Monday, May 13, 2013

Approaching Funchal, Madiera

We are approximately 300 nautical miles from Funchal in the Portugese Azores. It is in the low 60's and the waves are ten feet and higher. The old girl (the ship, not me) seems to be doing just fine. Some folks are feeling queasy but not me. I like the movement but I must admit it was quite the challenge at zumba this morning. We looked like a bunch of drunks. We are working on our canasta skills since it is too cold to sit outside.




This is the half way point of the cruise and the staff in the dining room is still trying to get their act together. The service has been spotty depending on where we sit. They have eight days to fix it up.



Tomorrow is our first port stop in a week and everyone is ready to get off for a few hours to sightsee and doing other than ship things. I hate this computer. It has a mind of it's own. Maybe it doesn't like high seas.



There are 800 Elite members on this cruise so it basically means nothing anymore. They give you coupons for drinks in certain lounges. There is no Elite lounge and the wine is cheap. However, the adorable captain makes up for whatever is lacking.

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