Friday
Dear Elsie
Today was a good day at sea. I fall into a routine for sea days that is a throwback to our longer cruises when there were many more at-sea days. Grandpa had specifically said he wouldn’t go running round the deck early today, so he slept in and at about 7am, I went to the 15th Deck and sat quietly waiting for the coffee station to open. When it did I ordered a cappuccino and enjoyed that while doing a word game. Then it was time to walk. The deck has a dedicated track for walkers and runners.
The deck walks are sure to be refreshing….
I walked 4km and then ordered more cappuccino for Mike and Julian and took those down to them. We then had an hour or so in the cabin before going to the formal brunch at 9.30am. After that there was an event at 11am in the Mall. The Captain was there for a few announcements. In the photo below, he’s right of the lady in white. She was the compere. The Captain is Paolo Benini and he was with Costa Cruises for 34 years before making the move to MSC in February of this year.
After the Captain spoke, the cast of the entertainment team came out in full costume.
Quite a display! We also learned that the Euribia is their flagship and was only christened on 8th June last year.
We then went to the food floor and had a little lunch before spending the afternoon relaxing, although I did go to the main deck pool for 30 minutes in the water.
They treat that pool with a potent cocktail of chlorine and salt or whatever it is. It literally glued my hair together! It took a few minutes in the pool shower to get it unmatted and then I had a shower back in the cabin to give it a proper wash.
We are cruising south & we will soon round the southern tip of Denmark before continuing our journey north to Kiel, Germany. We are in a busier shipping area and there are frequent cargo & fishing vessels. Above us is a busy flight path and we are seeing lots of contrails zig zagging across the sky.
Our holiday is rapidly coming to an end. Tomorrow is our last full day. Sunday we will have a very slow disembarkation. Our plan is to store our luggage in Copenhagen and do a bit of sightseeing before going to the airport at about 4pm. A good holiday for sure. We have a lot to be grateful for.
John 6:29
Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”
It’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂