Number Three Ends

Last day of Cruise number three.

Do you remember your teacher telling you about the doldrums? She said that the doldrums was a condition of no wind, no wind at all. During these times the great sailing ships would be stopped in their tracks because there would not be even a breeze to fill their sails and get them on their way.

Well that was the condition this morning. There was not even a slight breeze and the sea was like a big bowl of milk pudding. There was not a ripple, not a wave and not a sound. I have seen the sea many many times, more time than I could ever count and that is something I have never seen before. It was so strange and it is difficult to describe. The cruise ship just floated on top of the water and there was such a slight ripple as it passed through the water, there wasn’t even a measurable wake, and there was little or no sound. It was eerie. This condition persisted through the early morning and we marveled at it as we enjoyed our breakfast on the balcony.

After breakfast we headed out for a walk around the ship. I continue to be amazed at the tans that some people have. They have spent so much time in the sun that they are as dark  or darker than many of African descent. I shudder to think of how many will die with skin cancer because of what they are doing to themselves.

I then went to Explorers to play a game of trivia. This is the only game I have played during this cruise. I knew a few answers but we were a long way from winning. But it was fun.

My next event was the cooking show in the Princess Theatre. It was billed as  a Culinary Class and was conducted by Culinary Ambassador, Master Chef Commendatore Alfredo Marzi. This man is responsible for all of the menus throughout  the entire fleet. Basically he is the boss of twenty thousand employees and is responsible for serving five million passengers. We received a wonderful folder featuring the recipe he prepared for us.(Filipino Style Chicken and Seafood Pancit Noodles) He referred to the princess cookbook and prepared a scallop dish and a dessert from it. The event finished with a galley tour which I did not take.

We considered attending the champagne art auction but we changed our minds . We decided that since we had not yet gone for ice cream on this holiday that we should go. So we did just that. We each had a soft ice cream and then the cookie man came by and we had a chocolate cookie as well.

The suitcases are in the halls and people are busy saying good bye. We had our dinner, went to the show, went to the International Café for our usual night cap , went to the hot tub for about an hour and called it a night and a day and a cruise.

Tomorrow we are back in Fort Lauderdale and ..the beginning of cruise four