Robbie began the act with some Frank Sinatra. Spot on! He continued with Tom Jones and She’s a Lady. Great rendition. He spoke after singing the tune and sounded just like him. I expected to see panties being thrown on stage but none appeared. He continued with short selections of famous artists doing their hits. He stopped at one point and did a Johnny Carson monologue. Fantastic. The highlight of the show had to be 3 men that he pulled out of the audience and had them each in front of a mic. He of course did a short interview of each man asking what they did in life. Consultant, accountant, farmer. He told the audience that no matter where in the world he is, he can always make three men sound just like the Mills Brothers. Their part? On cue they were to sing something like doot doot doo be wah, doot doot wah. The tune was Cab Driver. The band started, Robbie sang and then pointed. I can’t remember when I have laughed so hard. Of course the farmer, Pete, sounded like a seal barking for some fish. Robbie went over to his Pete’s mic and moved it closer to him so the audience could enjoy it even more. He told Pete that there was an agent in the balcony that would be interested in him. A sea world agent.
What a show but band that accompanied him was really weak. We heard them play ballroom dancing tunes last week sometime. The pianist was in his own world and didn’t work with any of the band members. Robbie did a great job cueing but he was out to lunch.
Leaving out the band it was a great show! 10
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