Sunday 11th February to Wednesday 14th February
Sunday 11th
First of four days at sea on our way to the French Polynesian Islands. The weather absolutely glorious, if anything too good, having to be very careful of the sun in these latitudes.
I’m glad to say there is very little to mention today coz the demands on our time are minimal, perfect!
Monday 12th
Another perfect day, only drawback is the lack of wildlife to spot, nothing but literally a couple of seabirds and a few flying fish.
Because of tomorrow’s other celebrations the pancake races are being held today instead. Teams from the various departments of the crew running relay races whilst tossing pancakes, all very amusing for the watching passengers, but obviously taken very seriously by the participants. Last years champions, the chefs, won again, there must be some advantage of having frying pans available for practice!
One of the winning team in action
Tonight went to the theatre for a show by “Hollywood and the Kings”. A trio of singers performing jazz and swing numbers, including some more modern songs adjusted to a swing rhythm. Very good and some nice harmonies.
Tuesday 13th
This morning, at 06.33 we crossed the equator to enter the southern hemisphere.
Weather remains glorious, kept ourselves entertained until an early lunch of crepes, well it is Shrove Tuesday.
The afternoon’s frivolities was the crossing the equator ceremonies. The court was held by the judge with King Neptune and his lovely (?) wife.
All those passengers, well those who wished to be involved, who had not previously crossed the equator, known as Pollywogs, were paraded around the pool and had to kiss the fish, a rather large salmon, yes a real one from the galley. Those even more open to embarrassment were then ceremonially and liberally applied with multicoloured gunk and pasta before being plunged into the pool, they then became Shellbacks.
Members of the crew followed being even more liberally gunked and the last three senior crew came in for extra treatment with all the remaining gunk.
The Captain, though already a Shellback, joined in with several other senior officers for a ceremonial swim, and all this was to please and appease Neptune to allow us to pass into the Southern Oceans.
You wont be surprised to know we didn’t go for a swim today, the pool had gone a very strange colour, with floating bits!
Wednesday 14th, Valentines Day
Overcast and tropical showers today, looks like it’s just the edge of the tropical cyclone Gita.
Not much achieved again today, just a most enjoyable day of cruising the Pacific.
Formal night tonight and the Captain’s World Cruise Cocktail Party to follow. An impressive collection of ice sculptures presented amongst the delicious offerings on the buffet plus the beautifully iced and decorated World Cruise Cake, such a shame the cake is just a fake, I guess it wouldn’t last if it was real, hopefully a real one will appear before the end of the cruise.
One of the most appropriate ice carvings
Today our World Cruise gift for this segment arrived, a nice leather bound notebook for a cruise diary, perhaps a bit late?
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