Last night the waiters dressed in the italian theme and put on a dancing show as well as dancing with selected guests. The entertainment was a troupe of Chinese acrobats who were quite astounding. We later sampled a pub singer who sang a medley of all the Brit's favourites, even had the room singing long way to Tipperary with 4 part harmonies. Graham was in great voice, thanks to having made heavy inroads into the wine and beer packages.

The waiter in his Italian apron, not a great picture of me but a good picture of our waiter who worked incredibly hard and seemed to take the job very seriously.

Last night was the gala dinner requiring formal dress. With a lot of pulling and tugging I managed to squeeze into the pink dress. We had our photo taken with the captain a small Italian man who reminded me of dad. After the photo we were ushered into the theatre for champagne and canopies. The dinner did not disappoint but had the sense to forego a couple of courses and leave room. The entertainment was an Italian Elvis who sang like Pavarotti without a hint of ...