Peggy is responding well to the medication she got from the Ship's medical center. Her chest infection and sore throat have abated and she is now down to a hacking cough and sniffly nose, but a MARKED improvement over two nights ago.Tonight is formal night, but we have opted to take it easy and do the buffet in Horizons instead. Tonight, Ricky Nelson's sons perform a couple shows highlighting his greatest hits so we will take it in.
We had a quiet day at sea today. Of note, we won at Trivia this afternoon, thanks to the other teammates, Dorothy, Tom and Dave with a score of 17 out of 20, our best thus far.This afternoon, we booked a South American cruise for March 2011 from Valparaiso, Chile, to San Francisco over 16 days. Princess offers a 50% off discount to Platinum cardholders, so the fare is $1650 each or around $100 per day! We already had a deposit on file, so it didn't cost us anything and we will track the Princess 'sales' as they come up, but I doubt even the wholesalers (Vacations to go or RCI) will be able to match these rates.
Tomorrow around 11AM we cross the equator. Tradition says that Neptune arises from the sea to toss crew members and some passengers into the pool as a rite of passage. Hoping Friday the 13th doesn't prove too unlucky!
We had a quiet day at sea today. Of note, we won at Trivia this afternoon, thanks to the other teammates, Dorothy, Tom and Dave with a score of 17 out of 20, our best thus far.This afternoon, we booked a South American cruise for March 2011 from Valparaiso, Chile, to San Francisco over 16 days. Princess offers a 50% off discount to Platinum cardholders, so the fare is $1650 each or around $100 per day! We already had a deposit on file, so it didn't cost us anything and we will track the Princess 'sales' as they come up, but I doubt even the wholesalers (Vacations to go or RCI) will be able to match these rates.
Tomorrow around 11AM we cross the equator. Tradition says that Neptune arises from the sea to toss crew members and some passengers into the pool as a rite of passage. Hoping Friday the 13th doesn't prove too unlucky!
The English-speaking seafaring tradition maintains that all sailors who cross the equator during a nautical voyage must undergo rites of passage and elaborate rituals initiating them into The Solemn Mysteries of the Ancient Order of the Deep. Those who have never "crossed the line" are derisively referred to as "pollywogs" or simply "slimy wogs". Upon entering the domain of His Royal Majesty, Neptunus Rex, all wogs are subject to various initiation rituals performed by those members of the crew who have made the journey before. Upon completion of the initiation ceremony, the wogs are then known as "trusty Shellbacks". If the crossing of the equator is done at the 180th meridian, the title of "Golden Shellback" is conferred, recognizing the simultaneous entry into the realm of the Golden Dragon. If the crossing occurs at the Greenwich or Prime Meridian, the sailor is considered to be an "Emerald Shellback".[1]
Weather right now is warm (80F) and drizzly with a sea temperature of 85F. Not getting much use out of the balcony, but this should change as we approach Honolulu in three days.
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