November 30, 2008 – At Sea

It was another warm sunny day with smooth seas and we enjoyed our 1 hour deck walk before 9:00. For lunch our group of 8, who have beef tartare prepared for lunch on a sea day each segment, were joined by Captain John and the ship’s doctor Claus and the tartare was prepared at the table by Executive Chef Neils Raftert. The meal was accompanied by South African shiraz and pinotage wines and great conversation. This was the best tasting tartare so far and we all had second helpings. Before dinner we watched the semi finals of the “Dancing With The Navigator Stars”, a dance contest pairing guests with the professional dancers & singers on board. 9 pairs competed, 3 experts commented on each performance and the audience received ballots to vote for 5 couples to compete for the championship in two night’s time. We joined another couple for dinner with lecturer Terry Breen, watched some of the after dinner show and chatted with friends in Stars Lounge for an hour or so before retiring. We turned the clocks back one hour to be 3 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.