Friday 24 August

Friday 24 August - At sea

Last night we dined at Sabatinis, one of the ship’s speciality restaurants. Kirk our travel agent paid for it and also supplied a free bottle of wine. We had a delicious meal and lots of laughs. After dinner we went to the show, The beatback beatles, another tribute band. Very disappointing, they missed chords, voices average, stage presence annoying and they referred to themselves as John, Paul, George and Ringo. Just slightly better than Tina Turnoff.

We have now crossed the arctic circle and the weather is cloudy and cold. We have a relaxing day at sea.

We have a sleep in and a late breakfast. The shops are open and there are sales so the girls have a wander round. At 12.15 we attend a lecture on the northern lights which was very interesting. It is too late in the season so we will not have that experience. We have lunch and then plan to meet up at 3 for coffees to stimulate our brains for trivia. We do ok with 14 but are 4 off the pace. We are happy though because the know all bastards didn’t win either. We sit around for a while and then decide to have a pre dinner pre dinner drink.

At dinner tonight there is a spectacular sunset we can just view from our table. There are beautiful red, mauve and blue colours. I must remember to bring my camera tomorrow night. 

We try the show after dinner by the Princess dancers and singers, but only last two and half songs. Dance routine very ordinary.