Friday, April 4
Another relaxing day at sea. The weather has been superb; after early cloud it clears to bright sunshine and this has been the pattern all along.
We started with breakfast in the Lido - a lovely way to start the day. The selection of food is excellent and to sit by the window looking out to sea is very calming. We have noticed that the "pirate watching" has been elevated to permanent security staff on both sides of the ship with bullet-proof vests and glass shield safety helmets at the ready as well as all fire hoses connected and placed to fire on any unwanted visitors. At night certain doors are locked and covered to prevent us seeing out and intruders seeing in - all quite interesting really. We are guessing/hoping that most of it is for insurance purposes although when a small, rusty fishing boat made its way straight for our ship, it had many guests' attention and a certain quiet went over the ship. Thankfully, all was well.
We had our "Indian Immigration" experience on board this morning and what a lot of time was wasted for nothing. Every guest had to line up for at least an hour to present passport & immigration forms to three little Indian men who sat in a line - apparently in order of importance. The first looked at the forms, the second stamped one of the forms and the third initialled the forms. We were then "cleared" to enter Goa, India tomorrow. What a great lurk for these guys who have been on board for a couple of days enjoying ship life!
One of the day's highlights was the "alfresco" appearance of Welsh singer Anthony Stuart Lloyd who had been the show time entertainment a couple of nights ago. He sang beside the pool with many guests standing in the pool while others lazed on sun lounges or at poolside tables. He has the most fantastic deep voice and when he sang Waltzing Matilda (because there is a fairly large compliment of Aussies on board), it really brought the house down.
After such a "hard days work" it was time for a rest before dinner and the next show. What a life!
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