New Cruise, Different Cruise

We again have excellent guest lecturers on this cruise. One

is Naturalist/Geologist Randy Ashley. We spoke on the volcanic

history of Hawaii yesterday. He will speak again today as will

Walter Scott who worked at Johnson Space Center who will

speak today on the Space Shuttle.

But this cruise is much different in other ways. There are lots

of children. There are more first time Princess cruisers and less

elite travelers. When we left the dining room last night around

6:30, there were people waiting at both restaurants. I wonder

what it was like at the buffet. Must have been slow. Last cruise

I don’t remember ever seeing people waiting at dining room when

we left, usually between 6:30 and 7:00.

Another thing different is better internet access.

We saw and talked to the captain two times yesterday, once near

Explorer’s Lounge and later in the dining room. I still haven’t seen
Louis (his 3 year old). That’s the problem with a big ship.