Sunday, March 25, 2018

Sunday – March 25, 2018

We are still cruising in the Indian Ocean heading toward Reunion. This island stop replaces our scheduled visit to Madagascar. That was cancelled because of the plague still present there.

Our seas continue to be calm. The wind is just 5 miles per hour. This marks the beginning of our seventh week onboard. We have just 5 weeks to go.

During brunch we noticed some roiling water not far astern to starboard. It was inconsistent with the calm we have been experiencing. It turned out to be a very large school of flying fish breaking the surface. This voyage is full of firsts for us.

This was our fourth Sunday brunch. This only happens on Sunday sea days. About a week ago we received a notice that Easter, April 1, is a sea day, and we should make reservations for brunch to establish our preferred time between 11:00 and 1:00. The next day we made our reservation for noon. It was a good thing that we did not wait. Yesterday we received a notice that the dining room was fully booked for Easter brunch. We will receive a confirmation of our reservation, which must be presented at the dining room in order to be seated.

Euros will be the generally accepted currency in our upcoming ports, so I purchased some this afternoon.

The entertainment this evening does not appeal to us. We will check out a DVD to view in our room instead.