Hi again, i forgot to tell you that we saw part of a very up-scale wedding in Bombay two days ago. /we were coming down from an upper floor.. Both of the couple were beautiful to look at as were their friends. They all arrived via BMW's. etc. The clothing they were all wearing was incredible. There was a lady who was late arriving had a photographer running ahead taping her moves. I asked the guide if she was a movie star- (Bollywood is located in Bombay) The guide said no.. probably a socialite.

Life aboard ship..well, they make up your bed twice a day. They serve coffee,tea, juices and rolls up on the 10th deck from 6 am on... regular breakfast buffet goes from 7 on...I guess they also have breakfast at the grand dining room but we have never been. Yesterday there was another cooking demo.l They hand out recipes and do the actual cooking in front of you. They also have lectures often about things in the area.

They have team trivia,. I am on a team of 8..Joe declined. there are now 18 teams of 8. We generally meet just in the late afternoon. Because of this we have not been to high tea.Talk about out of the world  questions!

Tomorrow we should land in Salah, Oman. I am really looking forward to this. Then we will have 4 more sea days before we get to Aqaba.

the meals are incredible. for breakfast they have all of the juices, fresh fruit, eggs made to order, omelet, oatmeal, croissants, plus other fresh bread, eggs Benedict  etc.They also have sardines, cheese, herring, etc that other people eat. There are lots of Europeans on this trip. Whatever gave men the idea that wearing speedo swimpants was a good look!!! Yuck!


the needlepoint ladies meet at 9:30, they have putting contests, bean bag throws, etc. People read a lot. Many people have iPad and even use them to take pictures on the tours. people sit out by the pool and the pool boy will bring you a drink. it is  rough life. We have been eating at the grand dining room at night. We always share a table of six..have really met some interesting people. We never get back from that until about 8:30-8:45.. Joe isn't happy but he does enjoy the company./By then our room is cleaned again, they have the 'newspaper' on the bed with the chocolates.

i will write again after tomorrow...should be interesting. Barb