What to do on a Sea Day?

SEA DAYS

Here's a typical "Sea Day" as we sail along to our next destination.

1st up is the saliva spit-in-the-tube test. After spitting up to the 1st line we each place our marked tube in a baggie (also marked with our name). Then we place it on the floor outside our door by 8:30. There is also a quick 4 question health survey, which you do each day either on your phone or your tv screen. Every restaurant has a temperature check kiosk that you use once a day by simply facing the screen. It recognizes you, gives you a green light and flashes your temp. 

                                                        

                            Saliva tubes 

                                                                               

     Lower photo, 1st recognizes face. Top photo shows temp w green light. Good to go!!

Many activities begin long before I wake up. Even "early-up" Dave has not gotten into any of these.
There is a 7.a.m. walk and stair climb w officers, and a meditation/stretch group on pool deck at 7 each day.
At 8:00 is a wonderful sounding yoga/tai chai class. Hope I get to try it soon. There are also nature watches early in the morning led by a naturalist/sea life expert.
We have been enjoying the great weather and leisurely, delicious room service breakfasts on our veranda.
Dave has intermediate bridge lessons at 11. I either go to enrichment lectures, play mah jongg from 10-12, or roam the ship until trivia at noon.

Our trivia group of 6, called Man Overboard, has won 4 times so far, tied twice and has been runner up twice. So we are doing GREAT-- tied for 1st place overall!!
How many post offices in India?  A bit over 155,000.
How many sonnets did Shakespeare publish? 154.
National animal of Canada? The beaver

After a delicious lunch, Dave plays bridge. I go to port talks, play cards, play mah jongg, read or walk the deck. There are also shore excursions to read over and reserve. There are baggo (corn hole) and putting competitions, bible study, chess club, crafts, wine tasting, art and origami classes, and live music venues around the ship.

Each afternoon from 3:30 to 5, there is a wonderful high tea, although we haven't been there yet. That would have to be on a day we decide not to have either lunch or dinner, since the scrumptious tea, scones, sandwiches and sweet treats are almost too much.

There is usually a destination or enrichment lecture at 5:15 and there is happy hour with music in both the Explorers' Lounge and Viking Bar, with snacks if desired.

Tasty dinners can be found in 4 different type of restaurants, the Main Restaurant, Manfredi's Italian,  the Chef's Table or World Cafe. There is also snack food at the Pool Bar and Mamsen's.

Viking provides a variety of musical entertainment around the ship-- with vocalists, classical music, guitarists, and the 4 member Viking band.  All are highly talented in their fields. Some nights also have "Name That Tune" in the lounge area. Other nights have movies on the pool deck, and of course, popcorn.

Each night at 9:00 p.m. there is a live show, with either guest entertainers or the resident musicians. Most of them have been great. 

After that, there's more live music around the ship, also music and dancing, until the last guests leave, in the Torshavn Lounge.  

And if you are still hungry, there's homemade soup and open-faced sandwiches in Mamsen's.

Lunch w Mah Jonng group --Cheryl, Connie (our great organizer), Deb, Joan 

                                                  

Baggo (Corn hole) competition --staff against passengers

Room service breakfast