I will set the scene for this cruise today!
We departed Southampton yesterday afternoon on this a 25 night Mediterranean cruise due to call at Cadiz Spain, Giardini Naxos in Sicily, Corfu Greece, Dubrovnik Croatia, Venice Italy, Athens (from Piraeus) Greece, Dikili Turkey, Istanbul Turkey, Mytilene Greece, Heraklion Greece, Palermo Sicily, Palma Majorca, Lisbon Portugal, and Vigo Spain! It really is ‘A Magnificent Adventure’, what a cruise!! The ‘Med’ is my favourite cruising area in the world, and Venice at the top of my list of ports of call!
I must tell you about a strange thing that happened the other night, two lady passengers made a strange request of me!!! Do not worry, it was all very innocent! The ladies in question, (Dorothy and Pearl, who are regular cruisers with us, and are known around the fleet), asked me to join them for Afternoon Tea in The Peninsular Restaurant. They said everyday at 4.15pm a piece of music is played that no one knows the title of!
Anyway I joined them and another lady called Jess for Afternoon Tea on 17th October taking my mini recorder with me - if I did not know the piece of music, I wanted it recorded as someone in my team would! I do have to say a P&O Cruises Afternoon Tea is an event and an occasion - you get a choice of teas, coffees, cakes, biscuits sandwiches etc, this could hardly be regarded as work! I did not know the piece of music, but once I got back to my office I played the recording to Entertainment Officer John Gittoes and he said it was a Richard Clayderman piece called Pour Adeline. I let the ladies know this good news; three very happy passengers and a mystery solved!!
I will be back tomorrow with a rundown of the entertainment we have for our passengers this cruise; there really is a great deal of it!
Nigel
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2 comments:
Hi Nigel.
This sounds like a wonderful adventure you are embarking on. Tell us all about it, wont you?
I thought I'd let you know that we just booked, yesterday, on Oriana to the Baltics on July 11th leaving from Southampton. Haven't sailed from there for quite some time. Will you be there?
Regards to all Judith
Well I wish I was heading for the sun today. Clocks go back tonight as autumn and winter quickly descend on us ;-(
It's also very grey and wet here this morning. Let's hope it improves as the day goes on.
Mind you the view on your webcam doesn't look much better this morning either.
Looking forward to afternoon tea on our Xmas cruise. I love the toasted teacakes!
Looking forward to your next instalment.
Elaine (aurorabore)
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