At Sea Day #1

Friday April 1

This is the first time we spend the entire day at sea.   There are a few events to keep us busy.

The most fun part of the day was the Great Viking Cook Off.  This was a competition amongst all the division managers led by the Executive Chef.  What a riot!  The captain was constantly cheating.  Bob videoed quite a bit of it.  This is the first time they do this.  It was hilarious.

We had lunch at The Restaurant this time.  Wonderful gazpacho soup, salade niçoise, lemon tart.  Very quiet.  They only open at lunch on sea days.  It is lighter fare.  We will do this again.  We dined at Manfredi's tonight.  Bob had antipasto, bistek fiorentina, a taste of lasagna.  RM had mussels, sea bass and veggies.  Dessert was a type of dark chocolate torte.  Statistics indicate that the average cruiser gains between .5 pound and 1 pound per day.  Those of us traveling for 50 days are in real trouble!   Need to keep an eye on things.

Entertainment tonight was Willie Aames,  our Cruise Director, singing and sharing tales from his Hollywood days.  You may remember him from 8 is Enough, The Walton's and other shows.  See his bio here...  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Aames.

We received a surprise tonight.  Tomorrow will be super special!