Date: April 3-5
Location: Days 85-87 – At Sea (Cruising the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea)
Next Port: Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, April 6
Summary: We have enjoyed three great sea days since our departure from Salalah, Oman.
We’ve done the usual things, plus have had an opportunity to do more of the reading that we thought we would be doing all along. Need to get those books that we brought with us finished so that we can leave them on the ship…thereby making room in our luggage for goodies to bring home.
Our weather has continued to hold. The first two days were warm and humid with calm winds. But Thursday it was only in the mid-70s with a strong breeze, lower humidity and a clear horizon.
Tuesday evening, Capt. Dag hosted another “sundowner” party at the bow of the ship on Deck 6 (normally closed off to guests) and the new observation space on Deck 11.
After that we helped Barb and Jim celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with a private reception and dinner in starboard side of La Veranda (that portion is normally closed in the evening). And on Wednesday we attended a similar celebration for Phyllis and Ed Marco, who were celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary. They even repeated their wedding vows with Capt. Dag officiating. Both parties were lots of fun and we were grateful to be included.
Tonight we enjoyed a Seven Seas Society reception to celebrate our impending arrival in Egypt, followed by dinner in Signatures with Barb and Richard and Beverly and Jim.
Larry played pool volleyball each afternoon. It’s a crazy game, with not many rules. On Thursday, the “girls” from the Travel Desk played with Phyllis (Phil) Butterworth leading “her” team to defeat! It was great fun for the players and the spectators. This was the last game of the season…since we have a very port intensive itinerary ahead of us and many think it will be too cool to play during the Atlantic Crossing. We’ll see.
On Good Friday we will be trekking out to visit St. Catherine’s Monastery at the foot of Mt. Sinai where Moses received the Ten Commandments.Then it’s on to a complimentary off-the-ship overnight in Cairo to see the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx and other sights.
Larry and Karen
Photos of our cruise are available at the following web site:
picasaweb.google.com/larryworldcruise
Photos of Pool Volleyball have been added.
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