January 25, 2019

At Sea

My morning, as usual, began with Knitters and Stitchers.  We had 11 or 12 present.  I started on a new shawl. 

Went to the Lido for lunch at 11:30 and then to afternoon trivia.  We won with 15 out of 22!

1) True or false – The first cotton candy machine was invented by a dentist?

2) Which South American territory hosts the launches for the European Space Agency?

3) Which animal has not been used by the US military during war – bats, dolphins, monkeys, or chickens?

4) Which decade saw the last execution at the Tower of London – 1880s, 1890s, 1920s, or 1940s?

5) Which water animal has the densest fur of all mammals?

In arts and crafts we made a small purse.

At 4 pm we had something rather unusual – complimentary Bingo.  I had heard previously that they were not getting enough people to play Bingo.  Most of us thought that the free Bingo was a way to drum up some business.  There were four games and each person (and there was quite a crowd) received a free card for each one.  Prizes included spa passes, lunch at the Pinnacle, a meal at Canaletto, casino passes, and gifts from the shops.  Pat, Sherita, and I sat together but none of us won a game.

Today is Robbie Burns’ day and there was Scottish and Celtic music with Stevie in the Crow’s Nest at 8:45.  I decided to eat with my “second table” at 5:30.  (They set a place for me now.)  I had a salad, sweet and sour chicken, and a vanilla sundae.

We did not do as well at evening trivia with 12 out of 18.  The winning team had 15.

1) What is the Italian word for “stallion”?

2) In what year did the disaster at Chernobyl take place?

3) What US state capital has the oldest city park?

4) In which sea was the Lusitania sunk?

5) What does a milliner make?

Sherita, Pat, and I stayed in the Crow’s Nest (working on our knitting and crocheting) until the Burns Night program began at 8:45.  I stayed until about 9:45 before returning to my cabin.

The penguins were dressed up for the "Noodle Soup Bar"

one of the many floral arrangements

Afternoon trivia

1) True

2) French Guiana

3) Monkeys

4) 1940s

5) Sea otter

Evening trivia

1) Stallone

2) 1986

3) Boston

4) Irish Sea

5) Hats

Smooth sailing until next time!