Wednesday 30 May 2012 At sea from Italy to Greece

We had a late night last night and there was a time change overnight, so we woke up a little late on the new time. We took a two mile walk around the deck and showered. By the time we got to the breakfast area at 11, they were already cleaning up for lunch and we were only able to grab some cereal. We wandered around the ship for a while before returning to our cabin where Celeste caught a nap and I went online. I was able to check email, but still had a problem trying to post to the blog. Will try again later.

We went for a bit of lunch at 12:30 and sat with an Australian couple who told us story after story about their cruising and other travel adventures. I don’t know what they did for a living, but they must have done pretty well because they sure have been around. We then went to a presentation by the tour guy about what to expect in Dubrovnik and Venice. From there it was off to the restaurant for Indonesian tea – different teas with some snacks. Next was a movie at 4 PM. Today’s movie was Sherlock Homes 2. Frankly, I found it kind of boring. It had a pretty weak premise contrived to create an excuse for snappy dialogue, special effects, and other movie maker tricks designed to show off how smart the production team is rather than tell a good story.

After the movie we changed for the formal dinner. It went a little slower than usual tonight and we got into a long visit with our tablemates, a couple from near Kelowna and a mother and young daughter from Pennsylvania. As a result, we didn’t leave until almost 9, missing our usual 8 PM Showroom performance. To fill the time until the 10 PM show, we took in the Let’s Make A Deal game show in another lounge. It is a little more interesting and fun live than it is on TV. Off to bed at midnight.

Weather: sunny, 22C, light wind in the morning becoming 25mph by late afternoon.