Another day at sea

Another sea day. Tomorrow is Tahiti. We have an island 4-wheel drive tour in the afternoon.

I attended the presentation again this morning by the Master Chef. He should retire from Princess and get his own show. He puts on a better show than any of the chefs on TV.

I can’t think of any really interesting news so I’ll fill in with general info. This is not a “drinking crowd”; the ship is selling less alcohol than they had planned. The casino is getting a little use, but mostly the penny machines. I have seen a few people at the tables in the afternoon, but they have lowered the limits to $1 from 3 to 6. I did feed one of the starving slots $5, so I’ve probably saved it from starving. They actually canceled Bingo! That is a first on any ship I’ve ever been on - there wasn’t enough attendance for them to break even. They said they would try again after Auckland (the end of segment 1). We have 200 people getting off in Auckland and not nearly that many boarding so the ship will not be full for that segment.

All of the lectures and presentations are completely full… In other words, this is an adult, well-traveled passenger cruise that doesn’t need much entertaining. The library is very busy -- a bit of déjà vu: I just finished a Greg Isles book and in reading his bio I see that he plays guitar in the Rock Bottom Remainders.