Day 32– Beginning Our Eight-Day Crossing

Thursday, November 10, 2016
At Sea

Weather forecast is for partly cloudy skies and a high of 67 degrees.
Sunrise is at 7:03 am and sunset is at 5:37 pm

The ship’s clocks were set back one hour last night so we enjoyed an extra hour for sleeping.

Captain Albert’s blog for Day 1 of the Trans-Atlantic Crossing: http://www.hollandamericablog.com/2016/11/10/10-nov-2016-trans-atlantic-crossing-day-1/

We are settling in to our relaxing days on board ship.
Breakfast in the Vista Dining Room is from 8 am to 9:30 am
Lunch in the Vista Dining Room is from 12 noon to 1 pm
Happy Hour in the Billboard Onboard is from 7 pm to 8 pm
Dinner in the Vista Dining Room is at 8 pm
The second show in the Mainstage Theatre is at 10 pm

Each day the Today On Location Program is filled with overlapping activities. There is the guest lecture series, bridge instruction and bridge games, creative crafts (opportunities today to create paper ornaments, learn more about adult coloring, and make ribbon roses and bracelets), computer workshops, and presentations by the Navigation Officers who will be charting our progress across the Atlantic. There are also cooking shows. Today’s show, “Rolling in Dough” highlights the Oosterdam Bakers preparing Ensaymadas and Cinnamon Rolls. Our Cruise Director Simon James is interviewing Captain Robert Jan Kan in the Mainstage Theatre at 11 am. We have been checking out some of these activities, but mostly have been enjoying reading on our balcony and being lazy. This is the life!

ABBAFAB (http://abbafab.com) was on stage tonight with an ABBA tribute show. They sang hits such as “Waterloo,” “Fernando,” “Honey Honey,” “Dancing Queen” and “Mamma Mia.” It is mostly a family affair with Terry Davies on piano, his wife Anne as the blonde singer, and their son Nick on guitar. The audience was singing along and dancing in the aisles.

After the 10 pm ABBA tribute show, the Indonesian Crew Show was held on the Mainstage Theatre Stage. It is always wonderful and filled with a lot of heart.

Indonesian Band: Dadun on Bass guitar, Pasek Tri on Lead Guitar, and Asep on Drum. Welcome Song sung by Wahyu Simorankir