Last night while we were eating dinner the Commodore came on
the tannoy and announced that we would be missing our port call in Grand
Turk. Evidently the cases of
gastrointestinal problems on the last cruise seemed to point to something
people caught there, so the decision was made to bypass the island. Instead we spent the day cruising and
will stop in Nassau on Saturday.
Katie was disappointed because she was going diving at Grand Turk and
it’s a good dive site. Oh well,
there will be other times!
We did not much of anything in the morning. At noon we were invited to attend the
most traveled passengers luncheon in Sabatinis. As usual the food was excellent with things not normally
seen on the menus. The
hostess at our table was the Human Resources Director for the Ruby
Princess. It was
interesting to hear her commentary on handling crew contracts and scheduling
issues. This year some of the
difficulties have been exacerbated by the arrival of the new ship in June. Some crew contracts have been shortened
and others lengthened to allow for staffing the new ship with some experienced
crew while still maintaining the proper levels on the existing fleet.
After lunch we went to the Sanctuary to play Scrabble. We only stayed for a little while
because the wind was really roaring as we sailed along, despite the fact that
there were only moderate seas.
Instead we went down to the Wheelhouse Bar and continued our games. Katie is way ahead but I did manage to
win one game!
Tonight we decided to eat at the Café Caribe, one of the
buffet venues. It was Bavarian
Bierfest night with all the German favorites we love. We enjoyed our bratwurst, schnitzel, sauerkraut and red
cabbage!
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