Shipboard Life

Living aboard the Queen Victoria is a lot like being at a sleep away camp for adults. Every day is jam-packed with things to do.

We have each taken several computer classes and are really enjoying them. Jeff is taking a PowerPoint class right now.

The gym is really nice and they have many classes there each day as well. Lots of variety and also some that repeat, like ZUMBA. Jeff’s fencing classes begin the day after the Panama Canal.

There are also have great discussion groups. Jeff participated in one yesterday for Classic Car enthusiasts with an emphasis on Rolls Royces. He really enjoyed it.

I have also joined the onboard Book Club. Our first book is The House at Riverton by Kate Morton. She is from Brisbane, Australia. I will ask Sandra about her when she returns from Antarctica.

There are also speakers everyday on a variety of subjects. Everything from Theater to Forensic Science to Maritime History for this segment. New Speakers will join us for each segment and give about 5 lectures or so. The Forensic Science speaker is also a Mystery Writer. The lecture I went to had to do with The O. J. Simpson and JFK cases. Very interesting. The day I went to his first lecture he and his wife ate dinner with us. We had a great time.

The entertainment has been fine, some better than others. We were surprised to hear that we will have different entertainment every night for all 105 nights. That is really unbelievable. It is really a huge undertaking.

Last night we were at Stirling and Clare’s for Sail away. We were yucking it up, having our champagne and watching the Aruba Harbor. Suddenly a face peered around the corner of the balcony from the one next door. That cabin had been empty until now. The woman introduced herself as Theresa and said she boarded in Aruba. She is a freelance travel writer and has come to write abut the ship. We preceded to tell her everything we knew and thought we knew. The whole time she was straining to see around the corner to talk. Finally she started to wave a bare arm around the corner to emphasize what she was saying. Stirling asked her if she had any clothes on because she could come over to have some champagne with us if she did. She didn’t really answer, just said she had to be to a meeting an disappeared. We are curious about her. Hmmm…..