Happy Birthday Marc! If the situation was different, Marj could be telling her story of that one day 47 years ago – actually she told it to me this morning! Not much going on today. We booked a couple of excursions for our stops at Funchal, Portugal and Cadiz, Spain. We'll talk about those later. It's another nice day with a temperature in the upper 60's F.
We attended two talks today
. One was a seafaring talk entitled Pandora's Box having to do with Captain Bligh, Mutiny on the Bounty, and a ship called the Pandora. The speaker knows a lot of sea history and does a nice job of weaving stories together. The second talk was given by a ship's officer who discussed navigational crew and procedures, and features of the ship. It was interesting to learn this ship was the first built in its class, built for world cruises, and therefor built for speed and endurance. It has five 16 cylinder engines (now running two) for a total of 77,000 horsepower. As a fast cruise ship this one is second to only the QE-2(?) - he said we can outrun present day pirate ships.
Dinner tonight is gala formal dress and we've arranged to dine at La Cirque. This is a French dinner presented once during the cruise at one of the specialty restaurants
Happy Birthday Marc!
Thursday, April 06, 2017
4/5th's Of The Way, International
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1Day 1 - At Sea, Mar 30
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2Day 2 - At Sea, Mar 31
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3April Fool's Day
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4One Third of The Way, Apr 2
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5Day 5 - At Sea, Apr 3
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6Past Half Way
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7Day 7 - At Sea, Apr 5
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8Happy Birthday Marc!
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9Land Tomorrow
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10Day 10 - Apr 8
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11Day 11 - At Sea, Apr 9
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12Drank Sherry in Jarez!
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13Day 13, Apr 11
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14Day 14, Apr 12
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15Day 15 - Tapas and Los Caracoles
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16Day 16 - City Tour and Good Friday Procession
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17Sagrada Familia and Boqueria Market
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18Easter Sunday - Wine and Cava Tour
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19It Was a Great Trip
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