August 2,
2025 – At Sea – Labrador Sea
Even though
the time change was only a half hour, it still threw me off.
Breakfast is
still tracking along with my fixings just sitting there at the back of the
cooler. Self serve now. Still not tired of the waffle and cottage cheese/sour
cream combo. Also got a nice table and a great view.
On a medical
note, over the last few days, I have what feels like a cold – runny nose,
scratchy throat, and sneezing jags. No
fever but pretty tired. Doesn’t smell
like COVID so I am not going to test – besides I have had very little contact
with anybody.
My final talk of this first cruise is scheduled for 11 AM in the Cabaret Lounge. Based on our missed port, I added
another talk, “Forensic Detectives: Identifying America’s Fallen Heroes”. I figured there had to be some vets on
board (I think there was just one). The turnout for this talk was a
little lower than for the others – maybe the subject matter had something to do with it. Also, I felt that the audience was not as
engaged. Later in the day, a guest told
me how much she liked this talk so maybe it was more effective than I
thought.
It's too cold to lounge outside so we continue to spend our days in the Living Room. The ship's temperature is comfortable, the views are good and the seating is mostly OK. We could see New Brunswick off the startboard side.
We had our standard lunch
in Windows and since I had already given my presentation, a beer was part of the lunch.
Tonight is “Taste
of India” in Windows and there is nothing in the Restaurant. I did try the Mulligatawny Soup (had a V on
it). Although it was a little spicy and
had some curry in it, it was essentially a lentil soup. There wasn’t much else outside some
veggies. India Night is the toughest
food theme.
Tonight was local talent night on board – at 5:30 PM, Angelina Mawad, one of the Quest singers, is in concert in the Living Room (we decided to catch her on the next cruise) and Martin is on at 9 PM in the Cabaret Lounge. Martin puts on a good show (he only sang five or six songs) and is an excellent vocalist. He also added context to some of the songs and gave us some more information about his background. Apparently, before he started on Cruise Ships, he used to work in Naval Intelligence and, in a hospital during the COVID hiatus.
Songs included "The Tender Trap",
"Dream Lover"
His showstopper was “Stars” from Les Mis –
he put on his best Javert voice to sing this song, one of my favorites from the musical.
The show was great but when these late shows are over, it's time to go to the stateroom.
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