Cruise day 3

I blog in from the veranda of our stateroom on the eighth floor of the celebrity Solstice, which is approximately 500 nautical miles below the equator, heading towards Bali. The time is 7:24am and the sky is spotted with small clouds, but otherwise blue. The temperature is mild and very pleasant, and the breeze created by the ships speed tempers the heat to make this an extremely tranquil and enjoyable place to start the day. The sea is a calm deep blue, and the sky stretches an undetirminable distance to meet it, but a little rain shower can be seen maybe 8 or 9 miles away, well away from us and on a different course.

We are all now settled into life aboard, The kids have found friends at Kids Club, and are thoroughly enjoying their first interaction with other children since July. We on the other hand are enjoying some quiet time, Steph is reading, she finished Papillon yesterday! I am trying to break down my Britishness, which is preventing me from getting involved in any of the activities, No success yet, but I am slowly making headways. I was picked to go on stage to be humiliated by the comedy mime at the show last night. I must start to avoid the front few rows of productions, as this is the 3^rd such humiliation I have had in recent years. My face must have developed a 'sucker' look! Imogen experienced a major parent embarassment moment and nearly died, whilst Rigby found himself in the spotlight aswell as the Mime targetted him for an additional bit. He looked fab in his bow tie, and stole the show. He received a big 'ahhh' as he got up, and he had everyone laughing as he tracked the mimes clapping. (I was still on stage holding his jacket).

The average age on board is about 60, but there are enough families aswell. The majority of people are Australian and they are finding the story of why we are onboard very interesting, and this leads to us getting lots of advice to help us in our months ahead, some good and some terrible! The food is fantastic, and we are trying to control our amounts, along with a daily visit to the gym, but with the drinks package paid for, we are also keen to make sure we are exceeding the 'profitable mark' each day. I'll let you guess as to whether you think we are managing this.

13 days left!