Wednesday, March 4th, 2020
At Sea
Yay, another sea day! It was a lovely day with gentle sea breezes, perfect for walking on the deck and sitting in the shade. Days like this go by so fast. It seems like I had just got up, and there lo and behold it was time for the Captain’s noon announcement.
He made the usually pre port speech, but this time he added that the Australian authorities had requested that anyone who has been sneezing or coughing should go and be seen in the medical center. Well, I would say that at least 34% of passengers on the ship at the moment have coughs (commonly know as the “Cunard cough”) and another 10% are sneezing around me, but there was no rush to go to the medical center. I wonder if anyone actually went.
I had decided not to be in the choir on this segment as I wanted to spend more time with Brian, so I actually got to watch the choir perform for once. They were in the Grand Lobby as usual, and at least this time there was no pushing and shoving by the sopranos, and everybody behaved well.
Tonight was another Royal Cunard Ball. They seem to be coming fast and furiously these days. It was the last night that we will be on board for dinner with 4 of our tablemates. We took the inevitable photos of each other and exchanged contact information. They have been great, and I will miss them. I’m hopeful their replacements will be OK. The meal was certainly more than OK. Snails, beef Wellington, and lemon soufflé. Yummy.
There was no parade of chefs on our last night before Fremantle, but there was one tonight, and everyone was waving their napkins in the air. In the time of coronavirus is this really a good idea? I do have mixed feelings about this parade. It is appropriate to acknowledge all that the kitchen staff do for us, but there has to be a more elegant way of doing it. That being said, I do miss the parade of flaming baked Alaskas we had in the past. You never knew if something would catch on fire or burst into flames during the parade. It always added to the excitement of the evening.
sorry about your friend, that was sad, I suppose after all the years we have been sailing someone we knew was bound to fall off the mortal coil. Having a terrific time here, best regards….keep sailing…roscoe
Yes it was so sad :(. I’m glad you hooked up with Evana, and it sounds like you are having the usual wacky time – things are really quite sedate in Australia. Not a tarantula in sight as yet. However, we did sign up for the float your boat contest……