It was rather rough today and I did not feel so well. We had breakfast as normal then sat in the solarium. I found a spot away from the door and it was a lot warmer than yesterday. I skipped lunch because I did not feel well and stayed lying down in the cabin. When it came time for the bridge tour, I was not sure I could make it, especially because the bridge motion can be extreme, but decided to give it a try.
We joined the large group waiting on deck 9 and needed to sign in then be scanned for metal. As we walked into the bridge, the captain was on duty and said we were about the cross the meridian, meaning the 180-degree anti-meridian. One of the crew took us to a wing to explain the navigation and propulsion systems. We found a navigation display and watched as it counted up through 179 E waiting for it to read 180. The captain made an announcement over the PA that we were crossing the meridian and sounded the ship’s horn. We then saw that we were counting down through 179 W. Alison asked about coordinating traffic with other ships and we were the last of the group to leave the bridge.
In the evening we sat with Dale and Suzzie from California who we had met on the officer’s dinner and talked about cruising plans. After dinner, we sat in Cellar Masters and listened to the string duo then went down to the Rendezvous lounge to listen to the house band and danced. The show was the singer and dancers performing Elysium, which I had seen previously and was not impressed by and gave it a miss.
Chris's Wanderings 