The Red Sea on our third consecutive sea day
The third day of our 4 day stint of sea days has now passed and today we have continued in a north westerly direction towards Aqaba. We have had clear skies and a nice light sea breeze today with temperatures between 27C & 29C. Perfect for a sea day.
As there has been little happening for us then perhaps I could tell you about a few of the crew who have been making our cruise what it is. I will start with our steward Raul who is from Goa, India and has the biggest grin you could imagine and constantly on the go but can always find the time to greet you when you pass in the corridor.
Next we have our waiter Gilbert and his assistant Julius both from the Philippines. Gilbert is a veteran of 10 contracts and knows the ropes well. Julius on the other hand is only on his third, and unfortunately was on the Costa Concordia the night it went down. We have deliberately not pursued the subject with him as we could tell when he initially told us that it wasn’t a pleasant experience for him. Fortunately for us it hasn’t put him off and we think he will quickly climb the ladder as he has all the attributes to make a good waiter himself.
We have also chatted to many of the bar staff and found a few of them to be great fun. Dennis from India on his 17th contract and Jamie from the Philippines on his 10th just to name a couple. The crew we have spoken to have come over as very loyal to Costa so they must be doing something right to keep the staff happy and renewing their contracts.
Tonight is the second Gala night on this cruise and we will again be dressing to suit the occasion. It is always nice to see the waiters all dressed up too.