Saturday
12 Kusadasi Turkey
A
familiar port for us. We made the gym and did laundry before heading for the
morning trivia, which we won. Ashore
solely to hit the internet to chat with Steph and Cassandra plus 6 of the
grandchildren – even K9 Jess. Warren was there and managed a quick chat before
the line went off. We put in another hour of research to plan the Kiel-Paris
trip and caught Hayley on facebook, which was a nice surprise.
We had
lunch and a nap until the afternoon trivia, which was well attended as usual.
We managed to win on a tie break playing with the young Americans, which
pleased them no end and restored their belief in our infallibility. To cap it
off, the quizmaster produced Tshirts for prizes, which we had not seen before.
Woo hoo.
Back to the gym, then it was time to leave – our ship and the adjoining
Royal Caribbean ship set about a prolonged bout of horn blowing – long deeeeeep
powerful boooooooms that resonated and reverberated. Their balconies and decks
were packed and there was widespread waving and calling out. We had spent the
day level with and less than 10 metres away from the side of their Bridge,
trying to remember to close the curtains when we were changing.
We
practised much greater restraint during dinner tonight, enjoying the Aussie
barramundi, which the waiter said was universally popular and they had never
had a complaint about it. We sat in on the deal or no deal game and J is
watching the evening show featuring the multi-instrumentalist. I was hoping to
get the Eagles game on TV, because it was on this time last week but no such
luck. Talking of luck, I think there was another Lotto jackpot tonight? We did
get a win during the $70m jackpot - $15 return on our $16 ticket L
It is
totally black outside and there is loud thunder and flashing sheet lightning. I’m
not sure I want to be out on the balcony. We have been having some preliminary
thoughts about what to do with the remaining 3 months from August through the
end of October before J has to return to work. We had been thinking in terms of
a continuous triple cruise of some 45 days including Alaska, Hawaii and the Pacific
to Sydney, but the discount is only on inside cabins at this stage and we no
longer have the cheap Air Asia option for getting to Europe. We are beginning
to think in terms of heading into Asia, which is cheaper to reach and cheaper
to stay in. There are a fair number of cruise ships too. We would certainly be
travelling MUCH lighter.
So here are a few pics of this beautiful ship, Celebrity Silhouette
Double hammocks by the pool
Very comfy double papasan type chairs complete with canopy
Lazy lounges
Plenty of deckchairs - including doubles - how cool is that
Seating and shade around the pool
Yes folks, it is REAL GRASS. The lawn club complete with private cabanas. They play croquet, bocce and lawn bowls. Two giant arty deck chairs.
Nightclub with very trendy furniture. Even sunbeds.(below)
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