It was a great first day to the cruise. A quick lunch in the Waterfront Restaurant was followed by Lifeboat Drill and a lazy afternoon exploring the ship. My first positive impressions were confirmed. Pacific Dawn doesn’t have the glamour or the sheer size of more modern vessels but she has a certain grandeur. Because we booked so late, we have a cabin on Deck 4 and we weren’t able to swing an upgrade. No matter, we only sleep here and that’s never a problem.
We’re somewhere at sea at the moment and have just had lunch. We’re supposed to be going to a Music Trivia but haven’t managed to harness enough energy so we’ll give that a miss. There’s one every day covering various decades. Yesterday was the Eighties, about which we know little. We were asked to name 20 tunes after hearing a snippet (we got 6 right, if you accept I Hate Mondays, rather I Don’t Like Mondays) but only 2 of the artists. The only couplet we answered correctly was ‘Africa’ by Toto. Unbelievable! The winner got 37.5 out of 40. Bring on the Sixties and we’ll show them.
The show last night was a juggler (yawn!) but he was fantastic. I won’t try to explain why he was so good but at one stage he was juggling a small child and 2 balls. I didn’t like his Tasmanian jokes but you do get used to it after a while.
The highlight of the morning was a Wine Tasting, of Australian wines between $49 and $125 on the wine list. It was great fun. Each wine was introduced by one of the wine waiters. They came from Indonesia or India or the Philippines, and each one was funnier than the one before. The star was a Filipino called Bernard who had his notes stuck to the end of the table so he wouldn’t forget what to say. He talked about looking at the wine, checking its nose, and taking a sip, all to gales of laughter from his colleagues. When it came to sipping it, he made a face and shuddered. It turned out that this was his first time to introduce a wine. I suspect it was his first time to taste as well.
We’re somewhere at sea at the moment and have just had lunch. We’re supposed to be going to a Music Trivia but haven’t managed to harness enough energy so we’ll give that a miss. There’s one every day covering various decades. Yesterday was the Eighties, about which we know little. We were asked to name 20 tunes after hearing a snippet (we got 6 right, if you accept I Hate Mondays, rather I Don’t Like Mondays) but only 2 of the artists. The only couplet we answered correctly was ‘Africa’ by Toto. Unbelievable! The winner got 37.5 out of 40. Bring on the Sixties and we’ll show them.
The show last night was a juggler (yawn!) but he was fantastic. I won’t try to explain why he was so good but at one stage he was juggling a small child and 2 balls. I didn’t like his Tasmanian jokes but you do get used to it after a while.
The highlight of the morning was a Wine Tasting, of Australian wines between $49 and $125 on the wine list. It was great fun. Each wine was introduced by one of the wine waiters. They came from Indonesia or India or the Philippines, and each one was funnier than the one before. The star was a Filipino called Bernard who had his notes stuck to the end of the table so he wouldn’t forget what to say. He talked about looking at the wine, checking its nose, and taking a sip, all to gales of laughter from his colleagues. When it came to sipping it, he made a face and shuddered. It turned out that this was his first time to introduce a wine. I suspect it was his first time to taste as well.
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