I love sea days. This morning we had no obligation to get up other than to attend a 10:00 lecture on upcoming Indonesian ports of call. So we arose with just enough time to eat some breakfast and attend the lecture. Kevin, the EXC manager and Jeremy the EXC destination specialist presented a fast moving slide show on the upcoming Indonesian ports. Afterwards we attended the Cruise Critic Meet and Greet that Carol had organized. It was an excellent venue to meet our fellow travelers and put faces with names and get some basic last minute coordination of excursions accomplished.
A Japanese lunch was had in the Lido before I spent some quiet time in our stateroom updating my blog. We were invited to a complimentary wine tasting in the main dining room and we really enjoyed it. For our taste buds, the Washington St. Michele wine was the best.
Following the wine tasting the was an introductory class on the Indonesian language taught by Phil and an Indonesian assistant dining room manager.
It was Gala night tonight for dinner so I donned my suit while my wife got to wear her new peacock themed skirt. Our dinner companions from New York and Arizona provided some lively and engaging dinner conversation. The food was excellent whether it was the peppercorn steak & shrimp, the lamb, or the yellowfin tuna
Captain Frank Van Der Hoeven gave the Captain's toast and it was followed by the cast show, Variations. We ended the day watching the movie Last Portrait which was billed as a comedy but turned out to be a very dark film festival type film. While our wake up time of 5:45am was to be early, the Captain set the ship's clocks back an hour.
Tomorrow is Jakarta and we have a nice tour planned. Stay tuned.
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