Friday, February 21st
At Sea
People often enquire if there is a problem with noise from the Promenade Deck above the cabins on deck 6. Well we can certainly hear the joggers thumping above, but it is not that loud, and does not disturb us. However, if someone is very sensitive to noise, it could be a problem, and I would recommend booking cabins on deck 4 or 5.
The storms have passed and it was a lovely sunny day. We decided to try the Boardwalk Café for lunch. There was no shade, so I was happy that we had our hats and sunglasses with us. It was actually very pleasant sitting out on deck, and fun to find another venue for lunch on sea days.
Deirdre was hosting this segment’s Virtuoso Cocktail Party in G32 tonight. Kim is still incapacitated from his fall on deck 14 in Dubai. He is doing better, and is now out of the hospital in Dubai, and getting treatment in Brisbane. So without Kim to assist her, I offered to try to help out.
I was having a good time circulating among the guests when all of a sudden, whilst gesticulating as I talked, I ended up sending a glass of red wine flying. Luckily most of it ended up on me, and not on the guests. A very helpful waiter helped to mop me up, and fortunately as I was wearing a little black dress there was very little evidence of the mishap when I returned to chat to Brian. Ah ha, I thought, no one needs to know about the incident.
After the party we headed to dinner. As I walked down the grand staircase in the dining room I noticed that I had managed to get red wine all over my tights, and it looked like I had major bleeding going on. It was very much like the balcony on deck 4 before it was repainted.
I thought that if anyone asked what the matter with my legs was, I could explain that it was just rust. However, no one asked me. Brian never even noticed.
When we returned to the cabin, there was a world cruise gift for me – a tote bag. That was nice, but I am still hoping for a scarf.
I went to sleep thinking that my life would be complete with a world cruise scarf, and an invitation to dine with the captain.
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