Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Day 2 - Gorgeous day at sea

Our seas are calm but it's cloudy and we've had a little drizzle.  For us, it was a nice break from the heat we've had in Vancouver.  

More activities on Cunard than the other lines we've cruised.  A full day's schedule.  There were two Insights speakers this morning and another one this afternoon.  All different subjects and very knowledgable people.  

We went to trivia and then saw the feature artist, Philip Gray.  He showed us some of his travels to Antarctica and Mt. Everest where he painted.  He also did a wonderful painting demonstration.  

We attended "Killer Darts" in the English pub.  Cec did quite well but didn't win.  He shot a bulls eye and everyone cheered.  It was lots of fun.  We stayed for lunch and ordered beer and fish and chips.

Afternoon tea was lovely, and we were careful not to overindulge as we had a specialty dinner in the Seafood restaurant.

The Seafood house was very nice.  We had a table by the window and ordered a seafood dinner for two.  They bought it on a trolley!



It was served cold and it was excellent!   The plate in the top right was Don's dinner.  Both Don and Kathy had the halibut and it looked excellent too.  We all had a wonderful seafood risotto appetizer and baked Alaska for dessert.  

The show last night was Be My Guest.  We saw it last time on Cunard and it's well worth seeing again.  The singers and dancers were excellent.

The Internet isn't always good on ships.  I don't know what service they are using but the download speed is 15.2; upload 0.9.  I got the cheapest plan, and this is much better than Princess!

Another wonderful day at sea!  Next port, Ketchikan.


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