DRIFTING CALCULATIONS

This morning, the captain made an announcement saying that the eagle-eyed amongst us may have noticed that we were not moving at all. He explained the reason for this was because we had some extra time ‘in the bank’ (as he described it), so they were using the opportunity to perform some ‘Drifting Calculations’. He defined this as turning the engines off and remaining stationary on the sea, and watching to see how far the ship would drift all by itself.

I can’t get past the feeling that they were just taking the opportunity to save some fuel. Drifting Calculations huh?… a likely story…

During this morning’s class there was a crew call over the PA system. Apparently, someone managed to get themselves stuck in a lift. I’m not sure exactly how that might have happened; not only have the lifts been incredibly efficient, but they are super-fast. No sooner have you hit the deck number you’re after than you’re there.

This afternoon, we started moving again, albeit travelling very slowly. The sea has been calm, and we officially entered Aagean Sea at around 6pm. This would almost certainly have gone completely unnoticed if the Captain hadn’t announced it. The moment also just happened to be marked by the appearance of two dolphins who greeted the ship by leaping out of the water. More appeared, and were playing in the bow wave. What a great welcome to the Aegean Sea… I wonder if that happens every time…

I was feeling rather smug at having captured the dolphins on film. Here’s a still from it… unfortunately, it wasn’t quite as sharp as it might have been… must do better next time…

This evening, at dinner, we discovered that one of our young waiters has a youtube channel. His name is Dian Carlo Reyes. Search for his YouTube channel and be sure to subscribe – he’s a great bloke and his videos give an interesting behind-the-scenes look at life working on a cruise ship.