Still 3 days at sea to go…I think the entertainments team are running out of things to host. We happened to gatecrash a Grandparents get together whilst waiting for trivia to start. This was actually advertised in the 'Patter'. There were not many people in attendance. The crewmember who was allocated this ‘gig’ must have felt sorry for one old lady who was desperate to share her photos of her grandchildren with someone. She was trying t...

There are 9 sea days during this crossing. 7 of them are in 1 sitting as we cross the Atlantic from Madeira to Ft. Lauderdale in Florida. Roisin signed up for the Pilates classes that are held at 8:00am every other sea day. I have managed to visit the gym every sea day. During my 1-hour workouts, I have cycled a total of 125 miles and burned a total of just over 3500 calories. However, as each dessert aboard must be at least 3000 calories, you can see I'm fig...