Sea Days

 When land is several days away, what can you do besides eat?

There are at least 6 lecturers on board, covering everything from global politics to life behind the scenes in the White House to space and astronauts.  Each day you have the choice of hearing 2 or 3 of them live or you can see and hear the lectures whenever you feel like it on the television set in your room.  I have enjoyed watching them in my room, sitting with my feet propped up and knitting. 

Do you want to find out about emeralds, for instance.  A representative from the jewelry store will be glad to assist you. Need a sweater or shirt with a Viking theme?  Visit the ship store.  They have all that and other souvenirs plus a small room with such necessities as deodorant and M&M's (Yumm).  

How about a hair cut, manicure or pedicure.  All available.  So are massages and reflexology.  The spa is open with its steam room, sauna with just heat and no steam, or a room full of snow to cool you off.  Did I mention the hot tub and current pool where you can swim without going anywhere?

Try some machines or weight lifting in the Fitness Center.  You can even watch yourself in the full wall mirror.

If all that sounds too organized, you can do as much or as little as you like.

Perhaps you prefer cards or board games.  There are Bridge lessons and groups who play Mah Jong, and just about any card game you can think of.

Then there are my favorite activities. 

 About a dozen ladies gather every sea day morning to knit or crochet hats for newborns at a hospital in Buenos Aires.  So far we have 32 hats to deliver when we get there.

One of the Cruise Directors, Heather Clancy, designed a table specifically for jigsaw puzzles.  People drop by and put in a few pieces or stay for hours (or days) if they like.

What ever you choose, sea days can be just as interesting and enjoyable as days with tours.