DAY TWO

We’ll were here (although I’m not sure where here is since the fog is onto my balcony)

First lesson to all the cruise newbs - BRING A POWER STRIP. There is one outlet in this cabin and with a computer, a battery charger, phone charger and misc stuff, six outlets are a HUGE help.

On to the “at Sea” day. So far, in two days I have encountered only one staff member who needed his attitude adjusted with a sharp instrument. He was a dealer in the casino and as I left his table I flipped him a $5.00 chip (I had lost the other 45 $5.00 chips in about 20 minutes) and his reaction was “there’s my new car”. At home this would be grounds for a small war but I just looked at him and laughed. He wasn't even from France. EVERYONE else has been courteous and helpful. I also have yet to encounter the famous rude passenger or the atavistic simian referred to on board as "a child". I’m really disappointed on this BUT there’s a lot of time left.

Marius the cabin steward, continues to shine and our waitress in the Regency Dining Room, Liliana, has been terrific. Her assistant Noel (we immediately nicknamed him “The First”) is a bit slower but tries like hell to satisfy everyone at our table of ten. Since I have several friends who own restaurants, I’ve learned to spot good staff and the effort exerted by the Dining Room personnel is tremendous. They don't always get it right but they do work hard to fix it. In any event, I hardly see getting the drink order wrong as grounds for federal indictment.