At Sea
December 6, 2022
The internet is very unstable in this part of the world. The satellite television and internet were down all morning. It’s nice to get the current news but this morning it was next to impossible.
Breakfast behind Miss Muffins again today. She seems to have a consistent following but still insults all of them. This morning she listened to a woman talk about her grandson. Judging from the appearance of this woman, her grandson would probably be in his 20s. Like any grandparent, this woman began to brag about all of what her grandson has accomplished in his home city of London. Miss Muffins couldn’t tolerate that kind of talk and proceeded to ask about the women in his life. “So he is a momma’s boy”, Muffins said. The woman began to defend her grandson but Muffins stood up and said, “He’s a momma’s boy”, and then left.
It was fun to get back to team trivia. Jose told me that he is really going to miss being on the ship and was making plans to book another cruise. Kathy and LJ have already booked others. Clare keeps commenting how liberating the homeless life was and I think he will get back to that life after this cruise. 6 plastic totes and an SUV was all he owned for 7 years prior to his knee surgery.
Who recorded the tune Red, Red, Wine? I was sure it was Bob Marley but it turned out to be Neil Diamond. The UB40 version sounds just like Bob Marley and it is often attributed to him. It was a good round for us and we have more laughs than any group regardless of our score. I made up for my musical failure with my knowledge of Ar on the periodic table. My answer to the question of “What is it called when a therapist use art to help someone”? Art therapy. Over ruled. The answer? Art therapy.
Dinner was a “dressy night”. It used to be that cruise ships would require this kind of dress at dinner. Now even the special nights like this have no requirement. I think the way someone dresses really says a lot about them. Mom taught me this one. I’ve heard all of the excuses. Uncomfortable, too much trouble, don’t want to get them dirty. We have been to some of the poorest countries on the planet and the majority of the people are better dressed when they are walking down the street than in most places in the USA. Men in suits walking to work in 90 degree heat and very humid weather. Women in nice dresses and heels doing the same. At dinner, there is a mixture of dressy and sloppy. We’ve lost something.
The evening entertainment was vocalist Rebecca Kelly. She was part comedian and vocalist. The vocals were very strong. Worthy of a 10. She covered Adele and even Frank Sinatra. The humor could have been left out. More of physical comedian and that added nothing. She came out in what look like an over sized man’s suit. It appeared to be 4 times her size. I kept thinking she was going to take off the suit to show that it was just a joke. We saw here later when we were playing cards on the Lido. She had a nice dress on. I don’t get it. I would drop the attempt at comedy and stick with the vocals.
Another sea day tomorrow and then a stop in Senegal. We are doing a walking tour on our own. We have two more ports, one on Saturday and one on Sunday, and then we start to head back across the Atlantic. …