A Relaxing Day at Sea

Today we were at sea all day, sailing from Athens all the way to Naples. There were plenty of options for activities on the ship, from swimming to spa to games to lectures. Or of course my favoured activity which was complete relaxation. James went to a lecture in the morning on ship navigation by Captain Costas himself, he really enjoyed it. And in the afternoon he went to a Whisky Tasting Session in the Eden Bar; Mitchell was there too and they had a great time. But apart from a swim in the pool, I chose to have a very agreeable day reading on our cabin’s balcony, often breaking off to stare out at the blue, blue sea or to lean over the balcony to look at the lacy white wake fanning out at the side of the ship as we cut through the water. 

After dinner we went along to the pub quiz in the Club as usual, where we came a respectable third. Then we went down to the Martini bar and had some good chat while we watched the barmen juggling with the bottles and cocktail shakers. Then the entertainment crew appeared with headsets for the silent disco. This was a first for James and I and it was absolutely hilarious! Everyone was singing along so if you took your headset off you could hear the crowd singing enthusiastically, but no background music. The pièce de resistance had to be Bohemian Rhapsody, which (like the rest of the music) was exactly the right era for the majority of us cruisers, and was tackled with great gusto by everybody on the dance floor, not least James and Mitchell! It was a most excellent evening.