Fellow Passengers

Thursday, November 03, 2016
Open sea, International
According to ship statistics, the largest group on the ship is Americans, followed by British, next Canadians, Germans, Dutch, Australians, Polish, Irish, and Danish. The French aren't numerous enough to be mentioned, as Jacques from Toulouse may be the only one registered as French; we’re using US passports. We did run into one other French man but he pretended we didn’t exist—he must have been a Royalist.

So among the Americans and some Brits we see some serious weight and mobility issues. This American distinction is even joked about on the ship when discussing how much food to stock. One exception is the ballroom dancers. These active seniors, dressed in sequined tops and pressed shirts and jackets each evening, are trim and fit, even the 80-year-olds.


However some British amaze with their dedication to the sun and turning their skin crispy brown. At 9 in the morning, they are already on the pool deck aligned like rashers of bacon sizzling in the oven soaking up enough Vitamin D to get through the British winter, as well as spring, fall, and summer. None of the other nationalities can be stereotyped like this, but the French Canadians are very different from other Canadians—je me souviens.
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