November 29, 2008 – At Sea

The South Atlantic was surprisingly smooth as we awoke to sunny warm skies. Terry Breen began her South America lecture series with an overview of the entire continent with a lot of information that would be new to those who have never visited there and think it’s all like Mexico. It’s surprising how much of South America is heavily influenced by Italian, German and African ancestry as well as Spanish & Portuguese. The lunch pool grill was billed as Oriental, but the lobster tail, steak & fish from the grill were definitely not stir fry. It was pleasantly warm & sunny so the pool deck was packed. We played Pooch after lunch and finished in time to be the winning trivia team again. We had cocktails & dinner with friends and watched the tribute to jazz show. Following the show there was a special show in Galileo’s put on by several crew members who sang and played instruments. They really got the audience involved in singing & dancing and there are some very talented crew members. It makes one wonder why they bother with professional entertainers when such talent exists on board. Since most crew members work 14 hours 7 days a week it is really quite special that they devote personal time to rehearse and put on these shows for us.