Sunday 9th October 2016
Passing IberiaLast night passed Finnisterre, and today passed by Portugal and will reach Gibraltar tomorrow morning.
Weather continues to improve, very pleasant temperature and
slight seas.
This evening it's the Captain's welcome party and the first
formal dinner. Having promised ourselves
we would attend we got dressed up accordingly.
Dodged actually joining the line to meet the Captain and
slipped in the back way (along with quite a few others!). Glass of something and another chat with
someone we will probably never see again, before the Captain gave his little
welcome speach and introduced all the Senior Officers. Then into dinner, same table though now we
are eight, only two others from our first dinner. One of our new table companions being an ex
chief engineer of the Union Castle Shipping Line. He having a wealth of anecdotes to keep us
all entertained, the dinner being good in choice and production, the whole
dining experience passed very pleasantly without undue strain. After dinner went to the theatre for this
evenings show, Vanity Fair, with the Cunard Singers and Dancers. And so to bed.
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