Around the Horn

Day 11: At Sea

The fourth day at sea in a row. There is some grumbling by those few disgruntled passengers who cannot amuse themself on a Voyager class cruiseship with 1800 fellow cruisers. The Divas, of course, do not belong in this category :) We love having the luxury of choice.....sunbathe, join in group activities, watch a movie at the Film Festival, read a book in the peaceful Solarium, or just strolling the Promenade and chatting with fellow Hornblowers, who seem to be everywhere.
I myself am flying under the radar today, having had far too much wine at the Chops dinner last. I believe I need a today to detoxify and try to rid myself of a cold which has settled into my lungs. A quiet day and early night will help.

The 'Divas and Wannabes' , our team entry in the Cruise Director's Trivia Bowl is hanging tight in the top 5 teams.We meet each sea day at 1 in the Lotus Lounge for the next round of general trivia qustions, many of which are hotly debated by the more vocal members of our team. All in good fun, and who knew that Team Trivia is a competitive sport?

Tonight was Moving Night in the Diva Suite. We have agreed to rotate sleeping arrangements every 10 days so that everyone has their turn on the sofa bed, master bedroom and inner bedroom. I did the first 'shift' on the sofa bed and will move into the master bedroom. If nothing else, this arrangement forces us to tidy up the premises, especially since many of the Hornblowers are clamoring for an 'Open House' . I believe that may take place soon to accomodate those who are leaving us in Rio.

After rearranging our respective clutter, we joined friends for a late-evening singalong in the Wig and Gavel with Mark B and called it an early night.....relatively speaking. Tomorrow : the fifth day at sea.