Sunday Musings

The only way I know the day of the week is by the mats on the floor of the elevator.  This means tonight is the Captain's welcome gala.  I have decided to wear my electric blue dress that I bought and wore once for my Robin and Andy's Wedding two years ago.  At the time I bought it I said I would take it with me if and when I took another long cruise.

After taking four world cruises I am quite use to announcements that people are being taken off the ship or seeing the ambulance waiting for us to get to the dock.  I even remember stopping at a couple of ports we were not destined to be.  This is a new one even for me.  The first day after leaving port, the Captain announced we would be making a little stop at Nassau to take off a seriously ill passenger.

WE had to change course and make for Nassau which was not on our itinerary.  The ship had to squeeze in between the massive ships owned by Disney and a couple of other companies.  We were not allowed to go ashore but it was nice seeing Nassau from the deck..  I hadn't been there for years.

So tomorrow I will tell you about our Gala.  Remember when they were called balls?  I think I know why they changed the name.  Some people refuse to dress for balls so by changing to Gala they can wear more ordinary clothes.