Dec 4, 2013 Day 1 at Sea
Marcel making us morning coffee.
Breakfast was always in the Garden Cafe. Buffet.
Entertainment was provided during our days at Sea.
Are you ready for this!!
Napkin folding.."the most fun you'll ever have with a napkin!" that is what the flyer quoted. And we did have fun.
Our cruise director Jill by the piano.
Mid section of the ship. A bonus with all the swaying of the ship!
First project was a candle.
Immy's candle is on the floor to prove to the camera that it can stand.
Jennie took some pictures from the second floor, but after a few shots she thought, "how many pictures can I take of napkin folding", and off she went.
Cutlery goes inside the napkins. The only one I remember how to make.
Jill and a hottie Italian.
Booties.
After thrilling stimulation of napkin folding, we had
a cup of expensive but not very good cappuccino in the Blue Lagoon Cafe.
We were able to listen to this awesome singer below.
RJ Reid took center stage.
RJ Reid
After coffee we went outside.
Waves were 7.5-12 ft. high today. Mostly dry food for me all day,
till supper when the waves died down to 4-7.5ft.
Island of Kea. One of the Greek Islands.
A bit of sun-rays makes for a striking picture.
Black skies and run-rays.
We got quite close to this picturesque Island of Kea. Population about 2500. 129 sq km.
The Cyclades is a Greek island group in the Aegean Sea, southeast of mainland Greece. The Cyclades comprise about 220 islands of which many are inhabited. The islands have become popular tourist attractions. The islands are peaks of a submerged mountainous terrain, with the exception of two volcanic islands, Milos and Santorini
Kea Island is underlined in red.
A long stroll around the deck a few times. Quite warm when the sun was out.
TV in our room constantly showed us where we were. It was also much easier to recognize the Islands we passed when we knew where we were. Red mark on the left is where we are. Island on the right is Kea. Not very clear.
Sun rays on Kea Island made it stunningly breathtaking.
The afternoon matinee show: Daniel Hochsteiner - World Star Speed Juggler.
Picture of the Stardust Theater taken 2 hours before the show.
After a delicious dinner, we listened to this group sing. The 4Ever band. They were extremely gifted with sensational voices, but we all felt we missed what could have been a great show. Most of the time we all had our fingers in our ears. Sigh. Way too loud.
They were accompanied by the Jade Orchestra. There must have been a competition between the sound men for the orchestra and the singers to see who could be louder!
Dinners were usually in the Alizar or Grand Pacific Dining Rooms.
The other ones had a cover charge.
In the evening we quite often found a towel animal.
Jennie and I went back to listen to RJ Reid in the Atrium till 11.
He took requests all night. It was an enjoyable evening.
Clock back one hour tonight.
Welterusten. Buona notta. Good night.
Breakfast was always in the Garden Cafe. Buffet.
Entertainment was provided during our days at Sea.
Are you ready for this!!
Napkin folding.."the most fun you'll ever have with a napkin!" that is what the flyer quoted. And we did have fun.
Our cruise director Jill by the piano.
Mid section of the ship. A bonus with all the swaying of the ship!
First project was a candle.
Immy's candle is on the floor to prove to the camera that it can stand.
Jennie took some pictures from the second floor, but after a few shots she thought, "how many pictures can I take of napkin folding", and off she went.
Cutlery goes inside the napkins. The only one I remember how to make.
Jill and a hottie Italian.
Booties.
After thrilling stimulation of napkin folding, we had
a cup of expensive but not very good cappuccino in the Blue Lagoon Cafe.
We were able to listen to this awesome singer below.
RJ Reid took center stage.
RJ Reid
After coffee we went outside.
Waves were 7.5-12 ft. high today. Mostly dry food for me all day,
till supper when the waves died down to 4-7.5ft.
Island of Kea. One of the Greek Islands.
A bit of sun-rays makes for a striking picture.
Black skies and run-rays.
We got quite close to this picturesque Island of Kea. Population about 2500. 129 sq km.
The Cyclades is a Greek island group in the Aegean Sea, southeast of mainland Greece. The Cyclades comprise about 220 islands of which many are inhabited. The islands have become popular tourist attractions. The islands are peaks of a submerged mountainous terrain, with the exception of two volcanic islands, Milos and Santorini
Kea Island is underlined in red.
A long stroll around the deck a few times. Quite warm when the sun was out.
TV in our room constantly showed us where we were. It was also much easier to recognize the Islands we passed when we knew where we were. Red mark on the left is where we are. Island on the right is Kea. Not very clear.
Sun rays on Kea Island made it stunningly breathtaking.
The afternoon matinee show: Daniel Hochsteiner - World Star Speed Juggler.
Picture of the Stardust Theater taken 2 hours before the show.
After a delicious dinner, we listened to this group sing. The 4Ever band. They were extremely gifted with sensational voices, but we all felt we missed what could have been a great show. Most of the time we all had our fingers in our ears. Sigh. Way too loud.
They were accompanied by the Jade Orchestra. There must have been a competition between the sound men for the orchestra and the singers to see who could be louder!
Dinners were usually in the Alizar or Grand Pacific Dining Rooms.
The other ones had a cover charge.
In the evening we quite often found a towel animal.
Jennie and I went back to listen to RJ Reid in the Atrium till 11.
He took requests all night. It was an enjoyable evening.
Clock back one hour tonight.
Welterusten. Buona notta. Good night.
Thank you again for the beautiful pictures, what a trip...the napkin folding, you could teach
ReplyDeletethe children, they would love it, especially the one holding the cutlery for the season...
Marcel's coffee was better than the special one? The pictures of the sea waves are
beautiful. I am sure the stomach dined as well. The island Creacre is where Napoleon had been send off too? I think it is Crete the earlier days....?
It is thrilling to see all the pictures, thanks a lot...
The weather is hopeless in this corner, by your area. Any better?
Lots of love for now, talk to you later.
Karla