Monday July 29 – At Sea

It was a beautiful clear day with no wind so many people spent the time on deck, sitting in the sun, swimming, reading or walking.  We saw a write up in the paper about the rescue the other night.  The three Americans we saved were most impressed with the cheers given by the Australians as they boarded our ship.

It was another formal night tonight and the singers and dancers were meant to give another of their fine performances.  However, Rachel, the female singer was ill so it was cancelled.  The cruise director, PJ and his assistant, Emily, stepped in to fill the gap with only 40 minutes to prepare.  They both have great voices and have been trained in musical theatre.  We enjoyed the songs they sang, which were quite difficult requiring a wide vocal range.  Emily’s version of Piaf’s “Non, Je ne regrette rien” was my favourite. PJ did a great version of “You’ll never walk alone”.

We sailed around Colombia today on our way to the Panama Canal.  Great news!  We are in for Machu Picchu.  We leave the ship on 5^th August and return on 7^th August for this overland excursion.  There are 80 people doing this.  We are very excited. 

Glenn our waiter in The Nook and also for coffee in the morning

An Illusion and a Cosmopolitan courtesy of Princess

PJ and Emily

Emily takes us for Choir and Line Dancing

PJ our cruise director who took Jody's place in New York

Rescue at Sea