This morning we were awake when the coffee was delivered. We did not regain an hour last night. We gained one on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Monday and Tuesday time stayed the same. The sea seems smooth, but it is gray and hazy outside.
At breakfast we had a couple from Maryland and a couple from New Jersey with whom we had had breakfast before and a mother and a daughter from Hamburg, Germany. Maryland and New Jersey once again dominated the table talk with talking / bragging about their beautiful homes and how governmental regulations prevented them from destroying / improving the wetland area on their property---2 acres on Maryland's eastern shore. The ladies from Germany were delightful. We talked about the Miniature Wonderland that Gavin likes to watch on the Internet. They thought I should bring the boys. Our conversation certainly did not interfere with the I have more than you do conversation of New Jersey and Maryland. There is a lot of I have more than you do and I have been on more voyages than anyone else this time....more so than ever before.
After breakfast we decided it was time to tackle the laundry. We had two loads which we wished / needed to do. It was wash clothes here where it is free or find a laundry in New York where we would have to pay. Since Nancy is always ready for a good laugh, we headed to the laundry. The laundry was crowded, but in ten minutes or so we had a washer and soon after a second one. Dryers seemed to be at a premium. We emptied two dryers of clothes that had finished and no one was around to claim. We had done the same with wet clothes in washers. Nancy proceeded to fold the dry clothes so they took less room for which she was thanked profusely by one young man, a member of the Juiard School Musicians. One lady came in to take her 6 items out of her washer that had finished washing. She replaced those with a bra, a pair of underpants, and a shirt which she washed on large load. I changed it to small. She really needed to reconsider coming to the laundry in her bathrobe and no make-up.....especially the make up. She obviously did not normally do laundry. Another lady attempted to iron a dress without turning on the iron. We helped her. Nancy explained to several people how to operate the washers and dryers. A lady came in who told Nancy that she had been yelled at by another woman because she had moved her washed clothes out of the washer. Apparently they had been there for over an hour. Some people have not figured out the communal nature of the laundry and need help understanding it. Eventually we were able to move our clothes from the washer to the dryers and then to folding. After two hours, we were done. We did, however, unfortunately missed the talk by the astronomer about objects colliding with the Earth.
We stowed our clean clothes and went up to deck 7 for some work on the blog and a turn around the deck. Eventually we shared a lunch.
After lunch we worked on the blog, read our books until it was time to head for illuminations to listen to a talk about how to move a musical from an idea to a stage performance. One interesting idea was that when casting some performers earned the designation OMDB which means the producer or director or choreographer will work with that person again only "Over my dead body." In the question and answer portion, Woolford explained the primary cause for this designation was "tardiness." For students this is also a major contribution to failing. After the lecture we toured the sale tables on deck 3. Nancy found a very nice chain necklace and earrings for ten dollars
which she wore to the dinner. This was a sale for those of us who cannot afford to buy jewelry from HStern or the other shop where pieces start at $799.00 We then made our way to the cabin for some cool relaxation and a nap before dinner.
Dinner was remarkable. It was semi-formal. We had no champagne, and for the first time the entree, Vermont Turkey, was a large amount of food. Nancy and I both felt stuffed.....just like the turkey.
After dinner we made our way to the Captain's Cocktail Party...by invitation only. We saw the officers, but we were not greeted by them. I think those greetings were for the diamond and platinum members of the World Club. We are only gold members, but we got free champagne and wine just like everyone else. We watched the networking. There were actually 700 people out of 2,800 on board who are gold, diamond or platinum members. We even got a shrimp appetizer.
The show tonight was Maria King, a pianist, from England. She was very good. Her banter with the crowd revolved around her humble circumstances compared with the ship and many people on board. Her designer dress was made by her mum from cloth found in a bucket bin. Her work, of course, was up to the usual Cunard standards.
After the concert we headed for the cool air of the stateroom. We had a diet Coke which we purchased for our room. We watched American TV and went to bed.
Steps: 5296
A painting in Staircase C
The Queens Ballroom and the Captain's Cocktail Party
Queen's Ballroom
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