Day 13 - At Sea

Not much happening today.  We slept late, had breakfast in the restaurant, read, played bingo, and attended Terry Bishop's latest lecture, "The Fjords At War - Norway At The Sharp End".  This talk was mostly about WW II battles fought off Norway, but also included 2 sea battles at the beginning of the war that I was unaware of - one off the coast of Chile as an inadequate British fleet tried to prevent a superior German fleet from getting back to Germany from China, and one at the Falkland Islands where the same German fleet was defeated by a much better British fleet.  There wasn't much of his usual humor in this lecture. 

As we walked up the stairs we met the restaurant manager, and we were surprised that he remembered us from the Asia cruise in 2013.  That makes 5 members of the crew plus the chief engineer's wife, who have remembered us from that cruise and said hi.  I guess when you stay on a ship for 3 months, you do make an impression.

 We ate dinner in the main restaurant again tonight.  Although the first few times there we were assigned to a different waiter's section each time, we have now eaten at a corner table in Hendra's section 3 times.  He has a good sense of humor so eating there is fun.  He is from Indonesia, just like our waitress Riski was on our last Regent cruise, so we asked about her and he actually knows her.  He said she is now on the Navigator, Regent's smallest ship. 

I noted the assistant waiter's name is I Putu, but I'm not sure how to pronounce that.

Since I don't have anything else, you are getting pictures of our food again tonight.  Hendra recommended a lobster salad as an appetizer, and I am very glad I took his suggestion.  It was sliced lobster with finely diced potato salad in the center.


I am also including a picture of dessert here.  This was a wonderful chocolate teardrop filled with bing cherries and chocolate mousse.  YUM.

Tonight's show is "Beatles and Rock 'N Roll Dance Party", featuring the Regent Signature Rock Quartet and the Jean Ann Ryan Company.  Ray has agreed to go to this one, only the second show we've made it to this cruise.   He's not use to wine with dinner, and most nights that has made him sleepy, but tonight he stuck to ice tea in order to keep his promise. :-))