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At Sea Day #5
... watched from the Deck 5 helipad as vessels AM230 and DM234 approached Voyager of the Seas. We dashed down to Deck 4 midship to watch and photograph as vessel AM230 passed some black cases onto Voyager. The security men then received several cases of bottled water and a Royal Caribbean plastic bag full of unknown contents.
I returned to my cabin at 11:49 after this transfer was completed. At noon, we finally changed timezones for the first time on this cruise, moving one ...
May 10, 2012 - Sea Day - Day 29
... in your drawers. The key is to have your clothes on hangers so you don't need to pack. The room steward will move everything for you while we are in Dubai so we will be settled in our new room upon our return.
We then needed to get Ray a hair cut in the Salon as he was starting to look a little rough with his long hair and new tattoo (just joking Yvonne). The salon charges 35.00 for a ...
In The Red Sea
... this keeps us honest. We have eleven days left on this cruise liner and intend to make the most of it.
A Sri Lankan lady with a long dress (not a kurta or sari, but a long western dress) and sports shoes on her feet, was slowly but surely walking her way to good health on the treadmill this morning.
It amazes me to see so many westerners with skin that looks like leather. They sprawl themselves out on sun deck chairs, and lie there for ...
The Red Sea
... am reading, ‘Master and Commander’ set in 1800 and HMS Sophie has just been tasked, ‘to convoy twelve sail of merchantmen and transports to Cagliari’. 200 years later …..!
But we are making 20 knots and have power to spare, so no need for us to be involved in any convoy but it goes to show that the situation in this area is positively ‘for real’.
21.00 hours
We are running dark. All deck lights have been turned ...
Day 28
... br> Lunch was in the dining room.
We were invited to an Art Auction this afternoon.
Ged came along and it was her turn to win a lucky door prize.
She was thrilled.
Lovely dinner tonight.
We went to the movies tonight because we had seen the Instrumentalist before.
Coffee time now & bed.
Bye for nowFrom The ...