A
day at sea with some excitement.
We
woke up in the middle of nowhere to the sad news of the bombing in Manchester.
I
belong to an internet forum called Cruise Critics as well as a Facebook group
called Celebrity Cruise Addicts. Today
Cruise Critics were having a get together. It wasn't what i expected but I did get to
meet some of the people I had been chatting to on both sites.
From
there it was to a talk on Stockholm by Emile Baladi. Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, encompasses
14 islands and more than 50 bridges on an extensive Baltic Sea archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone
Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by a Swedish
statesman Birger Jarl to protect Sweden from sea invasions made by Karelians
after the pillage of Sigtuna on Lake Mälaren in the summer of 1187. Stockholm's core, the present Old Town (Gamla
Stan) was built on the central island next to Helgeandsholmen from the mid 13th
century onward. Currently, Stockholm's
metropolitan area is one of the fastest-growing regions in Europe, and its
population is expected to number 2.5 million by 2024. As a result of this
massive population growth, it has been proposed to build densely-packed
high-rise building in the city centre connected by high-rise walkways
We
went, along with everyone else from the talk to Oceanview for lunch but
couldn't find anywhere to sit so returned to our cabin and tried again later on
and were successful.
During
the afternoon, we sat out in the sunshine in a sheltered spot near to the pool
drinking champagne - I could get used to this I thought! Suddenly we were buzzed by a helicopter which
appeared to be from the Danish Military.
The side door opened and three men looked out. The chopper stayed alongside us for some time
before the door shut and it flew away.
It was the talking point round the bar but no-one knew what was going
on!
Tonight
was the first Evening Chic night.
Celebrity no longer have the “stuffier” formal evening – they say that
while dressier than Smart Casual, Evening Chic is intended to be less dressy
that Formal attire. I wore smart black
trousers and a dressy top while Richard wore a shirt, tie AND jacket (he had
trousers on too of course!). It was a
special meal and Jim had frogs legs!
I
ended up with four drinks in front of me – I’m not sure how that happened! Please note that one was water!
This
was my dinner.
We went to the theatre to see the Celebrity Showtime - Topper. The description of this is "is it better to hold dreams and aspirations close to heart or let them run free". Certainly a strange, but colourful, production!
After the show we went up to the Sky Lounge for a nightcap or two!
Each
evening we would find a copy of the next day’s activities called Celebrity
Today. The Captain puts a quote on each
day so I will add his quote at the end of each day. Today it was
“A
ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for” John A Shedd
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