Later this morning I was on deck 5 and saw flying fish jumping out of the water.
We've been on the ship a full week and it is hard to believe how the time is flying by. There are many activities all day long. I have really enjoyed the sea days and I've heard many other people comment on how much they enjoy them also. Having the ex United Nations Chief Weapons Inspector has added alot, as everyone enjoys his talks and it provides a way to talk politics. With Obama's inauguration this has been a nice way to discuss what is going on in the world.
Now that I've been on a week, I feel qualified to say THIS IS THE WORLD'S BEST CRUISE! I have found the quality of people on board to be very high. I don't think I've heard anyone use foul language and the only incidents of poor manners are easily attributed to age. Folks are wonderfully polite and delightful to talk to. Well educated and well traveled seem to be the predominant characteristics. Many are on their first world cruise. Even the children on board could not be any better behaved. There is baby who is sort of just walking on her own. I am really impressed with her and her parents. She goes everywhere doesn't cry, fuss etc. She is close to us at our dinner seating and we've never heard her. She seems to be really taking it all in, looking around and absorbing the sights. I think her family is Japanese. There is also a little boy in the 4ish range. He is also very well behaved. I believe he is French. (I'm not sure that either family speaks
English so am guessing based on the nationality of the folks they have been talking to). We also have some children of the current set of speakers and they to are very well behaved and a tribute to their parents. There are many segmenters on this cruise who are getting off in Sydney. I expect we will pick up folks who are predominantly Australian and Asian for the next leg. Although the largest percentage of passengers is from the USA and Canada, I have met passengers from Holland, Tokyo, Great Britain, and Trinidad.
I've found that I picked an excellent cruise for my personality, likes and dislikes. Even the music that they play by the pool all day long is to my liking. :-)
3 comments:
Thanks for the insight into your fellow passengers. This is exactly the kind of info we were looking for. Happy voyages!
I have often wondered about children on a world cruise. What an amazing experience for them Thanks so much for sharing your adventure with all of us. It is such fun to read your journal and the GPS map is a wonderful way to actually see where you are.
Hi Michelle,
As a wannabe World Cruiser, this is so much fun to follow! I have a couple of questions for you: I appreciated this post on the children on board - are there a number of younger adults on this cruise with you? It seems from publicity photos and other internet searching that the typical world cruiser is a senior citizen. I'm 28 and would love to do this in a couple of years (if I can, of course) - do you think I'd feel out of place? Also, thanks for the recommendation about the ginger tablets - I get motion sickness too. Do they really do the trick? Enjoy the rest of your cruise - and I hope your back feels better!
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