Last night’s dinner with the officer’s in the Tuscan Grille was a really lovely evening. Along with the two officers attending we were joined by two other British couples and it was a really relaxed atmosphere with good wine flowing and some really tasty food. It was a real privilege to have been invited and certainly an evening we can look back on.
Our hosts were very chatty and gave us a nice insight into life behind the scenes onboard the ship.
I was curious and had asked why the shops and casino had failed to open one evening after we had left port and was informed that they are not allowed to open until the pilot has left the ship. I had also broached the subject of the new ships too but there is nothing to report on that front at the moment. If they know anything then they are all keeping very quiet about it.
This morning at 9:00 we ambled back down to Tuscan Grille again for breakfast, an hour later than usual as we had a time change last night with the clocks going back an hour and it will happen again tonight.
We have also received information about our consecutive cruises meeting which will be on the sea day between Hobart and Sydney. So far we have met another three couples doing the same three cruises as us.
Lunch was taken in the dining room for the second day on the trot and at 2:30 we had a date with Australian Immigration officer’s prior to getting to Hobart which should hopefully speed things up when we arrive in a couple of days time.
The weather today has been a mixed bag with plenty of sunny intervals but with a really chilly wind go with them. If you could get a place which was sheltered it was not too bad but such locations were in short supply. At least the sea conditions were calm for us as the Tasman Sea has a bit of a reputation of being a bit rough at times.
So it’s been a much quieter day today and a good time to recharge our batteries.