Another leisurely day on board, but everything but boring! I worked for a few hours, trying to outsmart the onboard internet and prepare my spring semester classes, which was only partly successful. So one thing I learned from this trip with 3 cruises along the way: do not rely on the Internet on board of a cruise ship! Fortunately almost all my prep work was done, just a few last minute add-ons and we can start the semester the day after tomorrow.

We discover new things to do every day, for example a “Wine and Cheese Paring” event, that we enjoyed a lot. Not only was the wine very tasty and the cheese combinations surprising, but the sommelier, a Russian woman, presented her knowledge in such a fun way – she should do a comedy show with that! We had a great time! [Champagne, Sauvignon Blanc, red wine blend from Argentina, Port]+[parmesan, goat cheese, cheddar, blue cheese]

All that wine called for a nap: I haven’t been drinking any wine recently and I felt like I had been partying the whole night, so a nap was needed. And after a late lunch / early dinner we watched a Beatles show (very good! A group from Argentina that was enthusiastic and had a great program!) and another show from the “Nashville Tenors” (3 singers from N. with a surprising repertoire of song interpretations).