Crown Princess - Day at Sea (7)

The lecture today was on Rome.  I missed the beginning because I was doing my laundry. Whoa! Make sure that you know “the rules” before you go!  The instructions say that it takes 40 minutes for the machine to wash. I was back in 35 minutes and the washer was stopped. A woman informed me that “it's been stopped for a while.  I'm next.”  Ohhhh, ok.  Moved my clothes to the dryer and set my timer to be back well before it stopped.  Personally, I think that it would be worth it to get up at 6AM and put the laundry in. We'll see how that goes for me.
Laundry done, I set off to see the travel guide talk about the Rome adventure.  Looks like things are as they always are.  Mom and I decided to eat lunch at “Titan's Grill” then see “Movies at Sea” movie “The Help”. We had a hamburger and pizza then settled in to watch the movie. It was hard to see in the day light and hard to hear due to background noise.  I like the night movies better.  But we did enjoy some nice views of the ship.  These are taken sitting in the lounge chairs on Lido Deck 15.

These are taken inside at the Piazza on Deck 5 looking up at Deck 6 and 7.

We all met for a sit down dinner at Michelangelo's. Appetizers were Dry-Cured Daniele Ham with Sweet Cantaloupe and Salad.

For soup, we had Pasta e Fagioli Red Bean Soup and Rustic Vegetable Minestrone (did I mention that it was Italian night??)

Main courses were Gamberi alla Fra Diavolo (shrimp), 

Veal Scaloppine in Marsala Sauce,

Pan Fried Breaded Chicken Cutlets (no photo), and Spaghetti with Meatballs in Tomato Sauce.

Dessert? Tirimisu!! Bananas and Ice Cream! Cheesecake!!
 

 

The evening show as “International Showman Kyle Esplin”.  He is an awesome piano man and put on a great show.
Photo op of the evening was a full moon. I played with the camera to get a photo of the moon and the reflection on the water.  Not an easy photography!
Notes from the Navigator (since I'm now getting in to the sailing part) –  Yesterday afternoon we reached the Archipelago of Azores, we ended our great circle sailing and we started to follow easterly rhumb line courses towards Strait of Gibraltar. In navigation, a rhumb line (or lovodrome) is the line crossing all meridians of longitude at the same angle. the principal advantage of a rhumb line is that it maintains constant true direction. A ship following the rhumb line between two places does not change its true course. A rhumb line appears as a straight line on a navigational chart.
Weather: variable wins, high 61 F Low 57F.  Low low low surface waves.
Note: at this time the internet is very slow and photos aren't posted. I will post here at a later date.