Bing Bong ! This is The Captain

After breakfast we were expecting an ordinary sea day as we made our way to St Anthony's in Newfoundland and a Tuesday shore excursion to L'Anse Aux Meadows. However when you hear the somber tones of the Captain outside of his normal noon position and weather report you know something is up. In this case he was reporting high winds and seas in St Anthony's that would make tender operations impossible. He said there were 12' waves in the Harbour .

So the alternative became head straight to St John's and arrive early , in this case 5pm Tuesday and have an overnight there. While we were disappointed to miss L'Anse Aux Meadows this would be a great alternative. We were supposed to have dinner Tuesday night in The Canaletto with our Happy Hour friends but then we all immediately started planning an evening in St John's instead. Deen was left with the task to find a restaurant close by the ship with local music. I'll report on that in my next blog post.

In the remainder of the day Deen went to another cooking demo and I went to a lecture about ocean liners past to present. Very interesting. Later that afternoon we both went to a movie... Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Confusing plot and I've read the book.

After Happy Hour Deen and I went to The Cirque dinner in The Pinnacle Grill.


The Cirque meal is modeled on the restaurant of the same name in New York but at a much more affordable price. All very nicely done and the food was terrific. Pictured here are friends Geoff and Bonnie who celebrated their anniversary there. The bottom pic shows the Adagio Strings, a quartet of 3 very attractive young women and a guy and they play beautifully every evening. We sat and enjoyed their music for a while.

While we were dining in The Cirque it was Pirate Night in the MDR so I had to go over for some pictures there and talk to our table mates who we had deserted once again.


Pictured at the bottom are Budi ,our regular dining room attendant, and Sadu whom you have seen pictured before.

After listening to the Adagio Strings we met up with Barbara and Allan and headed up to the Crows Nest for a nightcap. The DJ there was featuring 60's music. But I finally got Melanie to slow down long enough that I could get a picture with her.


So Wednesday will be mostly a sea day as we cross the Labrador Sea and arrive St John 's at 5pm. We are now 1.5 hours ahead of Eastern Time for those not familiar with the peculiarities of Newfoundland Time.

Location:Labrador Sea