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.
So good to have you back on the grid and communicating! Thanks for the info and detail - it really brings it all to life for me.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you're learning a lot of new things - navigation now too!! After crossing the Atlantic in luxury, does it make you wonder how they did it in Columbus' time? And who would want to take that risk?