We set our clocks back an hour last night, so it was nice to have the extra hour to sleep in. We were warned that it would be a bit windy and bumpy during the night, but we barely noticed it, and it certainly was back to very calm by midday.
This morning we attended the Galley Tour, which involved a cooking demonstration and some great humour from a couple of the top cooking/catering people on the ship, in the Princess Theatre. They cooked up some beautiful food, then we were led through the kitchens to see what they are like. It was amazing.
Following that, David went to the Casino, where he quickly lost US$30 on the slot machines. Hence, I didn't feel so bad purchasing some of the cruise photos, and the cruise DVDs. Also a book about Pompeii!
David surprised me greatly, by agreeing that it would be a good idea to sign up for future cruises - we didn't have to pay a dime, but will get better deals, lower deposits etc on any future cruises. This to me suggests that we might be going on another one some time - yeah! OK, Mark - these cruises would be right up your alley!
We had another lovely buffet lunch, with a special piece of gluten free cake and berry compote for me - yum! Then we lay out in the sun on deck for the last time (for months and months, probably) and read. It amazes us that we simply don't get sunburned here. We'd be a mess doing this at home! I caught up with Rick Steves and what he has to say in his book about Venice, and checked out the map of Venice more thoroughly. Transportation will be the issue there. Wish we'd taken your advice, Mark, about staying somewhere closer to Piazzale Roma. Oh well....
We're about to go for dinner for the final time, but I'm not sure how this will work out because we will be sailing into Venice around about that time and there's no way I want to be the last person up on deck as we do this, and miss a good spot for taking photos. Apparently it's absolutely amazing, with the sun setting over Venice, and the lights coming on, and Vivaldi's music playing.... wow! I hope I have enough room left on my camera card to get a minute or two of video of this.
Last night, as we sailed out of Corfu, we saw a spectacular lightning storm over Albania, on our left. It looked really spooky! After dinner we tried to get in to see the hypnotist, but it was full - we could hear a little of her patter, and she sounded very funny. David went to bed and I headed down to the theatre to see the last bit of the "Destination Anywhere" musical show. Very nice.
OK, Venice, here we come!
Carol's Video - Arriving in Venice
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