Heading westerly toward Tonga, four days away, we have fair winds and following seas, making for a pleasant ride and better conditions on the pickleball court.  

The Noon Time Brunch Sampler is no longer a Sunday-only affair and has been rebranded as the “Sea Day Brunch Sampler.”  The format is the same – 3 fixed courses.  You can find the menu here.  

First Course: Fresh Fruit, Granola Parfait, Norwegian Gravlax on Brioche, Deviled Egg with Crab meat, Prosciutto and Melon, Beechers Cheese, and Apricot Compote

Main Course: Vegetable Frittata, Caramelized Onion, Sautéed Jumbo Shrimp, Breaded Fried Chicken Tender, Petite Tenderloin Medallion a la Minute with Bearnaise sauce on sliced roasted potato, Steamed Broccoli, Biscuit and Gravy

Dessert Course: Chocolate Crème Caramel, Maple Syrup Glazed Mixed Nut Tart, Baked Pear Strudel

Always on the lookout for something new – I have been wondering what the “Coloring for Adults” was all about.  Scheduled for 3:30 pm in the Encounters Room on Deck 10 (port side adjacent to the crow’s nest), it’s not labeled on deck plans.  

Encounters Room is just off the Crow’s Nest

There were 10 people participating.  Once the host arrived she placed a pile of paper templates and boxes of colored pencils on the front table.  No words were spoken but everyone knew what to do and picked up one or more of the templates and a box of pencils.  We all worked on our own projects quietly and without any interaction.  I selected the beach scene and got to work, finishing my coloring in about 30 minutes.  

These were our choices of blank projects.

Colored Pencils

Ready to go!

After I finished, several people, after seeing my project, thought it was a water coloring.  The activity was relaxing and a fun way to spend some time on a sea day.  

Barry Seacroft, was billed as an instrumentalist.  Turns out he plays the soprano saxophone.  Many times the instrument the guest entertainer plays isn’t listed the program.  I asked one of the entertainer several years ago why they did this and he said they get a better turnout when the specific instrument wasn’t listed in the daily program.  I don’t know whether or not this is the reason that the program isn’t more specific today.  Barry played the William Tell Overture and the Flight of the Bumblebee among other classics.  We enjoyed his show very much.