Day 14-7 of 8 sea days in a row--more fun!!

World Cruise Day 14--sea day 7 of 8 in a row--en route to Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia--Jan 18

My scheduled activities today:

Up at 7A for the hottest day, thus far.

8:15 Qi Jong

9:00 Pareu/Pareo (sarong) tying Class There are more than 175 ways to tie a Pareu. They are 2-3.5 yards long.  Cotton cost $10+ and silk prices are $50+. 

10:00 port talk on Moorea. There are no major towns or cities. It's known for breathtaking scenery and water activities.

I finally walked the covered promenade deck--5 times at 5 minutes per rotation.

I relish walking sea side, with the wind in my hair, pacing myself alongside other walkers, watching the loungers reading and talking.

There is nothing like this experience having the wind in your hair and the sea on both sides!!

1:00-3:00 While having lunch, I Watched pool games on the lido deck. I danced the Macarena with them. They formed two teams and played “pass down the row the open, gushing, (wet willie) water balloon and fill the glass on top of the head of the seated team member at the end of the row”! Other activities involved passing an orange from neck to neck and racing with a cluster of 2-ft long foam bars between the legs etc.  It was great fun to watch!

2:00- lecture Puppet Special Effects in Film--by the puppeteer, Phillip Huber who worked on the latest Oz movie, being John Malkovich, and Legend of Tillomooth's Gold--He discussed famous puppets throughout history including King Kong, Yoda, ET, Little Shop of Horrors plant (60 puppeteers operated), T-Rex in Jurassic Park, and the Alien monster.

 

3:00--I didn't make it to Rhumba dance class because I needed a nap and to change for formal night by 5:00 trivia and 5:30 dinner.

Changed for formal night #3:  black-and-white gala night

A new person, Linda from Seattle,  joined our dinner table tonight so if she returns, we will have a full table.

The evening show with HAL singers and dancers (Encore) was a huge disappointment. It was very flat, with mediocre songs, and not enough dancing.

 

I ended the evening with my usual ballroom dancing.  Everyone looked lovely dressed for black-and-white gala night. I even took a photo with the gentlemen dancers.