Friday, March 8, 2013

Our 115 day World Cruise day 62, at sea

Today started out with me misreading the weather.  It was suppose to be cold and raining but I did not believe that it was going to  happen.  So, off to Starbucks we went with me in sandals and bitching about how cold it was!  We had our breakfast and sorted out what we would do for the day.  By the time we got back to the car I had thrown in the towel and wanted to go home and stay there.  We did agree to go to the grocery store and buy a piece of black forest cake for each of us and some corn bread to go with our soup that we are having for dinner!  Yes, we are in the diet contest and I think we are winning! lol!

                                                  
                       Today we were at sea....see me sleep in my chair.....love these rainy sea days!

                                                                        
                                    Vicki likes to play on her computer on our sea days!                                        

                              I put one of the borders on the quilt.  It is too dark in the sewing room today so the second border will have to wait until tomorrow.  Guess it does not look too good as we have been walking all over it.  lol!                                          
                                                                         
Absolutely no sun today and there is a soft rain, I see it on the walk!

Now this would be a good day to ....Choose to Dance...bet Vicki won't do it!  lol!                                                                               
                                                              


Where we did not go today.....but the Amsterdam did!

 At Sea



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Another fabulous day at sea…..  Great sun and a nice breeze, perfect combination.  We are sailing along passing some of the islands of the Philippines as we head to Manila.  There is a seemingly endless stream of fishing boats and cargo vessels passing by…  I am looking forward to tomorrow when we arrive in Manila.  Touring Manila will be great but seeing the family reunions with the Filipino crew members will be the best.  It will be a great day!

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ostcards from Paradise!
 at Sea March 8, 2013 Friday

While at breakfast this morning, we asked Presti, our favorite head waiter, how many guests will be leaving us in Hong Kong. He said about 150 people will be going home, but 250 will be joining . He added that this upcoming portion of the cruise to Cape Town will be the fullest the ship has been since the 2008 world cruise. Guess the folks have been looking forward to the Africa segment, which has not happened since 2010.

Anyway, the weather remained mostly sunny and still warm and humid. The seas turned a bit rough as we headed north towards the huge city of Manila. There has been a lot of confusion as to when we will arrive tomorrow and also when we will be leaving. Captain Mercer mentioned yesterday that there is a possibility that we may arrive an hour earlier than expected, in order to give some guests the chance to take the ferry to the tiny island of Corregidor to tour the area where the American and Filipino armies took a final WW2 stand. Since there is only one ferry to take people there, it's anyone's guess as to if there are spaces left on it for any of us. Then we learned that there is going to be a fireworks competition tomorrow evening, and the Captain plans on waiting for us to see it. The problem with that is we need to vacate the pier by 6pm to make room for another vessel due in. So the Amsterdam will stay in the bay, and tender the folks back onboard when their ferry arrives. Something tells us that perhaps the Captain's friends will be on that tour. It's only a guess, but we know that our buddy Mel will know who gets off the ship first. He has a veranda suite and when we dock on the starboard side, he watches every guest disembarking. Hope he sets his alarm clock for 7am tomorrow.

There were still bodies of hornets floating in the pool this afternoon, as well as littering the decking. Mel came back to visit us and told us that the extremely large swarm of bees gathered right near his suite while docked in Puerto Princesa. By the time we left the port, these insects were drawn down the length of the ship, and deposited on the upper back deck. We wonder if they had been sprayed, because they were dying rapidly. It was a miracle that no one got stung. Much to our dismay, a few of them were still flying around deck 8 this afternoon. Nothing that couldn't be handled with the swatting of our flipflops.

We became aware that today was International Women's Day when we went to our table tonight. Champagne glasses were at each place setting, with a note saying we would be treated to the bubbly drink throughout dinner. Even though the note claimed that this day, March 8th, has been celebrated since the early 1900's, it is the first time it has been recognized while on a world cruise. Whatever the reason, everyone, including our fellas were happy to toast the occassion.
We became aware that today was International Women's Day when we went to our table tonight. Champagne glasses were at each place setting, with a note saying we would be treated to the bubbly drink throughout dinner. Even though the note claimed that this day, March 8th, has been celebrated since the early 1900's, it is the first time it has been recognized while on a world cruise. Whatever the reason, everyone, including our fellas were happy to toast the occassion.

You can sure tell that we are getting close to the homes of many of our crew members. All day long, they have been popping out of the outside decks to find a signal for their cell phones. Many of the cooks, bar staff, and working boat mates were calling home. Surely tomorrow will be a big reunion day for them.

As for us, we plan on taking the shuttle to Robinsons Mall, and perhaps enjoy lunch out.

Bill & Mary Ann


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