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| A Captain with two wonderful guests. |
Yesterday evening was our first formal
evening on board the Saga Sapphire cruise ship. Yes, the time had finally
arrived for my mother to put on her stilettos and evening dress and for me to
don the James Bond suit and dickey bow. It was also time for Captain McLundie
to finally meet us. He is a gregarious Scot who has worked at Saga for more
than 15 years.
During his tenure as Captain he has even sailed the Baltic Sea on
several occasions. After exchanging a few pleasantries about Finnish port towns,
we all decided to have a picture taken to remind us of this momentous occasion.
We then enjoyed cocktails in the Britannia Lounge before finally heading off to
dinner. Unfortunately, the Captain’s duties prevented him from joining us for a
meal on our table, so we dined instead with a very nice group of people,
including a sprightly 92-year-old former spitfire pilot who had recently made
a tandem jump for charity. And this is the unexpected part of this adventure. Instead
of being a shipload of doddery fools, the other guests are incredibly fascinating
people to meet. In fact, I have yet to meet a single boring ass. However, I have
still not been to the gym on Deck 2.
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| Entertaining the guests |
At the time of writing, the weather
is enjoyably hot and sunny. Our balcony door is open and the hypnotic sound of
the ship’s wake is all that can be heard. We have yet to make landfall,
although we should be arriving off the coast of Tangiers this evening before entering
the Mediterranean.
As the theme of this cruise
is Food and Drink, earlier today, after the Latin dance workout, we listened to
an extremely entertaining 60-minute show by celebrity chef, Kevin Woodford. The title of the show was reluctant cooks, and
it was a bake off between the Captain and the Cruise Director. It sounds naff, I
know, but it was actually incredibly funny to watch.
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