Nov. 8th At Sea
By Jain
We are now 90 miles from Egypt floating around the vast ocean where the water temperature is 73 degrees; that is warmer than the air. Anyway that's what the Captain said and I will take his word for it.
We have settled in a routine and our sea day seems to pass quickly. After exercise, eating, going to lectures, eating, entertainment shows it is time for bed. We are 8 hours ahead of home so we are not yet watching the anticipated election results.
At 3:30 a.m. we will enter the Suez Canal and urged to wake up to watch our ship join the convoy. For those of you that don't know the Suez Canal is an artificial sea level waterway in Egypt connecting where we are now in the Mediterranean to the Red Sea. Without this shortcut you would have to go another 7,000 kilometers around the Southern tip of Africa, the Cape of Good Hope. Since the canal does not cater to unregulated 2 way traffic all ships transit in convoys on regular times. Because we are going southbound our convoy starts at 3:30 a.m. from Port Said Egypt. I am sure Jay will tell me how exciting this is since at that time I probably will be getting my beauty sleep.
The all awaited Captains security drill today at 1500 hours was more or less just one of those "gotta do" exercises in safety. The Captain made an announcement instructing all guests to go inside the ship and stay there, until further notice. Curtains were then lowered on all ships windows. Yep it seemed the curtains work, so after 10 minutes the exercise was complete. Kinda like the demonstration on the airplane how to use your oxygen mask. Check done, good. God help help us if there is an emergency.
Tonight after a round of gin (that's cards) okay I might have had a glass of Merlot and Jay a Martini, we ate at the Aqua restaurant. It wasn't bad but definitely could stand some improvement. The appetizer goat cheese tart was good only missing the goat cheese, and Jay's Veal was good. Our waiter, Phillipe from the Philippines was great, and not only did he provide excellent service but also reminisced with Jay about how the Phillipines used to be years ago.
After our meal it was off to tonight's show… Paradis. They billed it as a glimpse into a Paris nightclub filled with intrigue with singers, dancers, and acrobats. It was very entertaining and especially the acrobats flying round the stage. All and all it was a great show with over 100 spectacular costumes. Oh yeah, the strobe light effects as well as the fog and haze were very well done. LOL
After the show we retreated to our room and kept the curtains closed like our Captain told us to do. He always stresses that safety and security on board is his highest priority. Good thing for that.
Good night from halfway across the world.
We are now 90 miles from Egypt floating around the vast ocean where the water temperature is 73 degrees; that is warmer than the air. Anyway that's what the Captain said and I will take his word for it.
We have settled in a routine and our sea day seems to pass quickly. After exercise, eating, going to lectures, eating, entertainment shows it is time for bed. We are 8 hours ahead of home so we are not yet watching the anticipated election results.
At 3:30 a.m. we will enter the Suez Canal and urged to wake up to watch our ship join the convoy. For those of you that don't know the Suez Canal is an artificial sea level waterway in Egypt connecting where we are now in the Mediterranean to the Red Sea. Without this shortcut you would have to go another 7,000 kilometers around the Southern tip of Africa, the Cape of Good Hope. Since the canal does not cater to unregulated 2 way traffic all ships transit in convoys on regular times. Because we are going southbound our convoy starts at 3:30 a.m. from Port Said Egypt. I am sure Jay will tell me how exciting this is since at that time I probably will be getting my beauty sleep.
The all awaited Captains security drill today at 1500 hours was more or less just one of those "gotta do" exercises in safety. The Captain made an announcement instructing all guests to go inside the ship and stay there, until further notice. Curtains were then lowered on all ships windows. Yep it seemed the curtains work, so after 10 minutes the exercise was complete. Kinda like the demonstration on the airplane how to use your oxygen mask. Check done, good. God help help us if there is an emergency.
Tonight after a round of gin (that's cards) okay I might have had a glass of Merlot and Jay a Martini, we ate at the Aqua restaurant. It wasn't bad but definitely could stand some improvement. The appetizer goat cheese tart was good only missing the goat cheese, and Jay's Veal was good. Our waiter, Phillipe from the Philippines was great, and not only did he provide excellent service but also reminisced with Jay about how the Phillipines used to be years ago.
After our meal it was off to tonight's show… Paradis. They billed it as a glimpse into a Paris nightclub filled with intrigue with singers, dancers, and acrobats. It was very entertaining and especially the acrobats flying round the stage. All and all it was a great show with over 100 spectacular costumes. Oh yeah, the strobe light effects as well as the fog and haze were very well done. LOL
After the show we retreated to our room and kept the curtains closed like our Captain told us to do. He always stresses that safety and security on board is his highest priority. Good thing for that.
Good night from halfway across the world.
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